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| The better question would be: ... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - 8 years ago |
... Guenter, do you love silver Porsche Boxsters?
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro
Pedro Bonilla
1998 Boxster 986 - 311,000+ miles: [www.PedrosGarage.com]
PCA National Club Racing Scrutineer - PCA National HPDE Instructor - PCA Technical Committee (Boxster/Cayman)
Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar
"Racing is life. Anything before or after is just waiting" ... Steve McQueen as Michael Delaney in "LeMans"
"If you wait, all that happens is that you get older"... Mario Andretti
"Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose" ... Ayrton Senna
| Re: The better question would be: ... Guenter in Ontario - 8 years ago |
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Pedro (Weston, FL)
... Guenter, do you love silver Porsche Boxsters?
Happy Boxstering,
Pedro
I would have to be honest and answer yes.
Each of those three models has a special significance for me. The last one has been really difficult to find, specially in a 1:18 scale. To find it in GT Silver was a real bonus.
| Was the prototype involved in an accident? TheFarmer - 8 years ago |
| Here's my 1:18 collection. Tony in Whittier - 8 years ago |
| Re: Here's my 1:18 collection. Lawdevil & CURVN8R - 8 years ago |
Laz - 8 years ago |
Decades ago, when my eyes could focus almost to the tip of my nose, and my hands were rock steady, I built a Lamborghini Countach model, maybe 1/14 scale, if there is such a thing. Magazine photos were used to get engine details right, like brass pieces and maroon distributor caps and spark plug wire plugs. The dial instrument increments and needles were fine-sable-brush painted. The dials were maybe 4 mm in diameter. Doors, suspension, and steering worked. Over the years the model got damaged to the point I couldn't "tolerate" the imperfection so I threw it away, which I regret. Don't even have a photo of it.
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Laz
Decades ago, when my eyes could focus almost to the tip of my nose, and my hands were rock steady, I built a Lamborghini Countach model, maybe 1/14 scale, if there is such a thing. Magazine photos were used to get engine details right, like brass pieces and maroon distributor caps and spark plug wire plugs. The dial instrument increments and needles were fine-sable-brush painted. The dials were maybe 4 mm in diameter. Doors, suspension, and steering worked. Over the years the model got damaged to the point I couldn't "tolerate" the imperfection so I threw it away, which I regret. Don't even have a photo of it.
Ah yes. impetuousness of youth. Although it wasn't quite as detailed as your Lamborghini, I had a model 1958 Corvette. Still the best looking US sports car / roadster. After 1962, they just got too big. It had the same fate as your Lmabo. Wish now that I'd fixed and kept it.
| Re: Somewhat painful memory of a model (seriously): Roger987 - 8 years ago |
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