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TIM SLESAK'S “El Commotion”!
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TIM SLESAK'S “El Commotion”!

I got my first inspiration for “El Commotion” when I saw the Ridler Award winner while working the MPC Model Car Customizing Contest at the 1973 Detroit Autorama.

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Vol 4, Issue No. 10, Spring 2020
PART TWO: CHASSIS AND INTERIOR DETAILING!
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PART TWO: CHASSIS AND INTERIOR DETAILING!

At the time I’m writing this, I’m already deep into the construction of the Pagani Huayra kit from Aoshima.

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Vol 4, Issue No. 10, Spring 2020
BUILDING A 1/8TH SCALE DONOVAN 417
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BUILDING A 1/8TH SCALE DONOVAN 417

This is one of those projects you start, and dive into big time, then you realize it’s going to take a lot more time than you thought it would.

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Vol 4, Issue No. 10, Spring 2020
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Building The Martini Mustang

One Saturday morning, I was on my laptop drinking my usual coffee surfing the net when I came across a Petrolicious video of an incredible 1966 Mustang. The video was narrated by Steve Strope.

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Vol 3 / Issue No. 7, Winter 2018
Italiana
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Italiana

John Teresi builds a replica of his dad's drag bike.

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Vol 3 / Issue No.5, SUMMER 2017
The Model Cars & Diaranas From
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The Model Cars & Diaranas From

“The Museum of American Speed in Lincoln, Nebraska, is a non-profit corporation founded in 1992 by “Speedy” Bill and Joyce Smith.

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Vol 3 / Issue No.5, SUMMER 2017
Adding details to revells custom chopper
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Adding details to revells custom chopper

That’s pretty much what ‘feature’ models are for! To inspire you to build! Then a few weeks ago Revell releases this gorgeous Harley Chopper kit, so I couldn’t resist, I had to build it.

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Vol 3 / Issue No.2 / Summer 2016
1937 Auto Union W125
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1937 Auto Union W125

The results list for the 1937 season testify to the almost total dominance of the W 125: Victories in the Grand Prix in Tripoli and the Avus Race, double victories in the Grands Prix in Germany, Italy and Brinn, triple victories in the Grands Prix in Monaco and Switzerland. The car was a beast!

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Vol 3 / Issue No.2 / Summer 2016