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A few more little projects done;

 

Corgi Zakspeed Capri always annoyed me as the wheels and arches were way too small. Had a set of wheels hanging around that suited it better

 

49741235548_9732668601_4k.jpg20200406_101336 by RS, on Flickr

49742108687_684ef39185_4k.jpg20200406_101403 by RS, on Flickr

49742112692_23fa6e604f_4k.jpg20200406_101451 by RS, on Flickr

 

DeLoreans have to be brushed bare metal. Tried sanding it but it looked wrong, wire wheel finish was as close as I could get, then painted the "plastic" bits silver and found some wheels similar to the originals

 

49741856868_2bfd868aca_4k.jpg20200406_141626 by RS, on Flickr

49742728832_aed1d74744_4k.jpg20200406_141621 by RS, on Flickr

49741857598_1d983e3a8c_4k.jpg20200406_141636 by RS, on Flickr

49742404011_83e56c78c5_4k.jpg20200406_141600 by RS, on Flickr

 

Made something for the woman to keep her happy too

 

49742078782_8e8a527dd6_4k.jpg20200406_100122 by RS, on Flickr

49741753936_a96ff62398_4k.jpg20200406_100050 by RS, on Flickr

49741823986_208486e90c_4k.jpg20200406_103036 by RS, on Flickr

49742123092_94ec043a79_4k.jpg20200406_102029 by RS, on Flickr

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5 hours ago, barrett said:

Just discovered Corgi got this close to producing a Gamma Coupé in the late '70s... what an utter waste. This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. One of the cars I always regretted wasn't modelled by anyone in period

If AUTOart comes up with a 1:18 Gamma Coupé I might have to contemplate which part of my anatomy to put on the market.

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20 hours ago, barrett said:

Just discovered Corgi got this close to producing a Gamma Coupé in the late '70s... what an utter waste. This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. One of the cars I always regretted wasn't modelled by anyone in period

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Yup, that Gamma would have been an absolute corker if it'd gone ahead... apparently Corgi also had a Fuego in the works, after the successful partnership with Renault on the R11, but sadly Mettoy hit the rocks before it had reached production. The Van Cleemput book has a short chapter on prototypes that I've been slavering over lately.

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In other tragic mini-near-misses, the Mk2 Escort with the BSM cone was apparently meant as a 1/35 replacement for the VW Beetle Driving School Car - but for whatever reason we ended up, quite a bit later, with the steering Triumph Acclaim instead. Ah well.

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8 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Yup, that Gamma would have been an absolute corker if it'd gone ahead... apparently Corgi also had a Fuego in the works, after the successful partnership with Renault on the R11, but sadly Mettoy hit the rocks before it had reached production. The Van Kleemput book has a short chapter on prototypes that I've been slavering over lately.

20200406_213632.thumb.jpg.7822fc3fe3c943874fbb7f6509857d6a.jpg

In other tragic mini-near-misses, the Mk2 Escort with the BSM cone was apparently meant as a 1/35 replacement for the VW Beetle Driving School Car - but for whatever reason we ended up, quite a bit later, with the steering Triumph Acclaim instead. Ah well.

Looking at the steering lock on that Escort I can see why Corgi didn't do the Gamma as the driving school car, 

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On 4/6/2020 at 2:26 PM, barrett said:

Just discovered Corgi got this close to producing a Gamma Coupé in the late '70s... what an utter waste. This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. One of the cars I always regretted wasn't modelled by anyone in period

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Oh

my

goodness


[faints]

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