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Hi Roman,
thank you for your kind words. Unfortunately these quite expensive kits look very toylike out of the box. But by reworking them you at least get a unique model.

Yes, all body parts have been stripped of paint then all imperfections on these parts were eliminated by filing, puttying and sanding. Then they got a layer of primer. After sanding this some layers of 2K automotive paint were applied. I let them dry for three weeks before sanding and polishing. The...

Hi, this is my F40 build of the Centauria partwork kit. Nearly every part has been rebuilt. This whole projct took me one year and a half. I hope you like it. all the best, Bodo https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ee206/bcordes629/f40_1.jpg https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ee206/bcordes629/...

Hi, this is my Agora Models AC Cobra in 1/8 scale. I nearly reworked every part of it. I hope you like it. All the best, Bodo https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ee206/bcordes629/cobra_01(2).JPG https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/ee206/bcordes629/cobra_02(2).JPG https://hosting.photobucket.co...

Hi, not exactly F1....please delete if this does not fit in here. This is the Eaglemoss 1/8 scale Delorean. The original kit is very toylike with many Phillips-screws visible so I did a lot of scrathbuilding, 3D printing, etching, turning and milling....... It was a fun project but took about a year...

Roman,
thank you for your comment!
The paint I used is Zero Paint ZP–1609 without any clearcoat.
All the best,
Bodo

Hello, this is my latest model. Completed after more than a year. When I started this kit I instantly recognized that Pocher kits are not the standard we are used to nowadays. So I started with a complete new engine. 3d printed and combined with a lot of turned and milled parts. Like the engine most...

I am too slow....
This is all I managed to finish in 2019.....

All the best,

Bodo

BMW wrote:Wow that is proper craftsmanship! Absolutely stunning engine. I think you will have to make another one, one to be inside the car, another to be displayed outside

I exactly did that!

Hi to all, I started the Alfa some month ago and realized very soon that I won´t be happy with the included engine. So I started building 3D-models of the main parts of the engine and had them printed at Shapeways. The rest was milled and turned. I hope you like it. All the best, Bodo https://i233.p...