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15-11-08

So, after promising myself one for years, there is finally a Lattin & Gillette "Redhead" streamliner on the way from Ugo Fadini.

However, this particular model has a few things in store for it, involving a fair bit of tripping around the United States before it finally reaches me, ensuring it will be considerably more special than it already is...

... and a huge thanks to Ugo for helping me with this!

21-10-08

More good news this evening - recieved an e-mail from Bill Model Company to say that my Eduard Nieuport Ni17 is now completed, including a very classy display!

21-10-08

I bought the most fantastic book the other day, "Cosmic Motors" by Daniel Simon.

Over 300 of the most amazing sketchs and digital artwork I have ever seen! All stuff straight out of my teenage car designer dreams. Best of all, there are rumours of scale models in the wind....

Very highly recommended!

01-10-08

Anyone would think my favorite coloured Ferrari is blue... (it is not, by the way, my favorite on a Ferrari is actually burgandy)

Two blue Ferraris arrived from MiniWerks today, a Make Up Co Eidolon series 1 Testarossa and a Tecnomodel 430 Scuderia.

22-09-08

And another McLaren F1 from AutoBarn for my tiny collection of them, this time in a colour called "Brazilian Brown Metallic". It actually looks more like a lilac colour than brown, but either way, it looks very smart.

15-09-08

Fantastic! After a long wait - and a lot of sleepless nights for poor Laurent Tay, my 1:43 "ex Patrick Mimran" Countach 5000 QV has finally been completed.

who I am...

I am nobody special, living in a little place at the bottom of the World, called New Zealand. I lurk on various forums, usually under the guise of "Jono" or "GTAV6".

I also trade a little on eBay as "the.x.man", which happens to be my web design moniker, as well.

the latest noteworthy acquisition...

1916 Nieuport Ni17 as flown by the World War 1 Italian ace, Count Francesco Baracca.

Built to an incredible standard (and photographed), by Bill Model Company, from a 1:48 scale Eduard kit.