Painting Distractions - Continued

Well, ebay did it again, another purchase arrived today - keeping me from picking up a paint brush yet again. This time a 1:43rd scale diecast car made and delivered from China. Couldn't pass up the price ($8USD including shipping), and the shipping was surprisingly fast - within 2 weeks. Here is a favorite car of mine - a Porsche 550 Spyder; similar to the one James Dean met his fate in. I may someday use it in something Tamsin has been recently doing.

It's a really well-detailed model with proper 5 lug rims and cut out engine vents. Here it is below with a 28mm (larger side) Victory Force figure for scale comparison - looks about right.

I may have to use a spare driver figure to place inside the car.

Here's the Rebel Without a Cause and his 550 ("Little Bastard"); he had just traded in in his Super Speedster for the Spyder about a week or so before the fatal crash.

My first two cars were Karmann Ghias - the so-called "Poor Man's Porsche." The first a '64 in Hawaii which had a rebuilt 1855cc with dual 44 Webers, and then a '61 when I was stationed at Fort Ord, California in the early '80's. I used to drive around the back roads near Laguna Seca. The first one was totally wrecked by a woman driving a Corvette who ran into my car as I was at a stop light; I think the she was drunk - from the police report as she fled the scene. I joined the Army not long afterwards, and found the '61 with a "For Sale" sign parked at the Monterey Marina - it was owned by a little old lady - really. This one I drove into wooden fence at a hairpin turn I didn't see on a moonless night (no street lights) near Salinas, California. I walked away from both fine, but the cars didn't. God was looking out for me both times, and continues to. Apologies for the ramblings.