Wild BartMember since:31-August-2005

34 Years old, from the Netherlands. Started Tamiya aged about 10, my first was a Wild One. During military service I got an Astute, which I still have and use today. Immaculate state, only run under perfect weather conditions. True love.. Three years ago I bought a Bear Hawk on sale, and got hooked again. Still not finshed, only build, not very interesting. Recently bought a Porsche 911 (EBay) as a project. It`s a special from the Porsche factory, strange box. Seems to be a gift for clients only. Used, but I have all the parts to make it brand new. Finished stripping and rebuilding/paining in 2 days. Looks stunning! Still need to finish it with a new original shell, just haven`t decided on the color yet.
Also got a new Wild Willy II, great model. Turned out perfect, lots of work in the body . What a riot. Fun little machine, Willy will get company. Bought a perfect Original Clod dated 1989, could use new body as the old one, well, looks old. Bit faded, but no scratches. Awesome model.
Found a great Porsche GTone with the short wheelbase (TA 03 RS) on EB. Fantastic looks, great sound (Whirrrrr). Upgraded it with a frp chassis, ball bearings, sport motor. Looks awesome at speed, the body seems to generate a lot of downforce, considering stiffer shocks. Nice handling, but shelf queen now, next to my Taisan GT2 and Carrera. Great to look at, Tamiya makes perfect Porsches. But the best one is my Porsche 959. This one looks quite small next to the 1/10 models, but standing a lot higher on her wheels she makes a great impression. Lots of details and the Technigold...

Also have a Lunchbox NIB, Porsche GT3NIB and Hotshot 2 (Project). Lots of work coming up...

Little update: PIAA Porsche new in box. To be build sometime in the future..trying to get all the later Porsches...
New pictures soon

Tamiya...great fun...so many left to get...just starting...