I just received just about the most epic iHWEP courtesy of my brother-from-another-monther-but-from-the-same-country Jobjoris, and though I knew some of what was in the box, I certainly did NOT know that this masterpiece was.
So here is one teaser photo of the Donkervoort (more like Bonkers-voort, amirite?? :P) D8GTO by IXO in 1:43.
Of course, it being an IXO, it had one of those delightful triangular screws securing it to its base. And this being my first IXO, I did not have a method of freeing it, which I realized as I took it outside to unbox and photograph in the beautiful unseasonably warm fall sun.
But this was an opportunity to try out some amateur blacksmithing! I love watching blacksmithing videos on youtube and this was a fantasy come true! So I broke out my creme brulee torch, jack stand, and claw hammer and went to town on an old piercer with a bent tip. End result is totally crooked, but it works!
The car is now free but the sun was gone. So no nice outdoor photos until next Dutch Dinsdag. I’ll have something Spaghetti and maybe something kinda French planned though, both also courtesy of Jobjoris.