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These have to be my favorite cars of all time. I've got one 1:1 Bug Eye. (Frog Eye depending on your side of the pond.) I've got three 1:1, 100/4's. Hopefully one day before I die I'll have the cash and time at the same time to get runners out of them. The 100/4 is my favorite of all the big Healeys. Inspite of what Donald thought that big old triangular grill is absolutely as classic '50's fashion statement as ever was. Yeah it was a bit under powered with that 2300cc A90 "tractor" motor. But you could fold down the windshield, put your goggles on and be the coolest tool on the block riddin' round in your two toned beauty. Do that with your Vette. Or your 3000 for that matter. As for color none of these represent any correct color that I've seen. I was going to two tone the 100 but there was some reason I couldn't get it apart completely without risking breaking something....Can't recall what.
The 100 is produced by "del Prado." I did black wash the grill and wires and a bit of interior treatment to this one. I just noticed it's missing the Healey wings badge over the grill. I'll have to correct that my next decal printing. The 3000 MkI is a Corgi and its chrome also has been black washed. The Sprite is a Johnny Lightning. Though from the "Brithish Invasion" series it was the most out of scale in that series. Much closer to 1/43 than 1/64. Its been completely trimmed out including the OD engine color of that generation of Sprite.
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The 100 is produced by "del Prado." I did black wash the grill and wires and a bit of interior treatment to this one. I just noticed it's missing the Healey wings badge over the grill. I'll have to correct that my next decal printing. The 3000 MkI is a Corgi and its chrome also has been black washed. The Sprite is a Johnny Lightning. Though from the "Brithish Invasion" series it was the most out of scale in that series. Much closer to 1/43 than 1/64. Its been completely trimmed out including the OD engine color of that generation of Sprite.
