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Glad to meet you all. At Automodello we very much welcome feedback from collectors on these forums which we participate in. It very much helps us to refine our products.

Hello Igor, I appreciate your comment. I did note when I registered that there is the option for Russian or English translation. I opted to keep it in Russian and have Google do the translation. If you prefer, I can send these posting to Automodello's Russian distributor. However, on other forums around the world which Automodello participates, we post in English. Thank you, Jim Cowen Automodello www.automodello.com jamescowen@automodello.com

Automodello's first Homage Edition was for the 1972 to 1979 TVR M-Series and was limited to 17 units. This edition sold-out in 19 days after it became available in mid-December 2011. Automodello has decided to include Homage Editions into our future releases when there are no Founders or Tribute Editions. The Homage Edition will always be black with tan interior; and, hand-numbered. For the Spring 2012 Intermeccanica Italia, the number of convertibles during the first year of production was 24. Henceforth, all Homage Editions going forward will be limited to 24 units and carry a 235.00$US MSRP. The known and upcoming Homage Editions are: AM-INT-ITA-HE Intermeccanica Italia Homage Edition is black with tan interior. The Italia was the last iteration that began with the Griffith Series 600 that was built by Intermeccanica, designed by Robert Cumberford and engineered by Mark Donohue - this model was released by Automodello at the 2011 Amelia Island Concours d' Elegance. Images of the Automodello Griffith Series 600 and a real 1:1 Italia are attached.AM-SUN-TIG-HE Sunbeam Tiger Homage Edition is black with tan interior and removable hardtop. An image of a real 1:1 Homage Edition is attached.Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Jim Cowen Automodello jamescowen@automodello.com www.automodello.com

Hello, Come mid-February, Automodello will begin shipping two new 1/43rd models to our dealers. 1972 to 1979 TVR M-Series AM-TML-MSX-RD in Red with tan interior is limited to 499 units at 95.00$US MSRPAM-TML-MSX-YE in Yellow with black interior is limited to 499 units at 95.00$US MSRPAM-TML-MSX-HE Homage Edition in Black with tan interior was available in December 2011 as a run of 17 hand-numbered units. This edition pays homage to the 17-years Martin Lilley owned TVR.1974 to 1976 Bricklin SV1 When Bricklin released the SV1, it was available in 5 Safety Colors. Automodello initially released the Bricklin SV1 in the first 3 Safety Colors below. After receiving requests from many Bricklin 1:1 owners, Automodello relented and has released the rest of the palette, shown as 4 and 5 below: AM-BRI-SV1-FE Founders Edition in Safety Green is signed by Herb Grasse who designed the SV1 at age 27. Herb unfortunately passed away in 2011 from pancreatic cancer - see details about Herb Grasse - though he personally hand-signed each Certificate of Authenticity for this edition limited to 192 units at 195.00$US MSRP; or, 95.00$US unsigned.AM-BRI-SV1 in Safety Orange is limited to 399 units at 95.00$US MSRPAM-BRI-SV1-RD in Safety Red is limited to 399 units at 95.00$US MSRPAM-BRI-SV1-TT in Safety SunTan is limited to 399 units at 95.00$US MSRP. Safety SunTan is the rarest of the original Bricklin SV1 production.AM-BRI-SV1-TW in Safety White is limited to 399 units at 95.00$US MSRP. Safety White was the most prolific with over 50% of the original Bricklin SV1 production.Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you, Jim Cowen Automodello

1. Jim Cowen, Founder of Automodello 2. A while back and/or long ago 3. Buffalo Grove, IL, USA 4. My own collections are heavy into Lotus (street and Formula 1); Italian and UK cars from the 60's and 70's; mostly 1/43rd with some 1/18th, 1/12th and 1/24th too. 5. Automodello produces resin cast models in 1/43rd which started with the 1964 Griffith Series 200 and this month is the inaugural 1/24th release of the 1938 Phantom Corsair. Each model includes a history of the marque and specific model. Details are on www.automodello.com website. 6. Automodello belongs to several forums because we ask for comments about our models and about what we should model in the future. For this reason my contact information is included with each posting, on Facebook at Automodello, or please contact sales@automodello.com 7. Automodello only sells through our dealer channel around the world. A current dealer list: http://www.automodel.../wheretobuy.htm 8. Learned about the forum from images posted on Forum43.