Ultimate B-Day Present

[tyoneal]

Steve:

That is one of the best gifts someone can give someone else.

Something that took thoughtfulness.
Something that took a a lot of effort.
and Something special just for you.

I have ordered several things from GNP Diecast, but I haven't had the opportunity to meet these people yet, but

My hats off to Dirk Van Zuuk, and John McBride at GMP Diecast.

That is a very nice thing to do for someone's Birthday.

Well done. (I could take a lesson from this)

Thanks,

Ty O'Neal

[PASD U]

You lucky dog! That would be a great b-day present. Your car immortalized in miniature. I keep looking at those first couple pics thinking it's amazing how close it is to the 1:1. Classic look in that last pic, hahaha. Enjoy.

You make those lists too Sonoma?! I can think of close to a dozen here that I want.

[awr68]

Very cool gift and what a group effort!! Happy B-Day!!

[TonyL]

That is possibly the coolest gift ever. And I thought my billet shift ball was cool.

[BANKO]

That is pretty neat, I love the paint detail and he even got the Kinesis wheels correct!

Now if I could just figure out a way to change my dream car from a die cast model to the real thing ;-) Have fun enjoying both of your Toys!

-Josh

[Ricochet]

That is just about as cool as it gets! Happy B-day!!

[Steve Chryssos]

Originally Posted by Stuart Adams

Very cool. Looks just like the real thing. Congrats. Got bifocals yet?

All my "old" friends read small print with their arms outstretched. Rather than get bifocals, I will have my arms lengthened.

Originally Posted by skatinjay27

what color is your car look close to mine. maybe that why i love your car soo much!!!

Color is an early 70's VW bug gold.

Originally Posted by sonoma01

That looks excellent Steve. Dirk nailed the look exactly. Make sure to post pictures when it is fully done. Oh and tell John McBride to get this thing into production because this would be the best looking Streetfighter yet. I might not be able to wait though, I was just making a list two days ago of cars from here that I want to make out of GMP cars to go with the rest of my collection.

Brandon

Will do. I'm happy just to have my name on all the Streetfighter boxes. But a production version would be a great honor. Lemme know if you need some paint for your build.

Originally Posted by tyoneal

I have ordered several things from GNP Diecast, but I haven't had the opportunity to meet these people yet,...

Oh man! you need to take a trip to Winder, GA and tour the GMP facility. There are literally hundreds of cool prototypes on display and the people are awesome. You'll see some pre-production samples with variations that will give you tremendous insight into the design process. It is an ultimate "kid in a candy store" experience.

[Steve Chryssos]

Thanks everyone. They snuck it out while I was opening presents. Just picture yourself opening a bunch of gifts and then seeing this out of the corner of your eye. I about fell over.

[61Bubbletop]

THAT is freakin' awesome....what a cool gift. Right On!



Oh, and Happy Birthday Steevo!

[JohnnyGMachine]

Glad you liked it Steve! Dirk got the bumpers and other various parts. So I'm sure he's hard at work finishing the last couple details.
The model looks great, all I did was send a model and a few parts, Dirk did the hard part. My hat's off to Dirk for doing a phenominal job!

John