Post by ampersand on Oct 5, 2012 10:29:40 GMT -5
Hello everybody!
I've been visiting this excellent forum for some time, but have never gotten around to introducing myself. My name is Bo Christian Koch, I live in Denmark, and I build and collect 1/43rd scale F1 and Indycars.
In fact, my interest in Indycars led me to start up a small business, Ampersand, back in the mid-80s to produce kits and handbuilt 43rd scale Indycar models, as there were none available at the time. I soon found out why: they just don't sell! However, I did produce five different cars (March 84C, 85C, 86C, 86C Penske, and Lola T900) in various versions. I also have almost-completed patterns for the March 82C, 83C and the Lola T800 just waiting to get done.
After winding up the business my interest in model cars slowed down, but now the fire is starting again. I still have a lot of Ampersand castings, and I am now starting to build some models again for my own collection. Even when I wasn't building I kept buying kits, so I also have around 200 white metal and resin kits of Indycars and F1-cars waiting to get built, so I won't get bored anytime soon!
I am sure that even though 1/43rd scale models aren't the most common on this board I will still be able to pick up a trick or two, and I hope to be able to contribute to the board myself too!
Bo
I've been visiting this excellent forum for some time, but have never gotten around to introducing myself. My name is Bo Christian Koch, I live in Denmark, and I build and collect 1/43rd scale F1 and Indycars.
In fact, my interest in Indycars led me to start up a small business, Ampersand, back in the mid-80s to produce kits and handbuilt 43rd scale Indycar models, as there were none available at the time. I soon found out why: they just don't sell! However, I did produce five different cars (March 84C, 85C, 86C, 86C Penske, and Lola T900) in various versions. I also have almost-completed patterns for the March 82C, 83C and the Lola T800 just waiting to get done.
After winding up the business my interest in model cars slowed down, but now the fire is starting again. I still have a lot of Ampersand castings, and I am now starting to build some models again for my own collection. Even when I wasn't building I kept buying kits, so I also have around 200 white metal and resin kits of Indycars and F1-cars waiting to get built, so I won't get bored anytime soon!
I am sure that even though 1/43rd scale models aren't the most common on this board I will still be able to pick up a trick or two, and I hope to be able to contribute to the board myself too!
Bo
