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About Author: Peter Wilding
Posts by Peter Wilding
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CC In Scale: Modeling and Colour, Part 2 (Featuring Some 1960s Models)
Posted on June 13, 2024 | 36 CommentsApparently, this is the 25th article I’ve written this past year. As many of you know, I’m a retired pastor and biochemist; among my retirement hobbies is writing both fiction […] -
CC In Scale: A Look Inside, Part 2 – European And Japanese Cars
Posted on May 30, 2024 | 27 CommentsTime for another look at my display fleet. The back rows of car lots were always the most interesting when I was a kid. They probably were for you too. […] -
CC In Scale: Another Look Inside, Part 1 – American Cars From The ’50s-’60s
Posted on May 16, 2024 | 33 CommentsThe seasons have changed. Here in my part of Australia, we seem to have only about three weeks of transitional weather between summer and winter. Year after year it happens […] -
CC In Scale: Nissan Skyline — Part 3b (R33 and 34)
Posted on May 3, 2024 | 13 CommentsR32: 1995-98 One day I was in town for an appointment and noticed this beautiful but unfamiliar coupe parked next to me. I couldn’t place it; that was annoying. […] -
Trackside Classics: Steamrail Victoria Newport Workshops — Open Days 2024
Posted on April 27, 2024 | 16 CommentsThis has taken ages to write. What an experience! Just the program ran to eight pages. What to include? What to leave out? I had just got a new phone, […] -
CC In Scale: Old Ford and Chevrolet Pickups
Posted on April 18, 2024 | 26 CommentsA story first, to set the scene. After my father recovered from his jukebox business going bust at the end of the fifties, he returned to being a salesman, as […] -
CC In Scale: Nissan Skyline Part 3 — The Godzilla Years
Posted on April 4, 2024 | 20 CommentsPart 3a? Yes, because although the R32-33-34 generations form a natural group of three, nicely bookended by totally different models, there really is far too much to cover in one […] -
CC In Scale: Edsels, Of All Things!
Posted on March 21, 2024 | 27 CommentsWhy Edsels? North Americans reading this may nod and understand – but why should an Australian, who’s never even seen an Edsel, want to build so many of them? -
CC In Scale: Nissan Skyline Part 2 – The Lean Years
Posted on March 7, 2024 | 22 CommentsNissan has always struck me as something of a peculiar company. There are excellent cars like the 510, the 240Z, and yes, those early Skylines. Then there are the dull […] -
CC In Scale: Models And Colors – Influence And Expression
Posted on February 22, 2024 | 34 CommentsI’ve always loved colour. I’ve never stopped to think about it, but colour has always been a part of my life. Maybe it’s because my eyesight is so poor? I […] -
CC-In-Scale: Nissan Skyline 1963 to 1977 – Race Bred (Part 1)
Posted on February 8, 2024 | 28 CommentsBear with me, this will take some time. But I want to place the Skyline in context, and scrape the surface of why it is so important in Japanese automotive […] -
CC In Scale: Year Focus – 1969 (With Random Thoughts On Design)
Posted on January 25, 2024 | 29 CommentsHas there ever been a decade that has seen as much social change as the sixties? Not during my lifetime! Naturally, on a site like this we’d be thinking of […] -
CC In Scale: Anomaly Street – Buses, Trams, Trucks & More
Posted on January 11, 2024 | 23 CommentsThere’s a street in the industrial area of the city near me called Anomaly Street. Strange, because as far as I can see it’s a perfectly normal street for an […] -
CC In Scale: 2023 – A Retrospective
Posted on December 21, 2023 | 46 CommentsAs we approach the end of the year and slip into holiday mode, I thought I’d take things easy and look back at some of the models I’ve built this […] -
CC In Scale: They’re Not Always Shiny
Posted on December 14, 2023 | 42 CommentsOne of the things I really enjoy about CC is that we look at cars as found. Curbside. Like the name says. That’s not to say we don’t enjoy car […]
![CC In Scale: Modeling and Colour, Part 2 (Featuring Some 1960s Models) Apparently, this is the 25th article I’ve written this past year. As many of you know, I’m a retired pastor and biochemist; among my retirement hobbies is writing both fiction […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/62Buick7.jpg)
![CC In Scale: A Look Inside, Part 2 – European And Japanese Cars Time for another look at my display fleet. The back rows of car lots were always the most interesting when I was a kid. They probably were for you too. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Renault-4cv-2.jpg)
![CC In Scale: Another Look Inside, Part 1 – American Cars From The ’50s-’60s The seasons have changed. Here in my part of Australia, we seem to have only about three weeks of transitional weather between summer and winter. Year after year it happens […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/53Hudsons.jpg)
![CC In Scale: Nissan Skyline — Part 3b (R33 and 34) R32: 1995-98 One day I was in town for an appointment and noticed this beautiful but unfamiliar coupe parked next to me. I couldn’t place it; that was annoying. […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/RedSkyline1.jpg)
![Trackside Classics: Steamrail Victoria Newport Workshops — Open Days 2024 This has taken ages to write. What an experience! Just the program ran to eight pages. What to include? What to leave out? I had just got a new phone, […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Program2.jpg)
![CC In Scale: Old Ford and Chevrolet Pickups A story first, to set the scene. After my father recovered from his jukebox business going bust at the end of the fifties, he returned to being a salesman, as […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/34Gravel2.jpg)
![CC In Scale: Nissan Skyline Part 3 — The Godzilla Years Part 3a? Yes, because although the R32-33-34 generations form a natural group of three, nicely bookended by totally different models, there really is far too much to cover in one […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/R32Dgreen4.jpg)

![CC In Scale: Nissan Skyline Part 2 – The Lean Years Nissan has always struck me as something of a peculiar company. There are excellent cars like the 510, the 240Z, and yes, those early Skylines. Then there are the dull […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/c210LS-2.jpg)
![CC In Scale: Models And Colors – Influence And Expression I’ve always loved colour. I’ve never stopped to think about it, but colour has always been a part of my life. Maybe it’s because my eyesight is so poor? I […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/FS1.jpg)
![CC-In-Scale: Nissan Skyline 1963 to 1977 – Race Bred (Part 1) Bear with me, this will take some time. But I want to place the Skyline in context, and scrape the surface of why it is so important in Japanese automotive […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Skyline5.jpg)
![CC In Scale: Year Focus – 1969 (With Random Thoughts On Design) Has there ever been a decade that has seen as much social change as the sixties? Not during my lifetime! Naturally, on a site like this we’d be thinking of […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/68Corvair3.jpg)
![CC In Scale: Anomaly Street – Buses, Trams, Trucks & More There’s a street in the industrial area of the city near me called Anomaly Street. Strange, because as far as I can see it’s a perfectly normal street for an […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Tram.jpg)
![CC In Scale: 2023 – A Retrospective As we approach the end of the year and slip into holiday mode, I thought I’d take things easy and look back at some of the models I’ve built this […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Cali5.jpg)
![CC In Scale: They’re Not Always Shiny One of the things I really enjoy about CC is that we look at cars as found. Curbside. Like the name says. That’s not to say we don’t enjoy car […]](https://www.curbsideclassic.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=80,format=auto,onerror=redirect,metadata=none/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/DTT6.jpg)


