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What people say about the cars of Balsa Manufaktur:

Otto Vallastro from Lynchburg, Virgina/US, a passionate Model Builder and the only one I know doing model cars in Balsa wood, wrote to me in June 2016:

 "Hi, came across your website and enjoyed viewing your beautiful work. You are a real craftsman. I have been carving for a lot of years, I am 83 years old and still make a few for some of my old customers. It is always good to talk with someone who does the same hobby. I looked at some of your models, they are great and very life like. ... It is good to talk to someone who knows the degree of difficulty it take to make this kind of projects. We do the same thing but yet different. I like your type as much as mine ... "

 See some of his works here: Scaled models built from wood and Facebook Album




Uwe from Sarsted, Germany, build almost all of his models with matchsticks reaching an impressive level of detail. He commented:

 "Als "Hoelzchenbastler"bin ich echt beeindruckt, sehr schoene Modelle. Habe Deinen BMW im Wettringer bewundert, einfach Klasse. Uwe"
"(As matchstick modeler I am really impressed, very beautiful models. I have seen your BMW at the Wettringer (forum), really excellent. Uwe)"

See some of his works here:  










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