Kristen Aslanian at GSL: VW-Porsche, Ford GT, Sauber C9, Porsche GT1

[@ModelCarMuse]

Thank you to Kristen for sharing her passion for cars and enthusiasm for modeling with us. Looking forward to following her progress in the hobby and on the track!

[@geoffhipwell2198]

It's amazing with her attitude & talent, and they were her FIRST builds!! I'm sure I would have hidden my first builds. I'm 60 yrs old now, and I still wouldn't be able to build 4 kits in a row that I think are worthy of displaying them at a show!! It's also good to see the young are still attracted to the hobby. I'd love to see her NEXT four builds! 👍🦘

[@lionheartmotoring5691]

You guys truly are the best!! ✨🙌🏼✨ Thank you so much as it was an honor and I appreciate your continued support!! ✨🏎️💨✨

[@lionheartmotoring5691]

⁠@@geoffhipwell2198thank you so much!! My first build has a lot of mistakes so I was just glad to create such a buzz coming into the hobby. I still have a lot to learn and GSL in Utah helped me realize that! Thank you for your support! ✨🙌🏼✨

[@geoffhipwell2198]

@@lionheartmotoring5691 Good luck, l'm sure you'll do well. 😊👍 🦘

[@lionheartmotoring5691]

@@geoffhipwell2198 ✨🙌🏼✨

[@fisharmy5785]

She has a great attitude and is very talented.

[@lionheartmotoring5691]

✨🙌🏼✨ Thank you so much!!

[@TheModelingHermit]

What an uplifting and inspiring video. I've been building since 1959 and she absolutely blows me away with her skill and talent. Thank you so much for sharing this.

[@lionheartmotoring5691]

✨🙌🏼✨ Thank you so much!!

[@baronvontaytoe]

Fantastic!

[@scottcolmer8735]

I've had the opportunity to meet and talk with Kristen quite a few time. Very cool person and an amazing modeler. She is a great addition to our hobby.

[@davidimrie6916]

You should do an article on her in the new mag.

[@marsgarage8217]

Nice work.

[@thescalemodelcarguychannel8681]

She is simply amazing ❤❤❤❤😊

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Nice vid Doug, Kristen is GREAT!!!!!!!! It was really nice meeting her at the GSL Show. 👍🙂

[@kevinsmith7697]

Doug another quality video! What TALENT!! Lionheart rocks!! If Doug ever goes to Korea an interview with that fella at A4 garage would be amazing!!! Thanks Doug!! 😎✌️🫡🇺🇸ps maybe Juha Ario ? Sweden?

[@ericverpeten8503]

amazing 👌👌

[@rixkafer56]

Wow ! She's good !! Good luck with the 944

[@raymondblasee1048]

Doug! Thank you for this video! It was great! Such a talented young woman doing high tier model building! Her builds are nothing short of fantastic! I'm glad she's into model building, I can see she's enjoying life to its fullest! God bless her health! Good luck with all her future endeavours!! Her wild VW Beetle is my favorite and it sure looks angry!!!

[@lionheartmotoring5691]

Thank you so much Raymond!! ✨🙌🏼✨ I really appreciate it!

[@lionheartmotoring5691]

Thank you so much Raymond!! ✨🙌🏼✨

[@JohnMPapp]

WOW, not just a great builder, but great attitude and spirit ! Kristen is a future icon of our hobby! Thank you Doug for introducing her to our community! JP

[@lionheartmotoring5691]

Thank you so much John!! ✨🙌🏼✨ I really have enjoyed using scale modelling to escape from my health issues and of course the people I’ve met through this hobby are just fantastic! I feel lucky to have a new community to be a part of. And Doug’s feature really helped my story reach more people which is exciting to see all this outreach! ✨🙌🏼✨

[@frankhawl3997]

Kristen your level of skill and patience is inspirational. Amazing detail, mind blowing. I look forward to checking out your youtube channel. God bless

[@lionheartmotoring5691]

Thank you so much Frank! ✨🙌🏼✨

[@caltrask130]

Kristen was such a delight!

[@ruckusrodkustom8140]

She does amazing work. I met her at NNL West

[@davevan8864]

Nice to have someone younger and female in the hobby. Talented builder to boot!!! Thanks

[@lionheartmotoring5691]

Thank you so much!! NNL West this year in Santa Maria had 2 females win. Me for the adults people’s chose and a girl names Izzy for the Junior people’s choice. We are out there just very few ✨💪🏼😊✨

[@LeftCoastModelCarBuilds]

Great interview and outstanding builds! My daughter is the one mentioned here as the "youth award winner" and has built a great friendship with Kristen. It is great to see some women/young ladies in the hobby, Bella loves the building and is active here on our channel with her builds and projects! Happy modeling all!

[@FishEyedFreak]

Her enthusiasm is infectious! Nice to have her in the hobby. Good back story as well...Now for a new build Kristen :)

[@Ratsters]

Need more model builders like her; she knows how to express herself, no bullshit, she's well-versed in English, and she is a great model builder! Cheers Kristen and Doug, refreshing video!

[@kevinhilsabeck8217]

Extremely Awesome person & interview!! Keep an eye on her Doug!! She's going places & her inspiration & invitation hopefully bring more youth, especially female to our hobby! Your interview displayed the exact..."future" of our hobby!!

[@lionheartmotoring5691]

✨🙌🏼✨ Thank you so much Kevin!! I’ve been trying to motivate women to join and I’ve gotten a few. Still had the best experience meeting fellow modelers in Utah at the final GSL and that show had an amazing sense of community. I wish we had more national events like that in Ca because it’s expensive to travel but I really enjoy meeting people of different places around the world! That’s what had been most exciting for me and thank you!! ✨🙌🏼✨

[@deenjoan9938]

WOW her first build to her last are all outstanding builds and you can tell she loves model building thanks for the look enjoyed

[@scaleffect]

Kristen, NNL West was my first car specific event (as a spectator only), and your Volkswagen was very impressive. I have several photos of it I took. It's great to hear some of the details now of how you built it. Best of luck with your 944 from a former racer, if you're building it for Spec 944 it's a great series.

[@lionheartmotoring5691]

Ahh!! Thank you so much!! ✨🙌🏼✨ I hope you had a chance to hear me explain and point out some details in person! 🤞🏼 The VW was based off details added to my real Porsche which had that build even more personalized for me!! I was still so impressed on the vision I had and I can’t wait to eventually build and release a serves of builds! It’s going to take some time but it will be great!! And of course Porsche Racing related 👏🏼🤓

[@timrhine2910]

Another fantastic interview With a another super talented builder 👏👏👏👏

[@MrKdr500]

Wow! awesome talent, knowledge & life story for such a young lady.

[@michaelhintzmikesminiature1812]

Great Builds!!! I enjoyed the video. Thanks for sharing

[@bobvalentine8927]

Very awesome builds

[@slougo5909]

Great Video 1st off! NOTHING more exciting to see/hear from, than a Passionate Modeler. She Definitely enjoys The process. Her enthusiasm is a Joy to see. GREAT STUFF, Thanks

[@lmartinezlmartinez976]

Would like to see those models up close... keep the good work.

[@karlsheffer8845]

What an amazing interview with an amazing modeler! Well done all around!

[@lionheartmotoring5691]

✨🙌🏼✨ Thank you!

[@ronstewart9792]

What an awesome video and story, Her builds are fantastic, Loved this interview. Thanks so much. Ron

[@johnnymayo8534]

Great interview! Ms Aslanian is very talented!!

[@cliffthompson4004]

Great interview Doug!!! I have been watching Kristen for a while now and she is a hell of a builder & has a great attitude. Always enjoy watching her. Keep up the awesome interviews!

[@lionheartmotoring5691]

✨🙌🏼✨ Couldn’t agree more about the filming of this video! Absolutely mesmerizing and a beautiful way to honor what I hope is the first award winning Ethiopian-Armenian female race car scale modeler in history 🤞🏼 but I don’t know how to 100% confirm that either. I’m feel honored to have this moment documented and thank you to Doug and his amazing team!! ✨🙌🏼✨

[@steves.922]

What a great interview. Thank you for sharing this.

[@rollandcaissie1945]

Thanks for the interview! Very interesting & informative!

[@ronalddrain8033]

Amazing models. You can see her passion for cars and also the hobby is amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[@ScaleDreamsStudio]

This was a great episode. Thanks!

[@CharlesFlahertyB]

Thank you for pronouncing Porsche correctly.

[@midnightdiecastproject]

Very Talented ❤...impressive..❤ Redbull livery cars💯✅👍✌

[@stevehide4548]

What an absolutely awe inspiring video and 4 superb models as a "Porscheaholic" myself I have to say thank you firstly to you Doug for a great channel I have known about you for many years but as I'm based in the UK we don't get that much. Secondly please give Kristen my best wishes she will go far, This makes me proud to be a car model builder Best wishes from the UK.

[@themodelhobbyist]

Great video as always and great Gal happy modeling. :-) Thomas over at The Model Hobbyist

[@alancyr3100]

Very awesome builds! Thanks for sharing.

[@geoffhipwell2198]

She's got bigger 'rocks' than me about showing my builds at a show!! It'd be great to see her NEXT builds¡!

[@MODELMIND72]

Awesome video!

[@garypankratz9352]

Kristen you are awesome. Your VW is killer!

[@garrycowan4747]

Quelle passion,,, WOW 😃

[@scottwoodward3854]

Your models are amazing I love what you did with them and I'm glad that you were having fun I know it's tedious work but have patience will prevail keep on building and having fun

[@lionheartmotoring5691]

Thank you so much Scott!! Building is an amazing escape from life and physical pain! ✨🙌🏼✨

[@rayaquilina7476]

Your models are amazing wow well done 👋👍

[@johnclemans7802]

Great interview!! I have actually seen her finished models! Excellent details and job! I hope to get back building more. I have a pituitary gland tumor so it makes it difficult. I'm undergoing treatments. I really like to do diaramas. Such a great hobby now!

[@PecosNM]

Kristen has a bright future in front of her! Very cool.

[@anfieldroadlayoutintheloft5204]

cool vid thanks lee

[@johndean2110]

Very cool video.👍

[@midnightdiecastproject]

Amazing cars guys💯✅...new subscriber ✌

[@mikedillard835]

"OUTSTANDING" !.....

[@cruzer2123]

Awesome story, good luck with your 1/1 Porsche Kristen!

[@Builtbyronny]

👍

[@StephanieElizabethMann]

Awesome. You are a champion.

[@modelcar1589]

nice video

[@gordonenquist36]

Funny how when women get into a " traditional male" hobby they can really kick it up. So impressed, thank you Model Car Muse for this opportunity.

[@wazthatme]

If nothing else she loves the 944 XD

[@mrdraven3857]

I love turbo cars but was disappointed with the ford gt eco boost kit. It had all the plumbing and parts for turbos but didn’t have the turbos.

[@augustk2652]

Very inspired. You are a perfectionist, one knows one 😂. Give yourself the break you deserve as you will know all the flaws but most everyone else doesn’t see them. You do great work and I know this is a year old video

[@154Colin]

She puts the P in Passion bigtime.

[@pawpawstew]

Bring it on, ladies! If we had more ladies building and attending shows, we might have fewer guys who attend smelling like they haven't bathed in a week.

[@maxbrandt6]

Unbelievable! Since when do women take an interest in automotive scale modeling?! I have been relentlessly mocked, mostly by women, for my interest in cars and scale modeling but now all of a sudden chicks want to get into this hobby? This is unheard of! This is deeply concerning, I just don't know what is going on here.

[@bobvalentine8927]

She's amazing builder

[@modelcars2978]

🤓👍

[@DNASlotCars]

Great video ❤