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[Cato]

It's in the woiks......

[Cato]

Well Darin, it appears you are partially correct and so am I. Assuming Pete remembers correctly, I stand corrected on my previous iron-clad assertion. Quoting Pete Brock:

"As I remember (and that’s not always correct! :0) some of the proto Sunbursts were done at Halibrand. Another guy who might know is Phil Schmidt at PS engineering in Torrance. He makes a LOT of repro wheels and knows the history better than I." PB

What Pete apparently doesn't know is that Phil Schmidt recently closed the doors on his aluminum wheel business. Phil made beautiful wheels of several types. The FIA-replica wheels seen on my car in some older pics were PS wheels.

Nice of Pete Brock to reply so quickly to an inquiry. As with all things Cobra, the passage of time fades some facts and loses the original characters. This on an already slap-dash street car / race car shop such as Shelby.

[Casey]

You might try asking over at the HAMB, too, if you haven't already. When I was looking for the Halibrand/Avanti wheel info posted earlier, there were a bunch of Halibrand stories, and pictures (and tales) of wooden molds used at Halibrand, so who knows, it might turn up something unexpected.

[Rob Hall]

Hard to tell from the long and winding thread, but is there a source for the Sunburst wheel in 1:25th?

[Casey]

Hard to tell from the long and winding thread, but is there a source for the Sunburst wheel in 1:25th?

Reliable Resin casts the sunburst wheels Darin mastered.

[Matt T.]

Grabbed this kit the other day at Hobbytown, and I'm glad I did!  Another great updated/improved reissue from Round2. I love the pad-printed blue line Good Year slicks and the restored vintage drag parts. And the custom "lucite" steering wheel! Should be a fun build.

[Casey]

I love the pad-printed blue line Good Year slicks and the restored vintage drag parts. And the custom "lucite" steering wheel! Should be a fun build.

 

I wouldn't mind seeing pics of those parts if you're willing, Matthew.

[Greg Myers]

Me to

[johnbuzzed]

Grabbed this kit the other day at Hobbytown, and I'm glad I did!  Another great updated/improved reissue from Round2. I love the pad-printed blue line Good Year slicks and the restored vintage drag parts. And the custom "lucite" steering wheel! Should be a fun build.

D'oh!  I picked up the most recent release before this current kit at a show last month; it had none of those parts and NO decals...bummer.  I'll still build it up into a nice shelf model that will take me back to being 10 years old again...

[Matt T.]

 

I wouldn't mind seeing pics of those parts if you're willing, Matthew.

I'll see what I can do.  In the meantime, the slicks have a nice, thin blue line around the perimeter and small white "Good Year" markings. The "Lucite" steering wheel rim is on the clear parts sprue, and that mounts to a chromed 2-spoke hub.

[Don Sikora II]

 

I wouldn't mind seeing pics of those parts if you're willing, Matthew.

 

Here's a picture of the new slicks. They're really nice.

 

[cobraman]

Those are very nice.

[Steve Prideaux]

I just picked up the new kit at the hobby shop.  The body has been fixed at the front fenders and the new slicks are great.  Mine came with the same Halibrand mags, that are in the new Avante reissue, not the kidney bean mags from the original release Cobra.

I was hoping for the original type wheels.  The rest of the kit is nuce.   Steve Prideaux

[cobraman]

I just got this kit to add to my Cobra collection. As this is a re-issue I thought some of you may like to see the older releases. I think I have them all but if I am missing any I would like to know.

 

 

 

[Casey]

The Reggie Jackson issue was definitely molded in green.  :

 

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[sjordan2]

Somebody needs to do an AC Ace, which (among other things) involves a different nose treatment, as on an early Ferrari Barchetta.

 

Edited by sjordan2, 01 February 2013 - 10:42 AM.

[afx]

Historic Racing Miniatures also makes Halibrand Kidney Beans....a couple of versions, not sure of the differences though.

Kit's probably still worth picking up IMO, for the tires and velocity stacks. Disappointing about the wheels though.

 

 

Here is what HRM's KidneyBean Halibrand look like.

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[afx]

This might be a good opportunity for someone to start a reference topic with pics in the 1:1 Car Reference Pictures section, so the info doesn't get lost, can be easily found, and because there seem to be quite a few Cobra varieties, with changes and specs specific to each particular sub-model. Plus, I think Revell is about to re-issue the 427SC Cobra, too, so this info would probably be helpful for those building that kit, too.

 

csxinfo.net

[Lownslow]

I wouldnt say i nailed it its a 20" version i figure i might as well modernize my own cobra

Edited by Lownslow, 17 March 2013 - 08:55 PM.