curt raitz Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) In 1955, Nino Farina, World Champion for Alfa Romeo in 1950, had decided to retire - but he wanted to drive a Ferrari powered car in the Indianapolis 500. In 1956, with financial backing from Bardahl and considerable help from Ferrari he showed up in a Kurtis 500D chassis powered by a modified Ferrari 121LM engine, a 4412cc 6 cylinder DOHC pwerplant with 3 Weber 50 DCOA carburators. Needless to say the car was not fast enough to qualify for the race, but is sure is pretty... With the "Racecars of the 50's" Sub-Theme at this years NNL West I decided to build a model of this racer I used Bud Thon's article in the May/June 1991 issue of the out-of-production "Motor Racing Replica News" magazine as a guide to build a model of this car Here are a few photos of the model followed by the steps and products I used in building it: to be continued in later posts... Edited January 19, 2014 by curt raitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 Here we go... Started with the 1/24th Monogram Kurtis Kraft Racer, 6 cylinder engine from the Monogram Maseratti 3500GT, decals from IndyCals, wheels and tires from Replicas & Miniatures of Maryland. Kinda looked like this... Extended the nose by 5/32" using miliput Maseratti 3500GT engine with Webers from parts box Resin cast the valve covers from Fujimi Daytona kit engine ready to go Body ready for primer More to come... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Very nice job on a very nice car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curt raitz Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 All parts primed, ready for some Tamiya TS-8 Italian Red All painted up...used TriMart photo-etch hinges for bonnet Wheels and tires on the chassis, had to open the center of the tires to get the wheels to fit, Firestone decals are from IndyCals, Exhaust built using solder and aluminum tubing just have to throw the decals on, attach nose and bonnet and away we go... that's all folks...thanx for lookin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelmartin Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 As always - A great subject and a great build job! I always dig your stuff, Kurt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) Curt, this is another one of your spectacular builds, and one to be especially proud of. It's good to see this sort of unique subject matter presented to our forum. Edited January 19, 2014 by sjordan2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 superb model, Curt !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Great conversion of a classic kit. My sincere compliments on your choice of subject and the way you built it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randx0 Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I like that you always come up with something different , and it is always done well . I hope all your builds will be compiled in a book someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Nice build. Indy cars sure have changed over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 That is a thing of beauty..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris White Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Absolutely stunning !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordRodnKustom Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Fantastic craftsmanship. Well done, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doggie427 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Spectacular ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatatom Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Very impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Wow very nice build Lots of detail.... nice Polish it and it would be Gorgeous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Wow that is a near build.. really nice. great detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Beautiful work on an unusual subject. Nice job, Curt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Fantastic build Curt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Outstanding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Another outstanding build Curt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apriliadan Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Just beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossa156 Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 Very nice Kurtis-Ferrari. I never thought of using the Maser engine and 365 Ferrari cam covers! Great solution. Rossa156 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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