Gramps46 Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 2 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said: Dale King. Now there is a blast from the past! His Cooper scratch built is also a sight to behold. I can remember an old car modelling book by Robert Schleicher that featured a scratch built Fiat sports car and a highly detailed Tamiya Porsche by Dale. Is he still building models? The Schleicher book was a real inspiration for me as well to scratch build models. Dale's model building pace has slowed unfortunately but he is still an inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugatti Fan Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 There were some nice pictures of Dale's work in that book. I sold it on years ago, but seem to remember quite a bit of duplication of photos etc within. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted April 1, 2021 Share Posted April 1, 2021 Your Cooper is fantastic. Wonderful job. I really enjoyed watching it come together. I like the last photo with the Lotus XI. Not many cars are dwarfed by a Lotus XI, but the Cooper looks absolutley tiny. Thanks for sharing your great build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted April 4, 2021 Author Share Posted April 4, 2021 Gracias. Saw several running together at the Barber track in Alabama a few years ago. Yes they are small and they sound like a huge swarm of ANGRY bees ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DustyMojave Posted May 21, 2021 Share Posted May 21, 2021 On 3/10/2021 at 2:24 PM, absmiami said: So DustyMojave posted the following on this thread way back in Aug 2017 : "Another model builder I know, Dale King, grew up near Harry's store and as a young man built a very detailed larger scale model of Harry's Cooper, going to Harry's house to take measurements and pictures. Awesome model." Well I can now complete the circle - as I have Dale king's permission to post pix of his amazing 12th scale Cooper - and yes it is a true - old school - scratch-build ... - he sort of instigated my fool's errand in 24th scale ... That Cooper of Dale's is an awesome piece of scratch building. I met Dale many years ago. Then later learned that he had made that Cooper from hanging out at Harry Morrow's book shop Autobooks and getting to know him closely and getting 1st hand access to the Cooper in Harry's garage. Still in business, although Harry was an elderly man when I bought my 1st model kit from him in 1960, but still racing his Cooper often. I used to see #5 on the track at Willow Springs and Riverside and Pomona quite often as I was growing up involved in SCCA sports car racing. Autobooks is a place now popular with folks like Jay Leno. Some time after I met Dale, I learned that he was longtime best friends with my wife's cousin Henry Gonzalez. When I started dating my wife in 1981, Henry was working at Brick Price Movie Miniatures, a place I visited then to talk to Brick about using my skills at metal spraying and mold making to build some C130 airplane miniatures to be crashed and come apart realistically for a movie project. That movie never happened. But I got a personal tour of some of Brick's beautiful scratch built models in various scales, although he told me that when he built for something he wanted to build, he preferred 1/14 scale, which is a scale I've heard of some other master builders using. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted May 21, 2021 Author Share Posted May 21, 2021 Great stuff - the early scratch builders often built in 14th and 15th scale - I think Wingove preferred 15th ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted November 19, 2021 Author Share Posted November 19, 2021 well - if one vintage motorcycle engine in your trials car isnt enough - how about two ?? I've been smitten by The Maggot these wonderful pix were taken by Stefan Marjoram, a very talented English photographer and sketch artist ... his work can be found on Flickr, Instagram, or his very own website ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 10 hours ago, absmiami said: well - if one vintage motorcycle engine in your trials car isnt enough - how about two ?? I've been smitten by The Maggot these wonderful pix were taken by Stefan Marjoram, a very talented English photographer and sketch artist ... his work can be found on Flickr, Instagram, or his very own website ... Now, that is frigging cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted November 20, 2021 Author Share Posted November 20, 2021 Thought you’d like that - it’s a spare parts special sporting two M.A.G. Motorcycle engines - I think these are over 90 years old - and the bits and pieces are lashed to what’s left of an Austin Seven chassis - with a very brave builder / driver … the Brits have ALL the fun … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted November 24, 2021 Share Posted November 24, 2021 On 11/20/2021 at 7:29 AM, absmiami said: Thought you’d like that - it’s a spare parts special sporting two M.A.G. Motorcycle engines - I think these are over 90 years old - and the bits and pieces are lashed to what’s left of an Austin Seven chassis - with a very brave builder / driver … the Brits have ALL the fun … The wheels are turning. I have a mold of the Revell Harley engine. While there's no sanction for racing it, who's to say somebody wouldn't have done it, just because? Might be fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted November 24, 2021 Author Share Posted November 24, 2021 Isn’t the Revell Harley kit 16th scale - or 12th ? im stubborn about scale - this will [someday] be 24th sc - and the engines cry out for some machining - I’ve found some drawings that will guide me … mans don’t forget to check out Margoram’s work - great Stuff … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 1 hour ago, absmiami said: Isn’t the Revell Harley kit 16th scale - or 12th ? im stubborn about scale - this will [someday] be 24th sc - and the engines cry out for some machining - I’ve found some drawings that will guide me … mans don’t forget to check out Margoram’s work - great Stuff … I molded their 1/25 scale engine from the old parts pack. I wish I hadn't started whacking on the Triumph, before I got a chance to mold it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 Dale King - Rest in Peace - pix of his amazing 12th scale Cooper are posted on page 12 ... friends of Dale posted news of his passing on the GPMA blog two days ago ... He encouraged / inspired many of us and he'll be missed - no doubt ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 hours ago, absmiami said: Dale King - Rest in Peace - pix of his amazing 12th scale Cooper are posted on page 12 ... friends of Dale posted news of his passing on the GPMA blog two days ago ... He encouraged / inspired many of us and he'll be missed - no doubt ... Dale was a great mentor and inspiration to many of us. RIP Dale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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