Matt Bacon Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 (edited) Well, it was a bit of a battle, but we got there in the end... There's a fair bit of work in getting the doors and clams to fit, and I've added some extra details like the oil coolers in the engine bay and fire extinguisher. But it's the only way you're going to get a 1/24 injection moulded Lola T70 on your shelves. You'd think that Tamiya would scale down their big Mk 3 Coupe, but they haven't yet! best, M. Edited December 3, 2019 by Matt Bacon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Hello Matt - Let me be the first to congratulate you on your superb build of the IMC Lola. I also very impressed with your photography especially the "see through" engine cover. I am not sure however we can refer to the IMC kit as 1/24. I think it is more like 1/27 or 1/28. Actually there is a way to get 1/24 Lola using a Tamiya body. Not that many years ago Tamiya reissued their Lola T-70 slot car body which I built up on a Fujimi Ford GT-40 chassis. You can check it out here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon Posted December 3, 2019 Author Share Posted December 3, 2019 Thanks very much Phil... yours looks blinkin' amazing; I hadn't seen it before, but I'm super impressed. I've actually got the same Tamiya slot body awaiting something similar...one day. The scale on the IMC is interesting -- the wheelbase seems pretty much bang on for 1/25, but the track is, as you say, more like 1/27. Seeing that the very undersized engine is probably driven by "squishing" it to fit under opening and well over scale thickness clamshells, I wonder if the narrow track is caused by the same design compromise. I measured up the engine block and heads, and it's pretty much right for a 289 fore and aft, but at least 25% too narrow, which seems to be dictated by a combination of having to engineer the serpentine headers so they can be assembled by a "normal" modeller, and fit inside the too-narrow track inside the overly thick clamshells... best, M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehansen Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Very nicely done!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Nicely done! Very sharp! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 Interesting subject modeled very well, thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Turned out great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Matt Bacon said: Thanks very much Phil... yours looks blinkin' amazing; I hadn't seen it before, but I'm super impressed. I've actually got the same Tamiya slot body awaiting something similar...one day. The scale on the IMC is interesting -- the wheelbase seems pretty much bang on for 1/25, but the track is, as you say, more like 1/27. Seeing that the very undersized engine is probably driven by "squishing" it to fit under opening and well over scale thickness clamshells, I wonder if the narrow track is caused by the same design compromise. I measured up the engine block and heads, and it's pretty much right for a 289 fore and aft, but at least 25% too narrow, which seems to be dictated by a combination of having to engineer the serpentine headers so they can be assembled by a "normal" modeller, and fit inside the too-narrow track inside the overly thick clamshells... best, M. Thanks Matt - Before I started building my Lola T-70 I did a comparison of all small block Ford V-8 I could get my hands on. There is an incredible variation in demensions but the IMC SBF definitely measured up the narrowest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Really nice work, Matt. I specially like the realistic paint job on the driver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Really nice build , well done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoom Posted December 4, 2019 Share Posted December 4, 2019 Yes, very nice! And great photos also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon Posted December 5, 2019 Author Share Posted December 5, 2019 Thanks, guys! I think the driver figure is actually pretty good; if someone wanted to make one up and cast it in resin, I’d have a few (with a pencil moustache he’d make a good Graham Hill, and he’s more or less OK as is for Dan Gurney... ;-P) beat, M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Great job! Looks very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Matt....that turned out superb. I followed your build in "on the Workbench" and will incorporate the mods into mine. This build was the incentive for me to search out and get the Fred Cady decal set for the Gurney 66 car. Now to find that Ford engine. Thanks again for posting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted December 5, 2019 Share Posted December 5, 2019 You most definitely did win the battle!....what a beautiful Masterpiece!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 That's an exceptional build of a problematic kit Matt, well done Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Bacon Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 Thank you very much, gentlemen! No I just need to decide whether, while I’m on a roll, to start the Union/IMC Ford GT Mk IV I have, or take a bit of RnR and do something easier! best, M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 (edited) Super build of the Lola. Those old IMC kits were a tough build to make them look right when completed. Too many parts! Yours looks perfect and I know that was not easy! Congrats on an excellent build Edited December 7, 2019 by Bill J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkzwolf Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Beautiful work. Don't see one of those very often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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