Lola T89 F3000 Car

[Art Laski]

This is my first completion in a while. It's a rare kit from a Japanese manufacturer called Modeler's that is no longer in business, of a Lola T89 Formula 3000 car campaigned in the All-Japan F3000 series in, well, Japan, in 1989. It's as true as I could get gleaning from several sources, as specific references of this car are few.

The car is powered by a normally aspirated 8-cylinder, 16-valve, overhead cam Mugen engine.

 

Edited April 26, 2020 by Art Laski

[Art Laski]

[ChrisR]

VERY NICE!!

[Dave Van]

Super clean....my fav!!!

[stinkybritches]

Looks fantastic. Great build.

[kitbash1]

I have the same kit sitting in my stash, but I want to do this livery the Players F3000 that ran in the Euro 3000 series. Since no one has ever produced these decals, I'm going to have to do them myself.

[Art Laski]

13 hours ago, ChrisR said:

VERY NICE!!

 

9 hours ago, Dave Van said:

Super clean....my fav!!!

 

7 hours ago, stinkybritches said:

Looks fantastic. Great build.

Thank you, guys! 

[Art Laski]

3 hours ago, kitbash1 said:

I have the same kit sitting in my stash, but I want to do this livery the Players F3000 that ran in the Euro 3000 series. Since no one has ever produced these decals, I'm going to have to do them myself.

 

Douglas, that would be a great livery. I have one more kit and wasn’t too excited about the kit livery. I might have to consider thatone myself one day. It will be a while...

Have you looked at Indycals? They have some CART decals that could possibly be adapted, or at least be a head start.

Edited April 27, 2020 by Art Laski

[bbowser]

That's outstanding!  What scale is it?

[John Teresi]

Art....this is insanely good.....turned out terrific ....all the details are stunning.....and you are getting really good at the photography too.....great job Brother.....can’t wait to see what your  next build will be?

[Mooneyzs]

Art.... Man oh Man did this turn out Gorgeous. I am truly loving this build. It turned out Killer. Steller Job my Brother!

[curt raitz]

Very Very nice racecar Art.

It was a sad day when "Modelers" went under.

They had a lot of nice kits and excellent detail items.

[OldNYJim]

Absolutely outstanding work - I really admire and appreciate your work, and the fact that you take the time to document and share it. 

[Rich Chernosky]

Followed this one to the end, Art. You did an outstanding job and the results are well worth the effort you put in. 

[Art Laski]

On 4/27/2020 at 5:46 AM, Rich Chernosky said:

Followed this one to the end, Art. You did an outstanding job and the results are well worth the effort you put in. 

Rich,

Thank you for following the ride and your encouraging words along the way. It’s very much appreciated!

[Silver Foxx]

This is a super nice build , a lot of great detail work , well done .

[PappyD340]

Insanely nice, well done! 

[slusher]

Excellent!

[Phildaupho]

Exceptionally nice build of an interesting subject.

[o-man]

Fantastic

[chris coller]

Nice and clean

[Codi]

Took me a little bit but I found the thread Art.  My bad for not seeing this one earlier.   You nailed the colors / look of the car perfectly.   Cheers, tim

[Art Laski]

On 4/28/2020 at 3:22 PM, Silver Foxx said:

This is a super nice build , a lot of great detail work , well done .

 

On 4/28/2020 at 4:29 PM, PappyD340 said:

Insanely nice, well done! 

 

On 4/30/2020 at 8:28 PM, slusher said:

Excellent!

 

On 5/2/2020 at 8:10 PM, Phildaupho said:

Exceptionally nice build of an interesting subject.

Thanks, Phil!

On 5/3/2020 at 7:24 AM, o-man said:

Fantastic

Appreciate the comment!

On 5/10/2020 at 3:19 PM, chris coller said:

Nice and clean

Thanks, Chris! 

4 hours ago, Codi said:

Took me a little bit but I found the thread Art.  My bad for not seeing this one earlier.   You nailed the colors / look of the car perfectly.   Cheers, tim

Tim, much appreciated. Thanks for dropping in!

[grodudulle77]

Very nice work , i really like the details, awesome paint job !!??

[Art Laski]

On 4/26/2020 at 5:45 PM, bbowser said:

That's outstanding!  What scale is it?

Bruce, sorry I missed your question. It's 1/24 scale.

3 hours ago, grodudulle77 said:

Very nice work , i really like the details, awesome paint job !!??

Thank you!