65slotcar Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 still waiting for parts and decals to finish my last 3 427 cobras, time to start building the competition. a few Grand Sport Corvettes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 That is quite the line up at your Grand Sport factory. Look forward to seeing these with the Cobras. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250 Testa Rossa Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Can't wait to see how these turn out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Nice looking lineup! Looks like you,ve got quite the assembly line going. If I tried that, my head would explode. I can't even remember to paint parts of the same color even when they're on the same sprue, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Looks interesting William. If you do Jim Hall's don't forget to pancake the bonnet bulge!! Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Very nice start to another great "fleet" of 60's racers. I'm guessing we will seeing some GT350R's at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 I am going to be watching closely to see which ones you come up with. I see yellow wheels so that must be the Penske roadster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Wow I have trouble getting one done, amazing progress will be watching for more updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65slotcar Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) thanks for replies and interest in my project. 9 hours ago, Dave B said: Looks interesting William. If you do Jim Hall's don't forget to pancake the bonnet bulge!! Dave B yah i wish someone made the correct hood, will need to fabricate/modify 2 hoods and remove rear oil cooler behind back glass. as 005 went to Sebring in 65 they kept the flat hood but new paint job. the Accurate Miniatures kit has the decals , but only restored version hood with louvers. 2 hours ago, vamach1 said: Very nice start to another great "fleet" of 60's racers. I'm guessing we will seeing some GT350R's at some point. a fleet of gt 350 R 's are on the list at some point. along with a fleet of 289 comp cobras, 330p4 Ferrari's , Lola t70's, Chaparral's........... i think that is why i build in bulk. 2 hours ago, Gramps46 said: I am going to be watching closely to see which ones you come up with. I see yellow wheels so that must be the Penske roadster. yes, and your photo's have been great reference! Restored versions are almost always different then how they raced and i like making raced versions not restored. the roadster kits by HRM are really detailed and look accurate. Edited June 14, 2020 by 65slotcar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted June 14, 2020 Share Posted June 14, 2020 Nice lineup. I will follow this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65slotcar Posted June 14, 2020 Author Share Posted June 14, 2020 (edited) one big block done for one of the roaster's. rather plain looking compared to small block with webers Edited June 14, 2020 by 65slotcar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Ambrose Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 I’m looking forward to this. Been looking at my two Grand Sport kits and wondering if my skills are up to the kit yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65slotcar Posted June 19, 2020 Author Share Posted June 19, 2020 2 hours ago, Dave Ambrose said: I’m looking forward to this. Been looking at my two Grand Sport kits and wondering if my skills are up to the kit yet. go for it ! the kit is fairly easy. hood louvers can be tricky and get a set of headers from HRM . Headers from kit don't clear frame very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250 Testa Rossa Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 I have one, along with headers from HRM. Planning to do the Delmo Johnson/Dave Morgan car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 I also have two kits, one Accurate Miniatures original issue and one Revell issue...and headers from HRM. Maybe I get motivated to start one up when I follow your builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Woodruff Posted June 19, 2020 Share Posted June 19, 2020 Looking great. I need to build some of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65slotcar Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 a little hood work , body filler still to come. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Oh yeah, love this topic. I have 3 of them built, White one - IDK which one - very first issue, #2 Blue/white one and the Delmo Johnson car from the AM version with VRM decals. My favorite race car of all times. I have a handful of hte Eagle's race 43rds, and the Monogram 1/32 slots, including a roadster conversion to the Wintersteen car. There was the racingicons website that won't open today, that detailed the restoration and preservation of the original body. I STUDIED that site a lot when building my later kits. I hope it's not gone. I've read that over several times AFTER I built my kis. Just not lately apparently. And OMG, the Simeone museum says the GS were better handling than a Cobra. They've never read the friedman book, evidently. Where they talk about the front end lift nearly floating hte front wheels? And that the Wintersteen car is unrestored? The BODY maybe, according to the racingicons site. That site said that hte Wintersteen body was removed and preserved, but they restored/rebuilt everything else on the car. So who on the internet do you believe? BUT I will be following this along as it goes. Wish I could get all the stuff to build more of these. Good tires, headers, decal, kits, etc. BUt I just don;t think I'm up to funding a couple more correct ones. And I would like to have the three Mecom cars that raced early. Again - lots of funding to do them correctly. And research. So I'll just follow this. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250 Testa Rossa Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Looks awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 On 6/20/2020 at 4:30 PM, 65slotcar said: I wonder what kind of tape they used to tape to close off the front hood scoops. In this photo and all other photos I have seen it sure looks like the hood openings were molded closed. It seems too smooth with no detectible edges to be tape and in this photo there is even a bit of reflection on the left edge. In the book Corvette Grand Sport by Paddock and Friedman it does say on page 84 that the "hood scoops have ben taped shut" and on page 93 there is a photo from practice at the same Sebring 64 event with open vents ahead of the scoops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65slotcar Posted June 24, 2020 Author Share Posted June 24, 2020 that is a good question, i did the #4 car with tape and from the race photo you can see the tape edge. i think the 67 car will look better with molded in hood scoop , even though it may not be correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 (edited) 13 hours ago, 65slotcar said: from the race photo you can see the tape edge. i think the 67 car will look better with molded in hood scoop , even though it may not be correct. Yes I can see the tape edge in this photo. I must say they were good tapers but then again Jim Hall definitely was a perfectionist. And yes the 67 will look great with a molded hood in my opinion. Your build has got me to pull out my kit. I have some of the HRM parts and Model Car Garage detail set. My current project is the Chaparral Camaro so would like to a Grand Sport as a follow. Edited June 24, 2020 by Phildaupho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 I *think* the cars orginal cars had the molded hood. Then they had to be opened up for more air for the Webers. Originally they had a different intake setup? I really need to find my book. I'm sure someone else here will probably know as well. The hoods changed a lot through the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65slotcar Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 very early version had fuel injection and looked more like a stock corvette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250 Testa Rossa Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 On 6/24/2020 at 9:10 PM, 65slotcar said: very early version had fuel injection and looked more like a stock corvette I plan to do one of the early versions, probably 003. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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