kjohan Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Here is the result of my attempts to at least approximate the CSX3008 Based on the Revell/ Monogram kit, the version moulded in blue. Got some very appreciated advices in a another thread, thanks very much There remains much to learn on build and photos but still great fun. Gunnar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Looks like there is a problem with the files or links. I cannot see any pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I can’t see the pics either...🙁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 No pics here either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohan Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 Strange with the photos I see them on my opening opening of the thread Try another method Try again 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Looks good from here now. Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Really nice build. I saw this car race at the Mid Ohio race track and you have captured the look very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Aaahh..much better. Nice job on this one. Oscar Koveleski and Hal Keck ( I think) drove this car to victory at Watkins Glen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venom Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Always love seeing a Cobra.... Very well done🤠👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohan Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 Thanks for nice comments, really appreciate Gary´s comment on having seen the actual car racing in period. A couple of comments - The kit came moulded in blue "metallic" of faily good finish There were a couple of weld lines in the material, where the material came flowing from different directions Furtunately those were in the areas covered by the decals So I took the easy way out, polished the plastic and just applied one layer of clear coat, a little polishing again thereafter - The external oil filler /filter to the front left of the engine was moulded together with the upper coolant hose. Cut it loose and attached it instead separately to the front end of the engine block, a bit too low but did not want to have conflict with the closing of the hood. By having this as a separate unit I could make oil hoses both to the oil cooler in the low front as well as those connecting to the engine block, just below in the lower left corner just above the joint between the block and the oil pan. Not possible to show in photo, no one will see it But I know it´s there, that´s sufficient - would have liked to have a dual battery installed behind the passenger seat but i learned about this after having glued the seat in place, And apparently did a good job with this gluing, impossible to pry loose So ... But onn the next one(s)... - In general a very nice kit to build They must have liked what they did when the constructed and formed the kit The only strange thing was the steering rack, which, judging from the angles of the rods and the position of the steering gear on the rack, seemed to belong to a RHD car. The attachment of the rack to the front wheel uprights was also weak and fiddly. Otherwise Ok Now in the finalizing stages of an Italeri 250 GTO, if you built a Cobra, you need to keep the balance with a Ferrari. Thereafter finishing a Ford 1930 coupé, and then back to Cobra(s) ; the Ollie ( probably this also in the Feinstein execution) and the Baldwin Motion drag racer Amazing how gluing pieces of styrene can keep you busy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 (edited) As information Revell mislabeled the Drag Racing Cobra kit. The car was built by Motion Performance not Baldwin-Motion. Motion Performance did collaborate with Baldwin Chevrolet (Baldwin-Motion Performance Group) to build many hot Chevys back in the day. The original Baldwin-Motion Performance Group (1967-1974) represented a partnership between Baldwin Auto Company, a franchised Chevrolet dealership dating back to the early-1920s and Motion Performance, a high-profile speed shop with a reputation for building fast Chevys. Both were located in Baldwin, Long Island, NY, a New York City suburb. https://www.supercars.net/blog/all-brands/baldwin-motion/ Edited October 26, 2021 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Very nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Your Cobra turned out very nice. Well done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Great looking. That blue looks really clean and slick. Nice detail work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Here’s CSX2431 from the Boulder CO museum. It’s a 289 but you can clearly see the influence it had on the design of the 427 body. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kjohan Posted October 27, 2021 Author Share Posted October 27, 2021 Thank you all for your help with information and kind words on the outcome of this one Gunnar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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