Terry Jessee Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 The late Chris Etzel was one of the best pattern-makers in the business. He used those patterns to create some wonderful race cars. This Kurtis Midget has resin, white metal, nickel, and photo-etched parts. The markings--according to the instruction sheet--are for an Offy fuelie that was based out of Tennessee in the mid-50s. I've included a shot of the model sitting next to a '53 Ford pickup to give you an idea of relative size. The Midget is in 1/24 scale, so would be even smaller in 1/25 scale. This pre-dates Revell's Midget kit by about 15 years. The ultra-thick windshield is actually from the Revell kit. The Etzel kit came with a vacuformed windshield but it seemed kind of small. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Very, very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Yup - do you have any other Etzell kits ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterNNL Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Very nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Another beautiful vintage race-car model. I sure wish I'd had my current appreciation for Chris Etzel's work when I got back into this hobby some years ago. I saw his jewel-like kits at a few shows, but passed on buying them primarily out of my own ignorance. I doubt we'll ever see his like again, though some of the CAD designed / 3D printed stuff that's coming online is equally spectacular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Sweet little midget. Nice detailing. Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 (edited) Great build and finish work Terry! Chris was "The Man" Have several of his kits and treasure them even though unmade. the midget unfortunately isn't one of them. Back in the day... 60s there was an article in Rod & Custom Models that had a how to chop down the Monogram midget kit to make a 1/24 (or was it 1/25) car. I want to say the Monogram kit was out of scale. Edited July 13, 2022 by Big John Added content Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 Terry, you've done a beautiful job, with an equally beautiful kit. Love the color, the markings. Excellent work, sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 Another great Model from your bench Sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Davis Posted August 8, 2022 Share Posted August 8, 2022 Very good build Terry. I have a few of his midget kits. They are nice. Hey John...That Monogram kit is not out of scale. It's 1/18th scale. I 've built one of the kits and have 3 more in the build stash. Here's a pic of that Midget & trailer build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big John Posted September 2, 2022 Share Posted September 2, 2022 Learn something new every day. That is one Cool car, what a great build and trailer display, I love the color scheme and . Wonderful detail detail work all around! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted September 30, 2022 Share Posted September 30, 2022 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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