Sunbeam Tiger vs. Shelby Cobra Duel

[Pierre Rivard]

A fantasy Sunbeam Tiger build turned into a duel when I decided to add a Cobra build to the mix. The Cobra is also a fantasy build but more rooted in reality because I based it on csx 2026 in 63 Sebring spec but portrayed as a fictional, down a few years, privateer racer.

The challenge with the Cobra was starting with the Sunny/Minicraft/Revell kit. The kit has series 1 chassis but more or less a late series 3 S/C style body. I did my best to retrofit it to look the part by slimming it down and adding the Sebring spec flares and reshaping the nose opening as well.

With the Tiger I just had fun and built big fender flares. My first time doing body alterations...lots of learning in the process.

Many scratch built components or detailing stuff from the formidable aftermarket sources, all detailed in the w.i.p. section.

All finishes brush painted using a mix of Vallejo and Tamiya products.

Thank you for watching

 

[cobraman]

Great looking models !  You did a fantastic job on both.

[bytownshaker]

Another 2 out of the park home runs Pierre !!!

 

[Rich Chernosky]

Pierre..What a fantastic thread.  Both models turned out great and were a pleasure to see. And you did a superb job on this post and the WIP.  Very well done. 

[afx]

They turned out great Pierre.

 

[Scalper]

Great work   both look really nice and ready to race. 

[1959scudetto]

Power to the people - excellent models, Pierre - both very well done! I like them both very much - with fantasy racers you have your  free choice of colors, decals and modifications which can be sometimes very rewarding:

just to have the liberty to build a racer of your own (and not to be obliged to replicate each and every detail to come as close to the real car as possible) - very nice!

[Gramps46]

Bravo Pierre on he the pair of racers.  You captured the period perfectly as I remember them from the '60s when I went to the races.  I am also starting to envy the freedom you took to do it your way.

 

[vamach1]

Congrats on two awesome builds considering what you had to start with and all the enhancements you added.

[Jim B]

Great looking race cars.  Really well done.

[kjohan]

Really nice pair

Read through the WIP.  very useful
Two questions :
- what primer did you use ?
- what clear ?
I do brush painting, though not on your level, far from, so far used  Humbrol, need to find something else now

[Pierre Rivard]

49 minutes ago, kjohan said:

Really nice pair

Read through the WIP.  very useful
Two questions :
- what primer did you use ?
- what clear ?
I do brush painting, though not on your level, far from, so far used  Humbrol, need to find something else now

Hi Gunnar, 

I use Vallejo primers, about 10% thinning with water, about 3  thin coats. After a few days polish with 4000 to 12,000 cloths.

Vallejo acrylic colors, thinned with Vallejo thinner to a milk like viscosity, again 3 thin coats. No polishing.

Clear is Tamiya acrylic X-22, thinned with X-20A and retarder. 2 thin coats. After a few days polished 6000 to 12,000 cloths, then Tamiya fine and finish compounds.

Regards, Pierre

[Pierre Rivard]

Many thanks to all for the feedback and support.

First time building these 2 kits. Special thanks to JC, Rich, Gramps and others answering all my questions when I was investigating building Cobras.

First time also doing a fictional build, really it's because I did not have a way do do an exact replica for the Tiger so that's that.

Going back to studying details into replicating a real car. Again a Cobra csx 2196 (entry #1) for Andy's 64 Sebring group build. This one will be anything but OOB for sure... 

[65slotcar]

great  job on 2 very  clean builds.   you don't  see  Tiger's  done very much and this one looks  great with the fatty  tires  and  side exhaust.

[MarkJ]

Wow. I'm loving these two builds. Everything about them is great. The extra detail, cleanliness of build, superb paint job, put on excellently with a brush and polished to perfection. I'm also enjoying the photo board as the background. I noticed the Penske Grand Sport battling it out at Nassau with the Ken Miles Cobra. Happily, the Grand Sport won that day when the big block Cobra blew up. Again, Awesome builds.

 

[ChrisR]

Awesome!

[happy grumpy]

Great duo you got there. Fantastic work on both, thanks for sharing.

[Kah puts]

Oh boy I really enjoyed your two racers especially that Tiger, had one back in the day same color. Thanks for posting. 

[absmiami]

Alrighty then. CSX 2196 is on the starting grid - sort of …

[Pierre Rivard]

8 hours ago, absmiami said:

Alrighty then. CSX 2196 is on the starting grid - sort of …

Yes Andy, time to get going on CSX 2196. This was my first Cobra build so learnings will be applied to the one for your group build.

[MeatMan]

Awesome work, and post!

[Peter Lombardo]

Excellent workmanship, these are very convincing replicas.  I have many Cobras, but no Tigers, seeing yours, I think I need to get one into my collection.  Nice work, Well Done.

[Pierre Rivard]

Thank you all. This was a fun build with no expectations because it was fictional. Now I have to get my game together for the next build with Andy looking over my shoulder... 

[Bruce Scully]

Two top class builds, these look so nice , lots of great detail, well done .

[Dave B]

Pierre, an extremely well built duo you have there, tks for sharing them.

Dave B