Chaparral 2D

[David G.]

I'm along for the ride and enjoying the trip.

Excellent work as always!

David G.

[Pierre Rivard]

Second element I wanted to add a bit of detail is the engine "plate" & intake stacks. The kit is curbside and I have no plans to add a full engine but just to add a bit of depth to what is visible.

 

 

[cobraman]

Man, that looks great !

[bytownshaker]

Looks fantastic Pierre

[Nacho Z]

Love it!!  Excellent work!

[TarheelRick]

You are doing some really nice work on this build, especially your 'engine' detail.

[Belugawrx]

Nice detailing there Pierre !

[TooOld]

WOW this looks sooooo much better , excellent work Pierre !

[David G.]

That's a great looking engine plate, it certainly does the job.

David G.

[Pierre Rivard]

Thanks guys. I really like this kit. As simple as it is it really looks lifelike. The body, glass and tires are very nice so with a bit of detailing it should look pretty realistic. I definitely will be on the lookout for more vintage Monogram kits of classic race cars. Any suggestions on the better ones out there?

[Gramps46]

4 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Thanks guys. I really like this kit. As simple as it is it really looks lifelike. The body, glass and tires are very nice so with a bit of detailing it should look pretty realistic. I definitely will be on the lookout for more vintage Monogram kits of classic race cars. Any suggestions on the better ones out there?

I posted pictures of my Monogram classic race cars on Wednesday.

Monogram 1/24's - post 'em up !! - Page 4 - Model Cars - Model Cars Magazine Forum

 

[1959scudetto]

Excellent engine plate, Pierre - it raises the bar very high and brings this model to a whole new level !

[Pierre Rivard]

4 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

I posted pictures of my Monogram classic race cars on Wednesday.

Monogram 1/24's - post 'em up !! - Page 4 - Model Cars - Model Cars Magazine Forum

 

Thanks Gary, they're all really nice. The 2 Ferrari 275P's are particularly beautiful so I'll put that on my eBay watch

[Chris Smith]

On 3/2/2023 at 1:21 PM, cobraman said:

Man, that looks great !

Agree, well done 

[absmiami]

So - you’re goin to brush paint - white ? - gulp …

[sflam123]

Great job on this so far!!  I look forward to seeing more progress!!

 

[Straightliner59]

On 3/2/2023 at 2:02 PM, Pierre Rivard said:

Second element I wanted to add a bit of detail is the engine "plate" & intake stacks. The kit is curbside and I have no plans to add a full engine but just to add a bit of depth to what is visible.

That looks fantastic! I'm fairly impressed with the plastic fuel lines. I have one of these planned, as well--you've surely given me something to aspire to. In case you're interested, on Ebay, I found vintage Chaparral wheels in magnesium, for slot cars. They were fairly reasonably priced, as I recall. It's hard to tell, in these photos, but I polished two of these--one front and one rear.  Beautiful work, Pierre!

[Pierre Rivard]

8 hours ago, absmiami said:

So - you’re goin to brush paint - white ? - gulp …

White over white primer over white styrene like the Porsche below, but there is a secret sauce again. Builder of the month award if you can guess

 

[Pierre Rivard]

4 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

That looks fantastic! I'm fairly impressed with the plastic fuel lines. I have one of these planned, as well--you've surely given me something to aspire to. In case you're interested, on Ebay, I found vintage Chaparral wheels in magnesium, for slot cars. They were fairly reasonably priced, as I recall. It's hard to tell, in these photos, but I polished two of these--one front and one rear.  Beautiful work, Pierre!

Thanks Daniel. The plastic lines would not be suitable for the high detail multi-material builds you do but for this application...quick and easy.

I like your wheels, I think they are vintage Cox right? I did consider them but was unsure based on the small eBay pics so I decided to go ahead with a styrene solution. Pretty happy with the modified kit wheels I did.

 

[Straightliner59]

6 minutes ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Thanks Daniel. The plastic lines would not be suitable for the high detail multi-material builds you do but for this application...quick and easy.

I like your wheels, I think they are vintage Cox right? I did consider them but was unsure based on the small eBay pics so I decided to go ahead with a styrene solution. Pretty happy with the modified kit wheels I did.

 

You are correct, sir. They are Cox. Your wheels look great! The color is perfect, too.  need to get a proper set of tires, for mine--at least markings for them--then I can just sand off the molded-in detail. This is an excellent project, and I'm excited to watch it come together1

[Pierre Rivard]

Not a lot to do on this simple kit but I have been working even slower than usual these days.

Scratch built the oil cooler and the "duct" on the body

 

[Pierre Rivard]

While I'm working on the body I'm wondering how other builders have handled the lower body air inlets (just ahead of rear wheels).

Just painted black or opened it up? Suggestions welcomed.

 

[Belugawrx]

It's looking good Pierre, shouldn't be too hard to drill and file those brake duct openings. 

Nice job on the cooler?

[Straightliner59]

On 3/4/2023 at 5:56 AM, Pierre Rivard said:

The plastic lines would not be suitable for the high detail multi-material builds you do but for this application...quick and easy.

They're perfect, for this, to be sure. So much so, that I would consider them for my own build, of it. I think these old Monogram kits are a load of fun!

[David G.]

The oil cooler and duct look great Pierre!

The brake ducts? I'd open them.

David G.