IMSANUT Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 (edited) Hopefully this works..... Here are seven subjects that I have built, all of the road racing topic. Four real, three "phantoms"..... Enjoy! This is the Champion Porsche GTS entry from the 24 hours of Daytona. Tamiya of course, with Umi decals, and some wiring inside the cockpit and a scratch built neon number indicator in the right side window behind the drivers seat. Other than modifying the roll cage to IMSA spec, the rest of the kit is OOB. Hasegawa AAR Toyota OOB. Monogram Chaparral OOB with aftermarket decals, mostly Cady. Revell Viper, with Le Mans Miniatures wheels, tires and brakes, aftermarket decals, vac form roof I sold through Penguin Productions, parts bok wing and interior bits. Phantom IMSA GTO Ford Escort built for a GPMA Phantom contest. Mostly OOB Tamiya rally Escort with Tamiya Ford Focus wheels and tires, and NASCAR aftermarket decals. Tamiya Mini Cooper done up as an older SCCA Production class car. Pretty much box stock, save the Weber carb and airdam. Clock Work lettering dry rub transfers, with a bunch of parts box decals. The tires are the Mini's rally tires with the tread completely sanded off. The single most ambitious build to date. A phantom PSCR World Sports car based upon a Tamiya Tamtech RC body. About twenty different kits gave parts to this car. The basic tub was scratch built. The drive train is mostly from a Monogram Buick V6 Indy car with out the turbo induction, the front suspension was mostly fron the Monogram Mustang GTP. Edited October 7, 2012 by IMSANUT
krazyglu Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 Now those are some really cool model kits, you work looks very nice. You did a good job posting pictures, I only wish once you clicked on them they were bigger. I would really like to see the Porsche and the last one up close. Thanks for sharing
IMSANUT Posted October 7, 2012 Author Posted October 7, 2012 Thanks guys. I did the thumb nails to save space... here are blow ups....
krazyglu Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 Oh wow that is more like it....I love the Porsche. Thanks again
IMSANUT Posted October 7, 2012 Author Posted October 7, 2012 Thanks. You'd never guess it started out as black plastic.....!
Miatatom Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 I love all of them. Would love to see bigger pics of the Chaparral and the Mini.
Miatatom Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 Nice detail work on the Mini engine. I've got the Chaparral in my stash. Hope it turns out as nicely as yours did.
TooOld Posted October 8, 2012 Posted October 8, 2012 Beautiful work on all of them ! Don't worry about saving space , we like BIG pictures !
IMSANUT Posted October 8, 2012 Author Posted October 8, 2012 Cool! Glad they are liked. Here are the others in "bigger" size....
IMSANUT Posted October 8, 2012 Author Posted October 8, 2012 The mini and the "phantom" World Sports car were the last two all out heavy on the detail builds I've done, and they were from a few years back. I like the Mini a lot due to my continued trips to Road America for SCCA club racing fixes. I also have another phantom from a while back of ficticous AAR IMSA GTU car. Not my best work, but another full build. If there is interest, I'll post pics of it as well. I also plan on posting some in the work projects I'm excited about.....
Miatatom Posted October 9, 2012 Posted October 9, 2012 I'd love to see more. Nothing like SCCA events. I'm a former SCCA member. Chattanooga RE in 91 and 92. Didn't they do the Runoffs at RA this year?
Platerpants Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 Oh wow that is more like it....I love the Porsche. Thanks again yes i like the porsche too.
IMSANUT Posted October 10, 2012 Author Posted October 10, 2012 Yeah, this was the last contracted year for the runoffs at RA. I went to them last year. Cold and wet. Usually, I go to the sprints for the full four days. Much better climate then!
Miatatom Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 October weather is really iffy even when the Runoffs were at Road Atlanta. I attended several times when they were there. I sure miss Speeds' coverage of them.
FUSIONBOY Posted October 10, 2012 Posted October 10, 2012 Very Kool builds, would look great on a racetrack dio.
IMSANUT Posted October 11, 2012 Author Posted October 11, 2012 I've had in the back of my head turn six at RA as a great diorama. An up hill under a bridge to a tight left hander. I have a bunch of file photos for just this thing. Problem is it'd be pretty big, and I'd have no good place to display it...
surfjunke Posted October 11, 2012 Posted October 11, 2012 All beautiful builds! Really like the Porsche 911.
IMSANUT Posted October 24, 2012 Author Posted October 24, 2012 Here are some additional detail pics of the phantom World Sports car: A front 3/4 view of the Phantom WSC The tub was completely scratsh built and the parts box was liberally raided for the interior. The engine bay featuring a normally aspirated Buick V-6 from the Mac Tools Indy car. Again, the parts box was liberally raided...
IMSANUT Posted October 24, 2012 Author Posted October 24, 2012 Not sure why the 3/4 view got tilted 90 degrees....
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