Lizard Racing

Congrats to Will Power on winning the 2018 Indy 500! He drove a smart race and kept his head at the end, knowing the two guys ahead had to stop for fuel one last time. He also did not try to pass Charlie Kimball on the last lap. J. R. Hildebrand tried that in 2012 and it cost him the race on the last lap. Oriol Servia had to make a desperate splash-and-go stop, but at that wound up 17th. That shows how competitive Indy cars are these days. I believe there were 20 cars on the lead lap.

Please see my other topic: "40 Years of Indy Cars" in the Under Glass forum. Per suggestion, I resurrected my old Parnelli Jones '63 Indy winner and the first car over 150 mph at the speedway. It started as the AMT combination kit with the Lotus-Ford. AMT must have used up all the budget for this kit on the chassis. It's great, even by today's standards. The real downfall, along with the Lotus is the tires. They are 'way too tall and have the wrong wheel size. What is on the car now are the front kit tires on the back and the tires from a street kit on the front. I know Indycals offers a set of '63 Indy tires, but they are a bit too expensive for me. Here's the body primed and ready for the painting template provided by Indycals. The decals look great, but you have to paint the blue parts between the red scallops yourself. I will update this thread when the body is done. Thanks for watching.

A former motorbike racer buddy of mine once pointed out that many tracks in England are bordered by stone walls. This means as a rider leans into a turn his head gets ever closer to those stone walls! But I have no room to criticize anyone else's pastime.

I remember seeing pictures in Hot Rod Magazine of a Stude just like this one. I think it went 200+ mph. I agree with Mr. Anglia105E: Don't throw anything away.

Mr. bbowser: Funny you should mention Ol' Calhoun. I just resurrected the old project and am waiting for fresh decals from Indycals.

Here's my 10 off the top of my head in no particular order: Ferrari 61 Tri LM Ferrari 330 P4 Lotus 25 McLaren M6 Eagle F5000 Lola T333 Lola T70Jaguar E-Type Liteweight Chaparral 2C Chaparral 2K Indy Birdcage Maserati

Some of the other experts on this forum can give better advice, but anything you can print on regular paper can be printed on decal paper. Use the decal spray, let dry, then apply. You do need a good printer.

Just amazing!! Your attention to detail is outstanding. I like the subject of a street-driven racer. Did you get the cheater slicks fit the chassis OK?

On finishing the Jimmy Vasser Reynard (see previous post), I realized that I had a 40-year spread of Indy car development. They are (l to r): '68 Eagle (Bobby Unser); '74 McLaren (Johnny Rutherford); '88 Lola (Mario Andretti); '98 Reynard (Jimmy Vasser). The older two are survivors built "in the day" and the other two are more recent builds. Pole Day on Sunday and the race in two weeks!!

I've always been a fan of jimmy Vasser and I found this Revell kit at a show. I got part way finished and had to put it aside for three years. Luckily the decals went on OK, except for the tires. I shouldn't have sprayed the dullcoat prior to decals. I usually don't go in for driver figures (they look fake to me), but this one was good.

I disagree: I think the 330 P4 was THE best looking racecar of the period, maybe ever. Dig those sensual curves.

I would have to agree with all the comments. I have been working on AMT Corvettes since '63. When I was 15, the detail was OK. But now the primitive kits seem SO primitive.

Wonderful cars!! And good topics too.

Great work! This is a little known or forgotten version of the GS. According to legend, Wintersteen bought the car in coupe form from Roger Penske at Nassau in 1964. Penske had just won the Tourist Trophy race with it, the only international win for a Grand Sport. The only problem was, Penske did not own the car; Jim Hall did.

With all the fine detail in the kit, there are lots of small parts. I have several sets of VRM decals for Corvettes and they are great. For research, I recommend the book Corvette Grand Sport by Dave Friedman. It is a go-to source.

I use the cardboard cores from rolls of paper towels to store Evergreen rods, tubing and strips. These can be sorted by size and kept tidy.

Just finished the AMT Double Dragster re-issue. I built a number of them back in the '60s. I think they are using the original tooling judging from the amount of flash on everything and warpage of the bodies. It's an OK kit with a fair level of detail, especially on the engines. The best thing is all the leftover parts, especially engine parts. A lot of people build AA Fuelers and AA Altereds, do I went down the scale, with a B/A using the small-block and a D/D with a Stovebolt from the parts box. I made them both white, to contrast the black frames. Class D was for flatheads, fours and sixes. Used two sets of headers to make six, three of the eight carbs on a fabricated manifold. Also made a coolant tank with the original water pump on the engine. Decals were a mixture of homemade, kit and leftovers. OBTW, decals don't last forever. I debated whether or not to use the grille. Period cars used the original bodies. The headers and injectors 50 year old parts box refugees from other Double Dragsters. Don't throw away anything! It's a rather primitive kit, but you end up with two early drag racers. Junkyard parts, no burnouts and a flagman. Thanks for looking.

That's quite a task! But you're off to a good start. IMHO, the '69 was the best-looking of all Camaros.

Here's what I did with mine about 4 years ago. It was REALLY an exercise in patience. Note the fuel, oil and coolant lines; I don't think I could to another. It's in a display case. I recently bought another for parts to make a 2-engine LSR machine.

Great looking. You are right about putting the body on.

The cool thin about this kit is all the different versions you can build. I have one as the Buck Baker version and just finished one as a Junior Stock drag racer (see drag racing forum).

It's a finely detailed kit, and that means a lot of small fragile parts. I built one as the #3 Delmo Johnson version, then rebuilt it (with VRM decals) as the Jim Hall version at the Road America 500.

I don't build Chevys only. I just completed the Marshall Teague '53 Hudson. There's an awful lot of chrome on the darkside racers! I still need more practice with the Molotow pen! This is a straight OOB build, except for cutting out the rear fender skirts. It's a good kit with lots of detail. Hudson-the car you step down into (so the period ads said. Straight six with TWO carbs! Thanks for looking.

What a clean build! A Black Widow without the widow. This Revell kit is one of the best.

The 1970 Trans Am season was one of the most competitive ever, with FIVE factory supported teams at the head. The AAR Barracuda and Autodynamics Challenger have largely been ignored over time. From previous posts, you have obviously done your research and the result is a great representation and tribute to Dan Gurney.