absmiami

The dog ate my … GTO seat ?

Was sort of hoping you mite look at some 24th sc subjects for a transkit - can we tempt you to do a proper 24th sc Jag engine ? The Tamiya 6 cyl Jag engine in their saloon kit is good - its about half way there -

Ooph

Nice save

Shift gate and fuel pumps…

Steering wheel modified fr Auto kits Lotus 25 white metal casting - used because it has the correct diameter and shape -

The radiator, oil tank, and the ducts to the bulkhead - the first few 25’s actually secured the radiator without a subframe - just the pipes and the ducts - but subframes were used - i think - before the end of the ‘62 racing season - safe bet that Team mechanics added it - and then told Chapman …

Bulkheads behind the seat … There’s an opening in one of these for a fuel bag photo on page 2 of this thread shows an opening for a fuel bag - thats an early chassis - so i think i’ll add this feature …

The fr susp bulkhead has gone thru some changes - now ready to drill sand paint and attach to the monocoque-

The dash bulkhead and the fuel pipe - these parts began life as Tam Lotus 25 kit parts - modified heavily to add detail -

Valve covers came out great

Some eng parts mockup - you can really see the quality of the castings on these shots

The one part that i did not scratchbuild was this white Casting - which is the forward pipe assembly found in the tamiya 20th sc Lotus 25 - was pleasently surprised that my caster was able to cast this - assembly will be easier with the use of this casting -

Got the castings back - casted by a member of the resin casters Hall of Fame -

Lotus ? did anyone say … Lotus ?

Early nineties IMSA cars all had this neat rear wing - Jaguar did this too - the side panels are relief etched to place the wing elements - but glueing will be sloppy and uncertain - so I’m leaving the fret tabs on the edges of the wings in place and drilling corresponding holes in the side plates - will attempt to solder everything together upon my return to Fl -

The splitter is photo-etched - only actually protrudes from the nose a couple of inches - painted black on the team cars

The detail in the inserts is relief etched - well done - but the parts had what appeared to be some chemical etchant residue and were - after 30 yrs - a little tarnished - i spiffed them up - but i think i should paint them gold -

Tires are rubber - wheels are multi-peice machined brass- and polished nickel - w photo-etched wheel inserts - nice stuff -

The main photo-etch sheet is thick - i’m judging maybe .08 - that’s good - but i had to open the slots on the corners of the fenders ..

Body casting is pretty good - just a few small casting holes on the base of the aero skirts .. and i got a Tamiya scriber to deepen the bonnet and door lines -

Thing one - the base plate - inclined to remove all of the markings - opinions?

This is Starter’s IMSA Mazda 792P kit - i bought it from Ultimodels in Cali for 42.00 about 30 yrs ago - i never seem to get around to building any of my few 43 sc kits - so i thought this would make a good holiday basement build - this was the follow-up to Mazda’s Lemans winner - not very successful - wonderful lines - but not a good real-world racer - Mazda’s IMSA team never figured out how to manage the issues caused by the insane exhaust header heat …

In Frederick Md - only about twenty five miles away - is a franchise Hobby Town - w a real good selection of tools paints - you name it - even a Tamiya Lotus 7 kit for just 27 dollars - can’t beat that …