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MFH 1/24 Porsche 917K Gulf
absmiami replied to hobbyfella's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Remember to post some shots of the engine exhaust set up - its really cool ! And accurate ! -
https://www.facebook.com/SebringLegends/?ref=page_internal Alrighty - start here or go to the photos page many of these are by a photographer that I am not familiar with / Dave Morton Dave fr Hobart - scroll down - way, way down ... great photos of the Iso Grifo ... this is why facebook causes insanity - just keep scrolling down until you forget what day it is ...
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Funny - those mag wheels look like they belong …
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Fr Dave B: I have found in my stash a pre painted vac form Iso. It looks reasonably good but I will need to review dimensions and see what I can do about the wheels prior to seeing if it will slush mould. If someone turns up with a resin kit offer them the slot. I'll keep this link informed of my progress. speaking of which: https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/first-drive-bizzarrini-5300-gt-cors cool fact: Bizzarini: born in '26, is still alive !
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Saw Four of these beasts - all lined up - waxed and polished - at the Amelia Concourse- four years ago - the survivors - less than 50 ? - are all over- restored - and gorgeous - if I had one I would do exactly the same thing - curbside is fine - but if you get ambitious - it would be easy to source the engine - either way - i was really hoping that someone would do this car - are there any survivors in Australia ? Check Primotipo …
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BMW 507 Cabrio 1957 - Elvis Presley's one - Revell old kit 1:24
absmiami replied to CrazyCrank's topic in WIP: Model Cars
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Probably just grow each kit part with some bits of Evergreen plastic - and I’ve got some 25th scale Webers in my parts box - the keys are to maintain the correct height and location of the rear axles and to make sire that the exhausts are clear of the suspension trailing arms - also deepen the crank case and open the chassis base plate for the bottom of the engine - see Mr. Ditton’s GT40 build ..
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Magnifier 1/12 Ford GT 40
absmiami replied to cobraman's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
MFH wiill some day do a series of GT40’s - and they will be killer .. -
Magnifier 1/12 Ford GT 40
absmiami replied to cobraman's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
My theory is that the expense of tooling is such that design errors simply are not corrected due to the initial investment in the first tools …. Which is why the MFH large scale kits are expensive but maybe worth it - and their use of wh metal panels allows body assembly with the ability of the builder to tweek the fit and nail the gaps …