Gramps46

Use a saver wheel and tire.

Rich, Years ago when I built the coupe shown below I had to mix my own paint color. I knew it was Linden Green which is an English Ford standard color in the '60s. This time I went looking for some Linden Green but did not find any, even tried Detroit Diesel engine green and a FIAT shade but those did not work. But then discovered I had some RS60 sitting on the shelf and that seemed to me to be pretty reasonable match with a gray primer base. I don't envy you on your move. Best wishes on that endeavor with your stash and shop.

Thank you Janos and Helmut for posting this unique model.

Besides Mini Exotics others have done this body style including a Monogram Slot Car, Reliable Resins, DDP, and ???. The original Monogram was molded wider than the 1:1 to accommodate the slot chassis and some of the others did not change the width when they repoped it, including this one. Here is a comparison of the transkit with a Monogram body narrowed to the correct width. Jorgen Stendahl did an excellent WIP many years ago, but I cannot find a link to it now.

1965 Targa Florio Ford Roadster This is a Ford Roadster build using a Mini Exotics 1/24 scale transkit on a Fujimi chassis. The color is Tamiya Pearl Green TS-60.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY -I am afraid I am not in a clever state of mind today, just sincere in wishing you many more birthdays.

Looks so right.

The community has been kind of slow here so I thought I would start a thread on favorite diecasts. My favorite is a 1/24 scale EBBRO Porsche 911 Carrera RS 2.7 of 1973. Everything about this model is above the normal standard. I wish I could get better pictures of the interior and engine bay. Please feel free to add your favorite to this topic.

Super special accomplishment.

The late Wayne Moyer of this magazine once told me the winning Mazda's color and graphics were actually a wrap.

Oh great! Another must have. Edit: found one in Italy. Blue. Let's see now. The modeling budget says no deserts and travel in the slow lane till Christmas to save gas.

Your posts have been very enlightening. Thank you.

You nailed the look my friend. Thanks for bring us up to date.

The wheels look like the early AMT Cobra kit. Maybe I will do a From The Archive review of the model in a separate thread. I see I am missing the grille's white surround.

Now this brings back memories of the '70s before there were any Ferrari kits and I was carving my own Barchetta with wood. I built a jig to hold my Dremel to cut the slots in plastic bars for the grille. Photo etch, phooey. ?

You are correct, the MKIV is the evolution of the J Car. After the death of Ken Miles in a J Car prototype while testing at Riverside the chassis was strengthened, a roll bar installed, and aero changes made to call it the MKIV in 1967.

Ford J Car 1966 Le Mans Trials Ford leadership decided in 1965 they needed a new, made in the USA, lighter and more aerodynamic GT for Le Mans. They teamed with Kar Kraft and Brunswick to build an aluminum honeycomb chassis and Ford Styling came up with a dramatic new body shape. For the Le Mans trials in April 1966 the all new J Car was introduced and dubbed the Pickle Fork (your grandmother or mechanic will know what that means). Here as it arrived at the local Peugeot dealership where Ford rented garage space for their J Car and MK IIs. During the trials it was found the rear end was lifting and a spoiler was fitted. I also believe IBM used it as a test bed for their new electronic timing system. The MPC 1/25th J Car Model. The MPC model was unique in that it had a body molded in clear plastic and had a detailed chassis. I got this model as a built up with a chassis painted to match the box art. There was damage to the suspension which had to be fixed and glue smudges to the windows had to be fixed. A periscope rear view mirror was missing and had to be made. I had decided to paint it to match the J Car as it was at the trials. The rear end needed to be revised to match its configuration at the trials. The taillights were changed, the spoiler was added, and the tacked-on IBM transponder attached. Decals came from the parts box. Thanks for looking and comments are welcome. There is a WIP thread too. Oops, just noticed the NACA ducts are missing in the tail.

Me too.

I recommend the IMC Cougar chassis. It has the correct wheelbase for the 1/24 body plus poseable front end. I used one for the Lindberg Daytona I built.

I almost shorted out my phone salivating on it. Hand laced wheels?

Really looking forward to watching this journey.

I built an Alfa 8C 2300 eons ago from a Frog-Union kit and intended to build another like yours so am very interested.

Truly significant accomplishment. Thanks so much for sharing it with us.

Interesting choice of chassis to replicate. Will be watching.

Double nice Phil.