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Very Cool, great to see OY2 getting some exposure. I did a 1/24 slot car version a few years ago, from a vac formed body. I caught up with Ernie at Eastern Creek, and he graciously signed it for me.

Gee Mr Moto, sorry I missed your post from Feb last year. This video is a tribute to local racer who passed away, and the first bit is a bit slow, so jump to 6:48 where the engine features. This vehicle was owned and built by local Studebaker dealer, Bert Needham, and Warren Weldon was the main driver through its racing history. Sorry for the hi-jack. Love the Avanti.

Looking good.

As Brian mentioned, the Arii kit is basic kerbside, no engine or suspension detail. It's a good one for the slot car guys. Tamiya also did a re-issue of their slot car body a few years ago, and pop up on ebay occasionally. It's only the body, glass and flat tray interior, so not ideal for a detailed model, unless you scratch build it all.

Phil, has there been any progress on this one? Looking forward to see how she turns out.

If you need to work out other scale dimensions, just divide the full size (1:1) size by the scale. 1/25 scale of 2" = 2 divided by 25 = 0.080" (2.0mm) 1/32 scale of 2" = 2 divided by 32 = 0.063" (1.5mm) etc.

It's a bit hard to tell by the pics, however, the square main side rails look like about 2" (~51mm) 1/25 scale = 0.080" (2.0mm) 1/32 scale = 0.063" (1.5mm) Even if the side rails were 2.5" square, @ 1/25 scale it would be 0.100" (2.5mm) You're probably not going to get the exact size you want, so just go with what's available, and look the part.

As Colby suggests, caustic soda in solution usually removes the plating, so how about masking the rim you want to keep chrome with a 'rubber' mask (eg Parma Fasmask), then carefully brush on the caustic to the area you want to strip. Wash thoroughly to remove the caustic residue. Might pay to test on scrap chrome tree to see how it goes. Caustic is a bit nasty, and is a skin irritant, so best to wear disposable gloves, safety glasses, and do in well ventilated area.

HobbyLink (with a K)in Japan quite often have good specials; https://www.hlj.com/ With HobbyLinc (with a C) in the USA, it can get a bit confusing; http://www.hobbylinc.com Not sure if one pinched the others name or not??? I've bought from both, and both are good suppliers.

There is a survivor racing Cruiser down here fitted with an R4, and it sounds awesome. The motor was acquired and fitted to the cruiser. I can post YT vid if anyone is interested.

Very nice job. Love it. Studebakers are the forgotton about, muscle car. Wish I could get a model of my 63 Lark Cruiser.

Love it. Thanks for sharing.

Happy New Year Gregg, and I'm happy for you, that your back is on the improve.

Great to see a young guy creating something with his hands. Good job, hope to see plenty more.

After a long absence from model building, retiring, and just about finished a house reno', I'm aiming to build as many cars that Mr Dan Gurney drove, as I can. Dan the Man drove a huge range of cars, so there are many to choose from, and gathering the info for each is also interesting. First one will be Old Yeller as a scratchbuild, then the next will be the one I've got all the info and stuff to build it with. Then repeat!! I'm into Studebakers as well, so the odd Stude might sneek in there too.

Would love to see them. Can you show the chassis as well?

How about an air drying modeling clay? That's just one... there are others that may suit as well.

Maybe cost to tool up? An extra mould would be needed for separate wiper/s. It's clearly not a technical issue, because making moulds for wipers has been possible for a long time. S'pose they could make a generic wiper that could be adapted to all similar applications. That could slightly reduce the cost of the body mould, by eliminating that detail. It does seem a bit wierd, because many slot cars (mainly 1/32) have separate wipers. And they get broken off during racing.

Yeah, the Mauretania is quite a bit different in the hull as well. So cancel that suggestion. There is a nice looking Aquitania model on ebay at the moment. Looks nice, but too big for me at 800mm long. Looks like the seller got the photo's mixed up, as there are some of the Lusitania there as well.

I've got the Triang (missing masts), and have been looking a long time for a larger one without luck. My father served in the Royal Navy on her during the war, and would love to get a better version. If you're keen, you could also check out an Airfix kit of the RMS Mauretania. Photo from Vintage-Airfix.com. It's also a 4 stacker, and could be converted to the Aquitania.

Alligator skin...

Neeto.... any chance of shots of the chassis?

I've only had experience with one of the Academy sports car kits; The Ferrari 250LM with copyright 1980 on it. It's a curbside model with one piece body, no engine, and minimal interior details. But, what is there looks pretty good, with quality mouldings having good detail, little flash and very few sinks. I've got the same kit that was put out later (1986) by SUNNY. The mouldings in both kits look to have come out of the same moulds. Here is the Academy box art; and this is the SUNNY; I like the Sunny, as it showes different liveries for the real car. The body for each kit; Sunny on left, Academy on the right. Chassis; Sunny on left, Academy on the right. Hard to see the details with black mouldings. Interior, chrome and glass still sealed; Sunny on left, Academy on the right. Decal sheets; Sunny on left, Academy on the right. Decals are same artwork, but with some slight differences in colours, and paper they are printed on, but the Academy is much better quality. There are photo etched head light rims in both kits. I didn't take photo of the tyres, but they are the regular pliable black moulded type we are used to, and good tread detail but no sidewall detail because that comes with the decal sheet. Axles are straight steel rod for both front and back. I can try and take closer shots if anyone is interested. Hope this is of interest.

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Hi all, I'm interested in building 2 cars that Dan the man raced in the 60's and I'm trying to find info on body colours, and livery. The Impala entered in 2 events in 1961 @ Sivlerstone in May, DNF (broken wheel) in car #37, and July, DNS (due to protest by Jaguar) in car #48. The Galaxie was only entered in 1 event in 1963 @ Oulton Park, where car #84 took Pole, Fastest Lap, and won the race. I've done a bit of searching and only found 1 small b&w photo of each. I'd appreciate any info, and/or photo's that anyone would like to share. TIA