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I´m in the process of building the Goldsmith -64 car Concerning the exterior color : which red would you think is closest to the color of this car ? Preferrably the Revell or Tamiya catalogues. Or is there anothe brand which has something which comes close ? Seems that also the Bobby Isaac Dodge had the same color. In the old photos it seems to be slightly "brownish " Looking at the -64 color program, if Ray nIchels used a stock color, the closest thing would probably be what they called Ruby, In that case the Revell Italian red probably could be used, But recent photos of cars in that Ruby color seems to be more intensly red compared to the period photos of the Goldsmith and Isaac cars Perhaps the Ray Nichels workshop had a red color of their own on their cars ? Or is the "brownish hue" an effect of age/ old photos ? So suggestions what to do/ what to use would be most wellcome

Thanks Jeffrey for your help, whatever you find will be helpful The museum contact was a good idea but unfortunately I cannot find any emailadress to the Pettymuseum They just show contacts via Facebook and Instagram , where I do not have accounts I am looking for other museums now

Hello Jeffrey Thanks for quick response What I have in mind/ in my stash to build are the Joe Weatherly Pontiac -61, The Goldsmith and Petty Plymouth -64s and the Petty Ford Torino -69 Regards / Gunnar

How were the seat harnesses (= the "upper par" of the seatbelts) attached to the body ? - To the floor directly behins the seat ? If so, must have been some guiding loops on the top of the backrest ? - To the floor further back ? Perhaps "the kick up" to the area under the the rear seat ? Or attachmen further back ? - To the roll cage ? If so how/where ? To one of the horizontal beams transversing the car behind the seat ? Or other ways of attacxhment ? Have been searching the net and YT films but cannot find anything Information on this would be most helpful and appreciated / Gunnar

Nice kit, though a few small parts quite fiddly to get in position Bought at low cost, some work already done, Unfortunately the bonnet was glued, but underneath there is a nicely detailed engine bay Underneath the chassis is really good The decals incl badges were lost, had to do a little simplified handpaining there If someone considers building this kit, I recommend one deviation from the build instructions: The instructions, as I read them, say the assembled interior/cock pit ( incl the instrumentpanel and side panels) , shall be glued to the floor pan, yes there are some locations there. Over this unit engine/underbody/interior, the body shall thereafter be clipped. Was uncertain about the fit between the interior and the cock pit opening in the body shell. Therefore I glued the assembled interior to the body, before joining this unit with the undercarriage. There are good locating tabs to secure proper positioning also with this method and there were no assembly problems this way. Comments and reactions wellcome/ Gunnar

Thanks all for your kind comments Though rather well-known, re wikipedia, I still cannot avoid mentioning here the designer of the Miura engine: Giotto Bizzarini. That was the very same young engineer, who in 1961 started the work on the prototype of the original Ferrari GTO, and which, together with several others, left Ferrari in the big turbulence in early -62. Forming a consulting company of his own this led to his assignment to design the V12 fort the first Lamborghini, the 350 GT, presented at the -64 Geneva-exhibition. This engine concept was used for ca 50 years by Lambo. More or less in parallell Bizarrini also designed the Chevroletpowered Iso Rivolta and Grifo, later making a derivative of the Grifo under his own brand. He entered the LeMans both in -64 and -65 with class wins both years as well as 9th overall in -65. And to round this off, he built 3 midengine cars, one with a Lambo engine, the other two with Chevrolet-engines. That certainly is a remarkable CV.

The Italeri kit Concerning the engineering of the kit it is perhapsnot the best one Had to glue the "rear lid" in fixed position to get proper fit Though in the end the overall shape is rather ok The yellow on the body : just polished plastic, painted yellow on the backside to prevent plastic "shine through" Painted the B on the side instead of decals Rear louvres: Revell matt black (new to me, rather "thin", needed 3-4 layers but in the end looked fine) Sills: Revell enamel silver no 90 (new to me , quite good, Rims: Revell enamel steel no 99 (new for me, liked that) Tamiya panel accent grey

Really nice pair Read through the WIP. very useful Two questions : - what primer did you use ? - what clear ? I do brush painting, though not on your level, far from, so far used Humbrol, need to find something else now

super build especially engine bay and interior

So beautiful That car in profile / side view is really one of the best

Thanks Dave for comprehensive answer/ Gunnar

How would X22 work together with Revell enamels ?

Attached is not a survivor but my just finished Monogram model of the 2D Found it unbuilt on a local auction site ½ year ago, so yes the kit itself perhaps could be classified as a survivor. Now comes the embarassing question: Can someone help me with a set of lamp lenses for this? Despite the geographical distance (Sweden) Would be very appreciated. My carpet troll was very hungry a couple of months ago so .... So , now the lamps are without lenses ...

It would certainly be very nice with a Saab- kit (or several), given the history, especially in rallying. Some comments. The 1st prio would of corse be the2-stroke / short nose GT/ Sport 850 from 1960/63 with 3 consecutive RAC wins and 2 Monte Carlos, all with Erik Carlsson behind the wheel. It is worth mentioning that this model was also quote succesful in track racing. In 1962 serveral cars participated in the Nurnburg Ring std car race. The cars were driven from Trollhättan to Germany by their drivers and the mechanics, with std engines installed. Uupon arrival to the track the engines were changed to racing tuned versions, lying in the trunk. Another engine swap before going home again. It would be easy to provide parts in one common kit to build both track and rally version, the track version mainly being stripped of eqipment. The major differentiatior part wise would be the tyres Prio 2 would be the 99 Turbo in which Stig Blomqvist won the 1979 Swedish Rally. The first win ever in a WRC rally with a Turbo car. Prio 3 would be a 96 V4 ca 1971 Would require some major tooling changes vs the 850 Sport / GT discussed above: new front end with considerably elongated wheel base plus larger/ "higher" wind screen and rear glass. Once this would be done, several interesting cars / versions could be done: 3a) the regular rally cars with cross flow dual webers and rally eqipment. Notably the 1973 Swedish rally car : no studs allowed = super narrow tyres for maximum surface pressure = traction in the snow. 3b) the 1969 & 1970 Baja 1000 cars driven with remarkable results by Ingvar Lindquist and Erik Carlsson 3c) the rally cross cars driven by mainly Stig Blomqvist and Per Eklund from 1971 onwards. Wide fenders, small fat wheels, roll cage and only the essentials. Barely. Note that from 1976 these rally cross V4 cars were turbocharged as per intiative in -75 by driver, mechanic and inventor Sigvard "Sigge" Johansson. Turbocharging was never applied on the production V4. Prio 4 a 900 . There the competition connection would be Anders Norstedt Rally Cross car, winning European Championships for a number of years Quite a history to choose from.

Thanks all for your kind comments Concerning the choice of exterior colour, I must admit that I do not think Pontiac during those years, offered something like this kind of solid blue, there were various shades of blue metallics in the programme. But I had an opened little tin, which should be used , and I thought it would still be rather period-correct, so I took advantage of the model builder's liberty... And the content in the tin was JUST sufficient for the needs, now dry and empty. The interior however is rather in line with one of the available alternatives.

Got hold of an old AMT Prestige kit with some slight damages to the chrome in a couple of spots and the shape of the bonnet is slightly off Exteterior colour is Humbrol sky blue, gloss The BMFI think is unfortunately of the newer variety, had problems to get it to stick plus there are small wrinkles when it is released from the backing, wrinkles which were difficult to get completelt rid of. Interior is the same colour + Humbrol dark blue, matt. Both with Humbrol satin clear on top. Anyway a striking shape

A modern/ up to date kit of Alfa Romeo 158/159 i scale 1/24 or 1/25 would be nice Also a reissue of the Monogram Bugatti 35

Yes certainly they have hoods but I was lazy in the photoing and thought without hood were more interesting Thanks for your kind words above

Built these during beginning of the year for the grandchildren. Now they are small, not in an age to appreciate. Later ? Perhaps ..... IMC Ford Model T Tourer 1911 A nice kit and nice to build such and old car The kit, parts quality and fit was quite ok, despåite many fiddly rods and supports which I actually managed to avoid breaking The only issue, for me at least, was the design and assembly order of radiator-front suspension-engine into the car Uncertainty of proper positioning and location there Was only one way to build Yes there shall be a large brass "tank" on the left foot step, had not got that one in place when I took the photo But now it is there Monogram Ford Model A coupé 1930 AMT Ford Tudor 1934 Previously posted here some months ago These two were very straightforward All three kits had engines which invited to some extra detailing concerning wiring, hoses, rods etc Am not satified with my finish on the two oldest cars , but like to look at them anyway With these done, now a rather diversified work bench of coming/ ongoing builds: Tamiya BMC mini 1964, AMT Prestige POntiac Bonneville .65 and Monogram chapparal Copé -66 Yes that one have/ had sink marks in abundance

A ´63 Pontiac would certainly make my day But, as expressed before, my wish would be a SD Catalina, stock plus parts and decals for proper race cars, both drag and NASCAR With info in the instruction sheet how and where to drill a Swiss cheese (suppose the NASCAR cars were not as much worked on in this aspect for strength reasons ?).

everything you need for a summer evening cruise beautiful

beautiful, must get one, though, as said above , your bar is now rather high

A couple of Fords in scale 1/24-25: - One of the very early ones , preceeding the model T, like the Model A, B,C from around 1903-1906 There once was one I think model B in 1/32 - A very basic four-seater model T saloon / sedan ( closed / not tourer etc) There are several versions of model T available but really no standard saloon to paint black There were Tudors, Centre doors and Four-doors Revell once had one in 1/32 scale and there is the AMT hot rod coupe in a double -kit But nothing, to my knowledge at least, if you want to build a just plain standard / stock four seater car

Very nice and, for me at least, unusual model

Sooo good And so instructive and useful WIP-thread