martsky

Thanks for all the feedback. This was a fun little build.

What did you use for wheels/tires? Also, you should be able to sneak a roll bar in there someplace. Love the body side graphics.

If you have a 914 roller and a crashed Porsche GT1:

My first order from 3D sat in the post office for two weeks while on vacation. Picked it up today and it was in perfect condition. I couldn't be happier with the detailing! Thanks Charles

The Fujimi Ferrari Daytona has a wide selection of styrene tools including an oil filter wrench!

Coincidentally, see attached Howmet TX Jet Powered Racecar at Monza | Watch

Thanks for the info. Varnish it will be.

The first coat of the silver looks wonderful. Should I proceed with the varnish coat or ignore it?

Here you go. The white and blue cars both have the Ford quad cam engine from the MPC Gurney Eagle Indy car. Mostly box stock except I did a lot of filing and shaping of the one piece "bundle of snakes" exhaust casting to try to obtain a more correct multipiece exhaust system look. The silver car has the Tamiya Nissan R390 engine which was a very oddly shaped V8 and is now converted to a V12. In case you were wondering, the silver car body has been widened 16" and lengthened 20" to match the Tamiya suspension and chassis.

When the MPC Howmet turbine cars came out I hated the engine. There are always alternatives I thought. Perhaps Ford's Indy Car V8. Maybe the Tamiya Nissan R390.

A bit of trivia, the Howmet cars were based on a variation of the old McKee CanAm chassis. I have built several of the kits over the years but never used the turbine engine so if anyone needs one or more I would be happy to donate them. M

Now if we could only find a Duck Duck JEEP dash upgrade for the Jeepster?

Shunsaka Tamiya, the founder of the Tamiya modelling empire died last friday at 90 years. I thank him for my years of model building happiness and frustration. Marty

SteveRacer, Not much else to show. I really wanted to do a full detail turbo Offy but ended up with a kinda curbside build. As an example, I have no idea how the offset Offy could possibly be connected to the centrally mounted transaxle. Thanks for the compliment and, By the way, loved the He(R)k pun. Marty

Hurtubise was once in a crash that burned his hands. He insisted to the doctor that they be shaped to allow him to hold a steering wheel. Late in his career he entered Indy but couldn't find any sponsorship. He dragged his old roadster on an open trailer to the tech line anyway with a new "Coors Six Cylinder" sign on the hood. The tech crew open the hood to find it empty except for a six-pack of (you guessed it).