Phildaupho

Stunning. I have always loved the look of the roof on these XK Jags and they evolved nicely from the 120 to the 150.

I just completed the AMT Parnelli Jones 1963 Indy 500 winning Agajanian Willard Battery Special Watson Roadster that was nicknamed Old Calhoun. I posted previously On The Workbench photos under http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=90890&hl= I built this model for a friend who already had the box autographed by Parnelli Jones and now can get Parnelli to sign the model at the Pacific Northwest Historic Car Races on the July Fourth weekend where Parnelli is the guest of honor. - The model was painted with Tamiya Pearl White and Metallic Blue - Had to make up a template to paint the blue. Kit decals for red scallops not long enough so used red vinyl which still needs some work. - Decals are definitely showing their age. The carrier had yellowed and was milky. - It was a fun and interesting project and I am glad I got a chance to build this model. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

All the wood and paintwork is now completed and the model just awaits assembly. I painted the wood framing and headliner with Testers Wood and with clear over top. The wood panels were brush painted with at least a half dozen coats of Pledge with Future. The bodywork was painted with Testers Arctic Blue Metallic Enamel with an airbrush and has not yet been polished. I installed flanges on the rear fenders for mounting. The seats are Testers Leather. For more photos of model and real F-1 Woodies go to http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/1/1950-ford-f-1-woody/ Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Thanks James for your post and I have sent you an email with a link to the Old Calhoun tutorial. I often get Larry Watson and Dean Jefferies mixed up but it was Dean who was the prolific Indy car painter and did the original livery on Old Calhoun in 1961..One year he claimed to have painted 22 of the 33 cars on the grid. I got this info from the Tom Cotter book about Dean Jefferies.

Manufacturer - Porsche Model - 962C FIA Classification - Group C Base Kit - Hasegawa Scale - 1/24 I built this model during the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans and have posted photo under On the Workbench and Under Glass but was asked to post here. I shortened the tail and encorporated the wing and transaxle from a Hasegawa Nissan R89C. The wheels also came from that kit. The MOMO livery decals are from Fred Cady. The model was painted with Tamiya spray paint. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Hosted on Fotki Currently on my workbench is a Parnelli Jones 1963 Indy 500 winning Watson Roadster that was nicknamed Old Calhoun. This is a model I have wanted to build since it was first released when I was a kid. A friend asked me to build the model from an old AMT release which he had Parnelli Jones autograph the box. These Indy Roadsters were really the ultimate in hot-rod engineering with Hilborn fuel injection and Halibrand wheels and quick-change rearend. The car was even painted by a hot-rodder Dean Jeffries. I came across an accurate build tutorial on-line but I am basically doing it box-stock. I did de-chrome all the shiny parts because mold lines were very evident and many of those parts were not chromed on the real car. I painted the car with Tamiya Pearl White and Metallic Blue over gloss aluminum. The next step of construction will be the most difficult. I have to mask to paint the blue. The decals for the red scallop are not long enough along the sides. I have made up a template which I can use for both masking and to cut the red scallops from vinyl. I may actually get a chance to meet Parnelli, as he is the guest of honour at the Pacific Northwest Historic races, which I am attending on the Fourth of July weekend. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Very sharp model and fantastic photography!!

I began building this when the Le Mans race started and completed it after 15 hours. Eventually I will post more photos in the Endurance Racing Group Build under Community Builds but I am tired now so here is the completed model Hosted on Fotki If you want to see more check my fotki http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/models-of-racing-cars/momo-porsche-962c/

Mike - I was not aware of the group build but will post the rest of my build there. Phil

That's what I will try to do.

The plan is to build a model of the MOMO PorscheC Short-Tail before the end of the 24 Hours of Le Mans at 6AM PDT June 15 and post Under Glass. I am using the Hasegawa 962 kit with the rear wing and wheels from an unfinished Hasegawa Nissan R89C and Fred Cady decals. I started by shortening the tail and undertray and then fitting the wing assembly. Now I can move on to painting. So far the hardest and most time consuming aspect has been doing this post. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Nice - Where did you get the wheels?

I have not seen a 190SL built since I put one together very poorly as a kid. You have done a great job to turn a sow's ear in velvet purse.

I am very impressed with your model building but equally so of your photography especially the first ones in your post. They are almost surrealistic.

Absolutely magnificent! Bravo!

A very interesting piece of automotive and model car history!!

Hi Ken - I do have and measured the Gurney Weslake in the MPC Eagle. It does not have intake port detail on the heads and the valve covers are too high.

Fantastic. It looks so real like it came to life out of a Studebaker sales brochure.

WOW That was fun!! But I am not going to hold my breath on any of the selections I voted for.

JC Both of your Cobras are gorgeous. I have been attempting to fabricate a hardtop.

I saw my neighbor working on his 66 Shelby GT350H so I asked him if I could take some rough measurements of the engine to compare to the scale small Ford engines I had previously measured head length 500mm [=20.8 1/24] [=20 1/25] block width 410mm [=21.6 1/24] [=20.8mm 1/25] block height 220 [=9.16 1/24] [=8.8mm 1/25]

URL=http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/models_of_historic/cobra_fia/mvc-346f.html]Hosted on Fotki URL=http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/models_of_historic/cobra_fia/mvc-347f.html]Hosted on Fotki The blue part of the body is from the Academy kit and the white nose and rear section from the AMT kit Photos of completed model at http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/models_of_historic/cobra_fia/

This what heads and valve covers in the Mini Exotic Gurney Weslake kit look like Hosted on Fotki

The Fujimi kit does have fender wells but for everything else I prefer the Revell/Monogram kit. I built the FIA Cobra to the left by combining the 1/25 AMT 289 with body parts from the Academy 1/25 289 which actually has a 427 body.

I am planning on building a "replica" of Dan Gurney's Lola T-70 using the Tamiya 1/24 slot-car body. The real car raced in the Can-Am Series with early Gurney-Weslake heads. The car has been restored with later version of the heads. Although I have three scale Gurney head engine kits in my collection, none are completely right for this project. I thought it would be interesting to compare the dimensions of all the small block Ford V-8s and Gurney head engines I have access to. 1mm equals almost an inch in either 1/24 or 1/25 REVELL 1/24 65 Mustang 289 Head length 20mm Valve Cover length 20mm Block length 21.5mm Block height 10mm Block width 15mm REVELL 1/24 70 Mustang 302 Head length 21.5mm Valve Cover length 19mm Block length 21.5mm Block height 10.5mm Block width 15.5mm TRUMPETER 1/24 64 Falcon 289 Head length 22mm Valve Cover length 21.5mm Block length 21.75mm Block height 10.75mm Block width 17.5mm Thunder Valley Gurney Eagle 1/24 Resin & white metal Head length 19.5mm Valve Cover length 19mm Block length 20.5mm Block height 10mm Block width 14mm NOTE – Later version of Gurney Eagle engine. Heads cast with block. Does not have skirted heads and valve covers are of conventional height Historic racing Miniatures – Harold Bradford 1/24 Gurney Eagle 1/24 Resin Head length 20.75mm Valve Cover length 19.5mm Block length 20.25mm Block height 12mm Block width 18.75mm NOTE – Later version of Gurney Eagle engine. Heads cast with block. Does not have skirted heads and valve covers are of conventional height REVELL 1/25 32 Ford 5-Liter Head length 19.5mm Valve Cover length 19mm Block length 20mm Block height 8.5mm Block width 14.75mm REVELL 1/25 Buttera 27 T-sedan 289 Head length 18mm Valve Cover length 19.5mm Block length 19.5mm Block height 9mm Block width 16mm AMT 1/25 67 Mustang 289 Head length 19mm Valve Cover length 18.5mm Block length 21mm Block height 8mm Block width 15mm AMT 1/25 Cobra 289 Head length 19.5mm Valve Cover length 19.5mm Block length 20mm Block height 11mm Block width 13mm AMT 1/25 66 Mustang 289 Head length 20mm Valve Cover length 19.5mm Block length 20mm Block height 9.5mm Block width 14.75mm AMT 1/25 69 Cougar 302 Head length 19mm Valve Cover length Block length 20mm Block height 9mm Block width 14.5mm MPC Olsonite Eagle 1/25 Gurney Eagle Head length 20mm Valve Cover length 20mm Block length 21mm Block height 8mm Block width 17.5mm NOTE – heads do not have intake port detail. Valve covers too high Mini-Exotic Gurney Weslake White-metal Head length 17mm Valve Cover length 17mm Block length 19.75mm Block height 7.5mm Block width 14mm NOTE – Has most accurate heads and valve covers of scale Gurney Weslake engines. Has accurate skirted heads with shallow valve covers with both Gurney Weslake and Gurney Eagle scripting. Comes with both Weber carbs and fuel injection. IMC 1/2? Lola T-70 289 Head length 18mm Valve Cover length 18mm Block length 18mm Block height 11mm Block width 12mm FORD Scale V8 comparo.doc