Phildaupho

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

The Automotive Model Builders of Vancouver held their 30th Annual Auto Modelrama on Saturday march 22. There must of been over 200 fabulous and creative model cars entered and I managed to get photos of most of them. http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/model_shows/vancouver-modelrama-2014/

First class in all respects

I hope your great models of vintage cars rekindles interest with more car modellers to build some of the vintage and classic cars they have in their collection. I know it has for me.

Amazing model - Awesome story

What engine and transmission are supplied in the various Revell 1/24 '37 Ford kits? Thanks

Gorgeous model. Why oh why has the 275 GTB not been reissued? I am sure it would be an extremely popular kit.

I really like the sunset photo of the model.

A beautiful completed model which is even more amazing after looking at the work in progress posts. Excellent work.