Phildaupho

WOW - I really like this. You did a fabulous job building a beautiful model.

The 67 and 68 Mustangs were my favorite TA cars so I really like your model. Did you use a resin body for the notchback or do the conversion yourself.

Thanks for the tips. The blue is TS-89 Blue Pearl which Tamiya blended especially for this model.

I decided to build the 1/20 Tamiya 2010 Red Bull Racing Renault RB6 for a few reasons. First - I am going to attend the US Grand Prix next Sunday which is the penultimate race for the current era of Formula One normally aspirated cars of which the Red Bull has been the dominate car for the last four years. Second - I purchased the excellent Haynes Owner’s Workshop Manual for the RB6. Third - although I am primarily a Ferrari F-1 fan, I was very impressed with the Red Bull when I attended the 2011 Italian GP. I have seen a couple RB6 builds on-line with extensive carbon fiber decaling, but I decided to build mine box-stock. I only strayed from the directions where semi-gloss black was specified for parts of the car that in reality would be unpainted carbon fiber. Instead, I used Metalizer Exhaust Black, which has a sort of carbon fiber color. All of these parts required masking to add more color. Unfortunately the masking tape lifted some of the metallizer sealer. After looking at a lot of carbon fiber both photos and parts on exotic sports cars, I decided to give a Future floor wax treatment to most of parts painted with Metalizer Exhaust Black. Tamiya has done a very fine job on the exterior of the car. However underneath, only the basic details are present. The engine is totally shrouded except for the exhaust pipes and there are no electrical components in the side pods. There are only a very few things I wish Tamiya had done differently. The engine/transaxle assembly could have used a more positive attachment arrangement. Three areas that require a different color of paint could have easily and effectively been handled by decals or separate parts – the yellow areas at the base of the airbox on the main body, the yellow headrest area and the matt black area near the exhausts on the engine cover. There are also a couple items on near the cockpit that could easily have been decals rather paint. All things considered, Tamiya really does make probably the best model car kits available. As with the real car component fit is very precise and tightly packaged. Some parts fit together so well, they hardly need glue. However, I was not able to get the engine cover fit as snugly as I would have liked. For tire makings, this kit came with a choice of rub-on lettering or a template for painting neither of which I had ever tried. For this model I decided to use the rub-on markings and I must say I am very happy with how they worked and how they look. In regard to seatbelts you are given a choice of a decal or photo-etch which is stuck to an adhesive backing rather than having to cut it from a sprue. The belts themselves are printed adhesive backed paper that you have to cut out but look great once installed on the seat. As a refresher for those who do not follow Formula One closely - 2010 was the first World Championship for Red Bull and Sebastian Vettel who have won the championship every year since. - 2010 was the last year for Bridgestone as F1 tire supplier replaced in 2011 by Pirelli. - 2010 was the year of the F-duct, which could stream air under the rear wing to reduce drag on straight-aways. The F-duct was banned for subsequent years. - 2010 was an off year for KERS [Kinetic Energy Recovery System] which is a hybrid electric drive power boost system - 2010 was the final year for the adjustable front wing flap which had been tired for two years before the more successful adjustable rear wing known as DRS [drag reduction system] was introduced to aid over-taking. More photos at http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/models-of-racing-cars/red-bull-rb6-2010/

These I like too.

Great collection. I have always really liked the original version.

This is obviously my favorite Cobra and you did a great job building it.

Curt. Great post. Beautiful model. Thanks. The Merit kits were certainly the state of the art in their day and it is great to see them back again.

Your model car photography is the most strikingly beautiful I have ever seen. Could you please describe your technique. I also really like your Cougar.

ORANGE !!! WHY ???

Very nicely built model of maybe the most charismatic Ferrari prototype body shape.

Beautiful racecar, one of the all time great liveries and as always a fantastic build

There were over 100 automotive models at the Island Classic Model Show in Victoria BC Canada on September 21. For all the photos http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/model_shows/2013-island-classic/ Here is a sample - Gerry Chevalier's Custom 50 Ford painted to match his wife's comb Hosted on Fotki

Ya known, that's a bunch of great looking model cars - EH!!

Now that's truely a Deusy !!

Beauty!!

Hosted on Fotki

Hosted on Fotki Very early in the 1960’s Henry Ford II decided he wanted his motor company to totally dominate international motorsports. The first target was the Indy 500. With the help of Dan Gurney, Ford partnered with Lotus to enter cars in the 1963 500 based on the current Lotus Formula One chassis and powered by an aluminum version of the new small block Ford V-8. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki The model was built pretty much from the old AMT kit representing the Lotus driven in the 500 by Dan Gurney. In addition to the usual painting, I dull coated a number of the chrome parts, molded the nose sections, made the front wheels poseable and added ignition wires and seat belts. I have seen a few of these built with a red steering wheel and seat, which the Jim Clark British Racing Green Lotus certainly had. The restored Gurney car now has a black seat and steering wheel so that is how I built it. The kit was pretty well engineered for such an old kit. Everything to the rear of the driver’s compartment was a very tight fit as it was on the real car. The old decals left a lot to be desired. They were stiff, brittle and gooey. Micro Sol had little affect on them so they are what they are. More photos of the model and real car are at http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/dan-gurney-scale-ra/1963-lotus-indy/

Fantastic color combination. Bravo Forza.

Very-Very-Very nice. Ready for Route 66.

It is great to see a '62 Ford being built as now I think they are pretty cool which is certainly not the way I felt about them between 1962 and 1967. My parents bought a new biege 4-door sedan Galaxie 500 with clear plastic seat covers. They still had it when I got my drivers licence in 1965. It had the smallest displacement V-8 with a 2 barrel and sounded like a vacuum cleaner when you floored it. I guess that is why I never had the urge to to build a '62 Ford kit back in the day. I have to say I was very impressed with my dad when he traded it in for a new '67 Mustang notchback.

What a beautiful beast?

Hey Steve - Great to see you are still building Rothmobiles. I remember being blown away by the Rotar when it first appeared back in the early sixties.

Great looking custom of an unusual subject. On a recent episode of Over Haulin, Chip Foose and team customized a Lotus Europa which I thought was surprising but turned out very nice.

For some inspiration, check out photos from Deuce Days in Victoria BC Canada http://public.fotki.com/phildaupho/2013-auto-events/deuce-days-2013-vic/