PatW
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The number plate (53) might be a hint on it's manufacture. -
Well this is a very good looking classic XK120, you've done a superb job, well done! Although I live just 5 miles from Silverstone it's expensive (being a retiree) to get into the really big annual classic racing weekend, so I watch it on the TV. There were quite a few of these flying round and looking superb in various racing colours, mainly British Racing Green.
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Yes Shay, unfortunately the now the late Tom Walkinshaw. He later to the above date became a major shareholder in the Holden plant in Australia and continued to support the works Holden V8 Supercar team. His TWR operation in the UK went bang and he moved to OZ. One of his son's now runs the race team in OZ.
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I'm looking at having a go at this as prices for the 3D Printers are falling quite well here in the UK. I'd like to print car bodies and spares like racing seats, surfboards, beetle engines in either 1/24 or 1/25 scale. can you tell me if that is possible please? I've cast the seats, and surfboards before in plaster to hope to go up a rung to resin but I have to mix such a volume to get the mix right that it's proving expensive.
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I've already built one of these when they were first launched some years ago, there are a few bits missing so I can source those from my 'bits' or scratchbuild them............. Here I am with my camera, taking time off from my race marshall duties at the launch of this car on the 22nd March 1994... The first estate car to be used in the British Touring Car Championship!
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Wow, we don't see these race here in the UK , but looks amazing, really aggresive and colourful! Well done.
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WOW, I've seen so many of these on the stages but your dio is something else! As Bernard asks how did you do that?
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Super build Gary, very realistic and yes you only needed a drivers side mirror in those days! Whereas nowadays you need them all over to watch out for other drivers!
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Big job on there! Bravery is one great thing about us modellers! I've got the Airfix 1/32nd lit of the TR4 and it's terrible quality. The every part of the four part bodyshell is different, I've tried to put just that part of the build together, nothing fits, it's not square, the sides are different heights and lengths, so many things wrong. BUT you are perservering at least and making a good job of it!
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Super job Paul well done! Mine came in green plastic so I painted it bright red. I have another on the shelf so seeing yours prompts me to build that, but not stock!
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I've made two 'scratchbuilt' trailers that we here in the UK call Caravans. The first is a resin shell imported from the states, with gas tanks etc. so I made the floor, tow bar, with stand and jockey wheel, and found wheels from my spares box. I taped the finish with plumbers tape. The Teardrop is just treadplate and smooth plasticard plus a plastic rod frame and tow bar, spares box aircraft front whell and rear wheels and draughtmans coloured pins for the lights and an odd bit of wire etc for the power connection to the tow vehicle.
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If you could only choose ONE photo of any of your builds, wich would it be?
PatW replied to JAFFA's topic in Model Cars
As I'm MAD on Manxes this would be the one! Own printed decals, own cast surfboard, with BIG Centrelines and lowered to the max.
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Yes Jonathan it's all fun this model making game!
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Yes Tommy, the arches and splitter are a separate kit to the wheels and tyres. Thanks for the reply Pat. I need to work on making myself clearer when posting. Do the wheel arches and front splitter make up one kit and the Halibrand wheels and tires a separate kit? You can buy wheels and the arches/splitter separate on C1 facebook site. Also other cool wheels and pro-touring muscle car stuff there. Yes Tommy the arches etc kit is different to the wheels/tyres kit.
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No Bill they are a separate detail kit, to add to any model. I've already got an AMT ' 66 Mustang kit to fit these to! I've searched on Google and found this as a starter idea..................
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An addition to the '69 Mustang.................. I had a similar kart kit donkey's year's ago with some M Schumacker sat on it. This kit with a driver is a third dearer. And these will go on the mustang as well.................
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Interesting to see it has a British numberplate for 1965, the same year as my first Beetle! This looks brilliant we still see a few here in the UK, but mainly the saloon version, a friend of ours races the saloon version in a national and european cup series. Well done really authentic!
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Wow Curtis brilliant build well done. There are quite a few here still in the UK, I see you've chosen factory two tone colours! A friend of ours races one of these in British and European cup series!
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Another reason to like older cars!
PatW replied to ranma's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Your lucky that older cars are abundant and cheap in the USA. Here in the UK there are such stringent laws about the condition of any road transport vehicles. Rust was the biggest problem a few years ago, that's why we've had MOT tests for so long and you have to have a new one each year, except where you have a brand new car and have 3 years without a test. Chassis, body, brakes (pads, disks,pipes,fluid, master and slave cylinders) ,steering, tyres, windscreen, wipers, rear view mirrors just to name but a few. You can even go into an MOT(Ministry of Transport) Test Centre and if your car fails, you get a red ticket and you're not allowed to drive it away, you have to get a tow truck! -
Something completely different........................................
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Wow jb! You've built one as well. I must get one! So you reckon it's nearer 1/20 then? Having had a few Mini's (The first a Countryman with wood sides) it's definitely a mini motor, I will change mine for a VW!
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Your dead right Bob boring is really bad and it hurts the imaginary juices! As per my previous post with the McLaren MP4-12 converting it to a road car and using camo decals ,I painted this one instead. Did you notice that I used the smaller rear wheel covers on the front?
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I'm even confused! Especially when I took the masking tape off! I put the Merc down on the table and couldn't find it! As you can see I like different! Thanks for all of your comments.
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Super build, but as an aircooled nut I'd change the motor for a VW and if the interior is flocked isn't that difficult to sweep the sand out? I love the kit to go with my manx builds but we can't get it here in the UK! Unless I import it but that costs $27 shipping plus the kit!
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Thanks guys, yes we only had a programme on our TV channels relating to urban camo painted warships ( black and white lines or triangles) in WW2 to confuse German U-Boats!
