Racing Sunbeam Tiger - Rollbar Relocated

[Gluebomber]

I really liked the Sunbeams that were posted a few days ago and thought you might enjoy seeing a racing version of the same car.

This is the same old AMT kit with many parts added from the AMT 289 Cobra and Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland.  Paint is Tamiya Spray Pure White decanted and airbrushed.  The decals were cobbled together from spares with the stripes and roundels cut from solid color decal sheets.

All comments, positive and negative, are welcome.  Thanks for looking!

 

Edited July 21, 2016 by Gluebomber

[Phildaupho]

Very authentic looking racing Tiger like you might see at a Vintage/Historic Car Race.

[Snake45]

Wow, what a nice, clean build! Well done and model on!

[cobraman]

Great looking Tiger.

[afx]

Very nice.  A Tiger is on my must build someday list.

[Zoom Zoom]

Very nice model! I'm also wanting to build a racing Tiger. Yours is quite inspiring, the Cobra-esque graphics look great.

My only critique is with the roll bar location. While visually it looks good in the rear corners of the cockpit, ideally it would be placed much closer to the rear of the seats, and in fact the harnesses often attach to a portion of the rollbar, at least in more modern-built racers, including vintage racers.

[dublin boy]

Fabulous looking Tiger.

[Draggon]

Good grief that's one clean build!

[Gluebomber]

Thanks for the kind words, Guys.

Bob, I wrestled with the placement of the rollbar.  I didn't want to use the convertible top boot so I used the bar to fill the space.  It looked like it would still provide the same protection for the driver so I went with it there.  I agree, though, the usual location would be immediately behind the seat.  Thanks for the comment.

 

[TooOld]

That's a really nice looking Tiger ,  one of the nicest I've seen !  The one thing that caught my eye was the rollbar placement  , but I understand your reason for moving it back . . . and it doesn't affect the overall look .  Great job ! 

[Ron Hamilton]

Very Nice!!!!

[Harry P.]

Very nice. Super clean and crisp. Very nicely done!

[Silver Foxx]

This is a super nice build , lots of real nice detail , well done .

[Crazy Ed]

Could use more light for the Pic's, But that sure Looks like one well done Tiger!!

[Speedfreak]

Beautiful Larry! 

[Dave B]

Nice build Larry, looks great Dave B

[slusher]

Super sharp!!!!

[martinfan5]

That is very nice

[Helix]

Nice build Larry, bet you could have some fun in this 

[Gluebomber]

Thanks again for the kind words, Guys.

 

 

[1959scudetto]

Great historic racer, Larry!

Apart from the rollbar being a bit too far back, you really hit the nail with this one: stripes, roundels, engine and interior details - super!!!

(and I thought the Tiger was a boring kit so I missed it years ago when amt reissued it in their Blueprinter series....)

[JTalmage]

Wonderful build. I'll have to get the new reissue now. 

[Mike C]

That's a great build!

[Ulbo]

Really beautifull build with nice detailed engine bay

[Hubert Rollins]

I'm not very familiar at all with these cars, but that is one sharp, nice model!! Excellent, clean work, and awesome detail throughout!!