Anglia105E Posted April 8, 2018 Posted April 8, 2018 Hi Steve... that is a very nice TR6 you have there, and lovely condition for 1972. I see you have owned the car for around 27 years, that is something to be proud of indeed. At one time I used to work in the parts department for a leading Triumph, Rover, Jaguar dealership in England, which was during 1976 - 1977 so there were relatively new Triumph TR6's and Jaguar E-Types in the showrooms and in the workshops. I got to know every part of most Triumphs including TR4A, TR5, TR6, TR7, Dolomite Sprint, Stag V8, Spitfire and also the 2.5 PI as used by the Police. As far as I know, there isn't a kit for the TR6 but I am aware of the Minicraft TR3 of which I have two, and Gunze Sangyo did a TR2 I believe. I do make regular searches for kits in 1:24 scale especially, particularly Rolls-Royce motor cars, but also Morgans, Jaguars, Morris, Triumph and Austin. The one kit that I cannot find in this scale is the Austin FX3 London Taxi, which is the older shape body. There are plenty of Austin FX4 London Taxis about, both in Revell plastic kit form and also the Welly diecast version. Later this month I am starting a conversion build from a Tamiya 1936 Toyoda kit that I have to see if I can produce an FX3 taxi. The Lindberg kit pictured below shows that the GT6 could be converted to a Triumph Spitfire, but the front end is quite different from your TR6, so I don't think it could be done. The Rolls-Royce Silver Cloud kits that I have used for my five builds are only from Minicraft and Revell, because no other company had a license to produce them. David
Anglia105E Posted April 8, 2018 Posted April 8, 2018 Here is a link Steve to 1:18 scale diecast TR6's on Ebay in UK...... https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Triumph-Tr6-Diecast-1-18-Scale-Model-by-Ertl-Britains-Collectibles/1323109571 David
Anglia105E Posted April 9, 2018 Posted April 9, 2018 Also, Steve, this very nice resin TR6 if you have a lot of money..... £119.54 is around US $: 168.44 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LUCKY-STEP-COLLECTIBLES-002A-TRIUMPH-TR6-resin-model-road-car-green-1-18th-scale/222828658486?hash=item33e19f7f36:g:ZFQAAOSw4DJYfOIn David
89AKurt Posted April 9, 2018 Posted April 9, 2018 Great job using paint! Cool TR6! Seems like 1:43 and/or 1:32 scale are available, but I prefer 1:24/5. When I was in high school, got a ride home in one, but the shocks were worn out, seemed like we were dragging our butts on the pavement.
disabled modeler Posted April 9, 2018 Posted April 9, 2018 Looks great..! Building family memories is great and fun...I have the same quest to do them myself we once had. I have only done a few so far but want to make many more of them for the collection of them. You did a great job on the Bug...!
Ich_Will Posted April 9, 2018 Posted April 9, 2018 That's awesome! Great detail and a cool story to go with it.
Safire6 Posted April 10, 2018 Author Posted April 10, 2018 On 4/9/2018 at 12:02 AM, Anglia105E said: Also, Steve, this very nice resin TR6 if you have a lot of money..... £119.54 is around US $: 168.44 https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LUCKY-STEP-COLLECTIBLES-002A-TRIUMPH-TR6-resin-model-road-car-green-1-18th-scale/222828658486?hash=item33e19f7f36:g:ZFQAAOSw4DJYfOIn David Expand Thanks for the links David but yes, a bit out of my price range. I'll stick to spending $ on my full size TR for now. You know from working in the parts department for those years that there seems to be always something to fix on an old car. But that's what makes it fun for me and the Triumph is so straightforward and easy to work on! I have the GT6+ kit shown at the top in your post. I don't have the skills to make it into anything but a GT6+ at this time. Cheers!
Safire6 Posted April 10, 2018 Author Posted April 10, 2018 On 4/9/2018 at 2:12 AM, 89AKurt said: Great job using paint! Cool TR6! Seems like 1:43 and/or 1:32 scale are available, but I prefer 1:24/5. When I was in high school, got a ride home in one, but the shocks were worn out, seemed like we were dragging our butts on the pavement. Expand Thanks Kurt! Yes a couple of the TR6s I test drove including the one pictured had the customary "tail squat" that is well known in the Triumph independent rear suspension (IRS). The condition can be rectified by some simple modifications, if you want it rectified-some people consider it part of the character of the car!
Safire6 Posted April 10, 2018 Author Posted April 10, 2018 On 4/10/2018 at 1:17 AM, ewetwo said: Looks like the real thing. :-) Expand Thanks for the nice comments everyone!!
FredRPG Posted April 12, 2018 Posted April 12, 2018 Really nice build, you did a great job and that smell everyone remembers from the old vws was the horsehair seat stuffing. After it gets wet a few times it smells even better?
Safire6 Posted April 13, 2018 Author Posted April 13, 2018 On 4/12/2018 at 11:08 PM, FredRPG said: Really nice build, you did a great job and that smell everyone remembers from the old vws was the horsehair seat stuffing. After it gets wet a few times it smells even better? Expand Thanks Fred-I always wondered what made that smell. I just thought it was old wool upholstery or something.
D. Battista Posted April 14, 2018 Posted April 14, 2018 On 4/9/2018 at 11:23 AM, David G. said: Nicely done! Expand I agree...!
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