TonyK Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 This took me years to finish as I worked on it from time to time because it was so difficult. I believe it was a Mini Exotics kit made of resin that required a lot of cleanup, sanding, and test fitting to get it somewhat right. Some white metal pieces were included and the clear plastic had to be cut to size for the windshield, spoiler, and bottom skirts. The real car had 2 snowmobile engines to power the "sucker" ground effects. I'm a big Chaparral fan so that helped me continue to finish this model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 The 2J was a very innovative design. Your results were well worth the effort - very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I agree, looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I remember seeing the Chaparrals race as a kid, very cool subject. And your model looks great, nicely detailed and clean. (I have never built the Chaparral, mostly due to the 1/20 scale or cost of most kits.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Very well done, glad you kept after it. Jim Hall was a genius in the racing world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Hi, Your project looks amazing, well done! Any way to post more pics? I'd love to see a well lit side, front and rear profile shots as well as a good interior shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Excellent ! Glad that you finished it , a very fine example of one of Jim Hall's innovative designs . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Great to see this very well built model of such an interesting race car. I only saw and heard the car run once - at the Monterey Historics the year that featured Chaparral cars. You could hear the two-stroke snowmobile engines the entire lap wherever you were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 This is a great example, of buying a kit when you see it! The company no longer exists, so good luck finding one. I lucked out, and have it in my stash. Yes, one reason I never started it, was the massive amount of cleanup required. Did you sand the body down, because it has a leather-like texture. Some of the white metal parts are bent from normal shipping and moving around. Awesome to see one built! Nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Fine job on a tough kit. Exceptionally clean and well-fitted. Fascinating car to see run, if you never did. On level pavement, it would do about 40 MPH with just the fans running, and other drivers hated the thing because it spit out everything it vacuumed off the track at the car following it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share Posted December 9, 2018 Thank you for the nice comments. Kurt, so cool that you showed a picture of the original kit. I don't remember the texture of the body being that bad but the extra resin on the chassis, body and tires was a huge chore to sand down. Used a very coarse sandpaper and probably a coarse file too while sanding it out on the driveway because of the dust and nasty smell of that old resin mixture they used back then. I recall the instructions are a bit vague too. I've built quite a few resin kits from different companies and have some more to do and it's always a challenging experience dealing with these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89AKurt Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Glad to contribute the "before" picture. Yea, some people won't touch resin because of the smell. Miss out on subjects not offered otherwise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 That looks great Tony, I had to scratchbuild mine using the plans from Vintage Racing Replica News!! Tks for posting. Regards Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy124 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Well done Tony! I remember that "thing" from some older video games, think it was Gran Turismo 4 or 5...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooked on Chaparral Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Great job Tony! I am also a huge fan of all things Chaparral, I never realized there was so much clean up on these you did a fantastic job with this, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlueTube Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Great job, resin, especially the older stuff can be such a bear to build. Regards Brian Kroon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim N Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Very cool! You did a great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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