Scale-Master Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 (edited) I started this project in October of 2016. It's been fun. While it is another Caterham Super 7, it is as unique in its own right as all the others I've built. It was a Tamiya factory built that I fully disassembled (breaking some parts along the way) and rebuilt and re-engineered using an uncountable amount of scratch-built and machined parts. It was right hand drive; it is now left hand drive. The removable roof is fabricated from brass. I played around with different configurations of how to stow the stuff in the back before settling on the way it is in the second to last photo. For all the details of how it was built, here's a link to the WIP thread within this forum: All buttoned up; everything installed: Top off, street legal and ready for cruising: Spare off, ready to race once the "trunk" is emptied: Bottom side: Edited April 27, 2019 by Scale-Master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 I like the Gulf livery paint job. The attention to the engine detail is amazing. I remember seeing an amateur sports club race years ago and one of these 7's was leading the way. The driver would come out of a turn on the infield with one front tire in the air on almost every turn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 Great looking build and a lot of top class detail as well , you do real nice work . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 You did it, Mark...... your Caterham Super 7 is ' Under Glass '..... and what a beauty. This scale model car is without a doubt impressive, inspirational, extremely well built and any other superlative that I could think of. Having followed your build since I joined MCM during November of 2016, this means that I only missed the beginning of your project by one month I believe ! David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Another beautiful model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Totally awesome. I was thinking about all your incredible 7's when I was working on my recently completed 1/24 The Prisoner Lotus 7 not expecting I would see another of one of your amazing 7 builds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kit Basher Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Spectacular! It's been inspiring to watch you make all the tiny details you've added to this car. A true masterpiece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabbricaP Posted April 29, 2019 Share Posted April 29, 2019 Amazing build, enjoyed the WIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Equal parts inspiring, and humbling. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 (edited) That engine work is beautiful Mark ..along with every other bit that you made for this one...Wow !! The foam intake covers got me first .. now I see the unhooked license plate light feed... Crazy good stuff Thanks for the trip,..Cheers Edited May 1, 2019 by Belugawrx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
styromaniac Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Absolutely stunning. What scale is this? 1/1? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahajmano Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Unbelievable! Incredible. Fantastic job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 Fantastic, a modeling tour de force! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 WOW, one of the nicest versions I have seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahajmano Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) gorgeous build!!! Edited May 3, 2019 by Ahajmano Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 (edited) As spectacular as Mark's build is, you probably won't get the full sense of the skill and creativity involved unless you review the WIP thread. I assume most of us aspire to build at this level, but there aren't a whole lot of other modelers who are incorporating brass and machined/milled metal, let alone parts cast from aluminum-impregnated resin in an effort to achieve results like this. Typically, the paint is excellent and the assembly work is virtually flawless. Given everything involved in the making of this model, I'm almost surprised it doesn't run. If there is a downside to seeing a build like this, it's being reminded of my place in the modeling pecking order: Edited May 3, 2019 by Monty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Exceptional build, a labour of love! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-man Posted May 5, 2019 Share Posted May 5, 2019 What an awesome build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted May 7, 2019 Author Share Posted May 7, 2019 Thanks guys! Your comments and compliments mean a lot to me. I took it to the 27th annual GSL International Scale Vehicle Championship last weekend. (This was my 20th year in attendance.) It earned Best In Class, The Augie (Best Machining), The Gerald Wingrove Scratch-Building award and Overall Judges Best of Show. Time to build something else... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Congrats on the new hardware Mark !! Overall judges Best in Show !...Well Done Sir Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Mark it was a real treat to see this model in person. A well deserved award. I'm fairly certain everyone who saw it realized quickly they were now competing for second place. And it was nice to meet you as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rastta Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Super clean build. Love the engine bay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Well done Mark and congratulations on the awards, well deserved. Thanks for sharing the build with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earl Marischal Posted May 7, 2019 Share Posted May 7, 2019 Having followed, and been staggered by, the WIP build, I am intrigued as to what could be next and (surely not) if it would be even better... steve (Who discovered on Sunday someone in my village has a Caterham 7...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmodelbuilder Posted May 8, 2019 Share Posted May 8, 2019 Have followed your build on this one. Was great to see you & the model this past week in Utah. Another awesome build! Very deserving of the awards it took! Can't wait to see whats next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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