Lizard Racing Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 Rick Mears has always been one of my favorite drivers. He was a thinker, always adjusting the car to suit changing track conditions. But he could turn it on when needed, as his six poles and four wins at Indy 500 can attest. This is the AMT Penske PC17 kit. Mears won the race from pole that year. There is good detail in the kit. It includes the option of using the flush wheels used in the 500. The photo is the all-Penske front row for the race. Note three holes in the wheels. The only problem with the wheels is that they came with six holes instead of three. This requires a modification. Here are the covers still on the sprue. The extra holes were plugged with .080 rod and sanded flush. This is the finished disk painted Model Master chrome. To be more correct, I should have glued the disk to the wheel and filled the gap. 2
Phildaupho Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 Well done. Always good to see vintage Indycars
Rich Chernosky Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 Rick Mears was one of my heros too. Nice to see his car on this forum. thanks for posting.
bbowser Posted August 30, 2019 Posted August 30, 2019 (edited) 8 minutes ago, Phildaupho said: Well done. Always good to see vintage Indycars I agree, nicely done! Glad to see more open wheel cars on here. Edited August 30, 2019 by bbowser
Belugawrx Posted August 31, 2019 Posted August 31, 2019 Nice job George! That one is on my 'to get' list
ismaelg Posted April 9 Posted April 9 Nice job! I know I am late to the party but I am about to start this project as well. Thanks, Ismael
Rattlecan Dan Posted April 9 Posted April 9 Great job on that super-cool car. A nice homage to a great driver.
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