Airfix 1/32 Ford 3 Litre GT

[cobraman]

Bought this awhile ago on the bay . Don’t recall ever seeing it before . Typical of a small scale kit but seems to be molded nice and hopefully will look good built up . 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Cool project. The model looks very good. The Ford P68/69 was a fascinating but little known car...beautiful but unsuccessful...with a very low drag body design that also proved to cause poor stability.

I'm sure you'll do it justice. Sure wish somebody made one in 1/24.

Edited January 4, 2020 by Ace-Garageguy

[cobraman]

This one was new to me. Never heard of this car.

[DonW]

I built one of these about 45 years ago, not a bad kit given its simplicity.

[Dann Tier]

That actually looks like a pretty darn nice kit, bud!!!...i keep wanting to try my hand at a 1/32.....someday, lol

[DonW]

Airfix also did a Porsche 917 in 1:32, that was a good little model too. Worth looking out for if you enjoy building the Ford.

[Matt Bacon]

There are four of them based on the Airfix/MRRC slot cars of the late 60s/early 70s. For some reason (licensing most likely) the Ford P68 has been out more often and more recently than the others. There’s the 917 and a Porsche Carrera 6 and a Ferrari 250LM as well. It may be that since the P68 wasn’t a factory Ford, but a private venture by Alan Mann Racing using the then-new Ford DFV engine which went on to power Formula One for a decade or so, there are no Ferrari or Porsche licensing lawyers and stratospheric fees to contend with...

One thing I noticed when I built mine is that in period it carried quite a lot of sponsor logos, so if you want to reproduce it in racing trim, you’ll need one of those mixed logos decal sheets...

best,

M.

[Ace-Garageguy]

Here's an IPMS writeup on the kit, with some potential issues to look out for.

https://web.ipmsusa3.org/content/ford-3-litre-gt-starter-set

[cobraman]

Thanks Bill !  You are always helpful. Az yet ?  At my age I should be building larger models and not smaller ones !

[cobraman]

Thanks Dann and Matt.

[cobraman]

Made a little progress on this one . As expected the decals were no good so I ordered some . Kit does not have those splitters (?) on the front end so I will attempt to make them . 

[Dann Tier]

Looking GREAT, Ray!!!....it does look like a really fun, stress-free build!!!

[cobraman]

Thanks Dann. Looks like the tiny suspension pieces could be a challenge for my fat fingers and my 68 year old eyes.

[Dann Tier]

1 hour ago, cobraman said:

Thanks Dann. Looks like the tiny suspension pieces could be a challenge for my fat fingers and my 68 year old eyes.

LOL....you got it, Ray!!!

[unclescott58]

The build above was looking great Ray. I assumed you finished the kit. I have to go hunting on the site to see if I can find it. An intriguing car. I found one at a local hobby store today, and had to buy it. 

 

[slusher]

Great paint Ray!

[ewetwo]

Looking good.

 

[unclescott58]

Again, I’m curious to see if Ray ever finished his. I’m slowly working on mine. I’m finding the suspension a bit of a bugger going together. On this feature alone, I would not suggest this as a starter kit for anybody who has not build a model before. 

 

[unclescott58]

On 1/8/2020 at 12:32 PM, cobraman said:

Thanks Dann. Looks like the tiny suspension pieces could be a challenge for my fat fingers and my 68 year old eyes.

See my comments above. And I’m only 64. 

[cobraman]

I did finish it. I thought I posted in the Under Glass Section.  I will try to remember to drag it out and post a pic here. Did not turn out that good, I should have molded the body pieces.

[cobraman]

Here she be .