Gluebomber Posted January 13, 2021 Posted January 13, 2021 Below are some pictures of Aardvark Models Maserati Birdcage built to represent the winner of the 1960 Nurburgring 1000 km., driven by Dan Gurney and Stirling Moss. This kit has been out of production for many years and has become a "Holy Grail" kit for a lot of us car modelers. I was able to get one from a member of one of the racing discussion groups who was selling off part of his stash. Overall the kit built up well but I thought by taking some extra steps it could be improved a bit. The resin sections of the "birdcage" were pretty warped in my kit so I rebuilt that section using Evergreen plastic rod. I Dremeled out the molded in screens over the vents and covered the openings with brass screen painted black. I added an air intake that was a characteristic of this car by flattening and shaping some aluminum tube. The instruments were wired and p/e bezels were used on the dash. I also replaced the kit p/e wire wheels with some from the Gunze Ferrari 250 GTO, which I thought looked a little more refined. Paint is Tamiya Spray Pure White (TS-26) with TS Blue (TS-15) for the stripes. Different shades of Alclad and Metalizer were used on the interior. Amazingly, the ancient Fred Cady decals that came with the kit worked like a charm. The model is far from perfect, but I'm glad to add it to my shelf. If I could I'd like to get another kit to build the red Penske car, but the folks that own one don't seem to want to give them up. All comments and constructive criticism are welcome. Thanks for looking!
cobraman Posted January 13, 2021 Posted January 13, 2021 I always loved that car and your model is beautiful !
Rich Chernosky Posted January 14, 2021 Posted January 14, 2021 Now that is cool. You did a great job bringing that rare kit to life.
TarheelRick Posted January 14, 2021 Posted January 14, 2021 Wonderful rendition of a very beautiful car. I really enjoy that era road racer, they had style.
Gluebomber Posted January 15, 2021 Author Posted January 15, 2021 Thanks for the kind comments, Guys.
Dave B Posted January 15, 2021 Posted January 15, 2021 Great build Larry, it really looks the part. Dave B
Silver Foxx Posted January 15, 2021 Posted January 15, 2021 A lot of nice work in this , looks great , well done .
1959scudetto Posted January 19, 2021 Posted January 19, 2021 On 1/14/2021 at 2:19 PM, Rich Chernosky said: Now that is cool. You did a great job bringing that rare kit to life. Well built model of a famous racing car of two legendary drivers. I have only once seen this kit (built-up) - it must be 30 yrs. ago...
Bernard Kron Posted February 10, 2021 Posted February 10, 2021 (edited) The Aardvark kit, definitely a holy grail for any sports car modeler, I'd say. I'd also say that you did it's status as such total justice. Bravo! Edited February 10, 2021 by Bernard Kron
Bainford Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 Beautiful Maserati. You have done a lovely job on this and rendered a great replica of a great car. Excellent work.
Dann Tier Posted March 13, 2021 Posted March 13, 2021 On 1/13/2021 at 5:03 PM, cobraman said: I always loved that car and your model is beautiful ! AGREED!!!!!
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