Winners of 24 Hours of Le Mans in Scale

[Brudda]

16 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Thank you for sharing this with us Bruce.  I need to go back to your WIP thread to see how it really went together.  It is hard to appreciate the size without other objects for comparison.  The details are pretty amazing.

Thank you Gramps46. I really like race cars , was just never any good at building them. I’ll send you a pic of the size of this car. The small one is a 1/24. 

[Gramps46]

Thanks Bruce for the photo with the 1/24th scale version.  Pretty amazing.

[vamach1]

5 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Thanks Bruce for the photo with the 1/24th scale version.  Pretty amazing.

The 1/24 looks like a toy.  Oh wait, they are both toys. ?  Well, the 1/8 one would qualify as art in my book.

[Brudda]

8 hours ago, Gramps46 said:

Thanks Bruce for the photo with the 1/24th scale version.  Pretty amazing.

My pleasure for putting the pics up. Building some of these things take a little different approach. You also need a very big bench. Tools are different, like you need things for metal, grinders, drill bits, metal polishers( tumblers) special screw drivers etc. and if you are painting them. You need a spray gun. A airbrush will not paint it well. It’s different but I really like them. Where do you put them? I’m trying to figure that out. My supersnake is going to the Vegas Shelby museum next month. But Agora is sending me another one. Im going to repaint that one and modify it a bit.Here is the supersnake. You get to see it before it goes to the museum.

[Brudda]

3 hours ago, vamach1 said:

The 1/24 looks like a toy.  Oh wait, they are both toys. ?  Well, the 1/8 one would qualify as art in my book.

Thank you sir

[Gramps46]

Beautiful builds of the Porsche 917K.

 

Edited July 3, 2022 by Gramps46

[tmathew1us]

Gentlemen, 

This thread has been dormant for a while, but I was able to attend the 100th anniversary of the 24 hours of Le Mans. It was a bucket list event, and truly one of the great experiences of my life!

I was able to get some excellent access and I have included some pictures of track and the race events. More relevant to this forum, I was also able to visit the museum, which was absolutely incredible! For the 100th anniversary, there was a reunion of several of the previous winners, some of whom took to the track (the Mazda 787 sounded the best, IMO).

The museum features the most incredible model car collection I have ever seen, 1/43rd scale of not just the winners, but every car that was entered! An incredible undertaking. I tried to take several photos to do it justice. As well, I have included photos of several winners, with the description plaque prior.

Enjoy! 

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ipRcWTi1Ay1Vvfj38

 

 

 

[vamach1]

10 hours ago, tmathew1us said:

Gentlemen, 

This thread has been dormant for a while, but I was able to attend the 100th anniversary of the 24 hours of Le Mans. It was a bucket list event, and truly one of the great experiences of my life!

I was able to get some excellent access and I have included some pictures of track and the race events. More relevant to this forum, I was also able to visit the museum, which was absolutely incredible! For the 100th anniversary, there was a reunion of several of the previous winners, some of whom took to the track (the Mazda 787 sounded the best, IMO).

The museum features the most incredible model car collection I have ever seen, 1/43rd scale of not just the winners, but every car that was entered! An incredible undertaking. I tried to take several photos to do it justice. As well, I have included photos of several winners, with the description plaque prior.

Enjoy! 

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ipRcWTi1Ay1Vvfj38

 

 

 

Add me to the list of people that wish they were there.  Thanks for posting the pictures.  Speaking of 1/43 scale, did you happen to see the diorama of the 1970 race that was there.  Here are some pictures from online.

[Gramps46]

This is a new book about the Le Mans 24 Heures race and covers all years 1923 - 2022 with cars, drivers, and interesting antidotes.  But only a few pictures, cost me $25 in paperback on Amazon and I recommend it if you are a Le Mans fan.

 

[Phildaupho]

On 6/25/2023 at 6:59 PM, tmathew1us said:

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/ipRcWTi1Ay1Vvfj38

Thank you so much for the link to your photos. I really enjoyed seeing the historic scale podiums. I am currently working  a "replica" of the Garage 56 Camaro which I am sure you saw and heard!!

[PatW]

On 3/28/2022 at 12:54 PM, Gramps46 said:

1996 Joest TWR Porsche WSC 95  Wurz/Reuter/Jones Le Mans Miniatures

The Porsche WSC-95 was a Le Mans Prototype originally built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing. It was modified by Porsche from the original Group C Jaguar XJR-14 from which it derived from and run by Joest Racing. Originally intended to race in the IMSA World Sportscar Championship, the WSC-95 saw very little race action even though it won the 24 Hours of Le Mans in both 1996 and 1997 without being acknowledged as a factory supported project. (Wikipedia)

Very nice! Tom Walkinshaw had his race team about 20 miles from here, in nearby Oxford!

Edited June 30, 2023 by PatW

[tmathew1us]

On 6/30/2023 at 4:04 PM, Phildaupho said:

Thank you so much for the link to your photos. I really enjoyed seeing the historic scale podiums. I am currently working  a "replica" of the Garage 56 Camaro which I am sure you saw and heard!!

Glad you are enjoying them.

 

That Camaro was the star of the show, a real fan favorite!!

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/joaTapMypyFKDTYG8

 

https://photos.app.goo.gl/o7UBKjfukZUwVhGW6

[Pierre Rivard]

On 6/30/2023 at 3:12 PM, Gramps46 said:

This is a new book about the Le Mans 24 Heures race and covers all years 1923 - 2022 with cars, drivers, and interesting antidotes.  But only a few pictures, cost me $25 in paperback on Amazon and I recommend it if you are a Le Mans fan.

 

Could not resist, just ordered the book. Starting to get a bit nutty about Le Mans. Your fault Gramps! ?