65slotcar Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 a project started a while back. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250 Testa Rossa Posted February 20, 2023 Share Posted February 20, 2023 Which car are you doing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65slotcar Posted February 20, 2023 Author Share Posted February 20, 2023 (edited) i'm doing the number 12 Sebring car. Edited February 20, 2023 by 65slotcar 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 21, 2023 Share Posted February 21, 2023 Oh good, another one to follow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65slotcar Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 The mini me to the 1/12 MFH Cobra, a little more progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 beautiful work Bill. I know you prefer the 1/12 kit but this one looks mighty fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65slotcar Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 24 minutes ago, Pierre Rivard said: beautiful work Bill. I know you prefer the 1/12 kit but this one looks mighty fine. thanks Pierre. Yah, i would love to see a 289 Comp Cobra in 1/12 by MFH. The 1/24 kit is very challenging and although the 1/12 has a lot more parts, the fit and detail makes for a much more enjoyable build. A look at at the different steering wheels. The 1/12 has pins that go through the steering wheel . The brown paint has sucked up the clear and will need another coat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65slotcar Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 went with a slightly bigger front tire to fill up fender well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Beautiful work Bill. Just a suggestion, instead of a bigger front tire you might want to consider dropping the ride height. I did it by about 2 mm front and 2 mm rear for the #1 entry and it helped a lot. I hope you don't mine if I post a picture to illustrate the idea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 (edited) Great work Bill. A period photo of a FIA Cobra at Sebring that represents the static stance pretty well. Static stance of a FIA at Daytona. Stance on my 1/25 scale FIA build. Edited April 10, 2023 by afx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65slotcar Posted April 9, 2023 Author Share Posted April 9, 2023 thanks for the comments and feedback. With the wheels supplied in kit , the front tire looked like a rubber band. Hard to capture in a photo but the tire size doesn't look bad on a HRM kit. The MFH kit has huge fender openings. As far as stance, you would have to modify suspension some what at step 2 . this picture of a MFH 1/24 427 Cobra better shows the too low profile of front tire and same tire supplied in 289 comp Cobra kit. As you can see in JC photos the number 15 and 14 didn't have low profile front tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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