Phildaupho Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 The Comstock Team Ford GT40 MKI P/1037 is a car I saw race many times race in the day and at historic events. The model was built not to represent any specific moment in time, maybe more like how it might look if I owned the actual car. It is based on the Fujimi Spa-Francorchamps p/1017 kit. ALTERATIONS & ADDITIONS Studio 27 photo-etch Vintage Racing Miniatures Decals. I made 94’s from images of numbers on actual car. Historic Racing Miniatures engine, suspension, HRM Weber carbs kit with Rev/Mon heads & valve covers. Velocity stacks from Replicas & Miniatures. Scratch built carb tray. Battery located to engine compartment Modellers windshield wiper Enlarged radiator opening backed by photo-etched grill Adapted Fujimi GT40 MKII photo-etch for rear grill Side mirrors 3D printed by Martin Aveyard Sheet styrene rear spoiler 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Excellent build. It’s a shame Fujumi took a short cut and did not include an engine in any of the MkI or MKII kits. Maybe we will see a MENG kit of a MKI someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Excellent work Phil. Your additions really add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Beautiful looking GT40. Very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Spectacular build, with full engine, unique body configuration and delightful detailing. Been a while since we've seen such a beautiful rendition of a GT40. Bravo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 Very well done. The attention to the details is very impressive and I really appreciate your sharing your build and finished product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 I like this build a lot Phil. You did a great job. The engine and interior could be models all by themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 18 hours ago, vamach1 said: Excellent build. It’s a shame Fujumi took a short cut and did not include an engine in any of the MkI or MKII kits. Maybe we will see a MENG kit of a MKI someday. Thanks Rex - I agree that a fully detailed MKI would be very well received 17 hours ago, Yeah Nah said: Excellent work Phil. Your additions really add. Thanks Garry. I always find additions satisfying 16 hours ago, Jim B said: Beautiful looking GT40. Very well done. Thanks James 3 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said: Spectacular build, with full engine, unique body configuration and delightful detailing. Been a while since we've seen such a beautiful rendition of a GT40. Bravo! Thanks Pierre. Your builds have inspired me to up my game. 2 hours ago, Gramps46 said: Very well done. The attention to the details is very impressive and I really appreciate your sharing your build and finished product. Thanks Mr.GT40 2 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: I like this build a lot Phil. You did a great job. The engine and interior could be models all by themselves. Thanks Rich - Lately I have been sort of considering the separate components of build as models themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 7 Author Share Posted March 7 A friend who I consider a racing historian and an autograph hunter gave me this photo of the Comstock GT40 signed by the driver the late Eppie Wietzes and a sticker with his autograph I could put on the model if I so chose. This photo was taken at the no longer there Westwood Circuit near Vancouver BC and it is very likely I was at that race. At this race the car was not using enlarged radiator opening I used on the model. Also notice the B/A logos. I got the stickers used on the model from a model railroad vender many years ago. I also Eppie race in a Team Lotus 49 at the first Canadian GP in 1967 where he qualified 5th but DNF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger U Posted March 7 Share Posted March 7 All your alterations and detailing look great. A beautiful model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Great build Phil, and I love the extra detailing. Tks for sharing. Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Oh Yeah, she's a beauty. Great detailing and great job with those decals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Scully Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 A really nice looking build , well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Awesome build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 8 Author Share Posted March 8 20 hours ago, Roger U said: All your alterations and detailing look great. A beautiful model. 14 hours ago, Dave B said: Great build Phil, and I love the extra detailing. Tks for sharing. Dave B 10 hours ago, Rattlecan Dan said: Oh Yeah, she's a beauty. Great detailing and great job with those decals. 9 hours ago, Bruce Scully said: A really nice looking build , well done. 3 hours ago, ChrisR said: Awesome build! Thanks everyone. I really appreciate your comments. I am very happy with the results as it only took me 25 years to get a GT40 MKI built. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Excellent build!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funkychiken Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 I do like your GT40 , very well executed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Very nice GT40, Phil - with excellent detailing and modifications -it is really a shame that no good Mk I with engine is available as kit (Fujimi's proportions look much better to me than those of the others). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted March 10 Author Share Posted March 10 On 3/9/2024 at 3:49 AM, PappyD340 said: Excellent build!! Thanks Larry 23 hours ago, Funkychiken said: I do like your GT40 , very well executed Thanks Atkin - Glad you like it 21 hours ago, 1959scudetto said: Very nice GT40, Phil - with excellent detailing and modifications -it is really a shame that no good Mk I with engine is available as kit (Fujimi's proportions look much better to me than those of the others). Thanks Helmut - I agree. The Fujimi curbside kits are very good in all the GT40 configurations and would find many new buyers if re-released with full detail. In these days of 3D scanning it seems very conceivable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Beautifully done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 You made so many small detail changes to follow the real car, at first glance it looks like it came out of the kit that way. Really nice job on this piece of Canadian racing history Phil! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Nice build. On 3/6/2024 at 11:12 PM, vamach1 said: Excellent build. It’s a shame Fujumi took a short cut and did not include an engine in any of the MkI or MKII kits. Maybe we will see a MENG kit of a MKI someday. If they do as bad job as they did with the 1:12 GT40 Mk II they don't need to bother, the 1:24th kit is better but also on the crudeish side and I don't really like the parts breakdown. The best bodies by far are the Fujimi ones and if they had gone the whole nine yards when they did the Mk I and Mk II they would be close to perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chinacar Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 5 hours ago, Force said: Nice build. If they do as bad job as they did with the 1:12 GT40 Mk II they don't need to bother, the 1:24th kit is better but also on the crudeish side and I don't really like the parts breakdown. The best bodies by far are the Fujimi ones and if they had gone the whole nine yards when they did the Mk I and Mk II they would be close to perfect. The wheels on that 1/24 Meng kit are a reason not to buy it. It's an expensive proposition to use both the Meng and Fujimi kit to make a good one...I agree with you it's a shame Fujimi didn't go the whole 9 yards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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