CAL Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 CAL...YOU ARE ALL OVER THIS THING DO YOU THINK AUDI HAS LEMANS ON THE BAG THIS YEAR WITH THE NEW MODEL OR PEGEOT STILL TO CLOSE. Yeah, I am compliling the the grand master list with all entrants, finishers, DFS, DQ, Un-Classed, and NO-SHOWS. There are three kits. Revell Tamiya UT Yeah, I don't think Audi has it in the bag. I think the Pugs will give them a good fight. Their car is fast, they have other issues beside just being fast. It was real close last year. And it was real close at Sebring this year, but I don't think Audi is the sure win. There just may be an upset.
Foxer Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Hopefully here will be a race this year with Peugeot and Audi. That body on the Audi is something else, thou....
CAL Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Hopefully here will be a race this year with Peugeot and Audi. That body on the Audi is something else, thou.... I am thinking the r15 is the Porsche Coupe test bed.
Zoom Zoom Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 Hopefully here will be a race this year with Peugeot and Audi. That body on the Audi is something else, thou.... I was rooting for the Audi over Peugeot at least as much because to my eyes it's the best looking open-cockpit P1 car ever. That front end looks so good, very aggressive, and the side vent area looks almost like an exoskeleton. Details like the LED lamps front and rear are like icing on the cake. Design-wise it's a knockout. So is the Peugeot, but a bit less so...while I generally like closed-cockpit design, the Peugeot cockpit is just a tad turret-like, though nothing like the hideous turrets seen on Daytona Prototypes that, to my eyes, completely spoil their aesthetic design. Peugeot color scheme looks great. I'm really looking forward to LeMans this year
CAL Posted March 24, 2009 Posted March 24, 2009 I was rooting for the Audi over Peugeot at least as much because to my eyes it's the best looking open-cockpit P1 car ever. That front end looks so good, very aggressive, and the side vent area looks almost like an exoskeleton. Details like the LED lamps front and rear are like icing on the cake. Design-wise it's a knockout. So is the Peugeot, but a bit less so...while I generally like closed-cockpit design, the Peugeot cockpit is just a tad turret-like, though nothing like the hideous turrets seen on Daytona Prototypes that, to my eyes, completely spoil their aesthetic design. Peugeot color scheme looks great. I'm really looking forward to LeMans this year Yeah, those lights look like batmobile wings sticking up. Me too, I hope it's another good race. Last year I figured someone would have pulled out a sizeable lead and I would go to bed, but I ended up staying up all night because it was Audi Pug Pug Audi all night long and in the morning it was still close, and then it started to rain, The Audi spun, and the Pug cought up again.... man that was some good stuff. I hope Lizards have some better luck though. 3 GT2 Porsche and two get taken out in one swift move. I don't know I think the Coupes are sure sexy. The Spyders and conv don't do it for me, although the Audi does look pretty cool.
Foxer Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 Which GT1 kit are you using? It's the Revell Champion Porsche. Been in the basement for must be 10 years or so waiting for a spark to do it. Been trying things in Photoshop with the forum logo, but nothing has hit home yet...
3men2s Posted March 25, 2009 Author Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) It's the Revell Champion Porsche. Been in the basement for must be 10 years or so waiting for a spark to do it. Been trying things in Photoshop with the forum logo, but nothing has hit home yet... BRO, BEEN THERE AND THATS WHY MOTIVATION IS SOOOO IMPORTANT IN THIS HOBBY. THIS MORNING BEFORE I WENT TO WORK DIG IN THE CLOSET WHERE I KEEP MY STASH....."MODELS" OK JUST IN CASE I GET A KNOC BY THE COPS... ANYWAY GOT MY TWO BOXES FOR THIS PROJECT AND GOT HERE AND CHECK EVERYTHING INSIDE.....STILL IN THE RAPPERS...DECALS, PERRFECT ON BOTH AND READ THE INSTRUCTIONS LIKE IT WAS A BIBLE, I WILL STAR CLEANING THE PARTS TODAY AND START POSTING PHOTOS OF THE PROJECT. I AM EXITED, ITS MY FIRST 917. IF I AM YOU, CONCENTRATE IN THE CAR, THE IDEAS FOR THE DECALS WILL COME "YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME" I SAW A GT1 IN DAYTONA, DRIVEN BY THE LATE PAUL NEWMAN...IT HAD A FLAME JOB I THINK IT WAS HIS LAST RACE BEFORE HE GAVE UP DRIVING HE REMINDS ME OF STEVE McQUEEN IN THE MOVIE LOVE THIS QUOTE...."RACING IS LIFE, ANYTHING BEFORE OR AFTER...IS JUST WAITING. ONE DAY I MIGHT TRY TO RE DO THAT CAR IN 1:24. ANYWAY...THATNKS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THIS THING SO FAR WE GOT NICKF40-CAL-EL DESTRUCTO INC-FOXER AND MY SELF 3MEN2S 5 TOTAL WE NEED 5 MORE TO MAKE THIS THING WHILD AND DEVERSED...IT WOULD BE COOL TO GET 24 FOR THE 24TH HOURS OF LEMANS AND STOP AT 24 TO MAKE IT EXCLUSIVE Edited March 25, 2009 by 3men2s
Foxer Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 I AM EXITED, ITS MY FIRST 917. IF I AM YOU, CONCENTRATE IN THE CAR, THE IDEAS FOR THE DECALS WILL COME "YOU BUILD IT, THEY WILL COME" I SAW A GT1 IN DAYTONA, DRIVEN BY THE LATE PAUL NEWMAN...IT HAD A FLAME JOB I THINK IT WAS HIS LAST RACE BEFORE HE GAVE UP DRIVING HE REMINDS ME OF STEVE McQUEEN IN THE MOVIE LOVE THIS QUOTE...."RACING IS LIFE, ANYTHING BEFORE OR AFTER...IS JUST WAITING. ONE DAY I MIGHT TRY TO RE DO THAT CAR IN 1:24. oh.. missed that ..doing a 917! coolness.. )) So Paul drove a flamed GT1?? Don't think I've ever seen that.. gonna have to look. He lived not far from me and I did some engineering work for him.. (house, not cars... ehhe). He was pretty much a regular guy.. no overblown ego.
CAL Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) oh.. missed that ..doing a 917! coolness.. )) So Paul drove a flamed GT1?? Don't think I've ever seen that.. gonna have to look. He lived not far from me and I did some engineering work for him.. (house, not cars... ehhe). He was pretty much a regular guy.. no overblown ego. Nicest guy I ever met. But no Flamed GT1 Porsche The car with flames, actually there were two: Fabcar FDSC/03 - Porsche 2004 24hrs of Daytona result DNF And a Crawford DP03 - Ford 2005 24hrs of Daytona result DNF Edited March 25, 2009 by CAL
Ariel Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 Nicest guy I ever met. But no Flamed GT1 Porsche The car with flames, actually there were two: Fabcar FDSC/03 - Porsche 2004 24hrs of Daytona result DNF And a Crawford DP03 - Ford 2005 24hrs of Daytona result DNF 2005 Crawford I know alot of people don't like the DP cars because it is a NASCAR owned series. I have been to ALMS at Lime Rock and to the race at the New Jersey Motorsports Park. I do have to say that the DP guys are more aproachable than the ALMS guys. Just remember racing is racing if its not in a circle.
CAL Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 2005 Crawford I know alot of people don't like the DP cars because it is a NASCAR owned series. I have been to ALMS at Lime Rock and to the race at the New Jersey Motorsports Park. I do have to say that the DP guys are more aproachable than the ALMS guys. Just remember racing is racing if its not in a circle. I don't know, I think the Rolex is better racing. ALMS they jack with the rules too much and can pretty let who they want win, win. And now they kind of whittled it down to two classes.
3men2s Posted March 25, 2009 Author Posted March 25, 2009 oh.. missed that ..doing a 917! coolness.. )) So Paul drove a flamed GT1?? Don't think I've ever seen that.. gonna have to look. He lived not far from me and I did some engineering work for him.. (house, not cars... ehhe). He was pretty much a regular guy.. no overblown ego. IT WAS FOR A PRIVATE TEAM...THEY PROBLABLY ASK HIM TO DRIVE IT FOR THE WEEKEND. IT WAS BLACK WITH FLAMES, VERY RARE, WILL CHECK TOO. BUT NOT LIYING THEIR WAS AN INTERVIEW AND IN THE INTERCOME HE WAS MENTION.
3men2s Posted March 25, 2009 Author Posted March 25, 2009 you got me scrtchin my head...I think I can tell the difference between the two, one thing It was a black car newman drove this car in Daytona...but I remember seen that car with flames CAN ANYBODY TELL ME IF THIS GT1 WAS REPAINTED. If not I problably confused in my head this car with the later car he drove when he was 80 years old.
CAL Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 (edited) you got me scrtchin my head...I think I can tell the difference between the two, one thing It was a black car newman drove this car in Daytona...but I remember seen that car with flames CAN ANYBODY TELL ME IF THIS GT1 WAS REPAINTED. If not I problably confused in my head this car with the later car he drove when he was 80 years old. They are not the same car. Not even close. The GT1 didn't race Daytona. Different class car. The Daytona was the Fabcar DP, actually that is the Crawford Ford car, but the Fabcar Porsche had the same paint job on it. Edited March 25, 2009 by CAL
Foxer Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 This is what I'm thinking at this point. It should also totally clear up any thoughts about what the heck I'm doing..... Any comments and suggestions are fully welcome. This is all still in the planning stage and I'm not a professional graphics designer or artist. The faded blue will give me heart palpitations, so I'll be defiantly be soliciting techniques.
Roadkill2525 Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 From the Heller 1/43 kits. Kremer Kenwood Porsche 962 Silk Cut/Castrol Jaguar XJR-9
3men2s Posted March 25, 2009 Author Posted March 25, 2009 This is what I'm thinking at this point. It should also totally clear up any thoughts about what the heck I'm doing..... Any comments and suggestions are fully welcome. This is all still in the planning stage and I'm not a professional graphics designer or artist. The faded blue will give me heart palpitations, so I'll be defiantly be soliciting techniques. WHAT ABOUT THIS USE THE NAME PART OF THE GRAPHIC AND GET RID OF THE BACKROUND. GET A GRAPHIC OF A SOLID LINE OF A MODEL TREE BRANCH, WITH THE PARTS ON IT OR PHOTOGRAHP ONE BLACK ON A WHITE BACK ROUND. GO TO PHOTOSHOP AND CREATE A GRAY SCREEN OF IT AND MAKE A DECAL OF IT...BIG TO COVER THE HALL CAR. PAINT THE CAR SILVER,,,AND WITH THE SCREEN, IT WILL GIVE IT A GRAPHIC ON A DARKER SILVER TONE LOOK. REMEMBER THE BLACK C9 WITH THE ELECTRONIC LINES LOOK??? SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THEN PASTE THE NAME, BUT THE TOP VIEW IN AN ANGLE ON THE BACK COVER THE CIRCLE WITH THE NUMBER, GET RID OF IT AND USE THE STANDARD WHITE SQUARE THAT THEY USE IN LEMANS WITH ALL THE CERTIFICATES THEY HAVE....MAY NEED A DECAL SHEET FROM ANOTHER CAR TO GET THEM. IF YOU ARE GOING MODEL CAR SPONSORS, DO OF MORE MODEL CAR STUFF RELATED, LIKE "REVELL - PAINT BRAND - MAKE YOUR NAME AND DO INSTEAD OF DRIVER - BUILDER .....EVEN THE NAME OF THE HOBBYSHOP YOU GOT THE KIT.....JUST AN IDEA..... OR JUST GO SAFE AND GET THE MOBIL 1 DECALS.
CAL Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 I am still trying to figure out the 962. I think the number sould be 10. No Kenwood Kammer 962 #11 in this scheme ran in this body configuration that I know of. Not that I know them all.
3men2s Posted March 25, 2009 Author Posted March 25, 2009 From the Heller 1/43 kits. Kremer Kenwood Porsche 962 Silk Cut/Castrol Jaguar XJR-9 COOL- THE PORSCHE WAS THE ONE THAT COUGHT FIRED ??? BUT WILL NOT WANT SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN TO THIS ONE
CAL Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 WHAT ABOUT THIS USE THE NAME PART OF THE GRAPHIC AND GET RID OF THE BACKROUND. GET A GRAPHIC OF A SOLID LINE OF A MODEL TREE BRANCH, WITH THE PARTS ON IT OR PHOTOGRAHP ONE BLACK ON A WHITE BACK ROUND. GO TO PHOTOSHOP AND CREATE A GRAY SCREEN OF IT AND MAKE A DECAL OF IT...BIG TO COVER THE HALL CAR. PAINT THE CAR SILVER,,,AND WITH THE SCREEN, IT WILL GIVE IT A GRAPHIC ON A DARKER SILVER TONE LOOK. REMEMBER THE BLACK C9 WITH THE ELECTRONIC LINES LOOK??? SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THEN PASTE THE NAME, BUT THE TOP VIEW IN AN ANGLE ON THE BACK COVER THE CIRCLE WITH THE NUMBER, GET RID OF IT AND USE THE STANDARD WHITE SQUARE THAT THEY USE IN LEMANS WITH ALL THE CERTIFICATES THEY HAVE....MAY NEED A DECAL SHEET FROM ANOTHER CAR TO GET THEM. IF YOU ARE GOING MODEL CAR SPONSORS, DO OF MORE MODEL CAR STUFF RELATED, LIKE "REVELL - PAINT BRAND - MAKE YOUR NAME AND DO INSTEAD OF DRIVER - BUILDER .....EVEN THE NAME OF THE HOBBYSHOP YOU GOT THE KIT.....JUST AN IDEA..... OR JUST GO SAFE AND GET THE MOBIL 1 DECALS. I don't know but I think if its a 24 Hours of Le Mans build off it should be a car in colors and markings it actually ran in at Les 24 Herues du Mans
CAL Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 COOL- THE PORSCHE WAS THE ONE THAT COUGHT FIRED ??? BUT WILL NOT WANT SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO HAPPEN TO THIS ONE That is what I thought at first. Burned down IIRC coming into Arnage, and another car stop and burned in the exact same location.
Foxer Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 WHAT ABOUT THIS USE THE NAME PART OF THE GRAPHIC AND GET RID OF THE BACKROUND. GET A GRAPHIC OF A SOLID LINE OF A MODEL TREE BRANCH, WITH THE PARTS ON IT OR PHOTOGRAHP ONE BLACK ON A WHITE BACK ROUND. GO TO PHOTOSHOP AND CREATE A GRAY SCREEN OF IT AND MAKE A DECAL OF IT...BIG TO COVER THE HALL CAR. PAINT THE CAR SILVER,,,AND WITH THE SCREEN, IT WILL GIVE IT A GRAPHIC ON A DARKER SILVER TONE LOOK. REMEMBER THE BLACK C9 WITH THE ELECTRONIC LINES LOOK??? SOMETHING LIKE THAT. THEN PASTE THE NAME, BUT THE TOP VIEW IN AN ANGLE ON THE BACK COVER THE CIRCLE WITH THE NUMBER, GET RID OF IT AND USE THE STANDARD WHITE SQUARE THAT THEY USE IN LEMANS WITH ALL THE CERTIFICATES THEY HAVE....MAY NEED A DECAL SHEET FROM ANOTHER CAR TO GET THEM. IF YOU ARE GOING MODEL CAR SPONSORS, DO OF MORE MODEL CAR STUFF RELATED, LIKE "REVELL - PAINT BRAND - MAKE YOUR NAME AND DO INSTEAD OF DRIVER - BUILDER .....EVEN THE NAME OF THE HOBBYSHOP YOU GOT THE KIT.....JUST AN IDEA..... I like some of those ideas. The parts tree could have potential though would be some huge, nasty decals. I didn't especially like the "sticker" look of the name logo, but was trying to stay true to what we have. some fading of edges could improve the look. Looking closer, those are parts in the MCM logo.
Foxer Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 I don't know but I think if its a 24 Hours of Le Mans build off it should be a car in colors and markings it actually ran in at Les 24 Herues du Mans Aw, Cal .. got to read my post on first page!!!! Think you DID miss the MCM team on your amazing lists though. About every GT1 I've seen was painted by 2nd graders as far as I'm concerned. stickers on white. uggghh! The black History Channel one you posted is the best looking by far of any of them, and don't believe that ran. If I didn't do this little bit of fun I'd probably never build it. This is a good excuse to do it!
CAL Posted March 25, 2009 Posted March 25, 2009 Aw, Cal .. got to read my post on first page!!!! Think you DID miss the MCM team on your amazing lists though. About every GT1 I've seen was painted by 2nd graders as far as I'm concerned. stickers on white. uggghh! The black History Channel one you posted is the best looking by far of any of them, and don't believe that ran. If I didn't do this little bit of fun I'd probably never build it. This is a good excuse to do it! What about the ROHR car? Although it didn't run Le Mans. The glow in the dark STP car was kind of cool. I think the original Mobile scheme was pretty cool too. The test car was pretty cool too.
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