Dave B Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 I always wanted to build an early race car that a young guy with a bit of loose change could build and run at Bonneville or on one of the many runway circuits that were prevalent in the States in the 50's. The opportunity came when a mate gave me a resin Indy Car Legends '35 Miller Ford. Heading to the parts box I found a suitable early Ford frame, front and rear suspension, motor, head and tail lights and interior seat. Styrene tube made up the exhaust system and styrene sheet the bulkheads and dashboard. A few decals, a bit of fuse wire and some epoxy made the guages with a dressmakers pin for a gear lever. Sort of the equivalent to going to a wreckers!! The body took a bit of work to widen the rear, create a lift off bonnet and relieve areas where the suspension had to go. Havlng run at Bonneville, as per the decal on the dash, our young guy is now driving home from a road circuit. The custom Ford pick up could be used to dead mans tow it so this young bloke was obviously cashed up!! Great fun to build, tks for looking. Dave B 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 That's a very cool duo Dave. The freedom to mix up parts from a kit and the spares box creates a nice change of pace from our usual chase for historical accuracy. Question about the gauges, do you se a particular epoxy formulation to achieve the clear glass effect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 That's pretty cool. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 A very nice model. Sometimes a fictional car can be more interesting than a replica of one. A lot of work but looks like you satisfied your creative side. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Saw this one as a WIP. Good looking result. I'd like to build something full-scale in the same flavor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 I really like your road race special. I was at the Monterey Historics one year when specials were featured there and at Pebble Beach. I even helped out in the paddock at the Stovebolt Special HWM Chev. I also wanted to build a special myself but never found the right donor kit as a starting point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucky 130 Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Great job. puts me in mind of when the "rich" boys used to buy J2 Alards and put Olds and Cadilliac motors, and went sporty car racing. good old days. Glad to see that kind of out of the box thinking still lives, even if only in 1:24 scale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeah Nah Posted May 4 Share Posted May 4 Love everything about this! Has a real period feel to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted May 4 Author Share Posted May 4 10 hours ago, Pierre Rivard said: That's a very cool duo Dave. The freedom to mix up parts from a kit and the spares box creates a nice change of pace from our usual chase for historical accuracy. Question about the gauges, do you se a particular epoxy formulation to achieve the clear glass effect? Hi Pierre, I just use white glue to attach the fuse wire gauge bezel and drop clear 5 minute epoxy onto the decal, I always use a brand over here called Selleys 5 minute epoxy. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 sweet build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 5 Share Posted May 5 Very nice pair! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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