Mario Andretti's Kmart Lola T-8800 Indy Car

[Art Laski]

This is a pretty common Indy Car kit issued around 1989 that I had wanted to build for a little while and at the urging of my son (who recently did the same model) I decided to give it a try.

Enjoy!

Many more here!

http://public.fotki.com/alaski48/lola-t-8800/

Thanks for looking.

-Art

[ian ashton]

Very nice work. What did you use for painting the exhaust, it looks amazing.

[voljeepx]

Looks great, Art! That carbon fiber work on the white paint looks really cool! The Andretti's have always been my favorite racers, and I'm glad to see Marco is continuing the family biz. Nice work!

[John Teresi]

Art.......FANTASTIC build..........the detail is AWESOME.......can`t wait to see this in person this weekend......BRAVO buddy.

[Art Laski]

Very nice work. What did you use for painting the exhaust, it looks amazing.

Ian, thank you for the nice comments. I used Testors Burnt Metal Metalizer, then sprayed some Tamiya clear blue on the headers and Tamiya clear red and blue mixed together on the front of the out pipes. Then I used a thin wash of a dark grey water-based acrylic (Teresi's formula!) to dull it a bit, then brushed some brown pastel chalk on it.

Looks great, Art! That carbon fiber work on the white paint looks really cool! The Andretti's have always been my favorite racers, and I'm glad to see Marco is continuing the family biz. Nice work!

Thanks, Ed! Mario was a great driver. Iconic! This was fun to do, but the carbon fiber took a long time. I think it's worth it, though.

[Art Laski]

Art.......FANTASTIC build..........the detail is AWESOME.......can`t wait to see this in person this weekend......BRAVO buddy.

Thanks, John! I used your tire tips on this one. I didn't perfect it, but I really like the look. So thanks for sharing with the board! See you Sunday. I'm really looking forward to seeing your cavalcade of builds. They're always amazing.

-Art

[curt raitz]

Very nice build...it's nice to see someone else build these old Indy cars

the detail work around the engine plus the carbon-fiber work really sets this car apart

thanx for sharing

[Art Laski]

Very nice build...it's nice to see someone else build these old Indy cars

the detail work around the engine plus the carbon-fiber work really sets this car apart

thanx for sharing

Thanks, Curt! I'm a long time admirer of the open wheel builds you've posted.

-Art

Edited November 17, 2010 by Art Laski