ITC 1911 MERCER RACEABOUT 1/8 scale?

[f1ford48]

Has anyone built one of these? heres some pics from www.

[Harry P.]

Are you sure it's 1/8 scale? I don't think so...

[Modelmartin]

1/12

[sjordan2]

If it's a partner to the "cam-a-matic" Duesenberg that I built, it's closer to 1/10.

[f1ford48]

hey Skip. do you have any photos of the Duesy?? I would like to see it. and yes I think the Mercer is 1/8 to 1/10-it is bigger in scale if parked next to the Duesy.

[sjordan2]

hey Skip. do you have any photos of the Duesy?? I would like to see it. and yes I think the Mercer is 1/8 to 1/10-it is bigger in scale if parked next to the Duesy.

Sorry, the Duesey is long gone. There is another thread here about it, but not much detail there. Mine was a curbside with no plated parts, and 2-piece tires integrated with the wheel covers. I made tire treads with putty. EXTREMELY simple kit, but it seems accurate enough and can be scratch-detailed to make a very nice display model. Plating and a few aftermarket Pocher parts would finish it off beautifully.

Here's the other thread:

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=23140

Edited December 30, 2013 by sjordan2

[Bugatti Fan]

Didn't know that a Raceabout kit existed in either 1/12th or 1/8th. The most similar car that Pocher did in 1/8th was their Fiat.

There was a superb Bandai kit in 1/16th scale produced in the 80's and I think that there was also one by Aurora? in 1/16th scale along with a Stutz Bearcat.

[gray07]

I have a built one of these on my shelf, if u need to know any info about it

[gray07]

heres mine

[sjordan2]

Didn't know that a Raceabout kit existed in either 1/12th or 1/8th. The most similar car that Pocher did in 1/8th was their Fiat.

There was a superb Bandai kit in 1/16th scale produced in the 80's and I think that there was also one by Aurora? in 1/16th scale along with a Stutz Bearcat.

Check this link for the superb job that Harry did on the 1/16 Entex/Fuman Bandai Mercer. Curt Raitz also did a terrific one a couple of years ago.

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/?showtopic=75837

PS: The Aurora Stutz Bearcat is a very simplified curbside with no engine and just a flat belly pan with an oil sump. I think that if it's married with the Lindberg 1914 Stutz racer with a separate chassis and engine that it could be made into a nicely detailed model. Various parts from the Fuman Bandai Mercer, such as the monocle windscreen, could make it very elegant.

Edited January 26, 2014 by sjordan2