Bernard Kron Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) there was a resin kit available at one time; I bought one. it really improved over the merit kit in its wire wheels, while they weren't photo etch, they did have a good depth and look to them at least compared to the Merit kit wheels. ... here are a couple of photos... Cool! You wouldn't remember who might have offered it? Crawling around the web I have found a curbside open cockpit version with Le Mans windscreen circa 1957 from Profil 24: http://www.profil24-models.com/model-kits-modeles-reduits/en/gamme-au-1-24e/62-lotus-xi-le-mans-1957-n41-42-62.html - expensive but quite handsome in the photos of it I have seen. Edited January 14, 2014 by Bernard Kron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted January 14, 2014 Author Share Posted January 14, 2014 (edited) fantastic, I never thought I would see two of them together! and the open cockpit vs the closed one is interesting. did you cut that all out and construct all the detail? nice job! Hi William, Yes I did the cockpit cut out, detail and windscreen. It's not fantastic but I got as many interior shots as I could & constucted it out of various thicknesses of styrene sheet. Bernard, Repops did all the Merits in resin. I did a Google search here a while back and it appears all the moulds were sold on, there was a name on one of the forums but I can't remember who, sorry. Dave PS, my 2 Chinese toys are excat copies of the Merit body right down to the body panel lines being recessed, not raised. Quite a few Merits kits have raised boy lines Edited January 14, 2014 by Bantoft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Bernard, Repops did all the Merits in resin. I did a Google search here a while back and it appears all the moulds were sold on, there was a name on one of the forums but I can't remember who, sorry. Hi Dave, I just did some web searching. I guess "repops" was a resin caster. I just did some web searching based on this and the most recent references came from April, 2012. Apparently the molds and masters moved on to Tom Co0olidge and then to Keith Sorci operating as Colorado Resin Specialists from whom they were still available at that time. Srci has a Fotki page under the name "pourdog" and still does resin bits, but does not show the Merit kits. They appear to have been reproductions of the whole kits. The closest references I have found to the resin kits themselves are this blog page from 2008 on the Grand Prix Modelers Association (GPMA) sit which summarizes all the original Merit offerings and their rsin copies. It includes pictures of some of the resin kits. GPMA Merit Page: http://gpma.org/blog/?p=69 A picture of one of the resin kits from the GPMA blog page about Merit models: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Well Dave, now you've got me going. I'm finalizing negotiations for a Merit Eleven as we speak. Meanwhile, more internet searching unearthed this gem: http://slotblog.net/topic/43102-lotus-eleven-with-merit-body-and-midori-chassis/ . Apparently the waffle wheels once could be had as a slot car accesory... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 I believe they are referred to as "wobbly web" wheels. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wobbly-web_wheel jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted January 15, 2014 Author Share Posted January 15, 2014 You're right William, I refer to them as 'wobbly' as well. I did use the slot car inserts Bernard refers to to make my wheels Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) Yeah, "wobblies", not waffles... Guess I was hungry... Edited January 15, 2014 by Bernard Kron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Nice work there Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlueTube Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Not only am I enjoying the workmanship shown on these forums, but I am pleasantly surprised at the interest in building vintage road racing car models. Great stuff indeed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 those turned out great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bernard Kron Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 (edited) Not only am I enjoying the workmanship shown on these forums, but I am pleasantly surprised at the interest in building vintage road racing car models. Great stuff indeed! Like vintage hot rods, it was a golden age of creativity and individual initiative unencumbered by the capital demands and abstract complexity of high technology. The goals to be achieved and the means to reach them were crystal clear. This makes the period accessible to the humble skills and modest insights of an amateur modeler such as myself... and makes them hard to resist. Edited January 15, 2014 by Bernard Kron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbwelda Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 yeah, what he said! jb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Laski Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Those are very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatW Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Wow Fantastic Loti, something I've been watching here in the UK at the Silverstone circuit for the past 45 years at club and classic events as a race and airfield marshall. Great work and thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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