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Post by Aurora on May 9, 2020 2:53:51 GMT -5
This is one of the Miller-Fords driven in the 1935 Indianapolis 500   |
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Post by 1961redlegs on May 9, 2020 6:57:43 GMT -5
Outstanding build, I love it!
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Post by alwaysindy on May 9, 2020 9:23:28 GMT -5
Ted Horn at Indy! Outstanding! The figures are spot on...which did you use?
Tim
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Post by speedracer on May 9, 2020 13:52:48 GMT -5
Very nice, love the figures.
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Post by raceparke on May 9, 2020 14:35:42 GMT -5
Spot on! Excellent work and photography.
Dan
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Post by indy on May 9, 2020 20:35:02 GMT -5
Love the paint and those pipes/stacks out the top of the hood. The figures add a bunch, too. Nice work and thanks for sharing it.
Jordan
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Post by Aurora on May 10, 2020 1:01:21 GMT -5
Thanks for looking. Yes, this is the Ted Horn/Bo Huckman car. The figures are a mishmash of Immense Miniatures, Pre-Add, Penelope Pitlane, and scratch built body parts.
Matt
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Post by Aurora on Jul 1, 2020 1:14:40 GMT -5
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Post by indy on Jul 1, 2020 8:39:57 GMT -5
Wow, that is impressive! So what does the nail do? Keep the body from flying off the roof?
Jordan
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Post by Aurora on Jul 1, 2020 10:30:52 GMT -5
Ha! Yes, that is exactly what that nail was doing. I was shaping and grinding the body shell on the balcony, and it's quite windy up there. Somebody getting hit on the head by an ugly piece of plastic falling out of the sky might not appreciate Indy cars as much as I do.
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Post by jimhamill on Jul 1, 2020 11:07:10 GMT -5
Impressive work, especially the grill!
Did you modify an existing body or do it from scratch?
I was even more impressed when I scrolled down & saw it's a slot car racer
Really well done sir!
Jim
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Post by Aurora on Jul 1, 2020 12:03:18 GMT -5
Thanks for the kind words. Jim, the body was scratch built from scrap pieces of plastic, mostly PVC pipe, with some beer cans and other scrap items thrown in. A lot of cutting and grinding.    |
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Post by jj66 on Jul 3, 2020 7:17:16 GMT -5
Amazing build 1/32 scale? That grille is outstanding
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Post by Aurora on Jul 3, 2020 21:53:41 GMT -5
Thanks jj66, yes this is 1/32.
The grill is .011" brass wire soldered in a brass frame.
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Post by Gary Davis on Jul 4, 2020 10:43:12 GMT -5
Man...GREAT job on ALL the fab work you did. I think using PVC pipe is a GRAND idea for a slotcar. That's tough stuff and it can take an off track excursion pretty well. That grill you fabbed is killer for sure...
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Post by drums01 on Jul 5, 2020 23:14:43 GMT -5
Wow I really like this thread... great scratch building techniques as well as paint and details.
Ben
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Post by Aurora on Jul 13, 2020 1:47:37 GMT -5
I think using PVC pipe is a GRAND idea for a slotcar. That's tough stuff and it can take an off track excursion pretty well. Thanks for looking guys. Gary, you're right, the PVC pipe is a tough material. The slot car bodies I've made with PVC have all held up very well. Another quality of the PVC pipe is that it is essentially "cost-free", as I find off-cuts laying in the road near construction sites. This car body is made for the most part from scrap materials that were discarded as trash - pipes, placards, tubes, rivets, pins, nails, washers, wire, beer cans, etc. |
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Post by Art Laski on Jul 14, 2020 0:06:25 GMT -5
Really neat work! It looks great.
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Post by bobbyc on Sept 2, 2020 11:30:12 GMT -5
That's really outstanding! I'd be afraid to run it as a slot car, though, especially after all that work!
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Post by hurtubise56 on Sept 2, 2020 13:11:01 GMT -5
I'd be afraid to run it ..., especially after all that work! I bet you never said that about a 1:1 race car, no matter how nice it looked! |
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Post by bobbyc on Sept 2, 2020 13:56:23 GMT -5
LOL. That's funny! I never thought of that!
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Post by Aurora on Mar 14, 2021 11:54:56 GMT -5
I'd be afraid to run it as a slot car, Thank you for looking bobbyc. The car runs great. It's fast, smooth, and easy to drive. I drive it quickly but I'm not chasing the ultimate lap time - it wasn't designed for that. |
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Post by cobra276 on Jan 2, 2022 10:01:50 GMT -5
I'm really late to this thread, but where did you get your decals? I'm working on the resin version but from my study I don't have enough of the numbers to get it done. I'm going to try to scan and make copies, but prefer a good set to finish it
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Post by Aurora on Jan 9, 2022 5:06:19 GMT -5
I'm really late to this thread, but where did you get your decals? Hi cobra276, sorry I can't help with decals as there are no decals on my model, everything is painted. I couldn't find decals either and I don't know if decals are available for this car. |
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Post by jamesharvey on Jan 10, 2022 8:17:56 GMT -5
Around 2013 Gary Doucette made a 1/25 scale model of the 1935 Miller Ford entries at Indianapolis. I think he did produced versions for the four cars that did make the race. His kits included decals, but I do not know who supplied them. Gary is gone now but someone on this forum might know who made the decals for Gary. Good luck, Jim.
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Post by quattro on Jan 10, 2022 15:47:42 GMT -5
Looking at this beautiful model again it struck me that there is a solution for getting the numbers done.
Then scroll down and up pops the decal question.
Do not want to go on and on about these things but a cricut would do the white numbers quite nicely.
The black as well for that matter. Any colour if the right adhesive sheet is available.
Used my inkjet all too often to do decals on my models but white was always an issue.
I took to highjacking dry rubdown custom artwork projects my friends worked on to get my stuff done.
Also a valid method.
Sure you probably know someone who has a cricut so have a chat with them. Should take no time to do.
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Post by kip on Jan 17, 2022 16:35:32 GMT -5
Gary Ducette often had his decals done by Gary Sleeper--now Circle Track Decals. Don't know if Gary Sleeper did this car for Ducette or not. Ducette had another person who also did decals for him but I can't remember his name. I highly recommend Gary Sleeper . He has done numerous Indy car and sprint car custom decals for me and they are great,
kip
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