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Post by pje on Jan 25, 2011 12:19:13 GMT -5
Ok Michael, you've got me hooked! I want to do Arie's 1993 pole sitter. I only have a couple photos of the car and it looks to me like the "flip up" area in front of the rear wheels was somewhat modified from the standard speedway Lola. It' very hard to see with the black on the sidepods. Can anyone help me with photos of this area of the car? Thanks, Paul Erlendson Attachments:
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Post by indycals on Jan 25, 2011 12:38:35 GMT -5
Nothing significantly different from the Duracell kit - the shape might be slightly different, but not something that I'd even bother changing.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2011 13:08:30 GMT -5
WOW! Is this weird? I was just at a small model show and picked up a 1/24th of this car by Onyx for $5.00!! Had too get it though with the SCOTCH and 3M tie-in( I'm a 3M retiree). If you want some pics of this let me know.
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Post by pje on Jan 26, 2011 10:58:22 GMT -5
Decals ordered!
Thanks Mikes.
Michael, I now see what you mean and I agree, there is nothing worth changing. Mike, thanks for your offer, but I think I'm on the right track now.
Michael, I saw the #8 Eddie Cheever Scotch Target car close up at Portland in 1991(?) or '92. It is difficult to determine from my poor photos, but my memory is that the red color of the car had a bit of maroon quality to it. Quite different than the later Target cars. What do you think? What paint do you recommend?
Paul Erlendson
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Post by pje on Feb 23, 2011 13:53:18 GMT -5
I'm working away on my Lola and I'm wondering about the access hole over the "O". Anyone know what this was used for?
Paul Erlendson
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Post by pje on Feb 23, 2011 14:01:02 GMT -5
I'm working away on my Lola and I'm wondering about the access hole over the "O". Anyone know what this was used for? Paul Erlendson Attachments:
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Post by SWT500 on Feb 23, 2011 14:22:07 GMT -5
That is where the PI beacon was usually located. Depending on the circuit, it was located on either side of the engine cover. The side not being used would have helicopter tape over it. The beacon was also recessed and seldom was seen. It was a round orangish colored disc. I hope this helps.
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Post by SWT500 on Feb 23, 2011 14:23:35 GMT -5
The kick ups in front of the rear wheels were an option offered by Lola as part of their Speedway kit. Some teams ran them and others did not. They were first seen in 1992 and copied by Lola. The jury is still out on the actual effect it may have had.
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Post by pje on Feb 23, 2011 15:00:12 GMT -5
"PI Beacon"? For timing?
Paul Erlendson
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Post by mgbrown on Mar 23, 2011 16:44:48 GMT -5
I am going to take a wild guess that it's got something to do with data acquision since PI Research is in that game.
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Post by SWT500 on Mar 24, 2011 7:07:25 GMT -5
Yes, the PI beacon was the transponder that sent the data from the car to the pits. Depending on the circuit, there was a matching beacon trackside and the two "talked" every lap.
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Post by methanol on Feb 6, 2012 20:07:08 GMT -5
Decals ordered! Thanks Mikes. Michael, I now see what you mean and I agree, there is nothing worth changing. Mike, thanks for your offer, but I think I'm on the right track now. Michael, I saw the #8 Eddie Cheever Scotch Target car close up at Portland in 1991(?) or '92. It is difficult to determine from my poor photos, but my memory is that the red color of the car had a bit of maroon quality to it. Quite different than the later Target cars. What do you think? What paint do you recommend? Paul Erlendson have you finished this model? |
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Post by pje on Feb 6, 2012 23:20:03 GMT -5
Decals ordered! Thanks Mikes. Michael, I now see what you mean and I agree, there is nothing worth changing. Mike, thanks for your offer, but I think I'm on the right track now. Michael, I saw the #8 Eddie Cheever Scotch Target car close up at Portland in 1991(?) or '92. It is difficult to determine from my poor photos, but my memory is that the red color of the car had a bit of maroon quality to it. Quite different than the later Target cars. What do you think? What paint do you recommend? Paul Erlendson have you finished this model? You had to ask………….  I was doing quite nicely on this one (I had modified the body to get rid of the snap together seams and was making it a complete curb side) and had it all ready for priming when I ran into the lack of Tamiya primer. I decided to give Gunze primer a try and discovered that it has a very different sanding rate than the Tamiya spot surface primer that I had used in some areas. So I ended up with a big mess. I gave up on the seemingly endless sanding and decided to strip the whole body. I had been very successful in the past stripping Tamiya acrylic lacquers with 99% isopropyl alcohol. I left it in the “soup” for over a month and removed next to nothing so I put it aside until I could get Tamiya primer again. Glory be, we got Tamiya primer again this winter (but where are all the other colors?) so I got the Lola out and started to sand……….and sand…………….and then the front wing broke off. I decided that I had weakened the plastic a glue joints with all that soaking so I got out another kit and started again. There are a number of items in the cockpit that needed to be taken care of and I am on my way to finishing them, but still have a long way to go to get back to where I was just prior to priming. I’ve set it aside for awhile as I got another model I’m trying to finish for a contest next month, and also another project that I will share with you all a little later on. This one is really off the beaten path for this site. Paul Erlendson Here is how far I had gotten when I went down the wrong primer path……. Attachments:
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Post by methanol on Feb 8, 2012 22:34:27 GMT -5
oh wow
well, i have to say you don't give up
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Post by shunter on Feb 10, 2012 18:53:51 GMT -5
Keep at it Paul you will get there. They do build into a nice kit when done. I do like that you cut the floor to allow everything to be seamless.
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