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Post by indycals on Jun 24, 2011 15:35:35 GMT -5
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Post by peteyd on Jun 29, 2011 20:49:17 GMT -5
Have started such a car with an original kit. Well, sort of a kit. The "under-a-table-in-a-bag" type kit. The unusual thing was it has no manufacturer identification and was incomplete. Anyway, the boxed kit does not have wire wheels. Does anyone know hwere to find such wheels/tires? Second, I've not found any clear-cut pictures of the rear of the car to use as reference. Huntington's book, Indy Car (page 14), shows the car withj the kit fuel tank and chain drive. Both are incorrect. You're right, it is a good basis for the '15 winner.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2011 6:14:39 GMT -5
I made this kit, or rather modified it, back int the '90s. as you can see from my avatar. I'm not sure about the Indy version but there are a lot of pictures of the 1914 French GP winning car on the net. As for the wheels I cut out the artillary wheel spokes and measured and drilled the rims, made new hubs and wired them up using fuse wire. It is time consuming and a little fiddly but well worth the effort. I don't think I've come across any aftermarket wheels or photo etch of the right size to convert due to the more unusual scale. I'll try and post some of the pics of my model, it won a few awards so should be of some assistance.
Mercedes had five team cars for the 1914 French GP and each was set up for the individual preferences of each two man crew thus no two are the same. rear body work varied alot as did diff' and gearbox ratios. Sorry I can't help much with the Indy car but I have researched a bit on the GP car, albeit some time ago.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2011 7:03:16 GMT -5
This is a pic of the left front wheel of my 1914 GP Merc. I'm struggling to get on with the IT stuff, better at the models, but there are 28 pics on my face book page you are welcome to look at, it's under my own name no nicknames etc to mislead anyone. In the mean time I'll try to get to grips with image posting a bit better.  The rear end which is all scratchbuilt.  I'm afraid the model is rather old now but if this is of interest to anyone I will post more. regards Ian |
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Post by harveythedog2 on Jul 1, 2011 8:49:30 GMT -5
Awesome work Ian.  Stu |
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Post by indy on Jul 1, 2011 9:48:08 GMT -5
Stunning craftsmanship! Beautiful work!
Jordan
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Post by Deleted on Jul 1, 2011 18:08:53 GMT -5
Great work, Ian!! Thanks for posting!
Tom T.
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Post by Patrick on Jul 1, 2011 19:57:39 GMT -5
Ist sehr gut! Ja!!
Patrick
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Post by 2lapsdown on Jul 1, 2011 20:33:33 GMT -5
The stuff on this forum just keeps getting better. Ian that is just incredible!
John
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Post by stonecold44 on Jul 12, 2011 22:45:30 GMT -5
WOW!!
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Post by Deleted on Nov 1, 2011 18:53:30 GMT -5
Awsome job Ian, the wheels were definatly worth the efort and along with the fab weathering job really make the car pop.
john
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2012 11:37:34 GMT -5
You did a lot of work on this kit!!!  |
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