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Post by illeagle10 on Mar 9, 2012 16:47:40 GMT -5
Here is my rendition of the 1988 Indy winner! Since there are a ton of these cars out there, I skipped out on the WIP. This is about the fourth one of this car I've built over the years. The others going to customers. After some of the cars just posted lately by Lance, Michael and Patrick, I feel like I was left in the dust! Some really great modelers here! I used Tamiya spray paints and Michael's Indycals decals.     modeled the car with the wheels Rick used at the end of the race. I didn't want to use the only set of wheel covers I have. I want to use those on the Unser Sr. car when I get to it. It would be great if I could get a couple of more sets of these babies!  They are from Front-Motor. Since Gary's back in business, maybe we'll see them again? Jim |
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Post by Art Laski on Mar 9, 2012 18:33:06 GMT -5
Looks great, Jim!
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Post by Michael Chriss on Mar 9, 2012 19:48:44 GMT -5
Very nice!
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Post by dusfincher on Mar 10, 2012 0:25:22 GMT -5
Looks great! I love the engine detail.
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Post by sandysixtysfan on Mar 10, 2012 10:53:04 GMT -5
Great looking model, really nice work on all the 'innards'.
Sandy
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Post by Calvin on Mar 11, 2012 20:08:38 GMT -5
Beautiful!
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Post by harveythedog2 on Mar 12, 2012 8:42:40 GMT -5
Great build Jim!  Looks like the real thing! Stu |
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Post by 2lapsdown on Mar 12, 2012 8:50:40 GMT -5
Beautiful! This is the first build of any car that I remember seeing a radio antenna on. Which brings up the question of when radio antennas first appeared on cars at the Speedway. As for the wheel covers, I'd love to have a set for the upcoming 91 Penske. Nice job Jim.
John
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Post by illeagle10 on Mar 12, 2012 11:55:01 GMT -5
Beautiful! This is the first build of any car that I remember seeing a radio antenna on. Which brings up the question of when radio antennas first appeared on cars at the Speedway. As for the wheel covers, I'd love to have a set for the upcoming 91 Penske. Nice job Jim. John Thanks everyone for your comments! That's a good question John. I think two-way radios in the cars were started in the late sixties early seventies. On the 71 Broadcast of the Indy 500 Jim McKay alluded to the fact Al Unser had radio contact with his pit crew. But I am unable to find an antenna on the 71 Colt! As far a seeing antennas on the cars the earliest I've seen that I can recollect is the 72 McLaren at the left front near the cockpit shroud. I'm sure we may get some better answers than I can give! Jim |
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Post by shunter on Mar 18, 2012 6:34:27 GMT -5
Nice looking build, very clean and just has the right look.
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