Post by 1961redlegs on Sept 8, 2014 19:30:51 GMT -5
I just completed this replica of the Lotus 25 that Jim Clark drove to victory in the 1964 British GP. Clark won the race and a grand slam on the day, however, his race was not a totally dominant one as Graham Hill stalked him throughout the race waiting for a chance to pounce. The chance to pounce never came as Clark over close to flawless races he could, while Hill finished slightly under three seconds behind.
The victory was the pinnacle of Clark's season. Reliability issues with the Coventry Climax engine prevented him from scoring any points in the next four races while John Surtees surged ahead, winning the title by a point over Hill and eight over Clark.
The kit is a Tamiya Lotus 25 with windscreen, wheels, tires (or tyres in this instance), and decals provided by Michael at Indycals. The products were great like all the items Michael provides. I also used the Tamiya stripes as an underlay to give the indycals decals a more vibrant yellow. It looks really good I think! The car is painted Tamiya TS-43 green, the wheels are Tamiya yellow and the wheels are Krylon chrome. The chrome didn't turn out as I'd hoped on the wheels, but all-in-all the kit looks really good. It's certainly nice to get one finished after a hectic August!
The victory was the pinnacle of Clark's season. Reliability issues with the Coventry Climax engine prevented him from scoring any points in the next four races while John Surtees surged ahead, winning the title by a point over Hill and eight over Clark.
The kit is a Tamiya Lotus 25 with windscreen, wheels, tires (or tyres in this instance), and decals provided by Michael at Indycals. The products were great like all the items Michael provides. I also used the Tamiya stripes as an underlay to give the indycals decals a more vibrant yellow. It looks really good I think! The car is painted Tamiya TS-43 green, the wheels are Tamiya yellow and the wheels are Krylon chrome. The chrome didn't turn out as I'd hoped on the wheels, but all-in-all the kit looks really good. It's certainly nice to get one finished after a hectic August!
