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Post by 1961redlegs on May 13, 2015 22:24:49 GMT -5
I just completed this build of Roscoe Sarles' 1920 Frontenac. I built it from the ARM/Etzel kit, I painted it Belton-Molotow Garnet with Tamiya yellow for the radiator shroud. I used the kit decals. The kit is brilliant and I have more photos of the build to post. The car is based off of photos taken at Tacoma, Washington at the board track race there. The wheels appear black in the photo, so I figured it was a safe bet to paint it that way. The car ran the 500 in the same shade of green as teammate and race winner Gaston Chevrolet, the color apparently changed to plum later that year. Roscoe Sarles ran in the late 1910's and early 1920's, he was a talented, flashy driver who won four National Championship races and finished second in the 1921 500. Unfortunately, he burned to death at a race in Kansas City in 1922. I thoroughly enjoyed this build and hope to see others take the challenge to do the Etzel/ARM kits, they're quite good. Thanks for looking.      |
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Post by Calvin on May 13, 2015 22:34:19 GMT -5
Oh WOW! I like it a lot! You are really do great work here! I agree ARM kits are very fun! Also I had no idea that Tacoma, WA had a board track!....I'm sure the wood got water damage very fast.  If I ever wanted a Board track I would hire racerbrown to build it! All one and half miles of it! |
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Post by clm1545 on May 13, 2015 22:53:21 GMT -5
Great job on a really wild looking car, Jerry. Tom, and Ed are making some great kits.
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Post by sandysixtysfan on May 14, 2015 5:01:27 GMT -5
Oh WOW! I like it a lot! You are really do great work here! I agree ARM kits are very fun! Also I had no idea that Tacoma, WA had a board track!....I'm sure the wood got water damage very fast. If I ever wanted a Board track I would hire racerbrown to build it! All one and half miles of it! Great work on this kit! Calvin, that's just a day's work for Duane. |
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Post by racerbrown on May 14, 2015 6:11:16 GMT -5
Oh WOW! I like it a lot! You are really do great work here! I agree ARM kits are very fun! Also I had no idea that Tacoma, WA had a board track!....I'm sure the wood got water damage very fast. If I ever wanted a Board track I would hire racerbrown to build it! All one and half miles of it! Great work on this kit! Calvin, that's just a day's work for Duane. yep! i built one back in '26 for mr. fisher down in miami. 50 degree banking too! had a great race before a hurricane took it down. i even had sandy handling the fireman duties and craig was selling peanuts. seriously though, great job on the car! the suspension looks pretty tricky on those kits but you make it look easy. duane |
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Post by macsparty on May 14, 2015 7:50:13 GMT -5
Beautiful workmanship there. I do have that kit, I'll add it to the to-do list.  Can you imagine running those on wood? Talk about some serious attachments. |
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Post by indy on May 14, 2015 10:51:36 GMT -5
It looks awesome, Jerry. The Frontenac is such a distinctive looking car with that front grill, it really gives the car a mean look, too. As always, the history is a nice touch.
Jordan
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Post by Art Laski on May 14, 2015 14:10:00 GMT -5
Terrific build, there. What a crazy ride that must have been.
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Post by bobbyc on May 14, 2015 19:50:12 GMT -5
Nice job!! I love those old cars.
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Post by Gary Davis on May 16, 2015 18:32:46 GMT -5
Great job on that car Jerry... Hey Calvin...I'm with you...I didn't know Tacoma had a board track either..I'm going to have to try and find out where it was located here in this WET side....
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Post by alterrenner on May 17, 2015 7:57:23 GMT -5
Aerodynamics, a new science? Those guys had it nailed! A long tear drop with wheels and enough room for an engine, driver and rider!
Beautiful build! Great subject!
--Frank
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Post by Patrick on May 18, 2015 1:12:59 GMT -5
The old cars have a charm only they can have and you nicely brought that out. I love the grey tires better than white.
Patrick
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Post by kip on May 20, 2015 7:16:13 GMT -5
Jerry,
The paint on your build looked so good that I bought some Belton-Molotow paint. Did you use a primer and if so, what kind did you use?
kip
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Post by 1961redlegs on May 20, 2015 20:49:18 GMT -5
Thank you again for the kind words, this was a fun car to build. These cars were really on the cusp of a new era, they were heavily influenced by cars like the Puegeot I built. The smaller dual overhead cam engine of that car helped to transition the sport from the "monsters" like the FIAT S.74 to cars like this. As Patrick said, there is a certain charm in the technology and aesthetics of the early racers. They were fast, tough and sophisticated. It was a fascinating era. From roughly 1915 to 1920 there was an impressive diversity of tracks and cars. There were speedways, road courses, street races and dirt races. There were factory cars, foreign Grand Prix cars and the early "specials" that soon came to dominate the sport. In regard to the Tacoma track, it ran for quite a few years and the public library there has a nice little photo collection of the cars and the track. You can access it here. search.tacomapubliclibrary.org/images/dt6n.asp?krequest=subjects+contains+Frontenac%20automobileI wish there were more cars from this era to build, but I am glad for what we have. I hope this encourages more interest and builds from the early days of the sport. |
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Post by 1961redlegs on May 20, 2015 20:51:33 GMT -5
Kip,
I hope you like the Belton-Molotow paints, they have a nice variety don't they!? For primer I use Duplicolor automotive primer, the two work just fine together with no problems!
Jerry
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Post by pbh51 on Feb 18, 2016 1:50:14 GMT -5
I wish there were more cars from this era to build, but I am glad for what we have. I hope this encourages more interest and builds from the early days of the sport. Amen to that. I built the Indy winner several years ago and it remains one of my favorites. Very nice build of a rare version. pbh |
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Post by cobra276 on Feb 19, 2016 19:27:07 GMT -5
Great job, I love those Indy cars from the first couple decades.
Dave
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