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Post by Gary Davis on Oct 22, 2019 21:22:55 GMT -5
OH Yea...now were talk'in.....
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Post by kip on Jan 1, 2020 10:18:23 GMT -5
Some progress. Body is about 80% done.   kip |
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Post by 2lapsdown on Jan 1, 2020 10:22:52 GMT -5
Wow, that looks great!
John
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Post by jimhamill on Jan 1, 2020 10:59:37 GMT -5
It sure does look good!
Jim
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Post by gks1964 on Jan 1, 2020 13:12:47 GMT -5
Wow!!
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Post by putt on Jan 1, 2020 14:27:28 GMT -5
Fantastic really great job. Bob
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Post by shunter on Jan 1, 2020 15:01:04 GMT -5
Very very impressive work...certainly WOW factor. I’m in awe
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Post by pylonguy2003 on Jan 1, 2020 18:14:23 GMT -5
Absolutely spectacular!!! Great way to start the new year!!
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Post by Art Laski on Jan 1, 2020 22:13:58 GMT -5
Wow, Kip! That's next level. It looks fantastic.
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Post by jamesharvey on Jan 2, 2020 9:15:34 GMT -5
Now you've done it, Kip. I should have known if it had to do with Hurtubise you would be at the head of the line. This is just terrific. I admire your skills, sense of history, and dedication to one of the best drivers of his era. You also manage to reinsert Fred Gerhardt into our minds so we get out the reference books and look him up. He was one of the Indy surprises of the 1960s by building innovative, relatively inexpensive, and dependable cars during the transition to rear engine. Thanks, Kip. You are one of the best.
Jim
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Post by indy on Jan 2, 2020 10:22:12 GMT -5
It really looks the part. Very accurate to the 1:1. Thank you for the WIP, we would never really understand what all you did without seeing the updates of the process.
Jordan
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Post by kip on Jan 2, 2020 14:52:34 GMT -5
Thank you all for the very kind words.
Jim, you had inquired about making a mold of this car. Kevin and I talked about it and I sent him some photos of the body. Unfortunately, Kevin said that the way I had constructed it was not amenable to making a mold .
Again, thank you all for looking and commenting on this WIP.
kip
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Post by Gary Davis on Jan 2, 2020 15:39:23 GMT -5
HOLY HANNA!!!! Kip...this is flat AWESOME! The bar is set so high now...that I get a nose bleed just looking up at it...LOL.. Fantastic workmanship....
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Post by alterrenner on Jan 3, 2020 5:35:25 GMT -5
Hard to believe that beautiful thing started out as just a sheet of plastic! Incredible doesn't begin to describe the building process
--Frank
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Post by harveythedog2 on Jan 3, 2020 8:23:55 GMT -5
Super Sweet Kip!
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Post by fhall on Jan 19, 2020 16:40:08 GMT -5
Thats pretty impressive of an important Indy chassis during the mid 60s. Johncock also drove one in Weinberger colors
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Post by kip on Feb 16, 2020 10:07:25 GMT -5
Finished Most of the non-scratch built parts are from my parts box so I am not sure what the donor kit was. Randy Short sent me a Turbo-Offy engine. The seat came from the MPC Eagle. Some of the suspension is modified from the AMT Lotus. The steering is posable. Tires and wheels from HRM. Coil over shocks from RB motion. Decals from GWS (the white on the nose is painted). Body and windshield by me with help from Juanjo on the shape and placement of the bulkheads. Paint is airbrushed decanted Tamiya. Thanks for looking and the kind comments. kip     |
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Post by billj on Feb 16, 2020 10:38:33 GMT -5
That is beautiful. Very nice work all around. Very impressive.
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Post by jamesharvey on Feb 16, 2020 10:46:54 GMT -5
Delighted to see the finished product. You are amazing and remarkable, Kip. We are in envy of your skill.
Jim
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Post by Gary Davis on Feb 16, 2020 12:46:20 GMT -5
GREAT job on a cool car. Your craftsmanship is TOP SHELF for sure. It was a pleasure watching this build come together.
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Post by alwaysindy on Feb 16, 2020 13:01:59 GMT -5
Kip:
Outstanding! From lump of resin to work of art! Well done!
Tim
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Post by jimhamill on Feb 16, 2020 13:59:57 GMT -5
Really nice!
What's next on your bench?
Jim
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Post by indy on Feb 16, 2020 15:17:24 GMT -5
Seeing it come together step by step was helpful to appreciate you work more. Very inspiring seeing this from nothing into something that is so unique and well done.
Not only a great replica but amazing you would put time into making the wheels turn. Impressive! I really like and thank you for sharing the whole process with us.
Jordan
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Post by lance on Feb 16, 2020 15:19:12 GMT -5
OUTSTANDING!!!
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Post by hurtubise56 on Feb 16, 2020 16:07:14 GMT -5
Man, that is gorgeous! As a life-long Hurtubise fan, I can't help but wish it could have been cast as a resin kit but I understand the reasons why not. Maybe someday I'll attempt a scratch build project like this myself, you and Juanjo make it look much easier than I'm sure it really is! Again, an impressive and beautiful result!
Brian
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Post by putt on Feb 16, 2020 16:08:08 GMT -5
Just Wow Kip fantastic. Seeing the build process is so motivating .thanks for sharing Bob
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Post by robh on Feb 16, 2020 20:58:45 GMT -5
Superb craftsmanship!
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Post by kip on Feb 17, 2020 18:47:34 GMT -5
Thanks for all the kind comments. I appreciate it.
Brian, It's really not that hard to use Juango's methods and I think its more fun than building a kit. Perhaps the most difficult for me would be to get the shape of the bulkheads. So far, Juango has done that for me. For my next build I will try to do the bulkheads myself. I also will attempt to make it so that someone can cast it up.
Jim, next on the workbench? Hmm. Probably a 1964/65 Shrike, the 1964 Ward Watson, and the early 1950s KK 3000. In what order I am not sure.
Thanks again for looking.
kip
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Post by nesmra on Feb 17, 2020 21:48:03 GMT -5
Hi Kip
Beautiful work.
Now we are going to have two Juango's to try and keep up with . Then you must be looking at the same type of cars that I am. I said to Juango and I'll say it to you. The two of you have figured out how to shrink real cars down to scale. Again beautiful work.
Ralph
Ralph Ellery
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Post by jimhamill on Feb 17, 2020 22:50:59 GMT -5
Kip,
I'll vote for the Kuzma KK 3000 as your next project - I'm a big fan of that era in general & Frank Kurtis in particular
But whatever you choose I'm looking forward to following along & learning a lot from your work
Jim
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