Talbot Lago Le Mans Car

This is the 6-cylinder Talbot Lago T-26 car that won the 24 Hours in 1950. It was based on a bi-posto pre-war Grand Prix car; they merely added lights and fenders for Le Mans. They just don't race 'em like that any more!


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It's a 1/43 scale Southern Cross Miniatures resin kit made in Australia, and was actually the first car model I ever completed. I love those old road racers. Not realizing it, I picked a kit that was much too difficult - and small - for a beginner. It took forever and was really a struggle. I had to do everything about five times, and spent hours crawling around on the floor with a flashlight, looking for pieces that had snapped out of my tweezers. (I've since found better ways to pick up small parts.)

The blue paint is a custom-mixed automotive urethane over Tamiya primer. It's clear-coated with Tamiya TS-13. The "leather" is a mix of Floquil Model RR paints, rubbed with oil.

Nice work, very difficult for your first model & Small, congrats it turned out really good!!

All your hard efforts really paid off, beautiful little model. Excellent subject matter too.

Great lookin build

Fantastic looking car

If you hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have believed it was 1/43.

Incredible work. Certainly considering this is your first (completed) build... Brilliant.

Thanks for your nice comments. I think a lot of the credit has to go to the beautiful proportions of the Talbot. It may have been out-of-date, but it was a real macho machine with great lines - form combined with function. Credit also has to go to the Australian guy who makes the kits. Just look at those gorgeous wheels! I bought the kit from Grand Prix Miniatures in the U.K.

The term "completed" gets a little complicated. After a very frustrating beginning and several disasters, I gave up on it for about a year and worked on other, simpler, models. Then I went back and finished it. By that time, it benefited from a lot more experience. I really should have said it was the first kit I started, rather than finished.