Lotus 25 British GP Aintree 1962

[gionc]

Fantaztik, man. Shaped mesh is to die for. Bravo!

[klutz_100]

Originally Posted by gionc

Fantaztik, man. Shaped mesh is to die for. Bravo!

Well Sh*t dude - that's the only friggin bit I didn't make myself! It came pre-shaped from Thunder Valley

Now please say something nice about the windscreen

[gionc]

Acetate man!
This windscreen is stunning also, but sadly I can't locate it in the Thunder's catalog.... is it OOP?

great

[klutz_100]

Originally Posted by gionc

is it OOP?

Clearly

[klutz_100]

I am winding this one up now.

Leafing through my reference books, I noticed a small detail on the steering shaft that I thought I could replicate. A thin sliver of hypodermic needle and a 0,5 brass rivet to replicate a joint on the original car.





The gear lever assembly was scratched from a block of styrene, a spare p/e gate and a piece of wire dipped in c/a glue to make the knob which was then painted and cleared. It was then flooded with black/grey acrylic and when dry, sanded to bring out the gear gate and leave the rest in dark relief.





Here you can see them both installed in place.





Exhaust pipes and the supporting strut have been installed (the strut got brass bolts of course LOL)






I have also been playing with ideas for a display stand (although why I don’t know….its shoebox is already chosen). I guess I just like playing with these.


One idea is a sort of servicing stand on the track. I used spare resin copies of Jean-Paul’s wheels cut in half and weathered to replicate the track markers I noticed in reference photos that were used in the 60s.





Another idea is to place it over an outline of the Aintree track.





There was a rather interesting effect when I put one over the other…




Any thoughts and criticisms are more than welcome as usual.

Cheers

[AmazonSprite]

Tyre marker idea is very cool! Not so convinced by what looks like tiles for the ground beneath though - imho doesn't look in scale, if that makes sense! Circuit outline idea is also a nice touch. I reckon that the tyres, without the gaps on the ground, and then the circuit outline & the title on top would be worth trying

[godfather23]

I very much like the idea of the circuit outline. Looks great to me and is something special. Since you built this car as a specific "circuit"-model you should go all the way with the theme on the diorama as well.

Regarding the leafing through your reference-books. That makes me laugh, when you declare that yout found a tiny detail on the steering. Seriously, to me it seems as you aren´t going through the reference books looking to find details. The details find you - it´s like they are screaming to be found when get to the specific page...

And it´s nice to see this to be completed soon.



Robert

[MPWR]

Fantastic! What a pleasure to look at.

Originally Posted by klutz_100

(although why I don’t know….its shoebox is already chosen).

Does anyone else find this really sad...?

[jano11]

Originally Posted by MPWR

Does anyone else find this really sad...?

Yep.
He could invest in some transparent acrylic cases, but who knows maybe S is just trying to protect them from the sun light.

[klutz_100]

Thanks Paul and Robert

You are dead right Paul about the scale thing It's a 1/72 runway base blown up to A4 size

I think you are both right about the track being a better approach and I have an idea that I want to see if I can make work. Hopefully it will be a bit more cool than these two cheesy attempts

Originally Posted by jano11

maybe S is just trying to protect them from the sun light.

More likely from the three kids, a crazy Labrador and the Ukrainian cleaning lady!!

Originally Posted by MPWR

Does anyone else find this really sad...?

It's OK I don't have anywhere practical to keep them on display and I don't know if I really want to TBH. I get the buzz from the actual building of them and trying to make the each one better then the previous. (and at least they are safe and dust free in the shoeboxes hehe)

[jaykay640]

I like the idea with the track layout. IMHO that's more stylisch than the diorama base approach, but that's a matter of taste.

I have one complaint though....can you please do something about those massive copperish wires/tubes on the dash ( 3rd picture ) they are way too big and if i believe my reference pictures don't look like that anyway.....please, please, pretty please :-)

[gionc]

I love both: diorama base with a small black track's logo in a lower corner

Ok say me where I'll send the designing invoice

[jano11]

Originally Posted by klutz_100

More likely from the three kids, a crazy Labrador and the Ukrainian cleaning lady!!

It's a though world out there!

What if the cleaning lady decides to clean up and throw away all those old useless shoe boxes?!

[LeeABC]

Great result! looking forward to seeing it on it's base, I'd go for the Aintree track plan under the model myself; it just looks right.

Cheers, Lee

[Decs0105]

Originally Posted by jano11

It's a though world out there!

What if the cleaning lady decides to clean up and throw away all those old useless shoe boxes?!

crazier thing have happened