1967 Shelby Eleanor

[brady_381need72c10]

heres something that you might be interested in-
http://www.classic-recreations.com/

and this as well which happens to be the actual movie car!


http://www.moviecars.info/view.php?ItemID=8

[Risko]

Wow, I love the wheels on the blue convertible!

Thanks, more ref. pics showing more differences to mine, lol.

Now I officially rename this thread into Risko´s Eleanor

Edit: I think that ^^ car is the prototype of Unique Performance´s serial production. I borrowed the DVD for reference and I think the movie car has a little bit different colour and different wheels.

I have now over 200 ref. pics of Eleanors and it´s very diffycult to find one of the movie cars I thought that Unique only does them and didn´t know about Classic Recreations. The biggest difference what I see is the rear suspension and I think the cars from C.R. are a little bit nicer. What I really like on the C.R. cars is the hood fastener´s position. I had doubts mine are too far back, but this helped me to feel good about the position I chose.

Other difference on my car will be the wheels. The real Helibrand wheels are 6 spokes and not 5... so, yes, however, my Eleanor No doorhandles, thinner stripes, bigger fuel cap, 6 spoke wheels, rear bumper and engine....
But I hope it will be a nice Shelby E though and everybody likes it

[Risko]

Update before short holiday brake.
I got a nice package from a fried from NZ with the casted wheels, officially THANKS , great job, I couldn´t see if my master piece was good enough, but the resign parts are really great.
And delivery just in time to show you how it will look. The wheels makes the car to a car, right?

Pics

[brady_381need72c10]

what will your friend charge(us dollars) to have a set of those wheels made for me!
cause ive been looking for those wheels since im going to be building one myself as well!!!

[Risko]

Haha! Now an income seem to start

I don´t know if it´s allowed really, because I only have modified the part from Revell to have the inner dish for a sleeve which I made from another Revell wheel.

Does somebody know about copyrights of modified parts issues? All info would be very helpful via pm maybe. Please.

Another problem is that the mold is damaged
2 of the outer openings are gone. But, I still have the master piece and it´s just a question of time I´ll ask him about doing a new mold.... for my 67 Corvette

[rsxse240]

I'd be happy to help out, I have a bunch of mold material and resin that needs to be used, and I don't see it being used up in any big hurry. Unfortunately, I'm in the U.S. so shipping would be an issue (expensive)

the wheels do look awesome, and the car is just perfect, not that I didn't expect it. You, my friend, are a truly talented individual.

about the wheels on your model, They actually look almost identical to the ones on the real car at the top of this page. great work, man!

very awesome...i wish the kit companies would make one!

[sportracer02]

Hi Ilja,

somehow I missed your last updates.

Once again I must repeat the great work on the body .

However the grill tears this model down. The rods in the grill are not parallel and bent, looks extemporized to me .

Wheels aren´t bad at first sight, but they seem to have some hard-to-remove air bubbles and - aren´t they a little bit too big compared to the car of the film?

How about the finish? As BMF is already fixed, I guess you cleared the body. Is it already polished?

[Risko]

Thanks guys,

Rsxse240, these are very nice words, I appreciate it much, thank you
But, look at the wheels, mine have 6 spokes, and on the real cars they look like 5 spoke Torque Thrusts which were opened.

Micha, do you know a better solution about the grille? I don´t, so that´s why it is how it is... I coudn´t find in any hobby shop a PE part which looks like a custom Billet grille, I don´t have the idea where to buy a wire which is not bended in a circle

The wheels would be 18inch for 1/25. It´s what Pegasus says, you recognise the tires? I like 18-19" on a Mustang... main thing to me it´s smaller than 20"

And yes, it´s clear painted with Humbrol and sanded down again and pre-polished with toothpaste. I still have to add a decal to the lower sides, which says which G.T. it is. Once these are there, it will have some layers of Tamy clear again and will be poslished to shine. The BMF is under the clear, I like it bc it stays then for ever there, and it´s BMF matte Alu, which looks like the regular chrome once it´s added, so the clear makes it looking real matte Alu.

[Risko]

Thanks Jyrii

yes, I nearly have bought 3 of the F150 grilles to keep 1 for the bumper and do from the another 2 the grille for the main opening, but I thinked then that´s too much.

[OutaFocus]

Originally Posted by Jyriii

Actually, it would be nice to see those cars in colors other than the gray, too...

Here's a page of different color GT500E's:

http://www.uniqueperformance.com/colorselection.aspx

[sportracer02]

Hi Ilja,

Originally Posted by Risko

Micha, do you know a better solution about the grille? I don´t, so that´s why it is how it is... I coudn´t find in any hobby shop a PE part which looks like a custom Billet grille, I don´t have the idea where to buy a wire which is not bended in a circle

I buy rods and tubes (brass, alu, steel, plastic in hobby shops that offer RC-airplanes or in Karlsruhe in a shop that sells material for students to build their architecture models, etc. These tubes / rods come in different sizes and are ca. 1 m long.

Originally Posted by Risko

The wheels would be 18inch for 1/25. It´s what Pegasus says, you recognise the tires? I like 18-19" on a Mustang... main thing to me it´s smaller than 20"

No, I don´t know these wheels, I use to measure the wheels by myself, I don´t trust them concerning the diameter printed on the box ;-)) .

Originally Posted by Risko

And yes, it´s clear painted with Humbrol and sanded down again and pre-polished with toothpaste. I still have to add a decal to the lower sides, which says which G.T. it is. Once these are there, it will have some layers of Tamy clear again and will be poslished to shine. The BMF is under the clear, I like it bc it stays then for ever there, and it´s BMF matte Alu, which looks like the regular chrome once it´s added, so the clear makes it looking real matte Alu.

I see, usually BMF is on the clear, I had no problems so far.
I hope you bring lots of shine to the body, I use 2K-clear.

[Risko]

Originally Posted by sportracer02

I buy rods and tubes (brass, alu, steel, plastic in hobby shops that offer RC-airplanes or in Karlsruhe in a shop that sells material for students to build their architecture models, etc. These tubes / rods come in different sizes and are ca. 1 m long.

Aaahh, yes, I totally forgot about these shops, yes streight 1m wire.
I have not that good shops around me, I always wanted have alu or steel but they only have brass, so I forgot them. Thanks

It seems I have reached the level of modelling which includes buying me a soldering iron which is smaller than 5mm.

[quadzero]

Hey Risko, just wondering if you ever considered usint guitar string? I use it all the time now, It's straight and holds its shape very well. A pack here is very cheap and you get various sizes as bonus. But I have to admit I have never soldered it before.

[rsxse240]

Risko, you are so right about the wheels. You should never have said anything, and no one would have ever noticed! If someone were to tear one of the monogram wheels apart, and use only 5 "spokes" it could be corrected quite easily.

about the guitar string soldering. I don't think it could be done. I mean it COULD be soldered, but I don't think it would hold it's shape well enough to make that grill look right. I'd suggest using the guitar string, and gluing it to a "frame" that is the same shape as the opening, and then hold it in place with epoxy.

Personally, I like the mesh grill like this