JohnP
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Scratchbuilt cars using Dave Jones' shells - 2006/08/19 23:36
Now that Dave has a new forum for Slot Car Modelling & Racing, I thought I would take this opportunity to post some pictures of models I have built using his fine fibreglass shells.
Lotus 18
Dave made a superb job of his Lotus 18 body shell. Here is my model finished as Stirling Moss' US GP winning car from 1960.
BRM P25
The P25 is one of my favourite cars and accordingly I have built two! The first is modelled on the pale green painted British Racing Partnership entered car driven by Stirling Moss' at the 1959 British GP:
The second is Jo Bonnier's Zandvoort car, the Dutch GP being significant in that it was the first Grand Prix victory for the BRM marque:
Mercedes 300 SLR
This is another Stirling Moss car. Following an epic struggle with Mike Hawthorn's Jaguar and despite a thrown tyre tread damaging the rear bodywork, Stirling headed up a 1,2,3 Mercedes victory at the 1955 Dundrod TT.
Alfa Romeo Bi-motore
This model represents the car as raced by Tazio Nuvolari at the Avus-Rennen in 1935:
Iso Grifo A3C
Perhaps one of the most stylish GT cars ever, the A3C is finished here as the Noblet/Berney Le Mans car from 1964:
Mercedes W154
One of the most brutal yet beautiful racing cars ever built. This model is finished to resemble Manfred von Brauchitsch's 1938 French GP winner.
Auto Union Rennlimousin
For the 1935 Avus GP Auto Union entered four cars two of which had streamlined bodywork. The streamliners were driven by Prinz zu Leiningen and newcomer Bernd Rosemeyer both of whom qualified well but failed to finish due to engine problems. Dave's shell is superbly sculpted:
That's it so far. A big THANK YOU to Dave for the shells and consequently for all the fun I've had in building and racing these models.
Post edited by: JohnP, at: 2006/08/19 23:45
Post edited by: JohnP, at: 2006/08/19 23:50
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Now that I am getting back up to speed with things I will soon be updating the "Interest" part of the site along with loads more pics of cars and the track.
