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Post by Alfaholic on Jul 24, 2022 20:52:09 GMT -5
If I'm going to miss out to anyone, I'm pleased it was you! The model is wonderful and very much enhanced with your diorama. Bravo.
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Post by jager on Jul 25, 2022 2:41:55 GMT -5
I was wondering how many of those GPM Alfa's were going to end up here  . It looks almost as good as the Burgundy version of the8C 2900 from Brumm that I used to have  . |
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Post by reeft1 on Jul 25, 2022 3:34:11 GMT -5
Nicely executed
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Post by oldirish33 on Aug 7, 2022 13:02:23 GMT -5
That is beautiful. Stunning car and model! Thanks Tom! Very nice, indeed! Thanks Julio! If I'm going to miss out to anyone, I'm pleased it was you! The model is wonderful and very much enhanced with your diorama. Bravo. Just glad some are slower to read their email than me. Thanks Martin! I was wondering how many of those GPM Alfa's were going to end up here . It looks almost as good as the Burgundy version of the8C 2900 from Brumm that I used to have . Well for myself, just two because they were the only ones left by the time I got to the party (not that I'm unhappy with what I got). Its probably best not knowing what I missed out on, including the Brumm, I don't remember it. Thanks Paul! |
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Post by oldirish33 on Aug 8, 2022 17:11:48 GMT -5
Quick Hits - One of these new models to my collection has already been shown on the forum and the other is very similar to another recent addition, so I am not going to spend much time on either. The Ford J Car is a model that I have wanted in 1/43 for a long time and it makes my GT40 collection complete. I have been enamored with this car since I built (poorly) the MPC 1/25 kit when it was released back in 1968 or so. (Still have the wheels from that model! ) The other model is another great Jaguar Saloon racer from 1959 driven by Roy Salvadori , who on any given day was as good as any of the top drivers in that era in sports cars, prototypes and F1. Ford J Car - 1966 Le Mans Test - Spark The Ford J car was named for the new FIA Appendix J, which designated prototypes in the new Group 6. It was the successor to the GT40 MkIIB and was to be Fords next great weapon to use against Ferrari at Le Mans. During Le Mans testing in April of 1966, it was driven by Bruce McLaren and Chris Amon. While Amon drove the fastest lap during the test weekend, the car showed aerodynamic instability and was no entered for the race in June. Tragically, Ken Miles was killed while testing the J Car in the Fall of 1966 and the car was subsequently revised and became the GT MkIV. The MkIV won both races it was entered, Sebring and Le Mans in 1967 before Ford closed the book on further racing those cars.  Jaguar 3.4 Saloon - 1959 International Trophy, Silverstone - Matrix  John Coombes was the preeminent Jaguar tuner in the late 1950s and 60s. In 1959, he hired Roy Salvadori to race his 3.4 Saloon in production car races, when Salvadori was not driving F1 and sports prototypes for Aston Martin. At the Daily Express International Trophy Meet at Silverstone in May, Salvadori had a close dice with his Aston teammate Stirling Moss, who was driving the new Aston DB4 GT in its racing debut. The duo put on a great show with Moss taking the win. Salvadori would have his day a month later winning Le Mans and would beat Moss the next year in the International Trophy race driving the new Jaguar Mk2. 
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Post by jager on Aug 8, 2022 18:29:42 GMT -5
Different eras, different continents, but both are beauties.
I'd loved to have seen Ford run at least one of their 4 cars at Le Mans in the J-car configuation in '67.
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Post by Alfaholic on Aug 8, 2022 20:13:50 GMT -5
The Ford is an absolute stormer  . Salvadori is one of those names that doesn't always come up in conversation when talking about great drivers, but he is up there when you look at his overall career and not just F1. |
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Post by Tom on Aug 8, 2022 23:37:57 GMT -5
Both excellent. J-car is new to me and very interesting, while the Jag just looks fab.
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Post by reeft1 on Aug 9, 2022 1:08:51 GMT -5
2 crackers right there
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Post by JSB33 on Aug 9, 2022 3:13:33 GMT -5
2 Lovelies but that J-Car! Super jealous that you have yours already.
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Aug 9, 2022 9:30:08 GMT -5
Great looking Jaguar model! |
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Post by oldirish33 on Aug 18, 2022 10:23:32 GMT -5
Quick Hits II - Thanks to Stewart, I obtained this Somerville model (white metal kit) of the Sunbeam Alpine which Stirling Moss drove with navigator John Cutts on the Coupe des Alpes, or Alpine Rally in 1954. It was the third penalty free run that Moss had delivered on the Alpine Rally, earning him the Coupe d'Or (Gold Cup), one of only three drivers to win this coveted cup. It shows the superb versatility of Moss and his ability to excel in all types of motor racing.  Stewart had done the hard work already by prepping and painting the body the correct shade of light metallic blue. All I needed to do was was some detail work and assembly. Like many early white metal kits, it doesn't have the level of detail that a modern resin model has today. No photo etch and a bit crude in spots, but still a nice looking model with a bit of character and the heft you only get with white metal. Thanks to Stewart for making this kit available to me, it fills a void in my Stirling Moss collection.  I finished building
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Post by Tom on Aug 18, 2022 12:55:16 GMT -5
Looks great! I've always liked the Alpine.
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Post by reeft1 on Aug 19, 2022 0:35:34 GMT -5
Looks fab from here
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Post by jager on Aug 20, 2022 1:39:11 GMT -5
Must have been satisfying to finish the build. Will go well in your Stirling collection.
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