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Post by JSB33 on Mar 31, 2023 7:50:29 GMT -5
Those before me have said what I am thinking.
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Post by oldirish33 on Apr 4, 2023 14:20:36 GMT -5
Fantastic model of a great-looking racer! Those before me have said what I am thinking. Thanks guys, glad you liked it! I am rather taken with it. I'm sure I will keep this one!
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Post by oldirish33 on Apr 4, 2023 15:12:18 GMT -5
Sir Jackie - In case you are wondering, yes, I am one of those that will pay a premium for an autographed model by one of my heroes. In this case, its the iconic Tyrrell 006 driven by Sir Jackie Stewart to his 1973 World Drivers Championship. This particular livery was from his 1973 Monaco GP win. The car and the Championship season need little introduction. The model is by Model Car Group (MCG) in 1/18 scale and while a fairly basic model, catches the lines of the iconic 006 pretty well. I have not made up my mind about the driver and if he stays or goes. The Stewart likeness isn't great and I have a nice 1/18 figure of Sir Jackie I can pose along with the car. Maybe the figures helmet on the seat? Tyrrell 006 - 1973 Monaco GP Winner - MCG/Signature StoreI picked the model up through a special offer from Motor Sport Magazine in conjunction with the Signature Store. Since part of the proceeds do to Racing Against Dementia, Jackie Stewart's charity, it was a an easy choice to include in my display with other signed Jackie Stewart automobilia.
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Post by Tom on Apr 4, 2023 15:16:45 GMT -5
Love it! The car looks so familiar that I'm starting to think that I had a model of it as a kid...
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Post by Scalainjridesagain on Apr 5, 2023 2:06:13 GMT -5
Good model, good cause, good choice. Can completely see why that came home
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Post by JSB33 on Apr 5, 2023 5:43:57 GMT -5
That could be a centerpiece to a collection on its own.
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Post by oldirish33 on Apr 8, 2023 12:25:38 GMT -5
Love it! The car looks so familiar that I'm starting to think that I had a model of it as a kid... Thank Tom, it is an iconic F1 car. Tyrrell didn't change the shape of the 006 too much from the 003, so it was around for four years, an age in F1 by todays standards. Good model, good cause, good choice. Can completely see why that came home Thanks Andy! While the charity supports folks primarily in the UK, having lost one of my relatives there to the disease, it is a dear cause. The signed helmet in the photos was also a part of a fund raiser for Racing Against Dementia. That could be a centerpiece to a collection on its own. At some point Jeff I hope to be able to display all my Tyrrell and Matra driven cars and their transporters together.
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Post by oldirish33 on Aug 4, 2023 14:47:41 GMT -5
Ferrari Lids - I came across these 1/5 scale helmets of notable Ferrari drivers on eBay recently and found a seller that was selling them for less than $20 USD each ($22 with postage from France). While there are a number of other helmets available, I (initially) chose these six. According to the seller they were made by Spark for the brand Centuria (part of a partworks series?). They have the Ferrari hologram on the back, so apparently have Ferrari's official approval. Made of plastic, they seem to be well made, well detailed and the graphics are great. On the modern helmets with face shields, the visor can be raised or lowered. Each helmet comes in a small cube display case with a card backdrop of the car and driver info on the back. While intended to be F1, I don't have a corresponding F1 car for each driver, but a sports car will do. They will make nice backdrops in the Ferrari display cases. Alberto AscariLorenzo BandiniNiki LaudaNigel MansellArturo MerzarioMario AndrettiOther Ferrari drivers include: Alessi, Barrichello, Schumacher, Regazzoni, Masa, Scheckter, Villeneuve, Prost and others.
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Post by Tom on Aug 4, 2023 15:08:42 GMT -5
Those are fantastic! Putting them with the correct car really adds interest to your display!
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Post by Alfaholic on Aug 6, 2023 3:24:48 GMT -5
I have long held a fascination with driver's helmets and will need to try hard to resist this PW collection. Happy to raise a glass to you for choosing to go down this path.
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Post by oldirish33 on Aug 6, 2023 15:02:12 GMT -5
Those are fantastic! Putting them with the correct car really adds interest to your display! Thanks Tom! I have long held a fascination with driver's helmets and will need to try hard to resist this PW collection. Happy to raise a glass to you for choosing to go down this path. I am tempted to add a couple more, but don't know if I could limit myself to just a couple. I think for now I am going to leave at these six and try to avoid the sirens song...
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Post by oldirish33 on Nov 3, 2023 18:11:13 GMT -5
Timeless - This rarity came to me recently from a Austin Healey friend that acquired two or three some years ago. These models of the Austin Healey 100 S that raced at Le Mans in 1955, were part of a gift set from the Swiss watch maker Frederique Constant. It was paired with a special watch with the Healey logo on it as part of a tie in the watch maker had on creating a line of watches using the Austin Healey as inspiration. Apparently the expensive watch did not sell as well as they intended, so at some point the box, model and watch papers, minus the watch, madetheir way into Austin Healey collectors hands. The model was made by Kyosho, even though there is no markings to indicate who made the model. It does however match the wheels and chassis on Kyosho's version of the Austin Healey 3000. The body has been modified very slightly but is the same dimensions of Kyosho's other work. Whether they planned to make this a production model or not is unknown, but it is known that not many make their way to market. Austin Healey 100 S - Le Mans, 1955 - Kyosho 1/18
Starting out life as one of the three Austin Healey 100s prepared for Le Mans in 1953, this car (SPL 226B), was one of the two cars set to race. Better known by its registration number NOJ 393, it was wrecked by a lorry which plowed into it while returning from Le Mans practice. Its bits were transferred to the spare car and after Le Mans it was rebuilt into one of the 100 S prototypes. It was raced at Sebring (3rd) and Nassau (7th) in 1954, running in the Carrera Panamericana before that, driven by Lance Macklin, with Donald Healey as his co-driver (DNF). It was Macklin at the wheel during the fateful Le Mans in 1955. After 1953, Donald Healey decided not to enter another Le Mans as the race had shifted away from production based cars to prototypes. Lance Macklin and his father before him were good friends of the Healey family. At Macklins urging, the car was entered at Le Mans in 1955 under Macklins name, but it received full factory support. After its involvement in the horrific accident, the car was eventually returned to England, rebuilt, repainted blue and gold and sold, being used as a club racer for several years, being resold in a very sorry state with a seized engine in 1969, It then sat for years, selling unrestored for over $1.3M in 2011. The new European owner had renowned Austin Healey 100 S restoration expert Steve Pike in Australia do a sympathetic restoration of the car, restoring it to its 1955 Le Mans livery. Enter Frederique Constan watches who sponsor many vintage rallies and racing events in Europe. They made a special arrangement with the Healey family to use their name on a series of watches, the zenith being a sporting timepiece with a 1/18 model of NOJ 393 (made by Kyosho) included, just in time for the cars restoration debut by Bonhams in 2014. This is one of those models, but sadly, no watch came with it. Our friend Steve Pike (on the right) restored the car 2011-2014. It is used by its owner in vintage events in Europe. Pictured with Steve is Tom Fitzsimmons who owns the Border Reivers restoration and sales shop in Scotland as well as the revived Border Reivers Racing Team, but that's another story. The model has a number of inaccuracies, is slightly over scale since it uses a revised AH 3000 body, but is in general a nice model. Opening doors, but no opening boot or hood like on the Kyosho 3000 models. Interestingly, they made aluminum plates to go on the chassis to cover where the engine and transmission are on Kyosho's other models. I have since painted the seats the proper light green and may end up making a tonneau for it eventually.
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on Nov 3, 2023 23:44:04 GMT -5
Great looking model! I remember that gift set, it was offered at our most prestigious department store. It was ridiculously expensive!
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Post by Tom on Nov 4, 2023 2:01:21 GMT -5
A real rarity and a great model. Congrats on finding one!
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Post by jager on Nov 4, 2023 7:17:56 GMT -5
I have Spark’s 1:43 version of the ‘55 LM car, but that must look very special in 1:18.
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