Twokidsnosleep Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) This is a Heller 1/24 kit slightly modified of a French Grand Prix Car from 1949ish Jimmy Flinstone Midget driver painted in oils Some bonus pics with a better background down below in the comments Edited March 10, 2019 by Twokidsnosleep
Twokidsnosleep Posted March 10, 2019 Author Posted March 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, landman said: She is a beauty Scott. Cheers Pat, Thanks The body panels put up a good fight...and I think they beat me
Phildaupho Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 Very well done. Hope to see it at the Great White North NNL March 16
Matt Bacon Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 That looks fantastic to me... detailing looks great, and I always think a driver figure adds some context and scale to open race cars. Great job all round. bestz, M.
oldnslow Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 Car looks great , driver needs a seat cushion to see over the cowl .
bbowser Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 I love it! Open wheel cars of any vintage are cool. How was the Heller kit, I didn't realize it had an engine?
Anglia105E Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 Really nice build you have there Scott, and the driver figure adds a touch of realism that transforms the scale model immensely. I have built this Heller kit and I think it can turn out extremely well when you put the effort in. Very much a classic racing car and several other kit manufacturers have produced this kit, such as SMER, Mistercraft and various different versions of the Heller kit. I might have to consider putting a driver figure in my Talbot-Lago GP now that I have seen yours Scott. David
MeatMan Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 Nice job! I was on the verge of buying one last year but couldn't see the time horizon when it would ever get built. I may rethink that if I come across another.
Gramps46 Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 Came out of the build process, thanks for sharing that, very nice indeed.
ismaelg Posted March 10, 2019 Posted March 10, 2019 The best Heller Talbot Lago I've seen. Everything is great but as I said before, the grille really does it for me! Love it!
Twokidsnosleep Posted March 10, 2019 Author Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) 9 hours ago, bbowser said: I love it! Open wheel cars of any vintage are cool. How was the Heller kit, I didn't realize it had an engine? The first three letters of their name describes their kit I actually had fun with this as I love the subject and anticipated the extra work This particular version has great wheels and decent details, very ready to upgrade. I cut out the mid section of body to allow me to close seams and get better fit. Then on glue up the nose didn’t seat all that great and I have a gap. IF I go back I can add to the bonnet and seal that up Edited March 10, 2019 by Twokidsnosleep
Twokidsnosleep Posted March 10, 2019 Author Posted March 10, 2019 (edited) Thanks everyone for the kind words, I really appreciate it. Matt: I wish more kits came with figures...this guy doesn’t fit great in there as his arms were cast already Robert: yep he is jammed down in there trying to hang on for dear life Both Bruces: thanks guys for looking in on this. Yes there is an engine and it does well with a few mods Tom: thanks pal David: yes I love adding a figure and/or setting the model on a base...it adds so much to a build. Some of those other kits you mention have very skanky wheels/tires moulded as one, so be careful. Dennis: ya get one, but, as above, careful of the wheels/tires. This is the most recent Heller version of the kit Gary: not everything gets out of the build process, in fact this is my first across the line for 2019 Ismael: I wrote a not to you below bud Chris: thanks pal Some bonus pictures with a better background that doesn’t have a jiz stain on it Edited March 11, 2019 by Twokidsnosleep Some thanks you’s
Twokidsnosleep Posted March 10, 2019 Author Posted March 10, 2019 19 hours ago, Phildaupho said: Very well done. Hope to see it at the Great White North NNL March 16 Oh yeah, I have that on my calendar. This Build is no where near show level in my estimation, but I will go and gawk around at everyone else’s
Twokidsnosleep Posted March 11, 2019 Author Posted March 11, 2019 5 hours ago, ismaelg said: The best Heller Talbot Lago I've seen. Everything is great but as I said before, the grille really does it for me! Love it! Super nice thing to say, thank you I am not totally happy with it and there could be some improvements if I desire to do more work on it...meh
Twokidsnosleep Posted March 11, 2019 Author Posted March 11, 2019 (edited) 6 hours ago, Zoom said: Yes! This was nice! Hi Bo good to hear from you. These classics bring out the classy guys on the site 5 hours ago, PappyD340 said: Very nice! Thanks Larry..they always could be better and I am my harshest critic Edited March 11, 2019 by Twokidsnosleep
Twokidsnosleep Posted March 16, 2019 Author Posted March 16, 2019 Popping in a little video I made of her for fun
Bespoke Posted March 16, 2019 Posted March 16, 2019 Really nice build. I love that era of Grand Prix car and yours looks spot on ?
Twokidsnosleep Posted March 16, 2019 Author Posted March 16, 2019 Thanks guys, hope you liked the tongue in cheek video build summary
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