HQ Holden Kingswood 1972 ATCC

[ShawnS]

Hi guys here's another new one.

No this isn't an escapee from the MAD MAX movie set it is a real beast that graced our race tracks in 1972. It was built with many design philosophies from Formula 5000  as well as being powered by a Repco Holden F5000 308ci engine. It was too under powered against the well sorted 350's and 351's but due to the open wheeler style suspension setup it handled well enough to snare a couple of podiums during the 1972 championship season.

It's the Kingswood kit from DDA with my own 3d printed wheels and tyres, brake ducts, seats, pedals, gearstick and exhaust pipes. The flares were made from Apoxie sculpt and the decals were printed by Custom Hobby Decals from my own artwork.

The bumpers and wheels are painted with SMS Hyperchrome and the orange paint is a custom Tamiya mix and the black stripes are also painted.

 

The kit went together well and the only issues I had were self inflicted.

 

Thanks for looking.

Cheers

ShawnS

 

 

[Jim B]

Cool Holden.

[espo]

Beautiful looking paint and trim. The sponsor decals all look just like the picture of the real car. 

[Roger U]

Very clean build. The paint and graphics are beautiful.

[bondo bill]

Great build

[Dave B]

Another great build of an Aussie racer, tks for sharing

Dave B

[Bruce Scully]

You got this build so right , your work is awesome , I really like this .

[Yeah Nah]

Brilliant job all round Shawn; especially paint and decals. Super accurate repros on the graphics.

Edited April 30, 2024 by Yeah Nah

[ChrisR]

Awesome build!

[Darbo]

That’s a fantastic build Shawn!

[ShawnS]

1 hour ago, Yeah Nah said:

Brilliant job all round Shawn; especially paint and decals. Super accurate repros on the graphics.

Thank you Gary.

I spend a LOT of time on the drawing of the graphics. I'm a terrible font Nazi so I set high standards for myself when I do the graphics. (incoming rant)I just wish that the guys who do the graphics for the touring car restorations here in Aus had the same attitude as there are some brilliant restorations with some very lazily done graphics. (rant over)

 

Thanks everybody I'm glad you all like it.

CheersSS

[Pierre Rivard]

Fantastic, it looks identical to the real beast!

[PappyD340]

Super nice!

[truges]

On 4/30/2024 at 7:13 PM, ShawnS said:

Thank you Gary.

I spend a LOT of time on the drawing of the graphics. I'm a terrible font Nazi so I set high standards for myself when I do the graphics. (incoming rant)I just wish that the guys who do the graphics for the touring car restorations here in Aus had the same attitude as there are some brilliant restorations with some very lazily done graphics. (rant over)

 

Thanks everybody I'm glad you all like it.

CheersSS

Oh man - I 100% agree with this rant and it aslo drives me nuts! DJR Mustang is the perfect example of this.

[1959scudetto]

Excellent, Shawn - the decals and wheels are fantastic, also the paint.

The car looks almost like a 1972 Opel Commodore  with  1972 Chevelle front and rear ends crafted on.

[Chinacar]

That's tough Holden! Really nice execution Shawn. You need a Torana and a Falcon to join it!