1/18 Bluebird-Proteus CN7

[Italianhorses]

The design concept was certainly simple. Take a jet engine - run drive shafts out of each end to the front and rear axles and build a steel frame to house the engine driver and wheels. Well, that's how it started. But hundreds of drawings later and £1,000,000 spent, the vehicle sported an aluminum honeycomb chassis, with huge wheels all covered in a voluptuous ally body.

Powered by a Bristol Siddeley Proteus free turbine engine developing in excess of 5,000-hp, this revolutionary car was designed by the Norris Brothers and built by Motor Panels, Ltd, of Coventry. Driven by Donald Campbell, Bluebird CN7 set world land speed record at 403.10 mph at Lake Eyre on 17th July, 1964.

This is a rather simple, but very big model. Very heavy too. I had to make a special stand to paint this bad boy!

Edited March 16, 2010 by Italianhorses

[caine440]

Very, very nice work.

Love the paint.

[Brizio]

Very nice! Maybe some washing will show all the panels.

It was a kit?

[89cxsport]

Amazing love those old land speed cars.

[oldscool]

That's a fantastic model of a fantastic car. And the what a paint job! I always loved both of the Campbells LSR cars.

oldscool

[Italianhorses]

Thanks everyone!

Yes, it was a resin kit w/few white metal pieces, etc.