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[Mark Onofri]

Dig those"groovy" tyres! Far out man !!!

[dc-65x]

Big, fat, treaded MESAC style tires Mark.   

 

OK, when I first planned this build I narrowed my body choice down to 2  Lancer scale lightweight Can-Am bodies, the Honker and the King Cobra:

 

 

I chose the Honker but the King Cobra body was still on my workbench when I finished the roller. So what the heck, I decided to see what it looked like on my roller:

 

 

Look how low and swoopy it sits on the roller   

 

 

I was hooked......  .........I couldn't help myself........I immediately mounted the King Cobra body on my roller and will finish my build with it.

 

Anyway, here are the Lancer King Cobra body versions:

 

 

The fat low and wide version on the left and the scale version I'm using on the right:

 

 

The scale body (shown on top):

 

 

Look how low the real car is. It's barely taller that the tires:

 

 

So I'm finishing this build with the Lancer scale King Cobra body. I'm saving the Honker body for a future project.

 

I don't know what I'm going to change my thread title to?          Maybe, "Lancer Honker Can-Am build changed to a King Cobra"?

[Bill from NH]

Yellow paint?

[dc-65x]

Yellow paint and "korrect" decals from Pattos Place Bill.  

[Martin]

Just to show you I am paying attention Rick. I said to myself "did you not do one like this awhile back?"

So I went back and looked........

 

.....and of course you did, only smaller. This 1/24th scale version will be better proportioned IMO. It will be fun to see them side by side     The pair will brighten the day for sure. 

 

 

[dc-65x]

Hi Martin,

 

I've also built the Lancer Super Competition low and wide version in a Pro car style. I plan on showing all 3 versions together when I complete the current build.  

[Martin]

Yes, that's the one I was (remembering) looking for when I found the 1/32 version.

 

That will be quite a line up,     

[chrisguyw]

Not a Lexan/Butyrate shell,...but a Resin shell from Fein Design, on a Plafit "Meccano"  nuts and bolts chassis.

 

Cheers

Chris Walker

 

[dc-65x]

Lovely car Chris. Your builds are so nice. It would be great if you would do your own threads on them here on Slotblog with lots of pictures.  

[Don Weaver]

Lovely car Chris. Your builds are so nice. It would be great if you would do your own threads on them here on Slotblog with lots of pictures.  

 

I agree - we need more spectacular build threads here on SlotBlog...

[Jens Scale Racing]

Another wonderful project, Rick!

 

@Don: have a look here, my 1/24 scale built slotcars, enjoy: https://www.jens-slo...ng.com/gallery/

 

[Alchemist]

Capt' Rick said:

 

"Lovely car Chris. Your builds are so nice. It would be great if you would do your own threads on them here on Slotblog with lots of pictures.

 

I second that that request!

 

Ernie

[dc-65x]

The body is next to finish off this build.  

 

I've always liked the way Russkit used to do their vac body kits with injection molded detailing pieces that really transform a "blob body" (vac body) into a scale model.

 

With that in mind I'm adding some little bits and pieces starting with a pair of "racing mirrors":

 

 

They are from the Revell wheel insert kit:

 

 

On the left is how the mirror comes without an easy way to mount it to a vac body. With a bit of trimming and drilling a pin can be inserted for easy mounting.........I hope!   

 

 

Next up is some suspension detailing.............wait..........on a sports car?        

[dc-65x]

The suspension on this King Cobra has some unusual characteristics. It uses a single transverse coil over spring and shock unit. 

 

A description of this cars suspension and how it performed in the day:

 

"Making about 520 naturally aspirated horsepower at the wheels, the 1,400lb (635kg) chassis was a bit on the unpredictable side. Featuring quite interesting single-spring suspension in the front and rear, the car was known for its odd body roll and unusual cornering characteristics. Designed by an otherwise brilliant British engineer, Len Terry, the T-10 King Cobra was an oddity to say the least."

 

Here is the rear spring unit:

 

 

And the front spring unit visible under the windscreen in front of the dashboard:

 

 

 

I used Evergreen H-channel, 1mm piano wire and a coil over unit kit bashed from an Eagle Indy car model kit to make my version:

 

 

I could make up the coil over spring unit with a real spring but I think the plastic part is in keeping with my memories of Russkit's parts pack goodies included with their bodies.   

[don.siegel]

An amazing little detail Rick, nicely played! 

 

Don 

[Mark Onofri]

Len Terry was the"MAN". Surprised it's not mentioned in his book. Up until now, I didn't like the car. Having only seen the Monogram 1/32 version. Now I'm hooked. Maybe it's the"Curious Yellow"?
PS: Len also designed the F-1/Indy eagle.

[dc-65x]

Thanks Don.   

 

I really like this King Cobra too Mark. It's from the era when most automotive aerodynamics were just shape the car to "slip through the air".  Or in technical terms, make it..... SUPER SWOOPY.        

 

Now for this engine detail:

 

 

I know this beautiful set of Weber "fuel make it happeners" is a far cry from what Russkit included with their body kits but I just couldn't resist it:

 

 

Quite a bit, but not all, of those carbs sit above the body work:

 

 

I sanded about 1/16" off the bottom of the manifold and made a little cradle from styrene bits for the carbs to sit down into:

 

[Larry Horner]

Rick, the detail of your Weber's looks great! Do you happen to know what material they are printed with (my guess is resin)?

[dc-65x]

Hi Larry,

 

The item info doesn't say but here's a link if you want to contact the seller on eBay:

 

1:25 Chrome Inglese Intake Manifold

[dc-65x]

I'm using the Lancer interior that came with the body shown on the left along with various Evergreen styrene bits and aluminum rod.

 

On the right all those pieces along with a Russkit driver's head and a Monogram Chaparral 2D dashboard came together to make an interior that fits the King Cobra:

 

 

This is my body kit "parts pac" ready for paint:

 

 

With the constant rain here, it looks like the detail bits are going to be painted before the body itself in my trash can paint booth.   

[Jay Guard]

Hey Rick:

I don't know if you thought of this but if you put a full 45 degree angle on the top-outside edges of the cradle for the Webers it would sure give the appearance of proper valve covers like in post #67.  Just a thought, but it seems like a fairly easy mod to add just a bit more realism to your incredible build.

[chrisguyw]

Great build Rick !!!

 

For any folks interested, while shiny exhaust tips look cool, they are far from realistic, and a fix is dead simple,.........find a bottle of "Blacken-it" either online or at a quality model train shop, (the train and military modellers use it for weathering brass/white metal etc.), dip brass tube in the bottle for 10/15 seconds, rinse, dry and you are done,......note,...it does not work on brass,...and 1 little bottle will last forever.

 

Cheers

Chris Walker

 

 

 

 

[dc-65x]

Thanks Chris,

Yes, you've showed me your exhaust pipe preference in a previous build of mine:

 

Hello Rick, Absolutely spectacular as usual !!!.......................If you are looking to create some easy to do "period correct" looking exhausts,......you may want to try this. (I learned this from one of the static modeller sites)
 
Buy some "Blacken It" (available from online model shops)......this stuff is used to "weather" metal bits used primarily by the military model folks,...........dip some brass tubing in it for a few seconds, (the longer you dip it the darker it will get), and it will turn the brass into the weathered/used/ heated cooled look of steel pipes,.............much more realistic than aluminium   
 
PS this stuff does not work on Alu.,.......and once you have achieved the look/darkness you want, give the brass a quick rinse in water.....this will stop it getting progressively darker.
 
Cheers
Chris Walker
 

 

 

I'm sure others will enjoy the tip. I prefer my models to look pristine as if the real car was newly built and sitting on display at the SEMA show.  To each his own as they say.      

 

Hi Jay,

 

That cradle for the intake manifold won't be visible. The opening in the body is just barely wide enough to fit the carbs. In fact they will only go in from the top. You will see what I mean when they are installed.   

 

It's a tight fit on the real car too:

 

[chrisguyw]

Thanks Chris,

Yes, you've showed me your exhaust pipe preference in a previous build of mine:

 

 

I'm sure others will enjoy the tip. I prefer my models to look pristine as if the real car was newly built and sitting on display at the SEMA show.  To each his own as they say.      

 

 

Fair enough, but, after even one lap, they are no longer newly built/pristine 

 

Cheers

Chris Walker

[Mark Onofri]

The things we come up with never ceases to amaze me. Now, when people ask me
" can you do that?" I replied, to them
" I build slot cars,of course I can". And, I didn't even stay at a Holiday inn.