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#151 dc-65x

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Posted 27 August 2013 - 06:30 PM

When Steve Okeefe stumbled upon this picture of the rare prototype Lotus Indy Turbine running at the Goodwood Festival of Speed I knew that was the one I wanted to duplicate:

 

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Testors has a newer color #1175 Red Fluorescent and I thought it might be just the ticket along with a flat white backer:

 

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Here it is with it's fiery glare:

 

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NOW PUT THE BODY DOWN MORON! :shok:

 

Enamel dries slowly and I think I put it on a bit heavy. I was flexing the body taking the tape off and noticed cracking of the paint in some corners:

 

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I'm quitting while I'm ahead and letting this sucker sit for a week or so. I'll clean up the body edges then.


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Posted 27 August 2013 - 07:19 PM

That really pops !

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Posted 27 August 2013 - 07:24 PM

It's even brighter in person than the picture shows :sun_bespectacled:


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Posted 27 August 2013 - 07:28 PM

Check out my latest flexi build body, Rick, the paint is Flou yellow, and it appears lime green LOL

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Posted 27 August 2013 - 08:11 PM

Pass the shades! :D that is one BRIGHT color!!
Almost finished now Rick :)

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Posted 28 August 2013 - 06:00 AM

Rick,

 

That bright orange body is gonna look really great against the Playboy Pink Cukras motor... :blink:

 

Don't forget the warning label against looking at both simultaneously.  :laugh2:


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Posted 28 August 2013 - 09:21 AM

He's still gotta paint a driver. That takes a day at least... for me.


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Posted 30 August 2013 - 11:06 AM

 

He's still gotta paint a driver.........

 

Well, I did the deed. The little dude is painted. I found a brush that didn't shake too badly but it wouldn't stay on the "Korrect" path. It kept wandering off. I'd paint the dude's glove and get some paint on the driver's suit. I'd touch up the driver's suit and get some on the black interior. Back and forth, back and forth.......... :dash2: :laugh2:

 

As a barber once told me, "The hardest part about this job is knowing when to stop!" So I finally just stopped and the little dude, as they say, is what he is......I give up! :wacko2:

 

I took a picture of the "red fluorescent" color outside in the sunlight:

 

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It still doesn't show it's true color. It looks too orange. Oh well, the real color is quite striking though. It's not red or orange, it's....well.......fluorescent :)

 

Here are the decals from Patto's Place. Water slide on the left and "peel and stick" on the right:

 

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I've had trouble and little success with his water slide decals. I end up wadding the thin little suckers up into a ball. I've tried coating them with Future floor was but that didn't work for me either. Patto says not to coat them with clear spray lacquer as it's too "hot". I'm going to try Testor's clear on the extra set of numbers and see what happens.

 

If all else fails I know I can get the "peel and stick" to work. I used them here with OK results:

 

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Onward......


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Posted 30 August 2013 - 11:48 AM

The color looks striking Rick!

Don't worry about the issues with painting drivers , had the same trouble in the past!! Most frustrating, so much paint going over & over the driver puts on a few more pounds :laugh2:

I know one thing this 6wheel is gonna look sweet all finished off Sir :D great job & engineering!

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Posted 31 August 2013 - 03:24 PM

I won the finishing touch for my home built "Cukras" motor on eBay. The real deal Team Curkas brush springs (there is another set available on eBay right now):

 

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The motor is done and so is the finished car. Here's another couple of shots of the roller. The rear tires are not trimmed to final size. I'm waiting until my track is up and running:

 

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My favorite part:

 

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On the finished body I went with Patto's water slide decals coated with Testors clear gloss lacquer. I gave them a good coat of clear and the decals went on easy as could be. They went from uncoated decals that I couldn't use at all to clear coated decals that were the easiest decals I've ever used:

 

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The rare prototype Lotus Indy Turbine ready to roll:

 

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I can't wait to drive this car!

 

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Onward to the next project.......
 

 

 

 


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Posted 31 August 2013 - 03:56 PM

Wow!! Great to see it in all its glory Rick!!!

All that orange sponge and bright orange paint... Sweet!
The gearbox is a work of machining artwork, the project came out very well :D

Definitely like to take it round for a few laps, looks like it would be a blast!!!

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Posted 31 August 2013 - 04:01 PM

That is the most wicked thing I've ever seen :man_in_love: :aggressive:


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Posted 31 August 2013 - 08:52 PM


My favorite part:

 

 

Ditto!


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Posted 31 August 2013 - 09:09 PM

Incredible.


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