kpnuts Posted April 26, 2020 #1 Posted April 26, 2020 Hi all another car build, this is an incredible kit but I didn't build this version (it's the one in the museum) I will be building it as the world speed record car (most notable difference is it will be black. I did all the copper and brass pieces with copper and brass leaf. Canute, Egilman, Edwardkenway and 12 others 15 Quote
Canute Posted April 26, 2020 #2 Posted April 26, 2020 Nice, a racer. I'm in. Edwardkenway, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild
lmagna Posted April 26, 2020 #3 Posted April 26, 2020 Lead on McDuff. I am certain the journey is going to be enlightening. Hard to envision a racing Fiat of that era in anything but red. Egilman, Canute, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey
kpnuts Posted April 26, 2020 Author #4 Posted April 26, 2020 It was ernest Eldridge dream child 21 litre aero engine, it must have took some guts to drive it no brakes total loss oil system (they would have been sitting in hot engine oil after every run) done on French country roads in the run there was a co pilot to pump the extra air and petrol into the system. The car as known now is after the world record run when it was sold as a race car and got the name mefistofeles and painted red when ernest had it it was simply called the beast. Old Collingwood, Canute, lmagna and 4 others 7 Quote
Egilman Posted April 26, 2020 #5 Posted April 26, 2020 (edited) And the master car builder opens up shop again... I'm going to have to put an engine and wheels on my chair to keep up.... I'm in... Edited April 26, 2020 by Egilman Old Collingwood, lmagna, Jack12477 and 4 others 7 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow"
mtaylor Posted April 26, 2020 #6 Posted April 26, 2020 Brave man, he who drives for the speed record with no brakes. Jack12477, lmagna, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
gjdale Posted April 26, 2020 #7 Posted April 26, 2020 Looks like a fascinating build - I’m in. 😊 Jack12477, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 3 others 6 Quote Grant ____________________________________________________ Current builds: African Queen - Radio Control / Live Steam Previous builds: The Shipyard at Foss' Landing (Diorama), Hannah - Ship in a Bottle, NRG Capstan Project, 1869 Allerton Steam Pumper, Medway Longboat , Alfa Romeo Spider Gran Touring (Pocher) , Da Vinci Flying Machine, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout - Dumas - Radio, Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742 - Cross Section - Scratchbuild, HMS Victory (Mamoli 1:90), Cutty Sark, Armed Pinnace, Bounty, Santa Maria At another place: Stephenson's Rocket (OcCre 1:24) (click the title to follow the link) In the Gallery: Lancia Armata 1803, Bomb Vessel Granada, 1742 Cross Section, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout
kpnuts Posted April 27, 2020 Author #8 Posted April 27, 2020 Heres the next update. Canute, Old Collingwood, Jack12477 and 7 others 10 Quote
Edwardkenway Posted April 27, 2020 #9 Posted April 27, 2020 I'm in for the ride! mtaylor, tasmanian, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 - on hold HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64 - FINISHED Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - FINISHED Providence whaleboat- 1:25 - FINISHED Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED
yvesvidal Posted April 27, 2020 #10 Posted April 27, 2020 Another great kit. I saw a finished Mephistopheles at a scale model show in Toulouse, in 2017. I was very impressed and this kit has been on my list since that time. I will be following your build with a lot of interest. Excellent choice. Yves Old Collingwood, Edwardkenway, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote
popeye the sailor Posted April 27, 2020 #11 Posted April 27, 2020 looks like quite a model KP Canute, Edwardkenway, Egilman and 1 other 4 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch
kpnuts Posted April 27, 2020 Author #12 Posted April 27, 2020 mtaylor, popeye the sailor, yvesvidal and 6 others 9 Quote
kpnuts Posted April 28, 2020 Author #13 Posted April 28, 2020 Heres another update on this. popeye the sailor, Jack12477, yvesvidal and 7 others 10 Quote
rshousha Posted April 28, 2020 #14 Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) Hi KPnuts, Did you have to make up those chains link-by-link like on the Fiat model by Pocher? This is a very cool model. It's come through my hands several times over the years but I never built it. It might have to go back on my "to-do" list. Edited April 28, 2020 by rshousha Canute, lmagna, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Rick Shousha Montreal
kpnuts Posted April 28, 2020 Author #15 Posted April 28, 2020 Yes individual links has a special little jig for them but still very fiddly and time consuming, you have to weld the ends of each link but being careful not to weld the links together. Canute, Old Collingwood, lmagna and 5 others 8 Quote
Landlubber Mike Posted April 28, 2020 #16 Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) I'm really excited to watch this - I have it in the stash. From what I've seen, it is an incredible kit. Good luck! The black version is really sweet - there is a work in progress on Model Cars Magazine forums by Maysula in case you're interested. Edited April 28, 2020 by Landlubber Mike chris watton, Canute, yvesvidal and 6 others 9 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
mtaylor Posted April 28, 2020 #17 Posted April 28, 2020 This beast was also a chain drive? popeye the sailor, Edwardkenway, Egilman and 3 others 6 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
CDW Posted April 28, 2020 #18 Posted April 28, 2020 Just now, rshousha said: Hi KPnuts, Did you have to make up those chains link-by-link like on the Fiat model by Pocher? This is a very cool model. It's come through my hands several times over the years but I never built it. It might have to go back on my "to-do" list. Same here, Rick. Looked through the kit, thought about it, then ended up trading them off several times. Did that with kits I now regret as they are so darned hard to find. popeye the sailor, Egilman, Old Collingwood and 5 others 8 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700
kpnuts Posted April 28, 2020 Author #19 Posted April 28, 2020 Yes following that one mike. Italari have re released it. mtaylor, Egilman, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote
Landlubber Mike Posted April 28, 2020 #20 Posted April 28, 2020 3 minutes ago, kpnuts said: Yes following that one mike. Italari have re released it. Yes, that's the version I have. Somehow lucked into it on eBay when a seller decided to discount it by 60%. The scale looks perfect for adding lots of cool details. Old Collingwood, mtaylor, lmagna and 4 others 7 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
kpnuts Posted April 28, 2020 Author #21 Posted April 28, 2020 It's an amazing kit there was a build on britmodeller where the poster was using this as the basis of his and built the whole chassis in brass (and it was well detailed made the kit look basic) but then he just disappeared, that would have been spectacular when finished. Egilman, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 6 others 9 Quote
Egilman Posted April 28, 2020 #22 Posted April 28, 2020 1 hour ago, mtaylor said: This beast was also a chain drive? Yep..... chained lighting Jack12477, popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood and 4 others 7 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow"
mtaylor Posted April 29, 2020 #23 Posted April 29, 2020 5 hours ago, Egilman said: Yep..... chained lighting Chain drive and no brakes. Iron men with nerves of steel back then obviously. popeye the sailor, Egilman, lmagna and 4 others 7 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
kpnuts Posted April 29, 2020 Author #24 Posted April 29, 2020 Heres another update. Egilman, Canute, mtaylor and 12 others 15 Quote
CDW Posted April 29, 2020 #25 Posted April 29, 2020 Beautiful! mtaylor, Old Collingwood, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Completed Projects: USS Fletcher 1:144 Scharnhorst 1:350 USS Independence LCS-2 1:350 1:32 J7W1 Shinden Interceptor/Fighter Fairey Swordfish Mk. II 1:48 Harbor Tug Box Scale Albatros D.V 1:32 Ala-Kart 1:25 Ferrari 250 GT California Spyder 1:24 S-100 Schnellboot 1:72 Mercury Capsule and Atlas Booster BR-52 Steam Locomotive 1:35 Triumph 3 HW Motorcycle 1:9 Scale F-16XL-2 Experimental Fighter Bomber 1:48 Rafale 1:48 F-15E Strike Eagle 1:48 Petlyakov PE-2 Soviet Dive Bomber 1:48 TBM3 Avenger 1:32 1931 Cadillac 1:25 Scammell Pioneer SV2S Heavy Breakdown Tractor 1:35 M-50 Israeli Sherman 1:35 Military Wrecker 1:32 Delahaye 135 1:24 Toyota Sard Supra GT 1:24 Enzo Ferrari 1:24 1970 Baldwin Motion Camaro 1:25 1966 Ford Galaxie 500 Stock Car 1:25 American LaFrance Eagle Fire Pumper 1:25 1940 Ford Standard Coupe 1:25 VolksWagen Dragster/Dune Buggy/Street Rod 1:25 Kawasaki Ninja H2 Carbon 1:12 Porsche GT-1 Evo 1:24 Scharnhorst 1940 1:700 IJN Akitsushima Seaplane Tender 1:700 HMS Hood 1941 1:700 Prinz Eugen 1942 1:700
popeye the sailor Posted April 30, 2020 #26 Posted April 30, 2020 looks really neat........nice model Edwardkenway, mtaylor, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch
Edwardkenway Posted April 30, 2020 #27 Posted April 30, 2020 (edited) Great looking race car, so much better looking than today's F1's IMO Edited April 30, 2020 by Edwardkenway mtaylor, Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 - on hold HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64 - FINISHED Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - FINISHED Providence whaleboat- 1:25 - FINISHED Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED
kpnuts Posted May 1, 2020 Author #28 Posted May 1, 2020 Last update. There were extensive modifications to this kit to get it to look like this not just a colour change. Edwardkenway, Egilman, Landlubber Mike and 6 others 9 Quote
Egilman Posted May 1, 2020 #29 Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) So when are we going for a drive? When you fire up that engine, I bet it's gonna purrrr....... Beautiful work.... Edited May 1, 2020 by Egilman mtaylor, lmagna, Edwardkenway and 1 other 4 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow"
lmagna Posted May 1, 2020 #30 Posted May 1, 2020 Very nicely done KP. Edwardkenway, popeye the sailor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey
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