kpnuts Posted December 17, 2023 #1 Posted December 17, 2023 Hi all here is my latest dio Landlubber Mike, Ryland Craze, GrandpaPhil and 14 others 15 2 Quote
Keith_W Posted December 18, 2023 #2 Posted December 18, 2023 Very good! The car usually rides higher when the engine is removed because the suspension is unsprung. Would you consider adding this? Canute, Egilman, Jack12477 and 2 others 5 Quote Regards, Keith 2007 (completed): HMS Bounty - Artesania Latina 2013 (completed): Viking Ship Drakkar - Amati 2014 (completed): HMS Bounty Launch - Model Shipways Current: HMS Royal William - Euromodel
yvesvidal Posted December 18, 2023 #3 Posted December 18, 2023 Absolutely amazing KPNUTS, as always. You are the master of large scale car models. Yves Egilman, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote
kpnuts Posted December 18, 2023 Author #4 Posted December 18, 2023 Thanks Yves Keith I hadn't even thought of that, I will on the next one. Old Collingwood, Jack12477, Egilman and 2 others 5 Quote
GrandpaPhil Posted December 20, 2023 #5 Posted December 20, 2023 Very nicely done! Egilman, Jack12477, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
CDW Posted December 20, 2023 #6 Posted December 20, 2023 Great model. It brings back a lot of memories for me as I once had a '73 Datsun 240Z. When my carburetors started giving me trouble, I bought a set of Webers to replace them. Back then, spare parts were more difficult to acquire for a foreign car and the Weber carbs were a big improvement over my faulty ones. My brother liked it so well, he bought a 260 ZX the very first year they came out. The domestic, Fairlady version has a few notable cosmetic differences but for all intent and purpose, it's pretty much the same as the 240Z as far as I can see. Old Collingwood, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 5 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 December 22, 2023 Author #7 Posted December 22, 2023 In the 80s a friend of mine had one and had it Sprayed with purple which had little flakes of gold in the paint (was all the rage at the time with all sorts of metal flakes, can't remember what it was called) and in defraction tape (if you can remember that you're showing your age) he had the enlarged datsun in a wedge shape on the lower part of the doors it looked awesome. CDW, Old Collingwood, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote
DocRob Posted December 22, 2023 #8 Posted December 22, 2023 Very nice dio. I like the idea of the removed engine. Painting and finishing looks spot on. These large 1/12 car kits are absolutely great for some extra detailing and toying around with presentation ideas. Cheers Rob Jack12477, Old Collingwood, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds: Shelby Cobra Coupe by DocRob - Model Factory Hiro - 1/12 Duchess of Kingston - paused Finished builds: F4U-1A Corsair - Tamiya 1/32 USS Arizona 1/350 Eduard Caudron C.561 French Racing Plane 1/48 Nachtigall on Speed Arado 234 B-2N by DocRob - 1/32 - Fly Renault RE20 Turbo - Tamiya - 1/12 P-38J Wicked Woman - Tamiya - 1/48 AEG G.IV Creature of the Night - WNW - 1/32 "Big Tank" Crocker OHV motorcycle by DocRob - Model Factory Hiro - 1/9 MaschinenKrieger Friedrich by DocRob - Wave - 1/20 - PLASTIC - Another one bites the dust McLaren Mp4/6 - Ayrton Senna - Fujimi - 1/20
Egilman Posted December 22, 2023 #9 Posted December 22, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, kpnuts said: defraction tape Yeah I remember it, think that refracted rainbow sheen of oil floating on water, for those that don't know what it is... Edited December 22, 2023 by Egilman mtaylor, Old Collingwood and Canute 3 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"
kpnuts Posted December 22, 2023 Author #10 Posted December 22, 2023 Thats the stuff Jack12477, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote
Landlubber Mike Posted January 1 #11 Posted January 1 Wow, amazing model and diorama! The car looks 1:1 scale! Old Collingwood, Egilman and Canute 3 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)
Dr PR Posted January 1 #12 Posted January 1 (edited) This brings back memories! I saw the original "Fairladys" when I was stationed in Japan in the late '60s and early '70s. But that name was too tame for the American market where it would compete with Camaros, Trans Ams, Chargers and Mustangs, so the marketing morons coined the much more macho "240Z" name for imports into the states. After all, would James Bond be seen driving a "Fairlady?" Edited January 1 by Dr PR mtaylor, Canute, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 Quote Phil Current build: USS Cape MSI-2 Current build: Albatros topsail schooner Previous build: USS Oklahoma City CLG-5 CAD model
Rik Thistle Posted January 1 #13 Posted January 1 (edited) KPNUTS, Very well done. I don't know if it has been mentioned before but there is currently a full restoration of a 240Z on YT .... It may be of interest. The builder is doing the work when he finds time, from what I can tell. It was also called the 240Z in the UK, and caused a bit of a stir when it arrived. Happy New Year, Richard Edited January 1 by Rik Thistle king derelict, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current build: U.S. Army K51 Radio Truck with K52 Trailer - 1944 - MiniArt - 1:35 Next build: PM Research Crank Shaper - late 1800s - 1:12 Part finished: HMS Flirt (MSE) - 1782 Vanguard Models - 1:64 Finished: Archer anti-tank gun Diorama - 1944 -Tamiya 1:35 : Churchill MkVII tank Diorama - Tamiya - 1:35 - 1944 : Sherman Firefly Tank Diorama - Revell - 1/76 - WWII : Humber MkII Scout Car Diorama - - Revell - 1:76 - WWII : PM Research Drill Press - 1895 - 1:12 : PM Research Milling Machine - late 1800s - 1:12 (est) : Stuart Engineering Lathe - late 1800s - 1:12 (est) : Stuart Beam model steam engine - 1770s onwards - 1:12 (est) : Stuart 10V model steam engine circa 1920s - 1:12 (est) : Lady Eleanor Fifie Circa 1900 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 : Dallas Cutter 1815 - Artesania Latina - 1:50
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