abarth 1000 le mans 1969

hello,

first thanks a lot all for the warm welcome at the -sf- and the compliments for the model.
the body/shell is part of a slotcar kit available from the french manufacture -gmc-. ( dominique finazzi )
you can see it at the following website : www.gmc-slotcars.com
the chassis is made from a -scalextric- minicooper from which i used the motor-amount;
to get a sidewinder position; the frontpart is done by me. -gmc- recommands a inliner motoramount,
but this position does not allow to design a tridimensional cockpit construction.

@ reckless racer : you are right, the spelling is a little bit wrong......but nevertheless the meaning sounds good.
@ zagato e frank t. : finally i got the way to join ..........
@ choc-ice : here are two pics from the beginning of the -project-





claus

hello wbb 1978,

thanks for compliment to my paintwork at the abarth. paintwork it´s always thrilling for me.................
the - bonnet straps - are composed from a bought foto etched store part element and a very thin paperstripe on the back.
the paper ( width 0.5mm circa ) is bonded on the back of the strap to create a minimal distance between the surface of the
body and the rear side of the very fine thin metal. i think this way the strap ( or other elements like this ) gets -volume-.
and - you can see it well on the cockpit detail picture - it generates a little shadow on the body !

i hope i could explain it ...........

regards

claus