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Some years ago, ANDREA MINIATURES, a spanish wellknown figurines manufacturer,designed some race characters for FLY GB TRACKS.
Four sets were issued: One racing officials and marshals, male (my avatar) and female (that can be seen on my post: "Austin Healey NINCO revisited"); TV and press reporters interviewing a pilot, a pair of telemetry engineers (that have to be sat behind a FLY pit wall) and that reference of three characters featuring a pit crew.
Figurines are molded in white metal and were designed for decorating contemporary tracks. Attitudes are quite natural and moulding is very delicate, as you can see.
Some figurine are one piece made, some have to be assembled. I glued arms and legs with a stong epoxy glue. Sanding isn't really necessary because moulding is nearly perfect. Team manager is waiting for his HF microphone that will be glued later on his headphones and belt.
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By crachepiquette at 2011-12-31
Anyway, due to the clothes worn, pit crew seems more adapted for rally races than F1 or endurance series.
[IMG]http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/6296/andrea2z.jpg By crachepiquette at 2011-12-31[/img]
For the moment, I've just spayed a white primer coat on them. Next step will be a carefully painting with oil colours (Humbrol, Vallejo and Prince August paints).
Four sets were issued: One racing officials and marshals, male (my avatar) and female (that can be seen on my post: "Austin Healey NINCO revisited"); TV and press reporters interviewing a pilot, a pair of telemetry engineers (that have to be sat behind a FLY pit wall) and that reference of three characters featuring a pit crew.
Figurines are molded in white metal and were designed for decorating contemporary tracks. Attitudes are quite natural and moulding is very delicate, as you can see.
Some figurine are one piece made, some have to be assembled. I glued arms and legs with a stong epoxy glue. Sanding isn't really necessary because moulding is nearly perfect. Team manager is waiting for his HF microphone that will be glued later on his headphones and belt.
By crachepiquette at 2011-12-31
Anyway, due to the clothes worn, pit crew seems more adapted for rally races than F1 or endurance series.
[IMG]http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/6296/andrea2z.jpg By crachepiquette at 2011-12-31[/img]
For the moment, I've just spayed a white primer coat on them. Next step will be a carefully painting with oil colours (Humbrol, Vallejo and Prince August paints).
