[HAPPY]

Hello,

Here are two 1/32nd Austin Healey quickly repainted. The original colours were sanded and a green Gunze/Mr Hobby has been spayed (in a attempt to match the famous "british racing green"). Anyway, don't look for historical accuracy. These cars were made for a proxy race and they were painted in the spirit of british sport cars racing in the sixties.

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By crachepiquette at 2011-12-10

The bodies and wheels have been slightly overpainted with shades of greys and midstone, in order to give a dirty effect (due to a long race at Le Mans).

 

[zagato]

Oh yes! Very nice indeed. The weathering makes them come alive!

Graham.

 

[tomwysom]

Excellent job! Very nice.
What wheels are they?
Cheers,
Tom.

 

[HAPPY]

By crachepiquette at 2011-12-10

By crachepiquette at 2011-12-10

The two cars are powered by a new NC8 Ninco Thruster. #29 kept the original inline 9:27 gear ratio ( with plastic crown and pinion).#56 was fitted with slot it parts (axles, crown and 10 teeth pinion).

By crachepiquette at 2011-12-10

By crachepiquette at 2011-12-10

Wheels and tyres are BRM parts.

 

[HAPPY]

Interior, seats and pilots were painted with oil colours (Humbrol and Vallejo). I tried to give a worn aspect to the leather (red or brown seats).
Some adhesive friskette has been used to mask the screen wipers area on the wind screens, during airbrushing operations.

By crachepiquette at 2011-12-10

Cars were heavily weighted (20 grams of lead, due to the technical rules of the proxy race), but they are quite funny to drive on my Scalextric Sport track BRM tyres have quite a good grip on it. Guide is a NINCO suspended one.

By crachepiquette at 2011-12-10

 

[HAPPY]

Thanks Zagato, Your Aston Martin models are really amazing...

Tomwysom: Wheels and tyres are BRM ones. I replaced the original Ninco plastic made by these fine (but expensive) alloy model wheels.

 

[munter]

Hey Happy? Your cars are great. The weathering looks fantastic.
regards
munter

 

[loosesalute]

Lovely looking cars Happy!
Cheers,
Kev.

 

[dangermouse]

You gotta be .......HAPPY..... with results like that

DM

 

[SplitRim]

Cest Magnifique !

Welcome to the Forum.

Simon

 

[Lloyd.L]

Nice work Happy, the weathering and the background make the photos very realistic.

Regards, Lloyd

 

[choc-ice]

They look great, well done!

 

[MICHAEL D]

A couple of the most realistic 'weathered' sport's car's I've ever seen.

Absolutly FANTASTIC.

Michael.

 

[Wraith]

Very nice work.

 

[Rich68]

They look amazing, an excellent job!

When my track build is completed I would like to start scratchbuilding cars, all looks a bit daunting though!

I have been looking at the Turner kits and like the variety.