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SMTS
are keeping those big-banger saloon racers coming and we have more
great subjects here. At first glance the huge Ford Galaxies may have
appeared rather too large for use on the tighter of British racing
circuits but with 400bhp and preparation by Holman Moody in America
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| The kit offers two
decal options, either Jack Sears' Willment entered machine with which
he won the British Saloon Championship and the Alan Brown racing machine
which was driven by several GP pilots, in this case Jim Clark. The
kit parts are well made requiring the minimum of clean-up during paint
preparation and judging by the built models go together very well.
The bumpers and various handles are supplied as plated parts but you
will need to either paint or bare-metal (BMF) the cast in chrome side
trims and window frames. This isn't clear from the instructions but
has been beautifully done on the built models. |
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| The built Camaros are well finished
and capture their subjects well. The 1967 car is, we think, particularly
attractive though the small blanked off spotlamps in the grille were
round in 1967 and not rectangular as in 1968 and on the model. Donohue
drove both cars and was joined by Craig Fischer at Sebring where they
finished 3rd behind the two works Porsche 907s. The Mustangs are based on kit components that were first seen the best part of 10 years ago but they are well cast and go together nicely. The original kit was a road car and had interior door panels in the form of an interior tub which butted to the window frames. |
  
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| The race cars ran without door trims and as a result of this tub not being used in these kits there is a gap either side of the chassis plate which some builders may wish to treat to a little filler. Otherwise all looks good with finely cast ancillaries and both kits are basically identical apart from the clearly printed decals. The Shelby kit offers race numbers 1 and 2 usually driven by Revson and Gurney and occasionally by Posey and Kwech and all of these driver options are offered. The regular drivers of the red, white and black Bud Moore cars were Parnelli Jones and George Follmer in cars 15 and 16 respectively but Al Unser also drove a #65 version in the season finale and this can be made with reference to the instructions and a little modification of decals. A multi-coloured paint job is needed for this model so some careful masking is in order. This has been done on the builts which are well finished and have a good stance. The gap between the body and base plate is visible on the built but only when you look closely at the interior. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Whether or not you use Alclad's range of metal finishes the first
of these products will be useful to all modellers. It is a fine filler/primer
intended for use with an airbrush and will help deal with those minor
imperfections often found in the surface of resin and metal castings.
The base coat is for use in conjunction with the brighter of the Alclad
finishes such as Polished Aluminium (ALC005), Chrome (ALC007) and
Steel (ALC011). Directions for use are included on the side of each
4 Fl Oz (115 mls approx) tin. |
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| We've seen so many versions
of the Diablo from MR that we lose track of which we've brought you
before as built models and when! What we can tell you is that the
kits are very well made with fine resin castings for the majority
of the parts and equally good white metal for the smaller bits. A
fair level of p/e is included for grilles, window frames and other
finely observed detail and the end results are always very good looking. |
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| Having made that sweeping statement we're not totally sure about the looks of the Koenig modified car! The model is beautifully finished with a very delicate metallic paint finish and carefully applied detailing, but as with many Koenig creations one is tempted to ask why? You would probably receive the answer "..because I can" though! To be fair it's really just the cumbersome central mirror that looks odd, why couldn't Koenig have come up with something a little more delicate? The model captures it well which is what matters! | ||||||||||||||||
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| Finished in Jade's typical simple but effective style this captures very well the off-white coloured Cooper-Jaguar sportscar that Lt-Col. Michael Head used to great effect throughout the late 1950's, especially at Goodwood. |  |
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| Head also used the car on the road both in the UK and between circuits in Sweden where he was military attaché. Perhaps it's no surprise that surrounded by such beautiful machinery and with an enthusiastic racer as a father, that Michael Head's son Patrick is now somewhat well known in the world of motorsport! | ||||||||||||||||
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| This is the second version of Feeling 43's beautiful 250LM kit that we've seen and as you would expect it shares similar parts to the previously released winner. As this yellow Ecurie Francorchamps machine had a longer nose the body obviously needed amending and Feeling 43 have taken this opportunity to improve the fit of the windscreen, which is apparently rather fiddly in the earlier kit. |
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| The rear body section
has also been simplified slightly with the roll-over bar now an integral
casting. There's still plenty to keep you occupied for a few dozen
hours though with the fully detailed chassis and running gear supplied
as hundreds of resin and metal castings and p/e parts. If you've never built a Feeling kit before and fancy a taste of what's involved, why not have a go at Ferrari 512 engine? The engine and gearbox are separate main castings with a wealth of ancillaries including the clutch and the completed unit will look great in a workshop diorama. The wheel sets will also make handy props in a garage scene and could equally well be used to improve those in many kits. Each set consists of realistic tyres, turned rims and separate centres, resin for the 512 and p/e for the wires. The hose ends are cast metal in a variety of shapes and short lengths of both rubber and braided hose are included. It looks as if there should be enough for one complete 1:43rd car. |
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