Last Weekend I actually managed to get forward with the painting of the Body. Currently I am quite satisfied with the metallic blue that the body has taken on now.
Metallic blue ... lots of it
And even more from the other side
Even the little details like the air scoops, the front emblem and the spoiler posts are quite OK now. Next step is the cockpit and the driver. I will start by masking the area around the cockpit to give it a flat black. The driver will get a, for that time typical, white overall with brown gloves. Then there is the issue of the decals … beside a number (obvious, isn’t it?) the original box art shows the model with the typical Ford / Shelby stripes on the sides.
Detailed view of metallic blue
More detailes of metallic blue.
Peter, the Dutch reader who is currently working on the same model wants to get rid of the complete cockpit section and modify it to be a full cockpit. Although I am more towards the restoration attempt, I can see the benefits of it. The hump beside the driver does not make any sense for the chassis, since it is a sidewinder. The hump would make a sense if it was originally planned for a in-line motor set-up.
Tags: Restoration, Slot Cars, Tamiya
Sorry to dissapoint you, Shelby had no connection to this car. In effect it is a DeTomaso 2000 race car.
Hi Denis, thanks for your comment. I am actually aware of this affiliation “mistake” with Shelby …
http://www.weitzel.info/2009/02/tamiya-king-cobra-history/
The Sport 5000 was as far as I am aware the first of de Tomaso’s sport cars, a year before the 2000. Before he “produced” Formula Junior cars in the beginning of the sixties with various chassis / engine / gearbox combinations.
But nevertheless I am going for the Shelby look as suggested by the Tamiya “King Cobra” box art … I hope you’ll find time to read the rest as well.
cheers
Klaus