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Started working on getting my HS, APC and VS cars ready almost two weeks ago and finally finished them today. Left to right, front row are my VS Cobra roadster and Cobra Daytona along with my HS Capri and Escort. Back row are my HS BMC Mini, my APC Ford Mustang and Dodge Challenger:



As promised, I've changed the head of the driver figure in my Cobra roadster from a full-face helmet to an era-realistic open-face one which I hand painted. Didn't come out great, but it's not too bad:

BTW, all cars are dropping off both the official FRC USD test block and a stand-alone single-lane track piece without a shake.

Nice work Gordon. I think it would have been okay to leave the Cobra driver with the full face helmet though. Many cars of this era car are now raced at the likes of Goodwood and Pebble Beach by modern drivers wearing modern apparel, including helmets.

Except that I prefer to think of the cars racing in their actual era. Back in the early and mid '60s, the heyday of the Cobras, there were no full-face helmets. They were first used in racing cars in 1967, and Dan Gurney introduced them to F1 in 1968. If you look at any pictures of Cobras or any other cars racing in the mid-'60s you'll only see open-faced helmets. So I'm basically trying to be as realistic as I can.

gordon wrote:So I'm basically trying to be as realistic as I can.

Gordon be it modern day or back in the day - it’s amazing to see any of your well displayed slotcars ..!

Especially with the setting up (racing technology) that’s probably involved with these same 1/32 model cars. Also - knowing how I display my collection of slotcars took the time to show my father your layout (pic) of cars. Noticed how he looked very intrigued and the one question he asked ...

“Is there any Consul and Zephyr?”

At first had no clue what he asked but kind of figured out quickly it was a model car he was referring to because of the word Zephyr ... Remembering it was the name of a automobile (as a very young child) on Trini roads.

Anyway - I looked up the words Consul and Zephyr “racing” cars and came up with the link below.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d5DFGgtS_4o

After viewing realized (more so now) how fortunate I am to still have my Dad around after all the years with those style racing cars.

Talk about being realistic

Luke

Luke, its coincidental that your dad brought up Ford Consuls and Zephyrs. When I was a boy those were the cars my dad owned, first the Consuls then the Zephyrs. My uncle had a fancier version of the Zephyr called the Zodiac.

Here's a pic of my brother Geoffrey when we lived in Valsayn with our dad's Zephyr in the background:



Dad always liked white cars in those days.