 Connew returns... |
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 Feb 20 2005, 14:29
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...well, a 1/12th scale one does, anyway.
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Feb 20 2005, 14:35
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Originally posted by Barry Boor
...well, a 1/12th scale one does, anyway. [/IMG] May I be the first to offer my 
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Feb 20 2005, 14:52
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And yours truly the second; well done!
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Feb 20 2005, 15:30
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& me the third !
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Feb 20 2005, 16:03
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Excellent! Way to go Barry!
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Feb 20 2005, 16:03
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Well done Barry, a real jem
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Feb 20 2005, 16:14
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Wow! Looks brilliant!
Where can I buy one?  
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Feb 20 2005, 16:25
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Great! Now do one in Lec Refrigeration livery, complete with broken steering wheel and 1:12 scale screwdriver in the footwell
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Feb 20 2005, 16:29
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Yeah, right.... Maybe in another 15 years! That's how long this one has taken.
I don't recall the broken steering wheel. |
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Feb 20 2005, 16:33
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Member Posts: 168 Joined: January 03 |
Sorry - "broken kill switch on the steering wheel"...
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Feb 20 2005, 16:35
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Fair play, Lec, that wasn't David's fault. The wrenched out gear lever, however, is another matter.....
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Feb 20 2005, 17:08
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One of your best, Barry
Congraulations
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Feb 20 2005, 17:21
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Feb 20 2005, 17:29
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Member Posts: 4,718 Joined: February 03 |
So that's what you've been up to all winter! congratulations
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Feb 20 2005, 18:25
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Wow, that is amazing............now what about the 1:1 version ?
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Feb 20 2005, 19:10
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Member Posts: 4,246 Joined: July 02 |
Originally posted by RTH
Wow, that is amazing............now what about the 1:1 version ? Wouldn't that be a bit uncompetitive, even for Connew? (don't take that the wrong way, Barry ) |
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Feb 20 2005, 19:25
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Member Posts: 8,201 Joined: October 00 |
Oh I don't know, David. Plastic engine, plastic driver - sounds just like modern Formula 1.
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Feb 20 2005, 19:29
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It's finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well done, Barry. It looks absolutely fantastic. Is that the beginnings of the production line I see in the background?! Mark |
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Feb 20 2005, 20:02
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The windscreen alone is a work of art........ Now for the Token?
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Feb 20 2005, 20:17
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Exquisite. One day I'll commission you to do Tony Dean's B24.....
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Feb 20 2005, 22:02
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Confession time!
The cockpit canopy/windscreen is simply a single vac. formed piece of plastic. The screen is carefully painted with nothing more unusual than Humbrol gloss black enamel. |
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Feb 20 2005, 22:04
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How did you get on with the oil tank?
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Feb 20 2005, 22:10
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Feb 21 2005, 10:24
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Superb!
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Feb 21 2005, 11:06
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Love it. Like the bulges around the front suspension, was that for aerodynamic reasons?
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Feb 21 2005, 11:24
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Member Posts: 61 Joined: November 03 |
Hi Barry,
Very nice work indeed. I do a lot of (scracht)modeling mysefl and know how much work there goes into a porject like this. But I was just wondering what was the base kit? As far as I can see I think it was a M23. greetings, Roland |
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Feb 21 2005, 16:13
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How'd I miss this yesterday? Excellent, Barry! Congratulations!
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Feb 21 2005, 21:01
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this looks bluddy great! Now, when are you going to start on a model of Emerson in the 72 for me??? I'll meet you at Stoneleigh to take delivery of it, that be ok??
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Feb 21 2005, 22:29
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Ensign - the bulges were steel mounting points for the ends of the top rocker arm pivots. They were indeed shaped like that for aerodynamic efficiency.
Roly - well spotted! The engine & gearbox as well as the wheels and rear suspension are indeed a Tamiya M.23. The driver is from that kit too. The rest is either jeluton or vac formed plastic. The decals are also home-made. |
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Feb 21 2005, 22:30
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Ensign - the bulges were steel mounting points for the ends of the top rocker arm pivots. They were indeed shaped like that for aerodynamic efficiency.
Roly - well spotted! The engine & gearbox as well as the wheels and rear suspension are indeed a Tamiya M.23. The driver is from that kit too. The rest is either jelutong or vac formed plastic. The decals are also home-made. |
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Feb 22 2005, 00:03
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Great job Barry lets build one for real for Vintage Racing my son would be willing to drive it.
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Feb 22 2005, 00:33
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Well done, Barry!
Must've taken quite a lot of time and effort to do - especially as I assume you only had photographs to work from. Now, you said that the driver was also from an M23 - so 'ooisit? Hulme, Hailwood, Hunt...
Anyhow - I'm curious: How do you make the decals? They are very impressive! And forgive me for gate-crashing, but I assume that Ensign14 meant the 'bulged cheeks' on the sides of the of the nose rather than the small fairings for the rocker arm pivots up above. I suppose that only the aft portion of the latter were steel fabrications, as they actually constituted the aft rocker pivot fittings, whereas the forward portions were integral with the nose cone GRP moulding (and thus non-structural) and covered the forward rocker pivot points of the fabricated tubular steel subframe structure. My guess is that the larger 'bulged cheeks' were simply faired-in extensions of the tub constant cross-section geometry, gently blending the shape of the chisel nose with that of the tub - so, yes, their purpose would then be for aerodynamics. It still strikes me as a pretty and generally well-proportioned 1972 F1 car - with a certain resemblance to Marius Dal Bo's Pygmée MDB16 F2 car of similar vintage |
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Feb 22 2005, 07:38
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Bonde - regarding the bulges on the side of the nose, YES, exactly.
Ensign, sorry for the misunderstanding. The decals are made using an Epson C.86 Inkjet printer that uses Durabrite inks which are supposedly, non-running. They are printed on clear or white decal paper, depending what colour surface they are going onto, and then are lacquered with a 'special' lacquer supplied by the people from who the decal paper came. My first attempt, with my old Epson printer looked o.k, but then, a few days after they were applied to the model, I noticed that the colours had 'spread' and everything was ruined. Hence the new printer. Not quite only photographs, Bonde. At various times I had in my posession some front suspension arms and Peter was able to furnish me with exact dimensions from actual parts buried deep within the Connew shed. Plus, I still have the original simple side view scale drawing that we made when the bodywork was first being designed. Had I completed the original Tamiya kit, the driver would have been Hunt. |
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Feb 23 2005, 22:54
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For total masochists, I have added a page with more pictures of this model onto my Atlas website.
Anyone wishing to lose the will to live should go to.... http://members.atlasf1.com/barry_boor/model.html |
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Feb 23 2005, 23:21
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Tremendous work, Barry. I had been wondering how you had done the vacuum forming on the Connew - now I know!
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Feb 24 2005, 17:53
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Superb Barry - I wish I'd kept my Tamiya Fittipaldi '74 M23, made but never painted and eventually thrown out - then you could have had a spare engine for the Connew, which is more than it had in real life.
Mind you, I have got a spare unmade Matchbox 1/20 Tyrrell P34 without transfers.................but all you can make with those little front wheels is another P34 
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Feb 28 2005, 03:46
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Peter Connew and his helpers get an honourable mention in Mike Lawrence's superb latest piece on pitpass.com
I thoroughly recommend reading it. |
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Feb 28 2005, 04:26
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Originally posted by Barry Boor
For total masochists, I have added a page with more pictures of this model onto my Atlas website. Anyone wishing to lose the will to live should go to.... http://members.atlasf1.com/barry_boor/model.html You are way too modest BB:smoking: GREAT work - I love the overhead shot - gives a new, different dimension to those familiar nice lines.
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Feb 28 2005, 16:46
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 Lovely, simply lovely!
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Feb 28 2005, 17:54
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Originally posted by fines
Lovely, simply lovely! Barry....what would your reserve price on EBay be? |
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