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    1/43 Chaparral 2G, Can-Am '67

    in Ready For Inspection - Vehicles

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    21 hours ago, Kitkent said:

    It's very nice! 1st.time we've seen a Can Am car on here? Chris.

    Thanks, Chris.  Glad you like it.

    Not my first Can-Am car on BM.  In late March I posted pics of John Surtees' Championship winning Lola T70 of 1966, and in mid-April I posted pics of Jim Hall's Chaparral 2E as seen at Laguna Seca, also from 1966.

    Many more Can-Am machines (and Le Mans cars) in the coming weeks and months.

    Thanks again.

    Trevor

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    1/43 Chaparral 2G, Can-Am '67

    in Ready For Inspection - Vehicles

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    Here's another of my 1/43 Can-Am models.

     

    This is the Chaparral 2G, as seen at Riverside in '67.  It's based on the Esdo resin kit, but has been modified a bit.  The body suffered from a bit of an identity crisis in that it had the rear wheel arch extensions seen later in the year, but with the engine cover configuration of the early races.

     

    I modified the engine cover but cutting away the central section, and adding the prominent scoop and the mesh vent panels.

     

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    With engine a bit more exposed, I added some Marsh Models carburettors and intakes.  There was a bit of extra detail added to the cockpit, as well.

     

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    I changed the wheels and tyres with items from the spares box.  Decals were a mix of kit, Patto's Place, and Marsh Models.  

     

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    Thanks for looking.

     

    Trevor

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    Thrust2

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    34 minutes ago, tweeky said:

     

    The engine on the Lightning were exactly the same the thing that made the difference was the inter/reheat pipe Assy the No2 engine (upper) has a shorter inter pipe  between the engine and the reheat pipe.

     

    Indecently the shroud you removed from the reheat pipe that has and angle to it and its that that drove the nozzle flaps. Had the pleasure of walking past the engine bay at Binbrook and Thrust two was there .... oh for camera phones.

     

    The Lightning has an Avpin started and its the Exhaust for that that you can see.  The Bullet houses the starter although it was converted to an air starter as Avpin is nasty stuff.

    I'd not considered AVPIN.  The air start pipe makes more sense than an oil pipe.  Never had the "pleasure" of working with AVPIN.  The Hunters I worked on had cartridge starters, which could be exciting now and again.

    Trevor

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