Lotus 25 - Jim Clark

[Jake Moon]

Hi everyone,

Here's a build I finished a while back but neglected to upload photos of. I built Tamiya's wonderful 1/20 Lotus Coventry-Climax 25. I finished it in the livery Jim Clark (in my opinion the greatest racer of all time) won the 1963 South African Grand Prix with. Clark led every single lap, won by over a minute, and lapped every car except Dan Gurney. It was his seventh win of the season - out of nine races. I used Tamiya Racing Green for the body and a combination of Alclad and Vallejo acrylics for everything else. The kit was a joy to build. The only problem is the engine cover doesn't quite fit right, but I'll display with it off anyway. I used IndyCals for much of the build, they were great as always. I'll be checking eBay and my local hobby shop for another one of these, it was a wonderful kit. 

 

As always, comments and critiques are appreciated. 

Thanks for looking,

Jake 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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[Hugh Jampton]

Jake

Great build, have one of these myself, half started as usual, its a nice kit.

Great comparison between other cars, always thought the 49 would have been much longer, but there doesnt seem much between them.

 

John

[celt]

I much prefer these cars to their modern contemporaries,well tidy mun.

[stevehnz]

That 25 is just lovely. They've been a sentimental favourite since I had (& still have) one as a teenager. Seeing it with the 49 is a treat & with its grand son is "interesting"

Steve.