klubman01 Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Completed a couple of days ago, this is my model of the 2.0 Coventry-Climax powered Brabham BT8 entered by Sid Taylor for Denny Hulme in the 1965 Guards Trophy race at Brands Hatch, which was the first race meeting I went to. Hulme easily won the 2 litre class in both heats, and finished fourth in the overall standings, beaten only by John Surtees (6 litre Lola T70), Bruce McLaren (4.5 litre McLaren M1A), and Jackie Stewart (6 litre Lola T70). The base kit is by Automodelli Studio and is, I think, based on the old Kaiser kit. I had to make a few changes - the alloy scoops on the nose section and lower sides were not very well defined, so I made replacements. The tops of the doors were not the correct, curved, shape so I corrected these with sections of plastic card. This, in turn, meant that I needed to vac-form a new screen to match the new door profiles. In addition, the "holes" in the top and rear of the engine cover weren't very well formed, so I constructed replacements from sections of plastic tube and strip, ground away the resin, and fixed the new items in place. Finally, I scratch built the spoiler as the photo-etched kit item wasn't to my liking. I also added a bit of extra detail to the cockpit by way of chassis tubes, etc. The rear view mirror was also scratch built. There were quite a few air bubbles on the underside of the body, but no more than I would expect from a resin casting. I made the name stickers from Letraset on sections of white decal stripe and I sourced the race numbers from my spare decal stock. Yes, the 3 and 6 are meant to be of different styles and sizes. Here's a picture from the Autosport race report. (I couldn't find an exact match for the sixes.) I'm quite pleased with the end result, and it's a nice memento of my first race meeting. (A model of John Surtees' winning Lola T70 is in the stash!) Thanks for looking. Trevor 20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeroenS Posted July 25, 2022 Share Posted July 25, 2022 Very nice, Trevor, as usual! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted July 25, 2022 Author Share Posted July 25, 2022 1 hour ago, JeroenS said: Very nice, Trevor, as usual! Thanks Jeroen! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevehnz Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Nice one Trevor. It is a great pleasure to see a piece of the Bears less well known history given life. 👍 Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabrejet Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Lovely job! I never liked the look of the BT8 (give me a Lotus 19 any day), but let's face it - those sports racers all looked good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malc2 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Looks fantastic! M. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitkent Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Very nice model Trevor,the body mods are quite impressive! You beat me for your first race visit,mine was the Boxing Day meeting at Brands Hatch in 1966,and I still go there now. Support your local racetrack…Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Another little master piece. Lovely detail corrections, and things such as the quirky race number adds a lot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 6 hours ago, stevehnz said: Nice one Trevor. It is a great pleasure to see a piece of the Bears less well known history given life. 👍 Steve. Future F1 and double Can-Am champion - Denny Hulme was a bit underated IMHO. Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Sabrejet said: Lovely job! I never liked the look of the BT8 (give me a Lotus 19 any day), but let's face it - those sports racers all looked good! Thanks very much. Can't say the BT8 is particularly attractive, but it was effective. Personal choice, Lotus 23. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 (edited) On 26/07/2022 at 08:26, Kitkent said: Very nice model Trevor,the body mods are quite impressive! You beat me for your first race visit,mine was the Boxing Day meeting at Brands Hatch in 1966,and I still go there now. Support your local racetrack…Chris. Cheers Chris, thanks very much. Never got to a Boxing Day meeting for some reason or other. And that's despite living only five miles away until I joined the RAF in 1977. Went to plenty of races though, all the way from humble club meetings to F1 and BOAC 1000. Trevor On 26/07/2022 at 08:33, Bengalensis said: Another little master piece. Lovely detail corrections, and things such as the quirky race number adds a lot! Thanks very much. Trevor Edited July 27, 2022 by klubman01 additional info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Malc2 said: Looks fantastic! M. Thanks very much. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesa Jussila Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 Looks perfect. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Vesa Jussila said: Looks perfect. Thanks for sharing. Not sure about perfect, but thanks anyway. Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted July 26, 2022 Share Posted July 26, 2022 That's another cracking little gem Trevor with more of your signature additions and corrections that make such a difference to the finished model! Do you have all (or most) of your finished builds on display? It would be great to see a pic of them all together Top job again! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted July 26, 2022 Author Share Posted July 26, 2022 36 minutes ago, keefr22 said: That's another cracking little gem Trevor with more of your signature additions and corrections that make such a difference to the finished model! Do you have all (or most) of your finished builds on display? It would be great to see a pic of them all together Top job again! Keith Thanks Keith. I have some on display, typically six or seven, on the bookshelf unit in the dining room. Each is mounted in a BBR display case. Keeps them dust free, which keeps "senior management" happy. The remainder go back in the boxes they came in, but get cycled around as the mood takes me. Trevor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbadbadge Posted July 27, 2022 Share Posted July 27, 2022 What a lovely model great work on this, I think its a cracking looking race car anx a cracking looking model. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share Posted July 27, 2022 Thanks Chris, much appreciated! Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desert falcon Posted July 30, 2022 Share Posted July 30, 2022 A lovely car Trevor from a bygone era 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted July 30, 2022 Author Share Posted July 30, 2022 2 hours ago, desert falcon said: A lovely car Trevor from a bygone era 👍 Thanks very much. Definitely "old school" technology! Trevor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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