1/32 Revell Lang Cooper

[Chrisguyw]

This was built for a friend who wanted a copy (loose copy ) of the car driven by Ed Leslie in the last 2 races of the 1964 USRRC championship.

This is the car,...I built his without the duct tape on the nose/side sills 

 

A pic. of the restored 64' car,.......a tad shinier than the original !!
 

 

The Chassis.....

I did not have a Revell Crown, or guide, so some Cox bits (same era) were used.

One big issue with the original chassis is that the front axle/wheels/guide are attached to a brass piece that is attached to the endbell of the FT16D by only 2 self tapping screws,....in a crash, over even over extended use this was prone to bending, even worse, this stress could damage the endbell.

As he was interested in running the car (and not all that bothered about originality), I did add piano wire braces from the front bracket to the rear motor bracket, this not only resulted in much stronger chassis but, gave me a good place to hang some sidepans, which significantly improved the handling.
 

 

The side rails are easy enough to remove, if "originality" is required,.....and I did add a rear motor bracket brace, also easily removed.
 

 

I did make/add a few bits (intakes/ exhausts/helmet), and purchased the correct decals from Phil Smith,...the finish is a semi gloss clear which is certainly more appropriate for a mid 60's car.

The following were shots were taken outside on a rather dull day,....makes it look a bit washed out .
 

 

 

 

 

Cheers

Chris Walker
 

Edited August 22 by Chrisguyw

[Vinno]

Thanks for posting. I might give the semi gloss clear a go as I build mainly older Aussie 60’s and 70’s touring cars and SCCA cars.