Custom 1:64 Models

Wow, good looking box!

 

A non-Ferrari one........I watched the works Porsche 911GT1/96 dominate the 1996 Brands 4-hour GT race, beating the McLaren GTRs, F40s, etc, and thought it had an interesting paint job - so when Matchbox brought out a model of a plain white one I thought I'd paint it up one day (took a while - finished couple of months ago):

http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/705/p911gt196smtz5.jpg

(here's the real one:
http://www.racingsportscars.com/photo/1996/Brands_Hatch-1996-09-08-035.jpg

Paul M

 

Quite a transformation! Good job. I've got a 250 GTO 64 in the works now should be ready by week's end.
Rob

 

COOL!

These cars remind me of the Polistil's.
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Rob - what spray paints do you use? straight out of a spray can or do you use an air brush?

 

I mostly use those small rattle cans you can buy at auto parts stores.
Rob

 

Yes, I've got many of the Polistils covering F1 from 1974 to 1983 - some were great straight out the box and some have needed a repaint; I'll find a picture or two if anyone's interested. There were also Champion, Majorette, and some Hong Kong copies.

This site specialises in 1/64:
http://www.breithaupts.com/toycar7.html

Paul M

 

Another non-Ferrari one..........a few years ago a fellow-enthusiast bought an historic single-seat racing car, a Nike Formula Ford 1600 which he had painted in tribute to his hero, Ronnie Peterson - so I made a model of it from a Matchbox Lotus:

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/755/18405033bmed9ov.jpg

Here are some photos of the real one on his webpage:
http://www.yesterdaysracers.com/
(look under Index Page 2003 for 'Testing at Mallory Park')

Paul M