1978 F1 various and maybe the odd USAC racer too....

[quatrozero]

Chaps

Joined the other day so thought I would chuck in a couple of my recent builds.
late 70's nut because I got turned on to it all back then
and still love the variety of design from that era up to 1980.

Also creating the tread to see if I can navigate the pic posting format.

First slot car build was an Arrows FA1 converted from an A1 resin body shell.



Moved on to Penske PC6 and PC7 Indycars from 1979 from a Penske PC4 shell.



Have done McLaren M24s, a Parnelli and the Eagle from 1979 as well.
The Eagle reminded me of the next one I scratch built in styrene.
Went all in on this Williams FW06 from 1978



And then a Hesketh 308E from the same year.



Some of you are likely to have seen this lot on the 'other' forum.
Would very much like to get many other cars from 1978 done that the main manufacturers never bothered with.
usually means the back of the grid machines but fond memories of all of them

Got side tracked and actually working on a very obscure F1 machine from 1977 at the moment
which I hope works out well enough to share with you all on here in the near future.
The one step for me with this current project is moving from the hard to find SRC M23 chassis
to the more easily available and wonderfully versatile Policar chassis and engine set up.
If all goes well I will have some 3d printed policar specific chassis from a helpful man who can
that will likely set me on this new path.

Guess I worked out how to post the pictures.

Keep well all

Joe

[f143]

Terrific group of cars Joe, some lovely details in the builds.
I saw these cars race in 79, but that was the last time I visited the Monaco GP unfortunately.
Moving to Australia it cut me off from seeing the Grand Prix cars in person for quite a while.
Regards
Nigel

[Andrew Rowland]

Hi Joe, I wrote a long response but lost it...
Anyway, love these builds. My favourite is the Arrows.
I've been asking Simon to produce an FW06 for some time...

Best wishes
Andi

[quatrozero]

Andrew. Chaps

That FW06. Simon Brereton did ask if I wanted him to cast from my initial build
but I had gone too far with it by that point.
From what I understand about getting these bodies moulded and cast,
the cars with the space between the engine and the side radiators might be a bit tricky.
I think of it like vac forming. How to fill that gap?
But it has occurred to me that doing something like this in two parts might work.
Do the lower part of the car without the engine
then the cockpit surround. Like the real thing I guess.
With the Policar chassis and Ford engine cover it could work.

But I know Simon has his hands full of some tasty projects but maybe one day.

One thing that does get me about the policar engine covers is that they are set up for early
1970s dimensions. I am sure the late 70s cars had the rear drive shafts/wheels further back
than say a Lotus 72 or a March 701. Or even an SRC M23.
On a current project The policar Ferrari V12 cover buys you a few more millimetres
which I have done, and then cheated by slapping a Ford cam cover on it.
Naughty naughty very naughty.....

[Andrew Rowland]

Hi Joe,
I tend just to set the Dfv more rearward and insert a C shape spacer between the rear of the cockpit and the Dfv. Some cars had an oil tank or a spacer inserted there.
Andi