1970 Lotus 72 Jochen Rindt

[Andrew Rowland]

So 1970?
This just about makes the cut!

Monza practice 1970. This is my rendering of Rindt's car as it was set up when he had his fatal crash.

For all you pre-wing F1 lovers!

[Mark Huber]

Yes..

Fluegel sollte verboten werden!

[mel62]

Very nice build, and an interesting subject. I keep looking at this kit and would need to buy at least three to cover all the ones I would like to do. Consequently, I have done nothing. Yet.

Mel

[Andrew Rowland]

Thanks, its not a kit though. Don't get confused this isn't the Penelope Pitlane kit (of which i do incidentaly have three) its the Betta and Classic glass fibre body which very much isn't a 'kit'.

[Andrew Rowland]

The 1970 car (as far as I can work out) differed from the original prototype of 1969 mainly (physically) in the side pods. The original design overheated so to make the side mounted radiators larger the side pods were enlarged by the time the car raced in 1970.

It 'appears' the Charlie Fitzpatrick shell is of the prototype so I had to enlarge the side pods as well as make the front air intake ducts (for the in board disk brakes of course).

[munter]

A great piece...this thread has my eyes working hard.
I really like your final picture...thank you.