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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 11, 2014 22:07:58 GMT -5
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Post by Andrew Rowland on Aug 12, 2014 15:53:03 GMT -5
shouts "GET THAT WING BUILT FOR THE B3!!"
There you go - just trying to help you with your motivation levels Mark!!!!
Oh, nice looking Lotus by the way.....
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 13, 2014 19:39:05 GMT -5
I'm going to go with Jim Clark's R2 at the 1962 German Grand Prix Nurburgring August 5, 1962 15 laps of a 22.81km circuit. It was an unusual race for Clark, perhaps the only time he was absent minded while on the race course. On race day the start was delayed when a torrential rainstorm swept the Eifel hills. When the race eventually began, Clark, who was third on the grid in his Lotus 25, failed to get away as he had forgotten to switch on the fuel pumps. Dan Gurney took the lead in his Porsche 804 with Graham Hill following in his BRM P578. On the third lap, Graham was able to take the lead from Gurney. The American then began to drop back with a battery problem. Clark drove up through the field and took fourth place on lap eight. At the same time Gurney was able to fix his battery problem and moved up again to attack John Surtees in second place in a Ferrari 156. The showdown never really developed further; Graham Hill won the race by 2.5 seconds while Gurney was third less than two seconds behind Surtees. Clark had to settle for fourth although he had driven a magnificent race to make up for his delayed start.  I have been advised that Clark was wearing dark blue overalls in this race, which seems to be borne out in the picture above. Indycals makes lovely decals for all of Clark's Lotus 25 cars from 1962-5, so I am set on that score. I'm wondering.. were the wobbly webs yellow on the rear as well as the front? I see that I'll have to drop my driver a few more mm to get the right height. |
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 14, 2014 2:26:38 GMT -5
Clark isn't wearing dark overalls, that is a Dunlop rain jacket that he sometimes wore particularly when he raced the Lotus 23 sports car in wet weather.
David
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 14, 2014 2:40:53 GMT -5
Clark isn't wearing dark overalls, that is a Dunlop rain jacket that he sometimes wore particularly when he raced the Lotus 23 sports car in wet weather. David Thanks David. So, the jacket is dark blue and his racing suit would be the usual pale blue for that era? |
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 14, 2014 10:25:48 GMT -5
Mark
There aren't many pictures of Clark wearing the Dunlop jacket but I found this one googling today from a wet Aintree.
David
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 14, 2014 16:11:25 GMT -5
That's a good picture of the jacket. Thank you for that David. Now, do I, a) Paint the upper body of my driver dark blue (the simple approach)? or b) Search through my Military figures and see if I can find a torso with a jacket that can modified suitably? (slightly more complicated, but it's worth the effort) or c) Cut and stitch a very tiny Dunlop jacket? (the Matt Ryder solution)  I took the simple approach...  |
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 22, 2014 13:48:09 GMT -5
Regarding the wheels this photo shows yellows fitted front and back but as I googled the photo I can't be certain it was taken in practice or during the race.  David |
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Post by old23 on Aug 22, 2014 17:29:08 GMT -5
Fascinating discussion of obscure historical trivia. It's great to find out about, and replicate, this stuff 50 years after the event. The knowledge and resources out there amongst the members of this forum is limitless. I love this forum!
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 22, 2014 20:05:53 GMT -5
Regarding the wheels this photo shows yellows fitted front and back but as I googled the photo I can't be certain it was taken in practice or during the race. David A great picture and very helpful. Thank you David. Whether it was practice or the race, I'm going with yellow wheels all the way round. |
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Post by Phil Kalbfell on Aug 22, 2014 21:48:33 GMT -5
No peak on his helmet Mark! He did not use the peak at some races that year. Was it only in races or practice as well?
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 22, 2014 23:03:27 GMT -5
Regarding the helmet style: I'm waiting for the "early Jim" set from Immense Miniatures which includes a helmet without a peak. In the meantime, "later Jim" is standing in... or rather sitting in...  Clark wore a helmet with a peak on occasion 1961 and 1962, but it was not the more modern helmet. My Clark figure in the Lotus 21 that I built a while back has the early helmet with a peak held on with a strap.  |
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Post by f143 on Aug 24, 2014 6:25:19 GMT -5
It's looking good Mark, what are the dimensions on this body, please.
Cheers Nigel
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 24, 2014 9:09:03 GMT -5
Maximum width 22.7mm
Length 102.8mm (does not include gearbox/tailpipes)
Height at engine cowling 19.6mm
Height at bottom of windscreen sill 13.5mm
Weight (with paint and carved) 5.7 grams
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Post by munter on Aug 26, 2014 3:46:31 GMT -5
It is nice to see this build taking shape. I am also interested in why the rear areas were cut out.
When casting these shells I am never sure if they should be thicker or thinner....cast for a crash or cast for a race.
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Clark wore a helmet with a peak on occasion 1961 and 1962, but it was not the more modern helmet. My Clark figure in the Lotus 21 that I built a while back has the early helmet with a peak held on with a strap.
