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Post by charleselan on Nov 8, 2017 17:02:02 GMT
Due to popular demand  , I have attached another superb film from Le Lans in the 1960's. This beautiful little film follows the Triumph works team who entered the event with its special racing TR4's (known as TRS's I believe). It also shows the amazing and very young Rodriguez Bros driving the big NART Ferrari Testa Rossa. I really loved this version of the car with its cut off (Cam) tail and the iconic nostril or Shark nose, and those two Mexican boys could drive!! Hope you all enjoy as much as I do. Incidentally if you haven't or don't download these YouTube films, you really should as they aren't always around for long. i noticed only the other evening that the guy who uploaded so many of the classic full length French transmissions of 1970's GP's has disappeared, probably taken down by the odious Commercial Rights of F1!! John Charles |
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Post by Carl on Jan 4, 2018 5:35:59 GMT
Due to popular demand , I have attached another superb film from Le Lans in the 1960's. This beautiful little film follows the Triumph works team who entered the event with its special racing TR4's (known as TRS's I believe). It also shows the amazing and very young Rodriguez Bros driving the big NART Ferrari Testa Rossa. I really loved this version of the car with its cut off (Cam) tail and the iconic nostril or Shark nose, and those two Mexican boys could drive!! Hope you all enjoy as much as I do. Incidentally if you haven't or don't download these YouTube films, you really should as they aren't always around for long. i noticed only the other evening that the guy who uploaded so many of the classic full length French transmissions of 1970's GP's has disappeared, probably taken down by the odious Commercial Rights of F1!! John Charles John Charles, Thanks for a great film I had previously overlooked. The accordion music and 2CVs are retro cool! Cheers, Carl |
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Post by René on Jan 4, 2018 16:19:17 GMT
Again another superb film, really enjoyed this one. Those two Mexican boys could drive fast for sure! They were clearly the fastest of the Ferraris. 1961 was a very successful year for the Scuderia with the Le Mans win and the F1 World Championship. So sad it ended in tragedy with Taffy's death. Here is a beautiful slot car from my collection of the Le Mans winner. It's a 'Le Mans Miniatures' model, very detailed (and very expensive!) next to an also beautiful 156 sharknose. If you look closely you can see Pedro in the background explaining to Enzo how he manages to be so fast in that car. 
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Post by charleselan on Jan 4, 2018 18:06:21 GMT
I am really pleased that Carl regenerated this post as the film is outstanding and to my way of thinking warranted a bigger response, but these things are easy to overlook with so many great posts and comments on "our site".
Those are some really beautiful slot car models René; Le Mans Miniatures make some very good models indeed and really carry on the great tradition of French resin manufactured models. Back in the 1980's there were two outstanding 1/43rd scale kit manufactures "Starter" and "Provence Moulage" who used polyester resin for their kits and the detail was amazing, even back then. I built the Starter version of the 1961 Testa Rossa that you show here, currently still boxed away, it was a lovely little kit with photo etched spoke wheels.
I must also say that your track is so impressive, it must have taken hours to construct, and all those wonderful figures also.
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Post by René on Jan 4, 2018 19:12:10 GMT
Thanks for the compliments JC, much appreciated from a connaisseur like you! I have indeed heard of the French manufacturers you mention, I am sure I have an item somewhere in a modeller magazine. About the track, yes it was quite a bit of work. Many hours went in that project spread over several years (still have a business to run!). The track is made of MDF but I didn't go the usual way of routing the slots. I had quite some MDF laying around as a leftover from our house rebuild but the MDF was too thin to do the routing. Then I had the idea to saw the wood and glue the parts together again with the slot remaining open inbetween. Probably sounds a bit vague so here are some pictures of that process. This is from a post I did years ago on Slotforum. I called it the Jigsaw Project! Here it began, the Jigsaw Project. No routing but sawing and glueing the MDF.  Painting several layers to create a realistic surface.  Creating the white lines with a self made double knife.  Coppertaping and control panel with brake on/off function.  Scenery work in progress.     And adding more detail and pit building.   Pit building can be transformed from modern to classic style.  Sorry for the picture overload but I thought you might like this.  |
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Post by Jamie on Jan 4, 2018 19:47:21 GMT
Wow René, just wow!
That is exceptional.......I have two boys here begging Dad to ‘build a track like Rene’s’ 😁 (shouldn’t have shown them the pictures).
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Post by Carl on Jan 4, 2018 21:06:28 GMT
Rene, Your track and craftsmanship are extraordinary. I especially like the scene of Rodriguez in conversation with Ferrari, Pedro like a schoolboy with hat (helmet) in hand and Ferrari slightly disdainful as he holds a newspaper. Well done! Forza Ferrari -Carl da Carmarthen |
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Post by René on Jan 4, 2018 23:54:17 GMT
Wow René, just wow! That is exceptional.......I have two boys here begging Dad to ‘build a track like Rene’s’ 😁 (shouldn’t have shown them the pictures). Ha ha, glad you like it Jamie but sorry I created an expectation with your boys! You really shouldn't show them this forum, that's pure indoctrination! |
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Post by René on Jan 5, 2018 0:00:45 GMT
Rene, Your track and craftsmanship are extraordinary. I especially like the scene of Rodriguez in conversation with Ferrari, Pedro like a schoolboy with hat (helmet) in hand and Ferrari slightly disdainful as he holds a newspaper. Well done! Forza Ferrari -Carl da Carmarthen Grazie mille, signore Da Carmarthen! |
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Post by chrisb on Jan 5, 2018 7:21:22 GMT
Rene, that is incredible -the patience and dedication says it all really,my thanks for sharing
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Post by René on Jan 5, 2018 10:55:16 GMT
Gents, thank you very much for the compliments. Believe me, there are guys who even take this much further! For me, it's a relaxing hobby to spend some spare hours in the evening or weekend. And the other option was to burn $100.000+ at Slot Mods like Bobby Rahal or Zack Brown did! |
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Post by charleselan on Jan 5, 2018 12:19:37 GMT
Credit where credit is due René. That is some wonderful craftsmanship, and believe me I know how much work you have put into that project and the skills needed to achieve such outstanding results.
It is interesting to hear that you did not rout the MDF to make your track, obviously with thinner board that wasn't possible, so you came up with a brilliant solution. MDF is a fantastic material but not particularly safe when cutting; sanding or doing any other job with it. The dust particles are the main issue and the Americans have been paranoid about it for years.
Mind you they say the same about polyester resin as well, so when cleaning up kits one has to be very careful with that material as well.
Going back to the models; isn't the Scalextric 1961 Ferrari Dino 156 "Shark Nose" a beautiful rendition of that particular car, I have the Phil Hill version and I have always thought that it was superb.
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Post by René on Jan 5, 2018 13:39:50 GMT
Thank you JC. I know about the MDF, it's a wonderful and 'easy' material to work with but you have to wear a dust mask while cutting and sanding and I did. My wife reminded me every time I worked on it! Scalextric have made some wonderful models and certainly the classic Grand Prix models are gorgeous. Also the Ferrari T2 and McLaren M23 are really good. A shame the Lotus 72 was not their best. The Jochen Rindt car looks a bit like a dragster with its oversized rear wheels. But then came Policar and they made a nice 72! |
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Post by charleselan on Jan 5, 2018 14:01:58 GMT
Thank you JC. I know about the MDF, it's a wonderful and 'easy' material to work with but you have to wear a dust mask while cutting and sanding and I did. My wife reminded me every time I worked on it! Scalextric have made some wonderful models and certainly the classic Grand Prix models are gorgeous. Also the Ferrari T2 and McLaren M23 are really good. A shame the Lotus 72 was not their best. The Jochen Rindt car looks a bit like a dragster with its oversized rear wheels. But then came Policar and they made a nice 72! René you must always wear a good respirator when dealing with MDF, it is not good if you don't, safety first. It is a brilliant material for many applications as it is so smooth and flat, and can be shaped very well and then sealed, but the dust....... I have the T2 & M23 twin set, really lovely models, but as you say the Lotus 72 was a real let down and just plain sloppy with regard to accuracy, they even got the drivers head wrong on the Jochen Rindt model. I have it but bought at a big discount along with the truly excellent Cevert Tyrrell. I didn't purchase the Ronnie 72E as it looks so poor in my opinion, hopefully Polistil will produce that version sometime soon. |
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Post by chrisb on Jan 5, 2018 16:18:05 GMT
just a quick question chaps, do you remember the Airfix racing track? obviously not as popular as the Scalextric but I do remember it was great fun
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, I have attached another superb film from Le Lans in the 1960's. This beautiful little film follows the Triumph works team who entered the event with its special racing TR4's (known as TRS's I believe). It also shows the amazing and very young Rodriguez Bros driving the big NART Ferrari Testa Rossa. I really loved this version of the car with its cut off (Cam) tail and the iconic nostril or Shark nose, and those two Mexican boys could drive!!
