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Post by Carl on Mar 25, 2022 22:46:06 GMT
Here is step 2 of the temptation to which John and René will succumb...  You're pushing it, Carl!  René,
I didn't intend to make fun of a wonderful hobby and regret that impression. I am an old modeler awestruck by the racetrack you designed and built with iconic corners recreated in great detail, detailed brick walls within ancient brick walls in your house. I equally admire the beautiful static collections you and John have assembled, as often as not painstakingly customized to specific drivers and specific races, as well as Rob's superb skill in creating large-scale models so perfectly detailed they appear ready to climb in and drive. Models are a great distraction from troubles large and small and when I have a detailed model in hand, I relax and study it from every angle.
On another subject and in response to popular demand, a new feature of the Silverstone Set allows for the scale figure of David Croft to be rudely launched from the broadcast booth into the Stoke Bruerne Canal as many times as necessary.
-Carl
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Post by robmarsh on Mar 26, 2022 9:59:25 GMT
Thank you Carl
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Post by René on Mar 26, 2022 11:16:55 GMT
You're pushing it, Carl! René,
I didn't intend to make fun of a wonderful hobby and regret that impression.
-Carl
Ah no my friend, you didn't give that impression at all. My response was just for fun so if anyone gave a wrong impression it was me!
It's the only downside of our wonderful forum when the written word sometimes loses a bit of nuance compared to the spoken word I guess. I try to keep it lighthearted here with so much misery going on in the world. Love all your posts by the way!  |
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Post by charleselan on Mar 26, 2022 11:40:18 GMT
René,
I didn't intend to make fun of a wonderful hobby and regret that impression.
-Carl
Ah no my friend, you didn't give that impression at all. My response was just for fun so if anyone gave a wrong impression it was me!
It's the only downside of our wonderful forum when the written word sometimes loses a bit of nuance compared to the spoken word I guess. I try to keep it lighthearted here with so much misery going on in the world. Love all your posts by the way!  I am pleased that you have responded with what I thought you had meant René, as you say it is hard at times to nuance in the written word. Excellent comments by you both René and Carl. |
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Post by Carl on Mar 26, 2022 23:30:02 GMT
René,
I didn't intend to make fun of a wonderful hobby and regret that impression.
-Carl
Ah no my friend, you didn't give that impression at all. My response was just for fun so if anyone gave a wrong impression it was me!
It's the only downside of our wonderful forum when the written word sometimes loses a bit of nuance compared to the spoken word I guess. I try to keep it lighthearted here with so much misery going on in the world. Love all your posts by the way! René, I am very relieved but at the same time disappointed that we are still friends. You see, I've already dispatched my faithful second to challenge you with a symbolic slap of a glove to a duel of speed at any go-kart track, and I would have had a lot of fun lapping you once or twice.  With hope my insolence revives the idea, Your friend, Carl  |
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Post by René on Mar 27, 2022 10:30:56 GMT
Ah no my friend, you didn't give that impression at all. My response was just for fun so if anyone gave a wrong impression it was me!
It's the only downside of our wonderful forum when the written word sometimes loses a bit of nuance compared to the spoken word I guess. I try to keep it lighthearted here with so much misery going on in the world. Love all your posts by the way! René, I am very relieved but at the same time disappointed that we are still friends. You see, I've already dispatched my faithful second to challenge you with a symbolic slap of a glove to a duel of speed at any go-kart track, and I would have had a lot of fun lapping you once or twice.  With hope my insolence revives the idea, Your friend, Carl  Looking forward to the speed dual! Does the new Miami circuit have a kart track? Let's meet there and maybe we can pay the orange idiot a visit at his resort afterwards! |
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Post by charleselan on Apr 14, 2022 11:09:05 GMT
As it was the great man Dan Gurney's 91st birthday yesterday and this has been commented upon elsewhere I thought that it might be opportune to mention that a couple of months back I purchased a beautiful Spark 1/43rd model of his 1968 Rex Mays Riverside winning Eagle - Gurney Weslake Ford V8. Currently I am awaiting delivery from Italy of his 1967 winning car from the same venue which will make an ideal partner with the forthcoming Jim Clark Vollstedt Ford, as the two duelled in the early stages of the race. I had thought that i would never get the 1967 Eagle at a reasonable price but it so happens that it is available at RRT . Hopefully I will get some photos of all the latest acquisitions over the weekend. |
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Post by René on Apr 15, 2022 10:33:26 GMT
As it was the great man Dan Gurney's 91st birthday yesterday and this has been commented upon elsewhere I thought that it might be opportune to mention that a couple of months back I purchased a beautiful Spark 1/43rd model of his 1968 Rex Mays Riverside winning Eagle - Gurney Weslake Ford V8. Currently I am awaiting delivery from Italy of his 1967 winning car from the same venue which will make an ideal partner with the forthcoming Jim Clark Vollstedt Ford, as the two duelled in the early stages of the race. I had thought that i would never get the 1967 Eagle at a reasonable price but it so happens that it is available at RRT . Hopefully I will get some photos of all the latest acquisitions over the weekend. This all sounds very nice! Including the RRT deal! Looking forward to the photos.
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Post by René on May 16, 2022 11:07:37 GMT
Two stunning new releases by GP Replicas. I am very tempted but I can't make my mind up yet.  The 312 1968 with the spaghetti exhausts (the same car as in this week's banner image)...  ...or the 312 1969. Less 'successful' but also very cool.  |
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Post by mikael on May 16, 2022 18:45:23 GMT
It's fascinating to notice how much Ferrari experimented with the layout of the V12. A large angle between the two rows of (six) cylinders in 1968; then a much smaller angle in 1969; and then they went back to a large angle again, but going for a very large one indeed, taking the full step to 180 deg., to a "flat-12", which they used for many years. Then, after the end of the first turbo era, the V12 was resurrected - again in the form of a "proper" V12 (not a flat-12), with the angle of the "V" being just 65 deg.
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Post by robmarsh on May 17, 2022 7:30:17 GMT
Go for both Rene or else you will regret it later. The 1968 French GP version to celebrate Ickx's first victory and the 1969 version which was the most beautiful of that line of cars.
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Post by René on May 17, 2022 13:04:10 GMT
It's fascinating to notice how much Ferrari experimented with the layout of the V12. A large angle between the two rows of (six) cylinders in 1968; then a much smaller angle in 1969; and then they went back to a large angle again, but going for a very large one indeed, taking the full step to 180 deg., to a "flat-12", which they used for many years. Then, after the end of the first turbo era, the V12 was resurrected - again in the form of a "proper" V12 (not a flat-12), with the angle of the "V" being just 65 deg. It is fascinating and looking at the 1969 car you could think this layout would have been much more suitable for the ground effect cars ten years later compared to the flat 12 Ferrari used then. But of course by 1979 the decision was already made to develop the V6 turbo engine.
But these were the most interesting times in racing for sure.
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Post by René on May 17, 2022 13:09:27 GMT
Go for both Rene or else you will regret it later. The 1968 French GP version to celebrate Ickx's first victory and the 1969 version which was the most beautiful of that line of cars. I knew you would say that Rob!  But buying two is a bit much moneywise so I will go for the one. I am leaning a bit towards the 1969 car for now... |
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Post by Carl on May 17, 2022 20:52:24 GMT
It's fascinating to notice how much Ferrari experimented with the layout of the V12. A large angle between the two rows of (six) cylinders in 1968; then a much smaller angle in 1969; and then they went back to a large angle again, but going for a very large one indeed, taking the full step to 180 deg., to a "flat-12", which they used for many years. Then, after the end of the first turbo era, the V12 was resurrected - again in the form of a "proper" V12 (not a flat-12), with the angle of the "V" being just 65 deg. Mikael, Excellent comment |
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Post by charleselan on May 18, 2022 14:22:02 GMT
Lovely models especially the 1968 version which along with the 1967 Chris Amon car were one the best looking Ferrari's, the '67 car being my favourite without any wings. I saw the '69 car at the British GP Practice on the Friday and they were hopeless, the best of the 1969 cars were the high wing early season version as in Barcelona.   |
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But buying two is a bit much moneywise so I will go for the one. I am leaning a bit towards the 1969 car for now...