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Post by illeagle10 on Jan 25, 2015 19:52:11 GMT -5
   This is the AMT 1988 PC-17, using an AMT Lola cockpit tub and Indycals decals. I use Tamiya can spray for paint. Jim |
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Post by schnauzer on Jan 28, 2015 6:48:06 GMT -5
 This is the AMT 1988 PC-17, using an AMT Lola cockpit tub and Indycals decals. I use Tamiya can spray for paint. Jim Hi Jim: Nice kit. I´m just finishing mine (but with cover on wheels). One question: Why AMT wheels look so unreal on models? Shape is wrong? Too bright (or too opaque)? I can not answer, but something is strange. No one tried to create an corrected resin with right shape? Regard´s |
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Post by illeagle10 on Jan 28, 2015 7:43:15 GMT -5
In the 1988 Indy 500, after the first pit stop the Pennzoil team went to the standard wheels. That is why I elected to put the spoked wheels on my kit. Mears' team only had on the three holed wheel covers for the first stint and finished the race with the standard spoked wheels. While Mears teammate, Al Unser, Sr.'s team, elected to stay with the three holed wheel covers, which at one point in the race the tire changer dropped the wheel nut into the wheel and had a hard time getting it out, losing valuable time.
As far as AMT wheels look the way they do, is like all model chrome, it's plated onto the plastic. That is why I strip all of my model parts of chrome with Eazyoff oven cleaner. If parts need to be chromed, I use Alclad, paint which gives a more realistic look. I also add valve stems to my wheels for a little more realistic look. Quite frankly I think the AMT wheels are a pretty good match to the wheels used for Indy cars of that era.
Jim
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Post by illeagle10 on Jan 28, 2015 8:02:02 GMT -5
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Post by MikeB on Jan 30, 2015 20:39:17 GMT -5
Great job Jim
You know how much I love a Mears car lol
Sent from my C6730 using proboards
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