Back in the 1920’s / 30’s the whole concept of “Health and Safety” didn’t yet exist and indeed when it came to motor racing apart from sand bags and strawbales being placed around the track (more to protect spectators) drivers themselves didn’t have anything which could be considered safety equipment. Continue reading “Flannels and Flying helmets!”
In order to rebuild his arms I had to lay in some foundation Sylmasta onto which I can render the finer detail in Miliput (or I might even try some of that new Magic Sculpt I picked up in Telford?). Continue reading “McQueens surgery going well!”
……..except temptation” – a famous quote by Oscar Wilde! Yes these figures arrived in the post on Friday morning from Model Factory Hiro and although I promised myself that I wouldn’t touch them until my current 43rd scale batch is complete, I just couldn’t resist opening the packets over the week-end. Continue reading ““I can resist everything……………………!”
It’s a while since I watched LeMans (the movie) but as part of some research I was doing lately I came across this wonderful digitized still photo from the movie showing Steve McQueen (the lead actor) giving the “two fingered” salute to one of his opponents. Continue reading “McQueens two fingered Le Mans salute?”
I’m still harvesting my current crop of 43rd scale figures at the moment – emerging from the current lineup (as I hop from one to the other in a somewhat hapazard motion) is another Gilles Villeneuve. Continue reading “More 43rd scale figures”
After clinching the World championship in 1978 (driving the beautifully liveried JPS Lotus 79), Andretti’s fortunes at Lotus faded. The following year (1979) was a disaster for the team as they struggled to make the Lotus 80 competitive and they eventually had to give up and revert to the previous years car (type 79). Continue reading “Mario Andretti – Essex Lotus”
A common sight at the Grand Prix circuit these days is the Flag marshals decked out their colourful gear – they are a wonderful band of volunteers performing a key role during practice, qulaifying and on race day. Without them the running of a modern high octane Grand prix would be a very dangerous and confused undertaking. Continue reading “F1 Flag Marshal”
Following a break of four years, the Formula 1 circus will once again visit the USA this year with a round of the championship being held in the Lone Star State (Texas) at a newly built circuit in the city of Austin. Continue reading “F1 back in the USA 2012.”
Forty years on and the iconic imagery generated by the Film “Le Mans” is as strong as it ever was and continues to live on in all sorts of ways; from posters to mugs and T shirts and of course Steve McQueen is in my opinion what gives the whole le mans thing it’s special ingredient. McQueen, apart from being one of those grity actors, he was also a pretty good race driver and he actually partnered Peter Revson in a Porsche in the Sebring 12 hours back in 1970 – so a pretty handy man behind the wheel. Continue reading “Steve McQueen – aka Michael Delaney – Le Mans 24 hours”
Following on from the Schumacher figure I did of him in Jordan livery, I did this one from his early stint with the Benetton team – (91/92 I think) – that leaves me with two further variants of the livery from his time with Benetton to do Continue reading “Another little Schumi!”
