The original interior was a mix of plastic and nylon. Epoxy won’t stick very well to nylon. The driver looked interesting. But lacked colour and was all blue like the rest of the interior (except for his head). A few minutes on the bandsaw and the driver was separated from the nylon interior.
It took six colours to paint just the driver not including his head. Flat white – driver suit. Flat brown – seat back. Light tan – driver hands. Gloss wood – steering wheel. Flat black – space in front of driver. Red – seat belts. I finished off the back of driver’s helmet with a black strap for his goggles.
I think this car qualifies for the Classic Era Challenge and Prototype. It isn’t a slow-class car, that’s for sure. So I installed a flat-6. It leaves lots of room for the original driver and chrome intake stacks.
This is by far the largest piece of brass I’ve ever used as a weight. I didn’t know .064″ inch brass sheet comes 2″inches wide. It wasn’t available at most hobby shops. The finished car weighs 108-grams. A 4-40 screw and epoxy together hold the brass in place.
Underside of the body came out clean. Black “Martha Stewart” card-stock from Michael’s Craft store makes up the interior. Very handy stuff.
I must give Art full credit for the period correct Chaparral wheel inserts. He painted them himself, and I got lucky enough to win them as a door-prize. I’ve been itching to use them ever since. They look sharp! Thanks a million!
I got brave and took flat-black to the inside of the air-scoop. One wrong move with the brush and it’s a mess.
This car makes me smile like the little kid that got his first Strombecker set. My very first set had the Chaparral 2D, Porsche 906, Ford GT40, and Cheetah. The 2D was the nicest looking in my opinion. :good:
Driver’s name is Joakim Bonnier, and the car will be #9, my CEC number. Thanks for looking. Ken