ACAR AFX FORD Capri RS2600 Tour de France Automobilee #53 1973 "Le Grand Bazzar"

ACAR AFX FORD Capri RS2600 Custom

Die Lackierungen vieler FORD-Capri aus den 1970 verwenden ein ähnliches Layout. Durch unterschiedliche Farbgebung und Sponsoren sind die Fahrzeuge immer wieder originell und erzeugen doch eine deutliche Verbindung mit anderen Teams. So wurde auch visuell die Dominanz der Fahrzeuge unterstrichen. Die Modelle wurden demontiert, gereinigt und Lackierungen entfernt. Nach Auswahl und ausführlicher Recherche der Rennwagen wurden entsprechenden Decals gestaltet und gedruckt.

FORD Capri „Le Grand Bazar“ Tour de France #53 1973

Ein Fahrzeug mit einer außergewöhnlichen Lackierung durfte in der Sammlung nicht fehlen, der FORD-Capri mit der Startnummer 53 der Tour de France Automobile 1973. Die Lackierung des Fahrzeuges, gefahren von Jean-Pierre Rouget, wurde als Werbung für den Film „Le Grand Bazar“ der französischen Komikertruppe „Les Charlots“ eingesetzt.

Für die Modelle wurde original AFX FORD Capri verwendet. Alle AFX-Magnatraction-Chassis wurden gereinigt und restauriert, Teile wie Anker, Schleifer und Federn, Felgen und Reifen erneuert. Leider wird es immer schwieriger die Ersatzteile für die Magnatraction-Chassis zu finden. Auch die schönen Felgen von Road Race Replica und Felgen-Inserts von Custom FX sind nun Mangelware. Alternative gibt es BBS-Felgen von Vincent.

Für die meisten Modelle werden die Decals passgenau erstellt. Dazu sind umfangreiche Recherchen Notwendig. Hier waren es in erster Linie die Karikaturen der Komiker und das „Tour de France Label“. Die Karikaturen wurden gezeichnet und am Computer den Vorlagen entsprechend zusammengestellt. Ausdrucke werden zur Kontrolle auf das Modell geklebt. Sind die Vorarbeiten abgeschlossen, wird der Druck in Auftrag gegeben.

Andere ACAR AFX FORD Capri RS2600 Custom

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#3 FORD Capri RS 2600 24h Spa 1972- 2. Platz

#3 FORD Capri 3100 RS DRM 1975

#7 FORD Capri 2600 RS 6h Paul Ricard 1972 - Stewart / Cevert

#1 Ford Capri 2600RS 12h Paul Ricard 1971 – Hill/Surtees

#24 FORD Capri 2600RS 9h Kyalami 1971 Lucky Strike – Glemser/Mass

#5 FORD Capri RS2600 24h Spa 1973 Pepsi – Ruiz/Mesia

#2 FORD Capri 3100 RS DRM 1974 - Rolf Stommelen

AURORA AFX G-Plus F1 Restomod ACAR Custom h0 Slot Cars

One Model - Many Options

I have Always had a weak spot for the AURORA AFX F1 cars, Lotus 79, Ferrari F1, Ligier F1, Renault F1, Williams F1, Tyrrell Six-Wheeler F1, McLaren f1 or the Lola T-330. Striving for a close replica in scale h0 seems impossible due to the dimension of the chassis. 

All the early AFX Formular 1 models do not match the originals. Still, they have a special appeal only toy cars achieve to the beholder, given you were a boy at the time these cars competed in racing driven by Nicky Lauda, James Hunt, Jacky Stewart, Nigel Mansell and many others. 

AURORA AFX had produced several variations of the Lotus over the years using the same body, mainly with the renowned John Player Special livery. MADOM, ESSEX and Candy were other Sponsors for the Lotus. The Candy did not replicate a Lotus sponsor but a close copy off the Lotus by Tyrrell. 

Sticker or decals, at one point it had to be decided. Yes, I like the paper stickers and had bought the remakes from various sources. The painted finish of the bodies did not correspond with the paper sticker. Therefor decals were the choice for the remakes. And I had other liveries for the Lotus in mind. One had to be the Red and White Gold Leaf Team of 72 and the Martini of 79. The original labels were scanned and redrawn with the desired liveries, two of each year. 

This project had been in the making and still is. I had been on the lookout for originals for a very long time. If any became available, the prices were out of my range. Therefore, I decide to replicate the bodies. The Lotus were only the beginning. Fortunately, I had bought serval cars over the years for a reasonable price. Some came in poor shape and needed some repair. 

Chassis had to be cleaned, and parts replaced. Pick up shoes and springs, brushes, rims and tires, down to new armatures from Viper Racing. I wish I had more of an understanding for tuning the G-Plus chassis to give the cars a better performance.

Porsche 911S MAHAG Hockenheim 1972 #9 Slot Car Custom h0

Free your mind. Psychedelic Porsche.

Creating a model of something that had been existing in an earlier period or still do in collections, always connects to the feeling, the spirit of that time. Psychedelic designs (liveries) expressed the spirit of the 70s when people believed in expanding the psyche, unruffle human abilities. The fact that you would see a Porsche race car in a psychedelic livery indicates how free the spirit of that time was. 

Not sure if anyone cares. But the liveries are very compelling, especially when the fascination of motorsports came alive in that time. This is why several of the Porsches in psychedelic livers were made throughout the years. Now it was time to make some more. 

The MAHAG Porsche 911S came alive as a Custom Slot Car in h0 already in 2022. She uses a modified AFX Porsche 911 RSR body. The front bumper was altered and the rear spoiler removed to resemble the looks of the 911S. The decals had to be made fitting the body. RRR steels rims and Fuchs inserts complete the looks of the AFX Magnatraction chassis.

The cars come alive when photographed on the Track. Foresthill was designed to the scale of the larger h0 slot cars. Structures, track width, tress and all the other details support the live like appearance of the slot cars in the pictures. The cars do not only look good in the pictures, also running laps on the track. I like to connect all the aspects with modelling race cars from the period.