Lotus is wrapping up development on the 2012 Exige, ahead of its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show.Wednesday, August 31, 2011
2012 Lotus Exige spied vacationing in the Alps
Lotus is wrapping up development on the 2012 Exige, ahead of its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
Abarth 500 Cabrio Italia, 695 Competizione & Punto SuperSport previewed for Frankfurt
Upcoming Abarth 500 Cabrio Italia, 695 Competizione and Punto SuperSport unveiled.INDYCAR: Sonoma Rewind
Pagenaud performs again, Kanaan struggles, Hinch excels, more Race Control questions, TEAM $ changes ahead?, Danica-mania continues and more...
Source: http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/indycar-sonoma-rewind/
F1: Red Bull Not Fearing Monza After Spa Performance
Red Bull's 1-2 finish in Belgium has the team more confident than usual about Monza...
Source: http://formula-one.speedtv.com/article/f1-red-bull-not-fearing-monza-after-spa-performance/
Sebastien Bourdais Thierry Boutsen Johnny Boyd David Brabham
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
posting photos
I am new to the board and wanted to share a model I made this past year, I had 1 photo and the description and sent it 2 weeks ago. It still has not been posted and am wondering why others posted after me have them in the gallery already. It is my assumption that it was not good enough to be shown to the other members of the board. So be it. I will not post anything else to any part of this forum. I understand that some people just do not measure up.
Kenn B
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/975251.aspx
A date to watch out for?
CVC Capital Partners will be discussing its involvement in the Formula One group with its investors at a meeting of the firm’s advisory board on September 13. There will then be an annual meeting of investors the following day. It is reckoned that US pension funds and other institutional investors will be asking questions about [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/a-date-to-watch-out-for/
Video: Yamamoto the DJ in action!
If you have read about Sakon Yamamoto’s exploits as a DJ you might like to see some rare footage of the former HRT, Spyker and Super Aguri driver in action on the decks. Here’s a video from the post race … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2011/08/30/video-yamamoto-the-dj-in-action/
Michael Bleekemolen Alex Blignaut Trevor Blokdyk Mark Blundell
Morgan 3-Wheeler Superdry Edition
Morgan hasn’t been back in the game for a year and they’re already coming out with a special edition model for their reincarnated 3-Wheeler. We’re guessing these guys are going full steam ahead with their comeback.
The new special edition 3-Wheeler comes courtesy of a tie-up between the famed automaker and English clothing brand, Superdry. The whole package comes with a unique leather jacket and a 3-Wheeler model that comes with a custom shifter, a new fuel filter cap, an orange stripe on the tires, a matte silver paint with custom graphics, a Superdry leather interior, and plaques of recognition of the special edition series.
Together with all these new goodies, the 3-Wheeler also comes with an impressive 2.0-liter twin SS engine that produces 115 horsepower and a weight of just 500 kg (about 1102 lbs) with a 0-62 mph time of just 4.5 seconds.
The car will only run on a limited number - only 200 models are being built - with the price tag still being kept under wraps. Since the standard model costs �46,000 - $75,500 - you can expect the 3-Wheeler Superdry Edition to fetch more than that.
Morgan 3-Wheeler Superdry Edition originally appeared on topspeed.com on Monday, 29 August 2011 16:00 EST.
Source: http://www.topspeed.com/cars/morgan/2011-morgan-3-wheeler-superdry-edition-ar115330.html
Christian Horner: ?It?s been a phenomenal weekend?
Christian Horner admits that the Belgian one-two was an unexpected result for RBR, given the team’s history at the track and the challenges it faced over the weekend. “Power is the dominant factor here, certainly in the first and third … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2011/08/29/christian-horner-its-been-a-phenomenal-weekend/
Dave Charlton Pedro Matos Chaves Bill Cheesbourg Eddie Cheever
Maldonado gets away with five grid places
It will shortly be announced that Pastor Maldonado has been given a five place grid penalty for driving into Lewis Hamilton at the end of qualifying in Spa. Hamilton has been reprimanded. The punishment seems a little less than severe given what happened.
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/08/27/maldonado-gets-away-with-five-grid-places/
Monday, August 29, 2011
Peterbilt model
Hey all...Ive tried to do some checking myself before posting, BUT Im looking for info on peterbilt reviews. Ive gone through all months and yrs of the online kit reviews and there is only a kenworth. I searched the entire site, I also tried to find a forum search...did I miss it? Anyway, Id appreciate any suggestions or advice on a good kit.
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/975197.aspx
Zsolt Baumgartner Elie Bayol Don Beauman Karl Gunther Bechem
Team orders in spotlight again
 Will Christian Horner regret not utilising team orders in Brazil? |
?The extra seven points Alonso collected when Ferrari ordered Felipe Massa to move over for him in Germany earlier in the season are now looking even more crucial. ?And the �65,000 fine they picked up for ruthlessly breaking the rules will seem loose change if Alonso clinches the title in his first year with the Maranello team. ?Red Bull could have switched the result yesterday given their crushing dominance and still celebrated their first constructors' championship just five years after coming into the sport. ?That would also have given Webber an extra seven points, leaving him just one behind Alonso.?The Guardian?s Paul Weaver says that if Fernando Alonso does take the drivers? title in Abu Dhabi, Ferrari owes a debt of gratitude to Red Bull for their decision not to employ team orders in Brazil.
?If Alonso does take the title next week it would not be inappropriate were he and Ferrari to send a few gallons of champagne to Red Bull's headquarters in Milton Keynes. ?While Red Bull should be heartily applauded for the championship they did win today their apparent acceptance that Ferrari might carry off the more glamorous prize continues to baffle Formula One and its globetrotting supporters. ?Their refusal to make life easy for Webber, who has led for much of the season and is still seven points ahead of Vettel, means that whatever happens in the desert next week Alonso, the only driver who was capable of taking the championship in the race today, only has to secure second place to guarantee his third world title.?The Independent?s David Tremayne is also of the opinion that Red Bull may regret not using team orders in Brazil.
?Had Red Bull elected to adopt team orders and let Webber win ? something that the governing body allows when championships are at stake ? Webber would have left Brazil with 245 points ? just one point off the lead. For some that was confirmation of his suggestion that Vettel is the team's favoured driver ? which generated an angry call from team owner Dietrich Mateschitz in Austria and was much denied by team principal, Christian Horner. ?And it sets up a situation where, if the result is repeated next weekend, as is likely, Vettel and Webber will tie on 256, five behind Alonso.?The Mirror?s Byron Young has put Lewis Hamilton?s fading title chances down to an inferior McLaren machine and he admits the 2008 World Champion now needs a miracle.
?Sebastian Vettel's victory sends the world title fight to a four-way showdown for the first time in the sport's history. ?Hamilton goes there as part of that story with a 24-point deficit to Ferrari's Fernando Alonso, but with just 25 on offer in the final round in six days' time it would take more than a miracle. ?Driving an outclassed McLaren he slugged it out against superior machinery and stiff odds to finish fourth.?
Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/11/team_orders_in_spotlight_again_1.php
Your F1 questions answered - part III
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel has headed off for his summer holidays with a healthy championship lead but the world champion is still being criticised because he has only won once in four races.
Is Vettel cracking or is it just a blip; can his rivals at McLaren and Ferrari catch him and is Formula 1 boss Bernie Ecclestone unfairly treated?
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If you are outside the UK, you can watch the video here.
Murray gives his thoughts on the new UK television rights deal here.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/murraywalker/2011/08/your_f1_questions_answered_-_p.html
Kurt Ahrens Jr Christijan Albers Michele Alboreto Jean Alesi
Schumacher crashes in Q1
Michael Schumacher crashed at the start of the Q1 session at Spa. It appeared that right rear wheel came off the car, causing the crash. This means that Schumacher will not have a lap time and so will need agreement from the FIA to start the race.
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/08/27/schumacher-crashes-in-q1/
Kurt Adolff Fred Agabashian Kurt Ahrens Jr Christijan Albers
Urgent notice regarding Australian Cavalier models
Guys, this is an important message to everyone who has Cavalier and possibly ADR resin kits of Australian cars in their collection. I know there are Aussie modellers on here but it could also affect international modellers especially since Loren Bussowitz (sorry if I got that wrong) did an article on these models in Scale Auto.
This past weekend some friends and I were discussing and comparing the Australian models we had in our collections. When three of us checked our models, we found that the moulded rubber tyres in the kits had decomposed in a dramatic and potentially destructive manner.
In the mild cases, the tyres have either gone very sticky or distorted as if by heat. In the worst cases, at least five so far, the tyres have melted into a sticky black soup that sticks to every thing it contacts.
We are talking about the Cavalier L34 Torana, A9X Torana, HT (was a there an HG?) Monaro and EK Holden. It would be fair to say that probably all Cavalier tyres are at risk, ie XC Cobra, Mad Max Falcon Commodore and EK ute but I don’t have these to check.
I have put the metal wheels and rubber tyres from the first release HT in a separate box which I can’t find so I don’t know how they are fairing.
I have opened my ADR FJ Holden and while there is no degradation of any sort in this kit, the tyres, to my eye, seem to be made with the same material so I am removing them from the kit rather than take a chance..
My A9X Torana was loosely assembled and resting on its side in the box in the plastic bag as delivered. The tyres had completely melted off the rims and then run down the chassis pan and into the bottom of the plastic bag, like thick black paint. It covered the entire side of the car inside and out as well as parts of the interior tub and vacformed glass. The decals have been damaged and probably won’t be saveable.
Using my finger and a paper towel it has taken me about an hour to get the muck off the Torana. There does not appear to be any damage to the plastic but it is extremely hard to remove from fine detail. For some reason the muck does not stain your fingers. Try to remove it in as big a blob as possible – the residue is very tenacious. Don’t go anywhere near furniture or clothing or you may have a divorce on your hands!!!!!
My friend is far worse off than me. His tyres were still in with all the fine trim details such as door handles, lights and grilles so it is doubtful where he will be able to get them free. One of his dashboards and several of his wheels have been dissolved by the rubber and are beyond repair or gone altogether!!
Judging by the various stages of decomposition in my kits this seems to be happening RIGHT NOW!!! The older kits seem to be worst affected but this is probably a ticking time bomb for the new ones.
At this stage I have no idea of how this affects paint or how it affects completed models. If anyone else has more info it would be beneficial to post here.
Please note that I am in no way condemning Cavalier (now out of business) or possibly ADR. This would appear to be some freaky chemical problem that has taken a long time to happen – I’m thinking five to ten years. If you or your friends have these models in your stash you need to check them NOW!!!!!!
Good luck,
Alan
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/975155.aspx
Michael Bleekemolen Alex Blignaut Trevor Blokdyk Mark Blundell
McLaren drivers out of title race
 Is it now a three-way battle for the title? |
?Focus and concentration will be of paramount importance and there is none stronger in this regard than Ferrari?s Fernando Alonso.?The Guardian?s Oliver Owen thinks that it is Mark Webber?s title to lose now, and that this may be the Australian?s last realistic chance of winning the title.
?He has driven beautifully. Monaco and Silverstone spring to mind. He has been an uncompromising racer, not giving Vettel or Lewis Hamilton an inch in Turkey and Singapore respectively. Most importantly, he has largely avoided the bouts of brain fade that can wreck a season ? his on-track hooning in Melbourne when racing Hamilton being the only exception. But there is a feeling that for Webber it is now or never, that a chance of a tilt at the title may never come again. He is certainly driving as if that is the case and that has been his strength.?According to The Mirror?s Byron Young, both McLaren drivers are now out of the title hunt after their fourth and fifth place finishes in Suzuka.
?McLaren's title hopes died yesterday in a weekend from Hell at Suzuka. Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton finished fourth and fifth in a Japanese Grand Prix they had to win to have the remotest chance of keeping their title bid alive."The Sun?s Michael Spearman was of the same opinion, saying ?Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button's title hopes were in tatters after a shocker in Japan.?
Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/10/mclaren_drivers_out_of_title_r_1.php
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Infiniti teases Sebastian Vettel Edition for Frankfurt [video]
F1 champ Sebastian Vettel getting an early glimpse at an upcoming Infiniti model from the brand's head of design.Journalists shocked at Korea award
 Scarecrows adorn the entrance to a barren Korean International Circuit |
Source: http://blogs.espnf1.com/paperroundf1/archives/2010/12/journalists_shocked_at_korea_a.php
Sebastien Bourdais Thierry Boutsen Johnny Boyd David Brabham
Designers talk the Cadillac Ciel Concept [video]
Concept's inspiration is explained by Cadillac's own designers in this new video.George Connor George Constantine John Cordts David Coulthard
THE 2011 L.I.A.R.S. CHALLENGE
Check out the Events Calendar for full info about the 2011 L.I.A.R.S. Challenge to be held on November 12 at the Freeport Recreation Center in Freeport, NY. Help the L.I..A.R.S. club clebrate their 20th year of camaderie and friendship based on a common interest. Or, stay home and rake leaves if you prefer, but you'll be missing a great show.
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/974401.aspx
Designers talk the Cadillac Ciel Concept [video]
Concept's inspiration is explained by Cadillac's own designers in this new video.Saturday, August 27, 2011
Red Bull's wounds reopen as Alonso shines
At Silverstone
A week before the British Grand Prix, I sat down with Mark Webber to talk to him for his new column for this website.
Silverstone is a track he adores and always goes well on. So, expecting him to be more of a threat to Red Bull team-mate Sebastian Vettel at Silverstone than he had been so far this season, I asked him if he would be allowed to race and beat the German if the circumstances arose.
He was momentarily taken aback. "Well, yeah, I hope so, yeah," he said. "I don't see any reason why we can't."
Given that Vettel headed into the race in complete control of the season having utterly dominated the championship so far, it is easy to see why Webber would be of that opinion.
As it turned out, though, his team principal Christian Horner was not.
Alonso (left) enjoyed a superb race but it was a frustrating day for Webber. Photo: Getty Images
With a great race winding to a thrilling climax, Horner watched Webber closing in on Vettel at about a second a lap as, ahead of them, Ferrari's Fernando Alonso cruised to a brilliant victory, his first of the season.
Horner would have known how desperate the Australian was for a strong result here, to start to try to make up for a disappointing start to the season compared to Vettel. But he decided that 33 points in the bank for the team was better than the potential of, as Horner put it, "two cars in the fence", and he tried to call Webber off.
And so a wound that has been festering for a couple of years was torn open again.
There is history here, as anyone who followed the titanic struggle between Vettel, Webber, Alonso and McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button in last year's championship will know.
The issue of favouritism at Red Bull is a thorny subject with Webber, who last year at Silverstone had a front wing taken off his car and given to Vettel, whose own had failed.
Webber went on to win that race, and famously said over his radio on the slowing down lap: "Not bad for a number two driver."
The issue had been in the background long before that, and has been ever since, occasionally bubbling up to the surface, such as at the penultimate race of last season in Brazil, when Webber said it was "obvious" the team favoured Vettel.
Red Bull have always denied this, while reserving the right to call off fights when they feel the team is at risk - a policy hardened by the collision between their two drivers while disputing the lead at the Turkish Grand Prix last year.
Horner, well aware of the issues, admitted on Sunday afternoon that he could "understand" why Webber would be "frustrated".
He protested that the two drivers were allowed to race until that point, and that he felt the battle had gone "far enough".
And he insisted that the Australian was not being relegated to a de facto number two driver, and that he would still be allowed to race Vettel.
Let's be clear about this - Red Bull did nothing wrong.
Team orders are legal again in F1 this year, after governing body the FIA finally ended a farcical eight years when they pretended they could police whether teams were using them. And bosses are entitled to tell their drivers to hold station, or reverse positions, if they like.
But as an Italian colleague pointed out to Horner on Sunday, Red Bull founder Dietrich Mateschitz made great play before last season's title-deciding race of the fact that his team would never use team orders to interfere with the championship battle, drawing a pointed comparison with Ferrari's demand to Felipe Massa to let Alonso win in Germany.
Horner's reply - "Mr Mateschitz wouldn't thank us for having both cars in the fence on the last lap, having got ourselves into a very good position" - did nothing to redress the obvious disconnect between Mateschitz's words and Red Bull's deeds.
On the face of it, many will feel that Horner over-reacted, given Vettel's massive advantage in the championship. But did he?
Alonso's victory on Sunday was as impressive as any by Vettel so far this season. The Ferrari driver took advantage of a pit-stop problem at Red Bull to take the lead, but once there his pace was, as Horner put it, "very strong".
Alonso clearly had the speed to compete with Vettel for victory at Silverstone, a particularly impressive feat given that this is a track where Red Bull have traditionally excelled and Ferrari have struggled.
On Sunday night, many put Ferrari's speed down to the row over off-throttle blowing of diffusers that has dominated this weekend.
This technology, in which Red Bull are said to lead the field, was banned for the British Grand Prix, and Horner felt this put his team at a disadvantage. Ferrari, by contrast, were believed by some to have benefited.
It would be wrong, though, to put all Ferrari's progress down to the change in the rules.
As Vettel pointed out: "There has been a bit of a trend over the last couple of races; they have been very strong on race days."
My colleague Mark Hughes will go into this subject in more depth in his column on Tuesday, but it is clear that much of Ferrari's progress at Silverstone can be explained by a major development to their car for this race, on which there is more detail in Ted Kravitz's post-race analysis.
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Alonso made full use of it on Sunday with a superb drive, to end a victory drought that goes back to last October's Korean Grand Prix.
The Spaniard was cautious about his title chances after the race, as well he might be given Vettel's 92-point advantage over him - nearly four clear wins.
But there is not a driver on the grid more formidable than the Spaniard with the scent of a possible victory in his nostrils.
Horner knows this full well - after Alonso's superb fight back last year, from 47 points off the championship lead following Silverstone, to leading it after that win in Korea.
Asked on Sunday how concerned he was about Ferrari's pace, Horner did not really answer the question. But if that is what was in his mind when he made the call to Webber, it is not that hard to see where he was coming from.
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/andrewbenson/2011/07/red_bulls_wounds_reopen_as_alo.html
Juan Manuel Bordeu Slim Borgudd Luki Botha JeanChristophe Boullion
Vettel grabs pole
Sebastian Vettel took pole position for the Belgian GP, pipping Lewis Hamilton to the post in the dying seconds of the session. Hamilton was fired up after his incident with Pastor Maldonado in Q2 and drove a great lap to knock Mark Webber off the top but was beaten moments later. Felipe Massa was fourth [...]
Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2011/08/27/vettel-grabs-pole/
Phantom F/S Deora
This is a phantom factory stock Dodge Deora, something perhaps they could have made back in the day.
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/972500.aspx
1969 Dodge Charger R/T
Hello! 
Here is my latest work. Sixty-nine Charger from Revell. There're lots of big issues on the build such as the radiator is too fit for the engine compartment and I need to reassemble all of it! so the build was pending for a while. I almost give up on it but this is my favorite muscle so I decided to complete it a week ago. I painted with custom blend orange with black vinyl roof. I'm so happy with it after it was finished. Hope you like it!
Thanks for looking…JOE
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/974511.aspx
Friday, August 26, 2011
37 Ford Roadster..................Just Starting...........8/25
Starting a 37 Ford...Hope to have more soon..................................
More on the way......................................
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/974784.aspx
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