Startline Models 1:8 scale Lotus 18
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- Опубліковано 24 чер 2019
- One of the rarest kits ever, I bagged the British Startline 1:8 scale resin cast and white metal Lotus 18 Junior formula car on eBay years ago.
Not much is know about Startline, but they made around 20 different 1:8 scale autos and they also made cars as large as 1:5 scale that sold for over 10,000 dollars!!!
Easily confused with Starline models, who are best known for their diecast 1:48 cars, in part because they are also both British model companies. Is there a relationship? If you know PLEASE jump in in the comments section. We would LOVE to know more about these kits and companies!!! Rare and unknown kits!
Awesome. Great Video.
Thanks!!
Who would not want to subscribe? Always a good time!
UncleMarks DIY Automotive Fix it channel hi. Thanks for the kind words.
Would love to see you do this build
Me too!! Two projects that I was working on in Oak View before the big move. This one and the F and RGW passenger cars. Really want to get back to both.
@@ToyManTelevision I just bought a P-61 at a yard sale, for next to nothing, and some misc minor parts are missing. I am going to put it on homemade jacks, because of fragile/weak gear legs, and leave it slightly disassembled, with some parts lying around, to make it look like it is being worked on, in a hanger. This way, I get to enjoy the kit, and not have to worry about/duplicate what is missing. Put your mis scaled engine hanging from a polystyrene built engine hoist, as though it is just started to be lifted from the car. Then you won't notice it doesn't fit. Don't fret over it, just go with the flow, and work with what you have. Just enjoy it, rule #1. Trying to recreate an engine, to the scale you need, is a rabbit hole I would never want to go down. Plus, I think it would be cool to just see some of the suspension details. All those extras you have are way cool. Hope you don't mind, just my 2 cents. Would really love to watch you do a series on this build. It sure would be unique.
If the model is as rare as rocking horse poop, and the chances are slim of finding the correct engine, what about a highly detailed garage diorama with the Lotus up on stands, a bare engine bay and a freshly delivered crate with the refurbed engine "inside"?
I’m hoping that someone has modeled it in 3D on shapeways. There are millions of things there including every American car made from 1950 to about 1980. And more every day. Cool part is you order it and tell them the scale you want! And then they print it. Your idea it a great one. I do love a good diorama. The Super 7 in the show has one of the engines that was used in the 18. If his was 1:8 scale and he turned his back for a few minutes I may have had my engine.
@@ToyManTelevision I agree with you on getting someone with a half million dollar machine to print it for you rather than buying a five hundred dollar one and attempting it yourself. I'm not an idiot but I don't think I'd fare well with the computer side of it for a start! Same with photo-etch parts. Having seen how they are produced I am happy to pay someone for them and leave the chemicals well enough alone. I look forward to the end result with the Lotus. I know you'll get there. Cheers
I was thinking of making the suggestion of having the engine out of the car and possibly in pieces on a stand and benches. A crate marked "engine" with appropriate markings is a great idea. Maybe with a couple of people discussing opening the crate.
Hey Dale and Karyn, Loved your T Shirts. This video was wonderful too! Try 3D printing of the engine you want. It will give you new perspective. Hope you have fun doing it! God bless the two of you!
One way or the other we will get it. Shapeways!
R.A.E. Models might be linked in some way to Starline 1/8 scale models.
Good luck in getting that all put together! Have a great week.
So many models. So little time.
Hey Dale. Hey Karyn. I love your t-shirts. I've never heard of the Lotus 18. But then I regret that I've never been interested in formula 1 racing.
Hi. Yup. Sort of an odd little car. Formula 1 Jr. Whatever that is
Another grand dissertation, but we are all still waiting for the compilation of the bloopers ad the outtakes.
Oops. Bloop
That Lotus looks awesome. Hope you come up with every thing you need to get it into the next GSL. Ron
Thanks!! On track I think. Or hope.
It’s short notice put figured I’d let you know if you haven’t been
July 6th and 7th the entire town of sumpter turns into a large flee market, there is usually really cool items in the market, plus just the size of the market is amazing
Plus the steam railroad up there which I help at is doing 3 round trips each day during that. It’s a pretty nice ride, plus it’s all volunteer run
It’s short notice but figured I’d let you know Incase you wanted to try going and screwing around in a nice small town
I love that place! From here it’s just past the bliss. Really the town of bliss!
I never saw a video so wasn’t sure you’d been
Great to hear you have
Who knows, maybe you’ll be up there some point when I’m on train crew haha
D Kemper been there but never made a show. Long time back. Beautiful in spite of the mining mess.
Pretty cool model cars never know what you're going to get when you buy something off the internet usually missing pieces are parts here and there but still cool cars
On the bottom of the Startline 1:8th scale model list is a Chrysler Town and Country for 2250 GBP. It doesn't say what year T & C that model is, but I'm assuming it's a classic 1940's model. If it's one of the newer T & C's then the model cost about as much as you could buy a decent used Chrysler for. Speaking of that I had to chuckle because you paid more for that Lotus model than I have for many of the full size cars I've owned....it is a beauty model though. By the way I love those Rat Fink tee shirts
I once bought a 63 Farlane for 25 bucks. Good car too
I can’t figure how they got that much. Assuming they did. They asked it. But some of the work is piss poor. I must fix!
I remember seeing one or two of those models at The Hobby Shop way back when and just about had a heart attack what I saw the price tag.
There is a new company doing the same thing out of east Europe. rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F173516667834
I may be wrong but the engine could have been A Coventry Climax engine it also looks like Stirling Moss won his first F.1 , the Monaco Grand Prix .
Tamyia may have done A climax engine.on one of there Lotus kits
Hi. Not sure. I’ve got photos with the cosworth but I’ll bet those were added. The plastic one looks like ones I’ve seen in photos but small.
I need to find photos of that engine. Google! I have several photos of the right engine (not the cosworth) but not sure what it is.
Dual overhead cam for sure
Yup. The Coventry Climax FPF. Single overhead cam. Now to see if shapeways has one.
nice on the lotus , well the your winning bid was only 40.00 dollars, the real hitch is the correct motor will cost you 1,100 pounds now lol just kidding. great channel best of luck folks.
I could stick a V8 in it! Na! I’ll get it done!!
Hey Dale and Karyn, have you looked into Shapeways? I'm sure you can find a 3D artist or you for that matter that can fabricate each and every piece of that missing engine.
That’s plan A. Plan B is scratch it from plastic plan C is to cut out a photo and use that. I think A or B are better.
Try having a motor 3d printed , check with shapeways.com to possabley have one primted. I hopt this helps.
I’m hoping someone has done the engine. If not I’m pretty good at 3D. But the software I use is not the normal stuff. It’s old and used for film and video. I used it for the opening rocket.
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You can make a garage out of balsa wood, and if you don't get the car finished, you could make it look like the garage caught fire, from the acetylene torch and and burned up the motor , have two dudes pushing the rolling chassis out of the garage just in the nick of time, haha , Tadaaa.. $45 bucks , such the deal !! The last GSL contest it's going to be a doozy. I am already drawing up plans for my slotcar , funny car and dragsters. I'm going to have to do a Jungle Jim model funny car on a slot car chassis. Axle ball bearing wheelie bars. With adjustable slide weights. So what will win slot car drag races for real. + - .002 thousandths . I might do a diagram of the Jungle Jim if I can find a Jungle Pam scale size doll, or should I say miniature . Lol .. show more of the models you have built already ¿ Gudjob on the video !
We have great plans fir the 1:8 scale garage. And put different cars in there as the mood hits! Big garage. About 3 by 2 feet.
@@ToyManTelevision that sounds bitching, it'll be a work of art, or should I say a MASTERPIECE 😃
Should have insulted Mighty Mouse. Have you thought about casting your own valve covers, and associated engine parts?
Indeed. White metal! Just need patterns.
Wow, that's an expensive kit. And typical British instructions (I looked to much at locomotive kit's instructions from UK!)
If you can scratch build such complex motor, then you have excellent skills! Myself, I would model it in Fusion 360 or Blender, and send the file to Shapeway! And now you can 3D scan with a cell phone, maybe scanning one of those 1/12th scale motor and then printing it at 1/8th scale would work.
I need to learn that software. I use lightwave and could knock that right out. But not print it. But yes, that’s the way to do it!!
@@ToyManTelevision Blender is totally free and also a very good 3D modelling software. If I have more experience with such programs, I now find that technical drawing are more easy to do with a CAD software. Fusion 360 is free for hobby, but it is quite different from a modelling software. But it is a lot more easy and precise to do things like: model-railroad-hobbyist.com/node/34011#comment-349727
pbyfr thanks!!!!!! I should try that. I used to teach 3D back in the 90s. But the software was sooooo different. But we even had a 3D printer! Sort of experimental. University of Utah. The students knew how to use it. I was just amazed. One guy made a star ship Enterprise. With interior spaces. Printed in clear resin so you could see the inside. In like 1995. Anyway I used all the softwares mostly softimage. But settled on Lightwave when it came out. But it’s hard to print. I’ve done it but it requires translation into a different format and then patching problems. But as I say, I have done it! But using different software would be better
@@ToyManTelevision Blender has a special tool for checking the model before printing and exporting to STL data, Fusion 360 also export directly STL
How about some "G" scale trains.
John F next Sunday! Bachmann “Annie”. The first one bought at K Mart. Then follow up on how Bachmann took over garden scale.