1954 Cunningham C4-R Pilots: B. Cunningham, J. Gordon-Bennett Team: B. S. Cunningham Race: 5th GC (2nd S 8.0 class) at Le Mans in 1954 Spark - S2728 (resin)
Review HERE
REVIEW – 1954 Cunningham C4-R #1
Month: June 2019
Spark × Brumm: the 917K case
This was a new record for me: just three months between me buying a model and getting the upgrade. Well, in my defense, I had no idea the upgrade was coming out at the time. And for the money I have to say model-wise this was not a fantastic upgrade.
You can see more pics HERE.
REVIEW – 1939 Mercedes-Benz W165 #16
1939 Mercedes-Benz W165 Pilot: Hermann Lang Team: Mercedes-Benz Race: 1st place in the 1939 Tripoli GP Spark - S1033 (resin)
Review HERE
Porsche at Le Mans – 1971
Unfortunately only in German, but if you’re a 917 nut like me, and manage 13 minutes of spare time, watch it. It’s totally worth it! I was blown away by the amount of fabrication that they did in the pits. At one moment you can see the JWA team fitting a nose to the car by adding fiberglass – so it was not just a bolt-on job.
After watching the 2019 race, it’s really bizarre to see how things were done back then.
REVIEW – 1970 Porsche 917K #20
1970 Porsche 917K #20 Pilots: J. Siffert, B. Redman Team: John Weyer Automotive Engineering Race: DNF (S 5.0 class) at Le Mans in 1970 Spark - S1969 (resin)
Review HERE
Cabinets & real life
With all hobbies, sometimes real life gets in the way. This time for me, it was display space. I was running out of space so I needed new cabinets. But sometimes things get complicated…
REVIEW – 1951 Renault 4CV 1063 #50
1951 Renault 4CV 1063 Pilots: F. Landon, A. Briat Team: RNU Renault Race: 24th GC (1st S 0.7 class) at Le Mans in 1951 Spark - S5210 (resin)
Review HERE
And Toyota does it again!
Car #8 crossed the finish line in 1st, giving Toyota its second overall win. Not that there was much doubt about who would win, but there still was quite a lot of drama in the last hour of the race, between Toyota’s #7 and #8. All because the pit crew changed the WRONG TIRE on (at the time) leading #7. But that folks, is why Le Mans is so awesome 🙂
All in all, a TERRIFIC race, specially because of the battles between GTE-Pro cars (and Am too).
24 Heures du Mans 2019
It’s about to kick off in about an hour and a half! So, will it be another win for Toyota? Their cars are starting on pole. I’m just disappointed that they won’t have any competition from the other big dogs, so unless they have some really bad luck, cars #7 or #8 will finish in first. So I’m secretly routing for the underdogs. What I think will be the best fight to watch will be GTE-Pro and Am. Some beautiful cars this year (and a few boring ones too), and if we get good fights, this could be an awesome race.
