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[smart64]

Hello Mates, to calm down from the Tiredesaster on my big challenge >>http://www.randyayersmodeling.com/modelingforum/viewtopic.php?t=4932 i start another Project. Not nearly as complex and time-consuming, the famous "Silverarrows" on the Wall of Death, the not more exists, banked North curve of the AVUS Berlin Racetrack. This inspird me to build it, from the Book "When Sex was safe and Motorsport bloody Dangerous" https://automobilist.com/pages/book



So it looks in real





The kits lying here since last Year, at first i want to go with big Scale carrera Slotcars but the carreras have not much in common with the real ones, especially the Benz, i thikn the Designer smoke something other than Tobacco....see yourself......










So i go with the GB/Touchwood Models. This are resin, very well detailed and smooth. need only minorchanges to accept the Pilotfigures.



Here the Auto Union Type C " Stromlinie" aka Streamliner , the Cutouts in the fenders are a bit too big, lets see how i can change this. Also on the real car there was somthing like glass over them.







and the Mercedes Benz W25 " Stromlinie" aka Streamliner








And thats the Plan, using CH reative real stonemats in 2 differentt Sizee/Shades





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Harry

[J.R. Rodriquez]

Very Cool build.

[Dennis O]

A pretty serious project!!!
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Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity.......

[smart64]

The first Cuts and modifications done to place a Figure in the Cockpits. On the Auto Union i was a simple Trick, move the Dashboard ca. 1,5 mm forward, and then the Arms of the Figure must be more bend. Yes this is right, in those Days the Drivers sit very near to the Steeringwheels.







On the mercedes it was a bit more Work. The Headrest is a bit too wide on the Body so i sand it down , about 1mm. Then i cut off the Pad from the Seat and flue it directly on the Headrest. The Seat it self was molded too far forward and too high. So i cut it from the Floorpan, sand it down to reduce the High and go a bit Backward to sit flusch with the Headrest.









And i sanded the edges of the Wheelcover to a more rounded Shape.They were molded with a hefty Edge. The Rear Covers i will scratchbuild. Well i know what someone say "thats not correct for Langs Car...." in the Trainingssessions they drive with all, without, with Covers only at Front or Back , so i go with all covered.I like the look much better, with these Covers the Car looks real brutal and monstrous, even in Comparsion to the UFOlike Autounion.







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Harry

PS i think i found Help for the Mille Miglia Desaster, 3D Print will help.....
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Harry

[smart64]

Hello mates, the unbelievabel Heatis over here in Vienna, so i made a small Update on this project. First the kit design requires the dashboard to be glued into the body. This makes fitting a figure almost impossible. So I made something like a subframe for it, glued Seat and the Dashboard on the Floorpan, like the one on the Auto Union.







Then i scratched the Rearwheelcovers from Plasticard and "Pimp up" the front Ones with Plasticard and a "Bit" of mr. White Putty Sand and polish 'em , glued in Place and putty the not perfect fit again. Also sand down the way too Big "Nuts" on the Wings and the Headrest.





And Putty in the Way to big Tire-Watch-Holes in the Auto union,









now i have to wait until all is dried and hard to sand. So i think about the Base.
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Harry

[Indy]

Very cool subject and diorama ideas. Love the start, will follow WIP with interest.

Jordan

[smart64]

Hello, get Plan for the Base finished. After a Week of Filling an Sanding , i use somr Plasticard . And after drilling and filing the Holes out, sand it again flush with the Auto Union Body . Then the first Paint, Alclad Aluminium Dark, for the Insides and Cockpits.
#avus1937




















A bit of fine Sanding on the Outsidr an then i try Gravity Colors "Alcoa" Paint.
Regards Harry
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Harry

[smart64]

nd again to much work for Things that nobody ever see.....Figures and some Decals for the Dashboards, also the Alumium turned Brakedrums from the kits are nearly invisible.........the Exhaustclusters for the Auto Union build new with Brasstube, 1mm "Fat"....🫣
#avus1937

Bernd Rosemeyer on the Wheel of the Auto Union





and Herrmann Lang in his W25

















Bodies on thr Chassis and noby see the Details of the Cockpits.....





This is the Kitpart for the Auto Union Exhaustclusters , no Chance to drill 'em out



so i build 'em new with Brasstube....


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Harry

[MarkJ]

Smart64. The first thing that hits me when I view your opening photo is, how many people did it take to build that track and how long did it take? Also, after you build the thing nobody thought that a guard rail at the top might be a good idea? Besides all that, you already have me hooked on this build and will be watching with much attention as you continue. The silver finish looks excellent and don't even tell me how you have built your 1/43 scale track. It would be too mind blowing.

[smart64]

[MarkJ]

[smart64]

Hello mates,
after a long vacation from Bergamao, Model Exhibition, to Mulhouse and Eindhoven Scale Model Challenge, iam back on it.....and made a mess of the Carbodies....Paint 'em, see every Scratch, every small imperfection. i tried , as so often, to remove the Paint with Alcohol.....and the Resin reacted, get very soft and weak. So i get 2 new ones

















and the new Bodies, on the MB the Cockpit is a bit out of Shape, i would build it new out of Alufoil or such


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Harry

[smart64]

Hello and a happy new Year to All !

The new Year began with a little Progress on this Dio. Got the Parts for the Base, Screw and Glue 'em togheteher. Now waiting für the Glue to be really dry.






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Harry

[smart64]

First Testshot, while the Glue dries.......






























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Harry

[smart64]

Yesterday it was plain white Kapaline, today all Bricks are glued on........now i understand what what the workers did in 1936/37, and they didn't have the brick mats from CH Creative ( https://shop1.ch-kreativ.eu/de/ ), a little bit of joint compound and it's good.



















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Harry

[Dennis O]

Something I have never seen before!!!
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Dennis
Artificial Intelligence is no match for Natural Stupidity.......

[smart64]

Yesterday I was able to apply the joint compound and paint the 2 white lines with oil colored pencils.I think it looks mostly like the real one A little bit Weathering and its finished. The Tamiya Tape on the Autounion is a Help to get the Holes in the Fenders right.




















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Harry

[smart64]

​Hello, finally here we go again. I have an original photo and posters stuck on the back, so you know what this is about.





​First test with the unpainted carbodies, looks good....











I cobbled together or re-carved some, at that time only for specially invited viewers and photographers, from various prizes and 3D prints from Speira Miniatures.























With this photographer from Speira, I changed the position of the arms, tilted his head, tried to hide the Comic-like, satanic grin with a little spatula, sanding and a cigarette....























The reclining photographers, by the way based on an original photo, they were really lying there on the parapet!, made up of Preiser, Speira and leftover parts.




















These two gentlemen are reminiscent of the race directors Alfred Neubauer, Mercedes-Benz, and Ferdinand Porsche, Autouninon. Yes, historically completely wrong.......the gentlemen didn't leave the pits. I made appropriate hats out of the funny tubes. Neubauer was given a stopwatch.










































































and now finally paint the Cars......
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Harry

[MarkJ]

Man, those figures look great. Looking forward to completion.

[smart64]

​Sorry, broken Links !
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Harry

[smart64]

​not really finished, gone to our Exhibition, nobody realize it....



























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here ist the finished Thing, slightly weathering, they where not really dirty too fast for the Dust to set 🤣 and a little detail painting
​come back from the Exhibition, comes the "Order" to write a Story abou it for our Printmagazine "Modell Panorama" ......
























































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Harry

[MarkJ]

Excellent job on your diorama. I had no idea that track even existed way back then. Makes you wonder who was in more danger, the drivers of the cars, or the photographers up at the top of that monstrosity. Thanks for doing this great project.

[smart64]

Hi, i thank you !
Well this banked Curve was so dangerous because the Ingeneers go with Bricks, lay them small Side Up !° And the Curve itself wasn't parabolic like all othes, from Daytona to Montlehrey. So they painted the 2 White Lines on it. if going over the top one, the Car would fly ......on you Tube you can found some Movies from this and other Races.
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Harry

[MarkJ]

[MarkJ]

Here is a video I found . It is really worth watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wm-ZNYuFz0

[smart64]

[MarkJ]

Thanks, Harry for the good links. Very informative and interesting. Again, your diorama is an awesome work of art and thank you for creating it.

[smart64]

[smart64]

a small Video, good Friend of mine insited that i should presented this Thing on a Turntable....
https://youtu.be/o95rU5E2eIg