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If anything I have made brings pleasure and a degree of wonder, please do give God the glory and praise, for it is merely the talent He has given, that I am exercising. Amongst the F1 designs I have incorporated as wall tiles in my workspace, are two with the Bible texts John 3 v 16 and Romans 10 v 9 which help me keep my mind focussed on what really matters. Do give them a read. These models were built as one-off, hopefully unique cars of the 1970's mainly (some late 60's and fewer 90’s and later) which I am now prepared to sell from my personal collection, to the right special people. Over the years, I have been unable to accept commissions due to lack of time and an over indulgent approach. Each model is a museum-display exhibit and they are not in any sense 'working models'. Over many years, I have built 1/12 scale F1 models almost exclusively, each being in the order of 12-14" (30-36cm) long. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, my aim was to increase in a small way, the 1/12 scale representation of Grand Prix car entries to the F1 World Championship that were not available commercially, as kits to be built. Since 2010, Model Plus and Model Factory Hiro especially, have supplied more and more of these older subjects to model makers. The models shown here, perhaps represent my desire to own the the full-scale car, yet that is not feasible or practical (unless you are Bernie Ecclestone) and each of my models feels like the real thing to me, having often spent so much time with the actual car. The photographs of the original cars were taken with special permission. Out of respect to the owners of actual Grand Prix cars or race 'shop owners, these photos are not available for further distribution, nor are my own inexpert engineering drawings. The models are built with the idea of 'no effort spared' and to look as realistic as possible. I will go to eccentric and sometimes otherwise unreasonable lengths to replicate every detail of design and engineering in order to satisfy myself that I have something properly accurate. This includes the concept that all bodywork should be removable in the same way as on the full-size car though not actually with working miniature fasteners of course, but instead faithful visual representations of these important details. In this way, I am able to allow the model to reveal the engineering within. Additionally the underneath of the car is also modelled, for there is much to be enjoyed regarding 'how it all works' from seeing what is not normally visible. I have felt that in this way, these models may serve to educate interested folk as to what makes a Grand Prix car 'tick', for access to the real thing is rare and makes this aspect somewhat mysterious. I have shown some of those I consider the better models at shows, but do so relatively infrequently due to the effort and logistics of getting to often far-flung venues, not to mention the potential accelerated ageing effect on the models themselves, in transporting them. Inspiration comes from the great model makers such as Henri Baigent, Gerald Wingrove, also my friends involved in the same hobby and in particular folk like John Shinton here in the UK and especially Andy Matthews from America who produces 1990s 'gems', which are wonderful to study. Hopefully that covers everything; now all it remains is to enjoy! MRO, August 2010 (updated November 2023)
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Tyrrell 006 pictures arrived!
May 14, 2011Thomas one of my twin 16 year old sons, has done a stirling IT job whilst studying for his GCSE’s and put my selection of work-in-progress pictures for the Tyrrell 006 I am currently building. We need to spend time … Continue reading
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Happy Easter! New 006 photos.
April 24, 2011Christ has died (for our sins) Christ has risen (today) and Christ will come again (to judge and reign forever)! We can know true peace, ‘being right with God’, through our Lord Jesus. ‘No guilt in life, no fear in death’, as … Continue reading
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Recent visitors, from Autosport Nostalgia forum and F1M
March 19, 2011Thank you very much for visiting this site from autosport.com, nostalgia forum and from F1 modelling website, F1M. Thanks to Doug Nye (Motor Sport magazine) for posting the original thread on the Autosport.com Bulletin Board, nostalgia forum and for his continued contributions. I … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Alain Prost
February 24, 2011Alain Prost (24/2/55), my favourite driver following Emerson Fittipaldi drove conservatively to win, with consummate skill and ruthlessness when required, always driving smoothly such that his speed was often unnoticed. In the vein of Emerson himself, Jackie Stewart and Niki Lauda, … Continue reading
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Patience Rewarded! New photos
February 14, 2011The new set of photos have largely been uploaded and whilst not perfect in some aspects are a good interim measure. Thomas will complete this upgrade, during the next week or so hopefully, whilst I set about adding more text … Continue reading
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Derek Gardner, sadly missed
January 17, 2011Designer of Tyrrell Formula One cars of the early 70’s (001 – 007 and P34) has passed-away (Jan 7th) after long illness. Tributes in Autosport and on Internet bring variety of praise for this gentle and humble genius. Having met Derek … Continue reading
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BT44/44B photos now added
January 5, 2011Thank you everyone for taking a keen interest in the site. I have noticed that the Brabham BT44/44B is of great interest to many of you and I have recently received high quality photographs of these two models, which I … Continue reading
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Happy Birthday Lord Jesus
December 25, 2010Happy Christmas to you all! Amid the excitement and busyness of the day, I hope to remember God’s love to us in His provision of a Saviour, His Son Jesus whose life on earth and ultimate death on the cross is … Continue reading
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Happy Christmas everyone!
December 23, 2010I hope all your wishes and plans work out this Christmas and that you have a wonderful few days; perhaps a special time with family, presents (even a racecar model maybe!), good food, or a chance to get away somewhere … Continue reading
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Selected Photos available
December 22, 2010For selected photos (such as those representing cars in white studio setting) e-mail Pat at drakekatt@me.com – Pat will print requested photos using her Mac computer and high quality printer. Enquire directly, as to availability/size/cost. Recommended.
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