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1/43 Indy car model obsession – part two

Previously I introduced a project to build Indy car models. One super-fan has a 1/43 Indy car model obsession that I am helping to satisfy.

I built an MA Scale Dallara of Dario Franchitti’s Indy 500 winner. This is how I began satisfying one man’s 1/43 Indy car model obsession.

I am a graphic artist by trade, an auto racing fan and avid model racecar collector, so I like big racecar graphics and I’m not gonna lie.

We’ve taken a look at the Old Irish racing dioramas in the past. This time we’ll drill down on the Old Irish racing transporter collection.

The selection of 1/43 Arena IMSA and SCCA models is eclectic. There are Chevy Corvettes and Monzas, Ferrari Daytonas and Alfa Romeo GTAs.

Lately I’ve been creating some models for which a kit or decal version is unavailable. So I went looking for some 1/43 racecar decal sources.

I finished building the 1/43 Brickyard Helio Castroneves AutoNation Dallara 2 days before the ’22 Daytona 24 Hours. Helio & MSR won Daytona.

The history of 1/43 racing transporters part two dips into fairly recent releases from SMTS, Exoto, Spark, IXO and Schuco.

For me, the history of 1/43 racing transporters started while collecting Corgi and Matchbox cars. Model race cars and trucks together! Crazy!

Upon opening the box that contained the 1/18th scale Replicarz Lola T500 Indy winner, my immediate reaction was “Wow, that’s nice!”.