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Ford vs Ferrari on your wall

October 15, 2020October 15, 2020 fittiLotus72 1201 Views 3d wall art, Can-Am, enzo ferrari, F1, ford gt, ford vs. ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, indy 500, ken miles, LeMans, lotus, nhra funny cars, Porsche, Porsche 917, race car art, racerhead, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com, trans-am

By now, every racing fan is familiar with the Ford vs Ferrari movie. Here’s your chance to put Ford vs Ferrari on your wall.

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Molotow chrome markers make detailing simple

September 3, 2020September 3, 2020 fittiLotus72 387 Views 1/43 Pennzoil Dallara DW12, 1/43 Penske Pennzoil Dallara DW12, 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, chrome model car paint, chrome paint for 1/43 model cars, chrome paint for models, chrome paint markers, chrome paint pens, Helio Castro-Neves, indy 500, indy car, MA Scale Pennzoil Dallara DW12, metallic chrome paint markers, Model cars, Models, molotow chrome markers, molotow liquid chrome markers, Penske Pennzoil Dallara DW12, Replicarz, Replicarz Indy model cars

Trying to replicate chrome model car details with silver paint is generally very disappointing. Molotow chrome markers solve this perfectly.

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The fantastic Old Irish Racing Collection

July 23, 2020 fittiLotus72 652 Views 1/43 dioramas, 1/43 Replicarz Boyle Specials, 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, daytona 24 hour diorama, F1, f1 diorama, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, imsa diorama, indy 500, indy 500 diorama, indy car, indycar, Jerry Liudahl, LeMans, lemans diorama, lotus, model car dioramas, Model cars, Models, motorsport art, Old Irish Racing Collection, Porsche, Porsche 917, race car art, Replicarz, Replicarz Indy model cars

I am always wowed by those that take model displaying to an impressive extreme. I am beyond wowed by the Old Irish Racing Collection to say the least.

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Tron Ferrari 637 Indy & Alfa Group C in 1/43

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 fittiLotus72 696 Views 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, Alfa Group C, Alfa Romeo, Alfa Romeo Group C, Alfa Romeo SE48, F1, ferrari, Ferrari 637, Ferrari Indy, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, Jaguar XJR9, LeMans, Model cars, Models, Porsche 9662, racerhead, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, Tron Alfa Romeo SE48 model, Tron Ferrari 637 Indy model

Rumors of Ferrari competing in Indycar brought up memories of the last time this happened. The Tron Ferrari 637 Indy is a faithful model in 1/43 scale.

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The greatest racing archive of all time

May 7, 2020 fittiLotus72 2373 Views Alfa Romeo, bmw art car, bmw art car alexander calder, classic cars, colin chapman, enzo ferrari, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, jimmy clark, LeMans, lotus, mario andretti, Michael Schumacher, Monaco, motorsport art, old cars, Porsche, Porsche 917, Ronnie Peterson, uop shadow, watkins glen

I came upon this Twitter feed while doing reference research for a model car project. What I found was easily the greatest racing car archive of all time.

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More model car display techniques

April 30, 2020May 8, 2020 fittiLotus72 746 Views 1/43 Replicarz Boyle Specials, 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, bmw art car, bmw art car alexander calder, bmw art car andy warhol, bmw art car diecast models, bmw art car diecast models for sale, bmw art car photos, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, LeMans, model car cabinets by racerhead, Models, Motorhead Gift, motorsport art, Porsche, Porsche 917, race car art, racerhead, Replicarz, Replicarz Indy model cars, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com

Still more model car display techniques that explore larger displays, how to obtain them within budget and then mix model cars into the big picture of life.

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Model car display techniques

April 28, 2020 fittiLotus72 759 Views 000 model cars, 30, dennis erickson, F1, ferrari, Formula 1, Formula One, imsa, indy 500, indy car, indycar, jagermeister model cars, LeMans, lotus, model car cabinets by racerhead, model car displays, model car displays by racerhead, Model cars, Models, Porsche, trumpeter displays

One day you look at your beloved collection and realize it’s a mess! It’s time to use effective model car display techniques that organize the whole thing.

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Replicarz 1/43 Domino’s Indy winner

April 17, 2020April 19, 2020 fittiLotus72 723 Views 1/43 Domino's Lola, 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, Aat Groenevelt, Arie Luyendyk, Domino's Lola, Domino's Lola Indy winner, Domino's Pizza Lola indy winner, indy 500, indy car, indycar, Model cars, Models, Motorhead Gift, Provimi Veal, Replicarz, Replicarz Indy model cars

The new Replicarz 1/43 Domino’s Indy winner is a winner of a model. The 23rd release in the series of 1/43 scale Indy cars sets a new high in presentation.

Long Beach 2019 Motorsport art by Randy Owens

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The motorsport art of Randy Owens UPDATED

April 9, 2020October 17, 2020 fittiLotus72 730 Views Alexander Rossi, Andretti Autosport, Carl Haas, Chip Ganassi Racing, Dallara DW12, Dan Wheldon, Dario Franchitti, David Hobbs, Helio Castro-Neves, indy 500, Indy cars, Jimmy Vasser, Long Beach Grand Prix, Michael Andretti, Motorsport art by Randy Owens, Paul Newman, Penske Racing, Ryan Hunter-Reay, Sebastien Bourdais, Will Power

When we last visited the motorsport art of Randy Owens, we explored some of his greatest Indy car hits. The newest Indy body kit features in two new pieces.

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Building the MA Scale Target Dallara DW12

February 20, 2020February 29, 2020 fittiLotus72 1143 Views 1/43 MA Scale Indy car models, 1/43 Replicarz Indy car models, 1/43 Target Dallara DW12, 1/43rd scale model cars, 1/43rd scale race cars, 2012 Indy 500 winner, Dario Franchitti, indy 500, indy car, Indycals, indycar, MA scale, MA Scale Target Dallara DW12, Model cars, Models, Replicarz, Replicarz Indy model cars, Target Dallara DW12, the racerhead, The Racerhead Gift Guide, theracerhead.com

First impressions can often be wrong. Or not. That was the case when I opened the box containing the MA Scale Target Dallara DW12 kit.

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