Double 1/18 Indy Car Display

[rudyaguilar]

Started work on the frame of the display/diorama to hold two 1/18 Indy Cars. Eventually it will hold my 1980 Tim Richmond car and another future custom. I used cabernet colored stain that I think with the clear gloss over it looks pretty good. Still want to do another final coat of the polyurethane though. Gonna start on the actual track platform next. On my first attempt at a display I didn't really measure much, just eyeballed. So this time I plan on trying to get accurate measurements of the wall. It will be the same section of track which includes the yard of bricks/start finish line, just extended out to be longer and angled to 15 degrees. Will add more pictures as it progresses. 

[kyledehart5]

Nice!! Look forward to watching this one move along!

[406 Silverado]

Will be watching this........

[handiabled]

Bookmarked!

[deafpanzer]

You have my attention too!

[rudyaguilar]

Finally made a little progress on the display. Decided to do a single glass door for this one instead of the sliding doors. But I'll more than likely do the sliding ones for the next one. Definitely use acrylic instead of glass too, it's a lot cheaper. Put the hinges too close together at first so had to move them to the edges. Still need to work on the catch fence. I have some angled 1 inch aluminum that will cover the top lights and bottom lip of the track that I just finished painting white and will hopefully put that in soon.

[kyledehart5]

Fantastic work. That’s looking really nice. And I love the yard of bricks you’ve added too.

[rudyaguilar]

Thanks! I found a 1/18 brick stamp that just so happened to be the same number of bricks wide as the actual yard of bricks at the track. Here is the site in case anyone needs them. They have different scales for whatever you need.. It comes from Europe, I think Belgium, so shipping is a little longer than usual but it came in within like three weeks if I remember right. 

fatindustries.bigcartel.com/product/brick-stamp 

[406 Silverado]

Great to see you back on this very cool project Rudy. Good call on that brick stamp and thank you for the link. +1 Karma to you. 

[jeaton01]

On the last display case I built I made the whole front face removable. It fits so tight that it is almost dust free. It is held in place with pins on the bottom and top.

[rudyaguilar]

I didn't even think about that. That's a great idea. I may try that on my next one. Thanks for the idea!

[kyledehart5]

Jan 13, 2024 9:31:17 GMT -5 rudyaguilar said:

Thanks! I found a 1/18 brick stamp that just so happened to be the same number of bricks wide as the actual yard of bricks at the track. Here is the site in case anyone needs them. They have different scales for whatever you need.. It comes from Europe, I think Belgium, so shipping is a little longer than usual but it came in within like three weeks if I remember right. 

fatindustries.bigcartel.com/product/brick-stamp 

Very cool!!

[rudyaguilar]

Welp. It's far from perfect on the first attempt at a two-car display, but I think she's at a point where I'm doing looking at it. Lol. But I'm just glad I was finally able to get my 1980 Tim Richmond custom built for me out of it's box for the first time and put it in there. The other car it will house is Pete Halsmer's 1981 Indy 500 car that should be made sometime late this year! One thing I wanted to do differently was drill holes in the pipe (using dowel rods next time) to allow me to string braided wire through the posts to simulate the strength cables on true racing catch fences. I had already glued them in place by the time I remembered that's what I wanted to do. But oh well, it's more of just something to add some realism, not really anything someone would see or care about. But it looks decent enough. Gonna get better each time. Next display I'm planning is gonna be of one of the old Indy garages that will hold a single car. 

[cheyenne]

Beautiful work on the vehicles , very , very cool audience back drop !!!

[lyle]

That is really somethin

[kyledehart5]

Love this Rudy!! Great work. The track and bricks look awesome. I love those old Indy garages too so I’ll look forward to seeing that.

[handiabled]

What a beautiful display! Under the lights really makes the details of your car stand out

[406 Silverado]

Dude.....whoever winds up with that is gonna be one happy camper! What a cool display piece and your work on it really paid off into quite the outcome Rudy. Very cool!

[rudyaguilar]

Thank you!

[rudyaguilar]

Thank you! This one is for me. Definitely learning some new things to try for the next though. I do plan on eventually making maybe 5-7 and trying my hand at selling them next year at the Indy racing memorabilia show in Indianapolis. 

[deafpanzer]

It really came out great!!!

I think you should visit my local model club right here in Indianapolis if you haven't. The club has been healthy strong with 30-40 active members and we meet on every 3rd Friday of the month at VFW near Fort Harrison. And we host a big show every year in Lebanon and next one will be on April 6th and you should bring it to the show too.

[rudyaguilar]

Hey thanks! Yeah definitely send me the details. That sounds awesome!

[jmarc]

CCCCCCCCCCCOOL !

[project510]

This is so cool. I love that you added the crowd in the background. If I ever finish my F1 Builds I will have to copy this and make one for myself! Well done!

[deafpanzer]

Feb 14, 2024 17:40:52 GMT -5 rudyaguilar said:

Hey thanks! Yeah definitely send me the details. That sounds awesome!

AWESOME! Here's information about the club....

www.ipmsroscoeturner.org

I don't think many showed up last night because of the snow. I plan on attending next month and the big show in Lebanon will be on April 6th. Keep modeling!

[rudyaguilar]

Would love to see it on here if you do make one! 

[Steve Zuleski]

Excellent display set-up!

[bradley25mm]

Amazing work. Love all the details.

[Medicman71]

That’s an awesome idea for a display. Very nice!