I'll have to throw my 2cents in on this post. These are all just awesome looking cars. I know the 512's are a dime a dozen but that is without a doubt one of my favorite's. Then again I would say the entire can-am series was probably my all time fav. race series.

Great stuff guys. Give me some fun ideas to try out.

Cheers,
Xence

Yankee, I think you posted these on the wrong thread??? Shouldn't they be on the " Show me some rare stuff!!" thread??? Are these AFX prototypes, never released cars??? If not, they should be!!! Great looking workmanship :thumbsup::thumbsup: Fantastic!!! RM

Some great looking customs going on here. Makes you think the manufacturers should start rethinking their color choices and liveries. :thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

Probably my last Ferrari 512 . Starting on some Can Am's for a while. I'm not going to even try to stay up with you guys on the domestics...I just wouldn't measure up. Hope you like'em.

"wouldn't measure up" my butt. Your cars are beautiful and complete in detail. Another fine grouping to add. Though the others are very nice, again, you knock my socks of with the 512M! Very cool! :thumbsup:

Thanks Guys!

DD / Demether - The decals are from Pattos Place. The Roman Brio gold and silver front stripe comes up a little short at the front end of the AFX T260...you have to cut a piece from another set of stripes to finish it off. They also do not line up well on the top of the intake vent. You have to play around with it to get it to look half way decent. The stripe should be slightly wider. A sheet has (8) sets on it for about $5.50 US. Probably won't do anymore of these, however.

You know Patto will size them for you if the strpes are a little short and narrow get a set at 110%

Roger Corrie

Yankee 3b, Sorry for off topic, but I have to ask! Is it Nettles, Brocius,
A-Rod......? :confused:

How about Mike Pagliaroni? Great glove. Non Yankee fan, Dave.

beautiful builds once again!you can cancel that order of humble pie too!your work always impresses everyone here,i am sure!

Roger, thanks for the tip!

Dyno Dom / Dave -
It was Clete Boyer...probably before your time. I Come from a long line of Yankee fans and started playing 3B in little league 1959. Clete was their 3B from '59-'66. Actually, that was my childhood dream to play 3B for the Yanks. I was drafted by the Seattle Pilots out of high school, opted for college, blew out my knee and that was the end of that dream. Played a little semi-pro till I was 26 and then felt it was time to grow up and get serious about a career. "And that's the rest of the story."

Thanks for reply. I've always been a Yankee fan. Still, being drafted, you came a lot closer to your dream than most! :thumbsup:

Hope you like'em!

Yankee, you need to give yourself a bit more credit than you do!! These are awesome, and the detail work is superb!!! I can't seem to get one decal straight and you're doing flawless work one after another!!! Super job!!!

Those are fantastic :thumbsup: Nice Brumos in the back there. :)

Yankee, You have got the Can-Am cars down to a science :thumbsup::thumbsup: Great detail and colorful, look like they're tampo printed. Fantastic work!!! RM

I was lucky enought to get to see these close up last week. Man the detail is incredible on these and they would be great canindates for a New "Honey I blew up the kids" movie. :thumbsup::thumbsup:

Bob...Honey I blew up the slot car layout...zilla (how cool would that be!!)

superb cars !

bravo !

Finally got around to doing another one. It's so darn hot here that the spray paint dries before it hits the body! :rolleyes:

Tried something different on this one. I had some dark yellow spray paint left over from another car, but it was too dark for this particular car. After I shot the yellow I immediately sprayed a light coat of Matt White over it...just kind of a misty coat and it lightened up real nice without any color variations or signs that the white was sprayed on it. The finish was obviously somewhat dull, but the clearcoat brought back the shine. Don't know how it would work on dark base colors, but it seems to work fine on the light colors.

Super build... again!

Your attention to detail is always inspiring.

I love your repaints. Cool ;)

Impressive! :thumbsup:

brrrRROWWWwwwwwwwwwww!

Flawless build!!! You have really got everything down to the finest detail on the money!! And while the car always grabs my attention first, the scenery always holds my attention for that additional minute or two!!! I can get lost in the picture, taking it all in...It feels like I am standing there on the side of the road.. The back view pic is totally captivating!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

I sure hope Wahoo Steve has you on retainer... Because with the track work you've done (makes Tomy look like the only one to buy).... and now these color schemes on the Can Am cars all looking so good.... It would be a shame if they didn't recognize your ability to make these AFX bodies look so good too. The stuff you are cranking out looks like long lost test shots... stuff they shoulda done back in the day (and probably still could). Makes me (almost ;)) want to buy something besides tjets!!!!.... Just super nice work. :thumbsup::thumbsup: nd

I likes yellow!!! Nice detail work, very nice!!! Wahoo Steve and Yahoo Yankee need to hook up and release some of these designs, just my thoughts. I know I'd like Can-Am a lot more with these colorful paint schemes...RM

wow Yankee, that is one BEAUTIFUL car!

Can Am...yes you can!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yankee,

That is race-a-rific man. :thumbsup::thumbsup: How I saw it: First the yellow grabbed me, then the real fine detail work stunned me! Then the rims in silver & black just wopped me upside the head a few times...WOW!

*bzzzzzzzzzz still stunned bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz*

Bob...I can almost see the driver shifting gears and clutching...zilla

Thanks guys! I know you guys get all excited about yellow cars and then you overlook the mistakes. :) Hope to have a few more in a couple of weeks.

Nice build. Randy put your tongue back in your mouth :tongue:

The two 917's are probably reproduced more than any other ones, but I think they are two of the nicest Porsches from the 70's.

yankee_3b your cars are outstanding! The finish and detail is excellent. I am very impressed! Love the old Can ams and 917's. This may or may not be of interest if you like the old race cars. Love the sound of these. Turn it up!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8nu4x5QLA0

Yankee does it again!!!!! Back to back home runs followed by 2 grand slams!!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::cool:

As much as I like a yellow race car, I don't know which one I'd pick as a favorite!!! They all look that good!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup: RM

Amazing job Yankee. If you are looking for more Porsche inspiration this site and its associates are a great place to start:

http://www.gunnarracing.com/index.html

I like it too. I hope, one day, I'll do a canam/classic le mans prototypes racing class too.

I am digging these Yankee...Sweet Porsches of Las Vegas Man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yankee_3b your cars are outstanding! The finish and detail is excellent. I am very impressed! Love the old Can ams and 917's. This may or may not be of interest if you like the old race cars. Love the sound of these. Turn it up!

Cool video -- I remember seeing pics of F5000 races in the Racing Pictorial magazines my dad would buy me when we went to the USAC stock car races at fair park (now known as the Milwaukee Mile).

Followed this link to an in-car video of F5000 racing -- gets pretty cool at about 50 seconds in:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yJx3dNUXQY

That almost makes me want to dust off the PS2 and break the Gran Turismo 4 out of mothballs!!! Nice clip Doba!!

Thanks guys for the comments, links and videos. There's just something about the sound of the old engines and the low idle rumble. I guess it's just what you grow up with. Great stuff!:)

The two 917's are probably reproduced more than any other ones, but I think they are two of the nicest Porsches from the 70's.


Can you imagine if they came built this way from Aurora. :eek:

Great looking customs! :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

Tried a new paint process. To avoid painting in the door and hatch lines, I first sprayed the body with gloss black, then I immediately sprayed on a few very light coats of orange from about 12 inches away. The result was a success and I also achieved a burnt orange color that represents the original paint scheme more accurately. Too bad the true color does not show up in the pics (still a tad too orange). This one turned out much nicer than the first one I did which was painted bright orange (pic attached). Still have to apply the clear, but thought I'd take some pics just in case I screw it up. I don't know if this process will work with all colors, but it might be worth a shot. The outcome is worth it if it does. Just make sure you don't lay the coats on too thick and too close to the body or the spray will completely cover the lines. Hope you guys like it.

Has anyone tried this before?

Excellent tip and a great looking car!

Never tried it, but looks like it works to me!!! What brand and color of orange is that if I may ask??? Does that detail work come in a can also??? RM

You found out my secret Randy. If I want to paint a Porsche 917-30 Martini I just order that specific model paint, spray it on and Presto, completely done with all the details. I Wish! :drunk:

The brand is Tamiya and the color is TS-12 Orange.

You might have to use other dark base colors other than black on some colors or it might produce an ugly shade. Yellow would probably come out looking like brown mustard.:lol:

You found out my secret Randy. If I want to paint a Porsche 917-30 Martini I just order that specific model paint, spray it on and Presto, completely done with all the details. I Wish! :drunk:

The brand is Tamiya and the color is TS-12 Orange.

You might have to use other dark base colors other than black on some colors or it might produce an ugly shade. Yellow would probably come out looking like brown mustard.:lol:

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOR you could give it a light blast of white & then hit it with the color you want.

Bob...does that make sense?...zilla

Here are two more 917's I've been working on. The yellow one is a 917K/81. They were trying to hang on to the 917 body and made several changes to try a salvage it, but 1981 was the end on the line for the 917's. I fabricated the rear wing assembly by cutting off the rear fins of an AFX 917-10, attaching, reshaping and puttying them. The wing was shaped from a scrap piece of plastic. The other 917 is my "Black" Jagermeister version. It was fun trying to keep the dust off of this one. I also took a pin vise and a 0.30mm drill bit and drilled out the holes in the exhauts and the silver engine bracket. Looks great and beats trying to hand paint in those areas with flat black. Sorry it doesn't show up in the pictures.

Oh my again!!! I can't find these in Bob Beers book. Were these Prototypes??? Man, I'm liking these Can-Am/GTP style cars more and more. You know I likes Ol' Yeller, but that black one is looking smooth :thumbsup::thumbsup: Nice touch on the wheels also!!! ... RM

I always watch out for your cars on Ebay. Now I just have to look here! You do the best work on this style of race car I have ever seen. Detail is excellent!

Someday.... Yankee, you had perfected redoing these body styles a ways back, and I'm still floored every time you post some of them up. One of these days I will be able to swing a couple of these. Wahoo Steve.. you looking?? Give this man a job!!! Even if it's just a freelance designer. :thumbsup::thumbsup: