The RED BARON

Ya its another Red Baron,will be making a few changes to this one,this one has Mercedes aircraft engine in it,I will be bulding the show rod with the 6cly pontiac engine,removing the chrome from the helmet and painting it bright silver,built one back in '75 superglue my thumb to the helmet,

photos of the show rod Red Baron

Hopefully this time your finger won't become part of the model!

ya they laughed at the Hospital about it

Cool, looking forward to your take on the Baron, any progress yet to show?
Not much of a kit, hey Allan. The chrome on my helmet had marks all through it. I had no choice but to strip it.
There's lots of info on the net about the red baron, there's a few different versions. I'm basing my build on this ratty one;

That ratty Baron does look different. What a great showcar this is.

Good luck with your build Allan.

Have not started this one as yet,going to build mine as the show rod,thinking I have a Pontiac motor some were,ya Clutch its a shocking kit they sold close to 2 million kits of this when it first came out.

just gotten two photos of the Red Baron's engine from the museum were the show rod is,its a Pontiac 6cyl the kit engine is a 1914 merecdes 6cyl. the colour of the Baron is metallic red.

need some help please,anyone know how to build a set of the exhuast pipes

To achieve the tapered part, use the metal ferrul (spl) from artist type paint brushes, lots of different sizes and pretty cheap at the big green shed or Spotlight. Then you just add sprue or Evergreen round rod to the engine end. BMF.paint or weather to you taste.
Good luck
Rod

Thanks for the idea Rod,will look into it.

fat141 wrote:To achieve the tapered part, use the metal ferrul (spl) from artist type paint brushes, lots of different sizes and pretty cheap at the big green shed or Spotlight. Then you just add sprue or Evergreen round rod to the engine end. BMF.paint or weather to you taste.
Good luck
Rod

I have never tried this idea but in Scale Auto they talk about using Solder for Exhaust Pipes. I don't know how you would do it but someone might know

I don't think solder would work for the large open bit,still looking for the Pontaic engine in all my parts bits.

just gotten the six cly Pontaic motor back from a mate that was going to use but he forgot what he was going to use it for,will make a start on it next year

have to find this one in my stash of kits and finish it.