|
Randy Ayers Nascar Modeling Forums
|
View previous topic :: View next topic |
Author |
Message |
john843
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 607 Location: S.C. Lowcountry
|
Posted: Mon May 06, 2019 10:17 pm Post subject: Dover trophy |
|
|
Does anyone know how the Dover trophy with the winning car model in Miles the Monster's hand is done? Is it a somewhat generic diecast of the winner's car or more of an accurate replica depicting the car that day? Seems like I heard something about it a little while back but can't remember. I'd like to think that there's some modeling involved but don't know.
John |
|
Back to top |
|
|
DaveVan
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 1576
|
Posted: Tue May 07, 2019 7:07 am Post subject: |
|
|
In the past the car in Miles hand was the winners car. Yesterday it was a #01 car and I never saw what make it was. They may have gone to having one Ford, Chevy and Toyota on hand, each generic #01.....for first place. Pretty sure it's a die cast. When I was in the Lionel store in Concord last week they had decent die cast of all three makes in the $20 range for the simple versions. |
|
Back to top |
|
|
scooter64
Joined: 27 Jan 2018 Posts: 301
|
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 6:12 pm Post subject: |
|
|
i've been looking for this article that talks about the cars for the winners trophy...
i swear it was about one guy...whos job was to create accurate representations of all the cars running for the upcoming race...
that way...no matter who won...they had joe schmoe's car at the ready to stick in Mile's hand on the way to victory lane/circle.
(shrugs) _________________
|
|
Back to top |
|
|
john843
Joined: 28 Jan 2018 Posts: 607 Location: S.C. Lowcountry
|
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 6:23 pm Post subject: |
|
|
scooter64 wrote: | i've been looking for this article that talks about the cars for the winners trophy...
i swear it was about one guy...whos job was to create accurate representations of all the cars running for the upcoming race...
that way...no matter who won...they had joe schmoe's car at the ready to stick in Mile's hand on the way to victory lane/circle.
(shrugs) |
That's pretty much the gist of what I remember either seeing (reading) or hearing. Been looking for it but no luck yet.
John |
|
Back to top |
|
|
tlaferri
Joined: 22 Mar 2018 Posts: 56
|
Posted: Wed May 08, 2019 7:36 pm Post subject: |
|
|
scooter64 wrote: | i've been looking for this article that talks about the cars for the winners trophy...
i swear it was about one guy...whos job was to create accurate representations of all the cars running for the upcoming race...
that way...no matter who won...they had joe schmoe's car at the ready to stick in Mile's hand on the way to victory lane/circle.
(shrugs) |
That seems like a lot of work/effort, especially with the number of one off paint schemes teams now run , for one guy, or a team of guys, to go through to customize/create each car and its markings, and what happens to the other 30 or 40 "customs" that were made but not used? I'd think its more likely that it is/was one guys job to locate and have available a representative version of each drivers car in the race and have it ready to place in the trophy at the end and, perhaps, there is someone then contracted to make an accurate version of the winners actual car after the fact and that one is delivered to the winning team/driver at a later date. It just seems more logical, cost effective and less labor intensive. As an example, if you do a google image search of the Martin Truex 2016 dover win, it shows that he drove the 78 car with Furniture Row markings but if you look at the car in Miles hand it's a 78 Bass Pro shops/Tracker markings car-
I'll gladly stand corrected tho, and line up for the job, if you find the article and they're hiring!!! :^) |
|
Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum You cannot vote in polls in this forum
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
|