Circuit Reims-Gueux Poste and Commentator Stand / Streckenposten und Kommentatoren
Modeling from a real track, includes extensive research. Even it is merely slot car racetrack, it should represent the look and. While researching images of the track from the period, pictures with variations of the posts emerged. Unfortunately, there seems to be not too much evidence of those posts. Only the structure at Virage de la Garenne appears in pictures frequently, suggesting the construction changed over the year.
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Virage de la Garenne, Virage de Muizon, Commentator stand
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Karte/Übersicht
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Map of the
Circuit Reims Gueux
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Mock-ups
Photos suggested that the structures changed over the years. Obviously, the Virage de Thillois was a favorite location for taking pictures. The changes of the post are significant, along with the growing number of advertising banners. Still a colorful mixture, even thou Dunlop, Total, Shell, and BP dominating.
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View from La Garenne Virage de Thillois towards
the track
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To decide on the size and look, mock-up of various posts had to be made. The mock-ups included the Commentator stand. It seemed obvious that it was build using the same technique as the marshals stands. Not all the marshal stands looked the same. Therefore 3 different versions evolved.
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Poste at Virage de Thillois with large BP
Billboards
and Dunlop banners |
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View from the Pavillon Andre Lambert to the back
straight with the Poste No. 2.
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Construction
The fact that the structures were only set up for the races made them even more interesting. While images of the Dunlop bridges assemblance could be found to help with the model, the structure of the various marshal’s huts hat to be improvised. Balsa Wood and wooden profiles were used recreating preassembled elements that could have been transported to their destination and put together on the sight
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Fabricating
segments for the various poste along the track, and assembling and painting the
parts before placing them on the track.
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Circuit Reims-Gueux Poste at the track
Need to add more pictures of the finished posts soon
