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Excellent! I especially love the weathering. It adds great depth and realism to the model. Well done!

Thank you, Helmut! The TDF is waiting it's turn, patiently, with replacement wheels and tires and lowered stance definitely part of the plan. 😄

I was speaking with Herb Deeks this morning and was highly encouraged to attend! 😄 Seems like a very good idea.

Very nice!! The wheels and tires made a huge improvement. Great color choice. Nice details under hood. Keep up the great work! 😃

Looks great, JC! I like the cart too. Not hard to imagine this as a full size vehicle at a restoration shop.

Thank you, JC!

Wheels: Narrowed rims from a 1/24 Burago / Deagostini Ferrari 250, painted silver. Herb Deeks photo etched spokes. Danbury Mint 250 TR chrome knockoffs. Tires: Dunlops from Revell ’29 Ford rat-rod pickup. Whitewall inserts sectioned / narrowed to slim them down to about half thickness. Then, Monogram Jaguar XK120 whitewall inserts with Dunlop script added in front of the Revell inserts. Their ID matches the Burago rims and OD matches the Revell tires. Front Suspension: Drop spindles made from brass rod and tubing to lower the front end 3mm and shift the wheels forward 1mm in the wheel wells. Drilled and tapped for buttonhead allen screws to attach the wheels. Steering rack modified with new tie rod ends to maintain the working steering. Rear Suspension: Coil springs removed, replaced with stainless wire wrapped around a machine screw, lowering the suspension by 2mm. Engine: Carburetors replaced with Webers by Replicas and Miniatures Company of Maryland. Modified intake manifold. Fuel line added. Distributors are part Danbury Mint and part RMCOM, with plug wires and ignition coils added in the firewall. One of the more difficult tasks was drilling spark plug holes in the cylinder heads, which are pretty thick metal. Repainted the cam covers from a hideous pink shade to wrinkle red. Prototypically correct chassis bracing added around the engine compartment, made from soldered brass tubing. Interior: White scale ignition wiring used to represent white piping on the seats. Seat belts from Gofer Racing. The fuse panel under the right side of the cowl with Magnetti Marelli voltage regulator and so forth actually came from a Burago 250 Testarossa, which isn’t good for much else! 😊 Body: Added #46 racing number, correct for the car this represents; serial #0756TR. Also added the Pegasus decals on the head rest and printed the number on the back, as seen at Pebble Beach. What else? I did add one exterior mirror on the driver’s side, matching the full-size Ferrari. Great car, regular vintage racer for over twenty years when owned and campaigned by Dr. Lou Sellyei, a world renowned eye surgeon from Reno. He passed away in 2015. Way back in 1987, it was featured on the cover of Road & Track magazine. I always wanted to build a model of the car and finally have, by modifying a Danbury Mint diecast.

Dale, you nailed it~ perfect representation of Dow 7! Thanks, -TIM-

Great work, Andy! The hinges and bodywork look really good. Too much chrome? Well, in 1985 we would have taken a cue from Mercedes and Porsche and just blacked it out, painted it body color, or removed it altogether, right? http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/136348-58-chevy-impala-street-machine/

Beautiful work David! https://petrolicious.com/films/1965-bizzarrini-a3c-a-le-mans-underdog-story

Perfect combination!

Dale, that looks GREAT! Excellent workmanship. Love the details. The colors look right on, especially noticed the magnesium finish on the wheels and valve covers- perfect! What type/color paint to you use on those pieces?

Thank you, Hanjo! Yes, 1/24. That's the beauty of these wheels; they're so good, it's hard to be sure what the scale is from an unmarked photo! Oh, and one correction- Fernando is Portuguese, not a Spaniard. I chatted with him this morning. He likes the photos and will be adding them to his web page. -TIM-

Thank you, Gary! 😃 Posting one more shot showing off the cool Fernando Pinto wheels, and then two shots of the stock, Leo Models wheels. They're not bad, but nowhere near as nice.

Disco Volante........That's Italian for "Flying Saucer" 😄 Love the shape. This is from Leo Models / Hachette. I ordered the model from a vendor in Italy. The wheels are from Fernando Pinto of Spain. The two have been sitting on my bench for some time now. I happen to be waiting for paint to cure on another project, so I went ahead and tackled this one. Not much work on my part, just figuring out some axles using a couple different diameters of aluminum tubing, some brake drums from steel washers, and a little flat black paint inside the fenders and interior.

Thank you again, Jason, for making these a reality! I'll be checking the mailbox for my order soon. Looking at your site this morning, I see "3 available / 13 sold". Off to a good start.....

How wide? Jason, I think your idea of 7.2 and 9.5 is right on the money. Please see attached photos. I took two of your early prototype front wheels and popped them in some rubber Michelin tires. They'll look even better with your new two-piece design with wider, deeper rear wheels. The bigger rear tires are from a Revell Ferrari 365 Boxer kit. The smaller fronts are from the new Revell Jaguar XKE. They're posed in comparison to FIA wheels and tires from Historic Racing Miniatures.

Yes Sir! https://www.ebay.fr/str/jackmodelling and https://www.jackmodelling.com/ The FIA Cobra wheels will be available soon.

Over 300 views since Thursday morning, definitely a good level of interest. 😄 I'm happy to report that the prototypes are well under way and looking fantastic!! Jack Modeling does phenomenal work, and quick. Both front and rear wheels engineered to match full size Cobras. You'll be pleased to hear these will have a separate hoop and disk, and separate knockoffs to greatly aid in finishing to your liking. Sneak peak photos attached. More updates to follow in the weeks ahead.

Looks great, Gary! 😃

Great Job! It looks very much like the full size pickup, which is a cool hot rod. You nailed it! Keep up the good work. 😊

Hey Bill, thanks for the feedback. Yes, separate knockoffs and the diameter would be specified.

Hello Guys, Trying to gauge the level interest in a set of 3D printed Cobra wheels. If someone were to offer these, how many sets would you buy? What do you think would be a reasonable price? Specifically, the Halibrand FIA wheels featured on Cobras raced in Europe, both on the Daytona coupes and FIA roadsters. These same, six-spoke wheels were used on USRRC roadsters here in the states as well. Why FIA wheels? Well, obviously they look fantastic, and they're a key, missing ingredient for a great FIA model. Per this blog, they're one of the 'Five Best Wheels for your Shelby Cobra'. https://www.rcnmag.com/blog/five-best-wheels-for-your-shelby-cobra What's on the market already? Well, there's a nice set of wheels offered by Jay's Resin, but only in a scale 20" or 21" diameter. I've asked him several times if he'd consider offering them in a scale 15" instead, but no reply, apparently no interest on his part. There used to be a nice set of 15" wheels and tires cast in resin by Historic Racing Miniatures, offered through Model Builders Warehouse......but they're really hard to get. What if an exceptionally good vendor, like Jack Modeling offered a nice 15" printed wheel in stead? There are distinct wheels for the front and rear with different widths, different offsets, and slightly shorter spokes on the rear due to the different drum.......that would all need to be part of the offering. In terms of model car sizing, a common diameter for 1/24th wheels is 17.5 millimeter. Wheels offered in that diameter, or just slightly bigger, say 17.8mm, would fit a multitude of commonly offered kit tires. Price? Like, how much are we talking here? Well, you can buy brand new, 15" x 6-1/2" and 15" x 7-1/2" replica wheels in Magnesium for $2,585.00 each through Mr. Fiat on ebay. New FIA Mags New Aluminum versions by Trigo are only $450 each, offered in 7-1/2" and 9-1/2" widths. https://www.trigowheels.com/289_5_f_a.html Resin printed versions in 1/24 would be significantly less. 😀 https://www.fordmuscle.com/features/car-features/driven-shelby-fia-cobra-continuation-is-a-rolling-wow-factor/