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Thanks, Pierre. I hope hob lob carries it. I'm going there today.

What do you guys think about CA glue with a spray accelerant as a good and durable adhesive for installing the spokes? If not, what would be a super-fast setting and durable glue that's not dangerous to breath and doesn't cause the plastic to break under stress? Thanks.

I tried to start adding spokes after I assembled the parts you see in this image and found out very quickly that it wasn't going to work. Drilling the individual 144 holes was a bad idea. Plus, I really didn't make the parts the right size or shape to make it work anyway. I will start from scratch and try to be more knowledgeable about the parts I make, shape and size wise, knowing that attaching the spokes will have to be done only with adhesive. I will also make 4 of everything at the same time so I can have a little more duplication in the final wheels if I can ever get them to work. I see it in my mind as cluttered as it is and feel like I might just be able to come up with something that I can get by with. I'm not ready to throw in the towel just yet.

Thanks, Gerald for the support. I'm going to have to rethink the way I'm doing this because I have found out that it's not going to work the way I'm doing it on this first wheel. Have to start from scratch and ditch the idea of drilling holes.

Anton, I think you were referring to Pierre. He is the ultimate master of brush painting with Vallejo paints and any other kind of paint for that matter. He is your man for questions about brush painting. I still do it for the stuff you don't actually see that much and I haven't got a clue how to weather.

Anton, forgive me but I can't remember the painting technique advise I gave that you are describing. What actual build was it? I think you might have me confused with someone else.

Anton, congrats. You figured it out. Okay guys you can all go home now. contest over.

Pierre, as per usual your build is an amazing thing to behold. The realism you add to your models is unequalled in its perfection by anyone else. it's always such a joy to watch the images over and over again picking up something new every time. As I always say, I cannot wait till your next offering to us mere mortals. Don't make us wait too long.

Really looking forward to it.

Looks very good to me, David. It would be impossible to get them perfect at this scale and the materials you are using especially the shape of the covers you are having to deal with. You should be proud of your results for sure. Mark J.

Looking awesome as usual, Pierre. Looking forward to the final presentation that you do so well with the photos in the background. Don't forget to post a link.

Looking fabulous, Kevin. Looks like you had a lot to do on this baby. Can't wait for the clear and the final assembly on to the chassis. Make sure you post a link to the final photo forum.

Thanks Pierre. That 24/24/24 setup is starting to give me a little hope, but I have to sit down and think it out which is never fun to do.

Thanks, Ken for clearing that up for me. The problem is I will not be able to squeeze that many spokes on to my wheels so there will be a huge fudge factor to my wheels. Then again that would be 18 spokes per row. I guess I could do 2 rows of 9 holes on the center tube right below the knockoff nut. I'm having to drill .040-inch holes with a tiny drill and its painstaking work for an old man. I keep accidently crossing over from one hole to the next an end up with a slot instead of a hole. I guess just put two spokes in that hole. I still have a feeling I'm going to be missing a lot of spokes. But who's going to be counting spokes anyway?

Pierre, those tires and wheels again look like you took the real ones and magically shrunk them down to scale. Just like everything else on the build. We should call you the weatherman.

Almost ready to install the wires for the wire wheels. When you look at a ref picture of a wire wheel and try to make sense out of it, it makes your head hurt. At least my head does. You have to install them in layers starting at the back of the wheel and moving to the front. Hopefully I can end up with 4 wheels that look somewhat the same. Usually in the past when I've had to make my own wheels the last one looks better than the first one. I had to make wheels for an IROC Camaro and that's what happened on that build. The trouble with my ref pictures is that no 4 wheels look the same and ref pictures of the actual car showing the wheels that it had were in motion. So, I will just end up with whatever I get and hope that they look passable. You've heard of rivet counting. Well, this will be wire counting instead and you're not really sure how many wires you should have in the wheel.

Mark, 30 years in the future. It's weird how wire wheels have stayed basically the same for a long time.

Pierre, those springs are next level awesome. If only my fingers would work that well.

Mark, I need to google that to see what it is, but you are about 30 years off. Thanks for contributing to this quiz and wishing that I can continue. So far, I'm still sort of on track.

Thanks, Steve, for saying that the tires will be round. I'm trying very hard to get them as round as I can and making 4 of them look the same will really be a challenge. I'm hoping the first wheel will be passable so I can continue on .

Thanks, Pierre for putting in your thoughts and being right about the wheels, but like you said, there are hundreds of possibilities, but you have narrowed it down a lot.

Very close Lee but keep on trying.

Thank you so much, David. I really appreciate the kind words about the build and you stopping by during the wip for support. It means a lot. It's been fun watching your progress with the Rolls and your 'keep to it' attitude that's making it a very successful build.

Close but no cigar, Les and Sid I haven't got a clue what you are talking about. The model I'm trying to make I've only seen as a partial build diecast that you have to finish yourself but its thousands of dollars to purchase one so not going down that path. I probably just gave it away with that comment. Oh well back to work.

Thanks, David. She is done and sitting with the others comfortably on the shelf with the middle eye level spot until the next build is done. I just started the next one so that will be a long time from now. Finished photos are in the nascar under glass section. The decals were not that old but homemade which makes them a bear to get lined up just right. thanks again for your comments about the build.