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  1. The wire wheels are fantastic looking.  You can't get any more realistic than real wire wheels.  They require work and it's going to be slow going at first, but once you get the hang of it, it gets easier.

    They are available in 1/25 and 1/16 scales from Micro Nitro (www.MicroNitro.net)

    With the help of Bob Spedding's experimentation and expert building technique, I made directions for both scales.  The photo above is one of Bob's completed wheels.

    They're available in a PDF file which I attached here.  If you have any questions regarding the instructions, email me at TedsModeling@gmail.com.

    Jim, at Micro Nitro, has a wheel assembly fixture available which positions the hub and rim for lacing, but the instructions are still necessary to understand the lacing procedure and sequence.

    Wire Wheel Instructions 1_16 Scale.pdf

    Wire Wheel Instructions 1_25 Scale.pdf

  2. Jeff - It all looks so awesome. Those throttle bodies are excellent and you mentioned they were scaled after the real thing - great research work.

    Is the engine modeled after a specific Sonny's engine? If so, how do you get your measurements from them?

    Is that very first photo a pic of the valve covers?

  3. I really appreciate the little details that make it look realistic

    I keep looking at those welding heat stains on the suspension linkage parts - lovely how they taper/blend to nothing.

    How did you machine the 'notches' in the ring between the blower pulley and its spacer?

    PS0099_zps45fd05a2.jpg

    Love the Micro Nitro Pro Mag. Did you use an anodized paint on it?

  4. Going back over this build again from the beginning, I appreciate you showing us small incremental steps of setting up and constructing the chassis. Most of the time we see the body and a few photos later it's mounted on the chassis. Thanks.

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