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On 1/22/2019 at 11:42 AM, bobthehobbyguy said:

Question on head and oil pan. Are they layered styrene?  How did you get the fins on the head to line up?

its actually just the ribbed and V-grooved evergreen styrene... I got really lucky with the material I used on the head, the fins fell in the perfect spots like the 1:1 finned head.  I detailed it with .30 hexagon rod cut into bolt heads,  after the glue drys I go back and sand the bolt heads flat. It really cleans it up nice, and it looks like a kit part in bare styrene.

Here is a better photo of the cleaned up head:

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And a little bit of progress last night.... scratch built a transmission/drive... it would have to have a pretty small flywheel, but it looks the part.... nothing like scratch building in a bottle. haha

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Thanks Luke and Bob!

Here is a quick update....  just made a curved radiator, Ive always wanted to make one that you can see-through.... this seemed like a good chance to do that.   I scratch built a surround then added photo-etch screens from a crazy modeler Ferrari FXX detail set.  It really worked out nice

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Last night I spent about three hours making different types of carbs/intakes that all ended up in the parts bin...  so that is a bummer, just nothing I made looked correct or had the level of detail I wanted.  So tonight I will try again, just a shame to spend that much time with zero to show for it, its all part of the process, I guess.   Instead of carbs I'm going to go with dual throttle body Hilborn inspired mechanical injection system, something like you would see on an offy... hopefully I can pull that off. :unsure:

 

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  • 2 weeks later...

Thanks Tom!  

Started spraying a little paint last night.... I really like the engine block color , it is Splash Paints Aston Martin Almond Green just feels like a modern take on the original ford green.   The header is Alclad exhaust mainifold and Alclad chrome.  

Im really getting excited to see this little guy come together.

 

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More Progress....   new seat insert is made!  I feel like i've done this before.. haha.. at least its only one this time.   Incase anyone is wondering the white grid is 1/2", and this thing is so tiny. IMG_E0753.thumb.JPG.5e3451400c9498c2a05cb6cd11901c94.JPG

and a little mockup to see the colors better...  hopefully I can wrap this guy up in the next week or so and get back on the bronco.

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Thanks guys!  im still plugging away on this little guy.... Hoping to have it done as a stand alone item for the Columbus show in a couple weeks... then back onto the bronco hauler.

Here are some progress shots:

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And starting the engine assembly... those RBmotion manifold bolts were fun...

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Thank you guys!!   im almost done with this bike! 

Here are a couple photos of in progress...   the seat lacing was especially tricky on this one... everything is just so tiny.

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and all wired and plumbed..

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and where it sits now....   just need the tanks and driveshaft and this puppy is done!  IMG_0834-retouch.thumb.jpg.4ea118d22a2b6acae6695e87269e7b1f.jpg

 

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