Scale-Master Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 I machined the valve stems for the wheels in one piece each including the washer, two nuts, stem and cap (plus a mounting pin). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Even though I measured several times and the dimensions were and are correct, they just didn't look quite right when I installed them into the rims. A more common issue than many might realize when making things in scale, sometimes things have to be made out of scale to look like they are in scale. So I made a new slightly smaller set of five. (I already installed one just to see how it looks…) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete J. Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Mark, I have to agree with you 100%. It is all about what looks right. Our eyes deceive us in so many ways. Color, sized, distance, etc. That is the art in model building. See you Friday! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 I found some leftover seats from an older (JPE Seven) model that I didn't use in it to modify for this one. First I removed the hump and filled in the resulting hole. Then I drilled out and chamfered some holes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted January 11, 2018 Share Posted January 11, 2018 Nice looking seats for the newer Gulf Seven, and it just shows you what can be done with parts from different kits. I find myself sorting through boxed kits on my top shelf, to see I have something that will fit a current build. Very often I come across the perfect part. Like you, if I can't find one.... I make one. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 The finish is Tamiya Bare Metal Silver that was sanded out then polished with SNJ powder. Maybe another round of polishing is in order… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 The metal finish wasn't as uniform as I wanted so I clear coated the seats and repeated the process with the SNJ aluminum powder. It's hard to capture in photos, but I think they look better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted January 13, 2018 Author Share Posted January 13, 2018 The seat covers were fabricated from vinyl and frisket film. The inside has the cloth material for reasons to be revealed later… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Never stop amaze when see your work.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted January 17, 2018 Share Posted January 17, 2018 Amazing work, Mark. The body panels look totally real. Going to be an incredible model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Thanks guys! I finally got around to finishing the paint work for the cowl… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted March 15, 2018 Author Share Posted March 15, 2018 I made the rubber pad for the edge of the scuttle from some vinyl tubing I slit down one side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 That's the way to do it Mark... the rubber pad for the scuttle looks just perfect, and so practical to use a piece of vinyl tubing. There are so many simple objects that quite often would be thrown in the bin, and then you realise it could serve as a part for a build like this. Nothing gets wasted. Sometimes a piece of styrene sprue that is sitting in a kit box after a previous build is completed can be made into a new part for some other model. Scratch building when it works is so rewarding. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted May 1, 2018 Author Share Posted May 1, 2018 You are right on David. I have a pile of scraps that come in handy all the time. Scratch-built brass roof, loosely dry fitted together, it doesn't all fit the way it will in the end since some of the panels need to be bolted in place for them to line up properly. But I like the way it is shaping up… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete J. Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Mark, looking good! I know you are going to put seat covers on them, but I like the "bomber seat" look on this car. Kind of a rustic old school thing I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 I finally got around to making the seatbelt hardware for it. It's acid cut brass. I drew the parts and made a resist (in black) then burned the parts out of the sheet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted May 3, 2018 Author Share Posted May 3, 2018 Thanks Pete. I plan to not install one of the seat covers and just fold it up and either lay it on the seat under the harnesses, or in the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Hi Mark..... the detail on this build of yours just blows me away every time. Just when I am thinking you can't go any further into the minute detail..... there you go BOOM ! I shall keep coming back to follow this one. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted May 4, 2018 Author Share Posted May 4, 2018 Thank You David! Means a lot. I modified the Tamiya anchor pieces by thinning them and filing the slots to accept a scale 2.5 inch wide belt instead of the 2.0 they normally accept. Top ones are roughed out; bottoms are "factory" sized slots. I machined these buckles on my mill. The kit parts would lose integrity if they were widened to accept the wider belts I plan to use. They are in primer here ready to be cleaned up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 I didn't like the way the polished metal finish looked on the seats after they had been sitting for a while. They lost some of their luster and were becoming slightly splotchy looking. So I polished off the aluminum powder finish and Bare Metal Foiled them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Wow you got that stretched nicely, well done.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 Thanks Bruce. I made patterns for the sides and was able to do it in five pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted May 13, 2018 Author Share Posted May 13, 2018 I machined aluminum snaps to fasten the seat covers to the seats. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scale-Master Posted May 14, 2018 Author Share Posted May 14, 2018 I decided after I made the seat belt hardware to make the passenger side all clipped together. So I created new artwork and acid cut a new connected piece from brass for the buckles. This is it fresh from being cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cien1986 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 That seadbelt hardware is so real.... How do you transfer the pattern into brass? Do youncut it with ferric chloride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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