Lola T-70 Mk III

[Scale-Master]

Rather than C/F or Kevlar I went with the main body color for the seat backs.

[Scale-Master]

The shoulder belt adjusters, made from scratch.

[Scale-Master]

I painted the hardware and made the belts.  The little hook latches for the buckles will be installed later with some other details; they are too delicate.

[cobraman]

Fantastic workmanship !

[Scale-Master]

Thanks Ray.

 

New dash made from scratch, kit dash above (black). 

[alan barton]

Thank you Mark, for showing us all your work and especially the amazing variety of materials and processes you use to create your results.  It is fascinating watching the progress of your model and the results of all your efforts.

 

Cheers

Alan

[Scale-Master]

Thank you Alan!

 

I machined the AutoMeter gauge bezels out of aluminum.  The air vent and lower gauge housings are brass.

[Scale-Master]

While doing a periodical mock-up of the main parts I noticed the front end had somehow incurred five fractures around the wheel well, headlight and driving light openings.  I know this blue plastic is very brittle, but this was a surprise. 

As much as I intended to install the headlight buckets after the body was painted I went ahead and did so after repairing the damage for added strength.

[Scale-Master]

The driving lights did not align well with the openings in the body.  I also thought the openings looked bland being just holes in the nose.  I machined two tubes from aluminum impregnated resin and faired them into the nose.  This should also help to reinforce the nose where it has been cracking. The inward facing openings of them were shaped to accept the lights.

[absmiami]

Aluminum impregnated resin??

[Scale-Master]

Yep.  The same stuff I made the brake rotors out of.

[Scale-Master]

I made some Jabroc wear strips for the bottom of the chassis.

 

 

 

Edited September 7, 2021 by Scale-Master

[Scale-Master]

I wanted to mount the lights to the forward structure for easier final assembly after painting.  A new set of mounting brackets were fabbed up and the original light housings were reused.

[Scale-Master]

The seatbelts are complete and ready for installation.  100% scratch-built 

Edited September 8, 2021 by Scale-Master

[jchrisf]

11 hours ago, Scale-Master said:

The seatbelts are complete and ready for installation.  100% scratch-built 

That is incredible detail Mark.. how'd you get the sticking detail in the belts?

[Zippi]

Coming along nicely.  The deail looks great.  Those seatbelts came out nice.  

[Scale-Master]

Thanks guys. 

It's like anything else Chris, I decide what I want and figure out how to do it.  Then do it.

[Scale-Master]

Key switch and water temp, tach and speedo bezels were machined out of aluminum.

[Codi]

"I figure out what I want and figure out how to do it.  Then do it."   Couldn't have said it better myself Mark.  You exemplify scratch-building itself.  Great to see you really moving forward with this build.  The tweeks you did to the front end ARE noticeable and appreciated as well.   cheers, tim

[Scale-Master]

More scratch-building...  Left and right side dash panels.  The vents are brass and aluminum with PE screens.  Rivets are steel.  Glove box door handle and gauge bezels are aluminum; gauge housings are brass.

[Scale-Master]

I made the lenses out of 0.005 sheet styrene and set them in to the bezels from behind.  Just a little tedious to fit and secure.

[absmiami]

Vell done  ….   

[Scale-Master]

This is the tach "movement" before installation.

[Scale-Master]

These are the finished Auto Meter gauges.

The water temp and oil pressure are mechanical, the tach, fuel level and volts are electrical and the speedo is an electrical GPS unit.

[Monty]

Raised manufacturer script...

floating needle...