slusher Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 Outstanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1 model citizen Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Very nice indeed! I'm curious as to the attachments mounted to the cowl's side. Mirrors? (doesn't look mirror face.) Lights? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakentaja Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, #1 model citizen said: Very nice indeed! I'm curious as to the attachments mounted to the cowl's side. Mirrors? (doesn't look mirror face.) Lights? Do you mean this? It is a turn signal from the time before turn signal lamps was invented. Edited October 4, 2020 by Rakentaja Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doorsovdoon Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 Very nice car! Those things sticking out are called trafficators. In the UK, they were always fitted in the B pillars as part of the car. They sprung out by way of a solenoid and lit up. Pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted October 5, 2020 Author Share Posted October 5, 2020 On 10/4/2020 at 5:50 AM, #1 model citizen said: Very nice indeed! I'm curious as to the attachments mounted to the cowl's side. Mirrors? (doesn't look mirror face.) Lights? On 10/4/2020 at 6:58 AM, Rakentaja said: Do you mean this? It is a turn signal from the time before turn signal lamps was invented. On 10/4/2020 at 10:15 AM, doorsovdoon said: Very nice car! Those things sticking out are called trafficators. In the UK, they were always fitted in the B pillars as part of the car. They sprung out by way of a solenoid and lit up. Pretty cool. Exactly as Jouko and Gareth said. These devices were a European peculiarity (also in Italy, to my knowledge not in France). In Germany the swing-out arms were initially made of metal, unlit and operated by Bowden cables. By and by they were made of orange, translucent plastic with a small bulb inside and operated electrically. At the final stage they moved up and down. Therefore they were colloquially called Winker (= wavers). Since 1961 all vehicles, old and new, had to be fitted with orange turn signal lights at the front and the rear. Jouko, fantastic photography, the picture seems to be taken from a sales brochure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rakentaja Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 10 hours ago, Plastheniker said: Exactly as Jouko and Gareth said. These devices were a European peculiarity (also in Italy, to my knowledge not in France). In Germany the swing-out arms were initially made of metal, unlit and operated by Bowden cables. By and by they were made of orange, translucent plastic with a small bulb inside and operated electrically. At the final stage they moved up and down. Therefore they were colloquially called Winker (= wavers). Since 1961 all vehicles, old and new, had to be fitted with orange turn signal lights at the front and the rear. Jouko, fantastic photography, the picture seems to be taken from a sales brochure. Jürgen, the photo is not from the sales brochure, it is a cover image of the Revell scale model instructions. I have it because I have build 2 and ½ of them and they can be seen here if you have not seen them before. ? In Finland those things were called Vinkkarit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#1 model citizen Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 On 10/3/2020 at 11:58 PM, Rakentaja said: Do you mean this? It is a turn signal from the time before turn signal lamps was invented. Thanks for the response. I don't ever recall seeing that style turn signal, although it reminds me of the Citroens that had similar turn signal arms that were built into the B pillars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 looks great, very nice job and great color Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted October 6, 2020 Share Posted October 6, 2020 wow. Looks excellent Jürgen. i love the Color! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Your work always looks Amazing! This is no exception! Top notch work indeed. Beautiful build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Wyatt Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 Jurgen, I am humbled by all the nice builds! Would like to chat with you Mr Kowalski about making wire wheels.True wire wheels are the best! I'm doing a vintage E-type Jag build. Is there a better way to contact you? -Mark Wyatt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stitchdup Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 33 minutes ago, M. Wyatt said: Jurgen, I am humbled by all the nice builds! Would like to chat with you Mr Kowalski about making wire wheels.True wire wheels are the best! I'm doing a vintage E-type Jag build. Is there a better way to contact you? -Mark Wyatt He has done a tutorial on making wire wheels the way he does them, and there are a couple of others also on the forum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastheniker Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 11 hours ago, M. Wyatt said: Jurgen, I am humbled by all the nice builds! Would like to chat with you Mr Kowalski about making wire wheels.True wire wheels are the best! I'm doing a vintage E-type Jag build. Is there a better way to contact you? -Mark Wyatt Mark, I have sent a PM just now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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