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Grill & radiator were joined with pins in sockets. Easily separated with razor saw. I was able to reach the mounting tabs on both springs with a small rotary saw, in the dremel. Crossmembers released with just a gentle nudge using a small screwdriver as a lever bar. Only damage is the slight raggedness on the left end of the center cm. So, back to the drawing board.

I have heard of his toronado build but not the avanti. The mk II is the one I'm familiar with. Did a search, on the site where he posts, for the toro, but no results. Do you by chance have links?

As a newb here I'm still in the process of reading through the archives of the forum. So, a little late but, congrats of the great work.

Been watching this guy real close for several months. This is the second project of his that I've seen. He's a remarkable talent. http://www.scalemotorcars.com/forum/large-scale-cars/36929-continental-mark-ii-38.html A worthy challenge, to be sure!

Extra set of front fenders as well as a spare rt rear. Contour guage will be used to pull shapes from model parts & transferred to 1/8 underlayment plywood & this used for shaping the panel bucks. Going to need a longer guage. Could be a barn find, all dusty & crusty looking. My first focus is to gently disassemble the frame for access to the crossmembers for measuring etc for build drawings. A couple of the old glue joints have come apart already, so hoping I can get this done with no damage. Thanks, Danno.

I attended my first meeting of the KC slammers modeling club last evening. Thanks to Bill Davis for inviting me. During the course of the evening I was introduced to a guy who has been in the hobby for 30ish yrs, I think he said, & is very into 1:8 deuces. He invited me to his home afterwards & showed me his very extensive collection of finished pieces & works in progress. Gave me a great deal on a 1:8 deuce kit to help me jump start my project.. So now I have all the parts to measure for working drawings & pulling templates for bucks over which to form the sheet metal panels on my build. I'll get some pics up later.

Very nice!

That's hot! The look & positioning of the tires/rims...I'm seeing a nascar road course style cage chassis under the skin.

Old school coachwork going on here.

The welding bead & heat stain detail on the header tubes is most impressive. Care to share your technique? In my head, I can hear that motor choppy idleing & barking in my ear. Is this a steel frame car, as well?

Is the hat carbon fiber? Noticed the weave pattern looks like woven mat.

The ultimate in realism. Ferrari with running engine & functioning drive train. His name is Pierre Scerri. I believe the scale he builds in is 1:3. Here's an aluminum body shell for a 250 GTO he's doing. Can still identify where the seams are welded & being metal finished. This personifies the level of realism I am aspiring to here.

Here's a link to a big bodied, full hollow jazz box I did. Close to 400 pics showing neck build, side bending, carving top & back plates, molds & jigs. Been playing it about 3 yrs now. http://s127.photobucket.com/user/meandi_photos/library/#/user/meandi_photos/library/archtop?sort=3&page=1&_suid=136754592781202277313854704172 A knock-off of a vox teardrop that Brian jones played early on with the stones. It's still in the works. http://s127.photobucket.com/user/meandi_photos/library/#/user/meandi_photos/library/teardrop?sort=3&page=1&_suid=136754607906203740468866754371 A PRS that I did for a friend last summer. Stripped the rosewood board & fabbed a 1/4 sawn maple board with inlaid purpleheart accent line & position markers. http://s127.photobucket.com/user/meandi_photos/library/#/user/meandi_photos/library/petesprs?sort=3&page=1&_suid=136754654539005929041432994939 I really appreciate you being willing to take the time to counsel me on my project! Tapping the experience of others can go a long way towards shortening a learning curve. I noticed on your twin engine coupe that you did the frame in steel. What would be your thoughts on using steel vs aluminum on my build. By everyone's admission, welding steel is vastly easier than alum & I welded steel on a daily basis for over 30 yrs, which would accelerate my progress on this. I don't know...I mean...I really want to approach this from a different tangent/perspective...just to see if I can do it. Not looking for a guarantee of success in it, just the challenge of doing it & the learning process of new skills is the best part of it all!

That's jusf fantastic work, Bill! This personifies the level of detail I aspire to. Who mfd. your mill? I'm going to have to have one & learn how to use it. I've got a flathead engine & several other things to build for my project.

Here's a series of vids I've been studying.

My pleasure. Couple of shots in the finishing stage & developing the pickguard/finger rest. Finish is hand rubbed stains, sealed with Chinese tung oil.

Hi David, thanks for your response. The first time I had a need to cut & inlay pearl on a guitar headstock, I practiced on extra materials for close to 3 months before even daring to proceed to the actual project. Very big on practice until I begin to get the feel & the eye for it, when learning new skills. I have a friend who owns a large metal salvage business & he has mountains of aluminum that I can dig through & buy for scrap prices. Still not yet sure how to specifically identify the different alloys. My frame pieces are cut from a piece of angle that I split...looks like it's an extruded product. When I bent it to fit into the assembly jig, it bent easily...I could feel it yielding to the pressure as I bent it over my thumb & held it's shape very well, with almost no spring-back...quite pliable. If I remember my reading correctly, seems like the -00 designation is almost pure alum & is dead soft?? Was thinking probably that would be the best for forming the body panels & need less annealing as the work progresses?? And, once again if i'm remembering correctly, is good for welding. Any and all advice & recomendations is greatly appreciated as I pick up speed on this project, thanks.

Most impressive! Where can I find pics of your rat rod project?

Thanks for the compliments. The artists greatest edification is when others appreciate his/her efforts.

Thanks for the links, Skip. Much appreciated. Still a lot of stuff out there in the model world that I'm not yet aware of.

I've been building guitars for going on 15 yrs. This is a hand carved archtop jazz box I scratch built. Body sides, back & neck are mahogany. Worked on it for about 1 1/2 yrs. Top is sitka spruce with maccasar ebony fingerboard, bridge & tailpiece.

Very well said, sir.

Heres a thread on the hobby shop building of a 1:1 deuce frame. He's doing it by shaping & jigging up the sides & welding the top & bottom edges in place, as I'm doing on my 1:8. His full frame jig though simple, seems to have done a good job of holding everything accurately in place during the welding process. Beautiful piece of work, when completed...check it out. The concept for my 1:8 project calls for a traditional flathead engine, so I won't be boxing the rails as he did, in keeping with the vintage vibe I want for it. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?s=440014ddfa8fe3fed3f59f9f14a35fed&t=671187

A ride in an old school hot rod roadster. Note his cutting donuts in the parking lot, about half way through the vid. Set em up right & drive em hard.

Especially in the part where it shows the body/fender bucks, how he does his tucks for gathering/shrinking, the annealing process to keep his material workable...good stuff!