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Taking shape nicely. What exactly did you use on the wheels to get that "black chrome" look?

Sanded the seams and made a new hood hinge. There is both a fuel pump and an oil filter in this sprue. Detailed the dash and repainted the steering wheel. Interior is done. Motor is coming together. You can see the scratchbuilt fuel pump, oil filter and the beginning of a clutch cylinder.

Try Joseph at Fireball.http://www.fireballmodels.info/

David, I'm sure anything I put in there will be able to withstand the pressures involved.

Thanks David. Do you see that brake distribution block on the firewall or on the frame anywhere?

The body is out of the bath. Now if I could only decide what color to paint it. Touching up the firewall Grimied up the seats with wash and gave them a coat of pearl clear. I'm not sold on the results yet. The bottom of the frame had lost a lot of paint to the Saran wrap. that'll have to be fixed.What is the little box with the two lines? Where would those two lines go? Is that the oil reservoir?

I have this Cobra which I built years ago. It is a bit beyond gluing back together. The windshield and its frame are shot. it is missing the following, 1 spinner, 2 bumperettes, one hood lock handle, one tailight and one parking light. I can make a racer which doesn't need any of the missing parts or take it as far as I can to be completed as the parts are found. The body was just clearcoated. It'll be stripped and painted. The interior is pretty good. A few touch ups here and there. The chassis isn't bad either. Some more extensive touching up. The motor will be disassembled and redone.

And here it is, along with the one I copied.

I wasn't sure what to use for the platen and how to go about doing the concentric circles. Ended up doing them on the mini lathe.

Actually Canadian isn't too hard to learn. The first Cd is almost entirely devoted to learning the pronunciation of Eh? After that, it is a piece of cake.

This may interest some of you. Many of us wouldn't think of attempting something like this but this guy loves that sort of stuff. http://www.kapuskasingtimes.com/2017/02/01/murray-set-for-north-pole-expedition

Motor and handwheel are pretty well finished. Working on lever for the swing head. The splash shield is made out of beer can aluminum.

Some exquisite little parts from KFS and Fireball.

JT, how do you cut your circles? Or do you punch them?

I'd say your weathering is about spot on.That's us below in the Sahara in 1975. I'm the one with the flat tire.

The components are starting to take shape. The toothpick in a disc will become the swing handle.

Went and pestered Leo again. Here's the gentleman who allows me to wander around his shop armed with camera, tape measure pad & pencil. I couldn't reproduce all those machines if it weren't for him.

Keep coming back Rob. It's a perpetual WIP. Today I'm going to go pester Leo again at the engine shop as my measurements of the flywheel grinder aren't adequate.

Clean and organized. I am jealous. And you are right, those rocker arm details are fascinating, aren't they?

C'est beau ça Emmanuel. Great work.

Stepladder is done and in service. Main cabinet of the flywheel dresser is jigged up and glued . This will become the cone grinding stone.

Also working on a stepladder and a flywheel dressing machine.

The welder came to the machinist's rescue with a stand to store his crankshafts and camshafts. He even made a foam tray for the cams.

So, it looks like I'm not the only one with this beneficial affliction.

Thanks JT. Is this your first visit? Keep checking, I'm adding all the time.