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Sorry this got lost in the fray... but no.. I'm not planing on casting it at this time. Mainly because I have very little knowledge in the casting/resin process... just isn't a skill set I have developed yet. We would be happy to have someone use it as a master if it turns out nice enough... but that is yet to be seen... it still looks like the photos.

he will be missed for sure.... R.I.P. Leadslinger...

Couldnt agree more!! Bill your stuff is always a delight, finished or not... its still cool. Here is a fun one i haven't touched in over a year....

Amazeballs! (I think thats what the kids say.... haha...) phenomenal work... hits the mark perfectly.

Dude.... this is just amazing... awesome work.... I love seeing your thought process, on creating all these bits.

Progress! Working out the bulkhead locations, human factors and ergonomics in Illustrator... so far so good.

Thank you all for the feedback and comments... this one is really fun... turning into more of an automotive design project than just a model, thanks for coming along for the ride! Chris that's what gave me the idea! I saw those this past year at SEMA, and talked with them for a while. Very cool and much needed product. They had a mid-sixties protouring corvette in their exhibit, big fat modern tires, factory hub cabs... looked stock-ish from a side profile. Thanks Mike! I'm using the silhouette portrait cutter, its nice small and compact. Its max size is about 8.5x11 and cuts clean through .010 and scores .020 pretty well. My buddy Andy (exesivefire) just picked up a CriCut Explore and from what he says its a bit better at cutting the thicker stuff. Its a much larger unit, and has a larger cut size and also seems to be better at cutting small circles (mine makes ovals). I don't think it would cut aluminum thicker than a pop-can, but i haven't tried either. As for files I am using Adobe Illustrator to draw all my shapes, then exporting as a .dxf. You could use AutoCad or any other program the allows you to make a line based drawing and export as a .dxf file. Hope that helps a little. -e

Thank you all!!! This chassis work girder work has been quite tedious... but the main sections are done for now. Hopefully i can get the bulkheads drawn up and made soon so i can make this an assembly. My plan at this point is to do this all in alclad polished aluminum simulating a vintage formula car space frame. Lots of cutting and whittling... the scrapbook cutter cuts the .020 about three quarters of the way, the rest has to be done by hand then cleaned up. Usually you can just snap the parts out, but on the islands in the girders its not an option without wrecking the part. Finally the chassis sides are complete: We got some new software at work, and what better way to learn it than try to get this wheel idea out on paper?.... this isnt 100% perfect yet, but you can get the idea... Artillery inspired formula wheels with built-in whitewall.

Jimmy Flintsone has a resin body of the gray ghost... not on his website yet, but at the shows.. Its one of his nicer castings, very thin and crisp, the only issue is its seems to be based of an old annual kit. My dad purchased one at the Detroit show, as well as the polar lights and monogram GTO's, it definitely wasn't based off either of those... totally the wrong size/scale.. in the end we cut the resin body up and vacuum formed the the fenders and quarter panels this way we can adapt them to the polar lights kit.

Probably my gremlin for complexity and fun... and my rivy for smooth and simple...

Its really hard to get bench time at this point in the year, but i did manage to get some of the frame elements designed, programed, cut and one side assembled.... I also used the scrapbook cutter to make a frame rail jig... this should help getting all 4 to have the same arc. Frame side structure designed One frame rail, and 2 of the 3 side structure pieces, each one is 3 pieces sandwiched together ... they are cut in .020 and a pain to weed out the center pieces then clean up with a file or sanding sticks... and finally.. all 3 pieces glued and set on top of a frame rail... 3 more girders and 3 more frame rails to make, then its on to the bulkheads.

Thank you! I'm using the tamiya Mercedes C11 GTP tires and wheels for the mock up.... I'm thinking about using the tires, but making my own wheels.... The thought at this point is a center nut wheel, with a simulated "whitewall" integrated into the wheel, and then an artillery wheel inspired center section... Ill get more into this when i get to it.. but it should be fun. if you squint and look at this you can kinda get the idea.

Thank you all for the comments and compliments! Thanks Jame's, I hope so... Im planing on add a formula style rear spoiler/wing... but not a double decker like the renderings, (agreed that's a bit big and takes away from the coolness). From my mock-up it looks like the back of the trans-axle will peak out of the back of the model A body, so i should be make brackets up from it like a typical formula car. Planing on open cockpit, 2 passenger.. sort of like an Arial atom but with a bigger engine, and a model A body.... at least that's where I'm heading at this point.

Thank you all for the interest and encouragement! I worked over the weekend on getting the basic chassis plate mocked up in illustrator, and managed to cut it all out last night. So far so good, next up are some small frame rails so I can establish suspension and engine mounting points.

just keeps getting better and better... Look's straight out of a Roth sketchbook... love it!

Here is my next project... pretty ambitious, but hopefully I can make it all work. Im pretty sure most people have seen Aaron Beck's F132 concept... and some have seen @goombajames 1:1 scale car on instagram. The plan is to take this concept a few steps further as a roadster, with some vintage Indy elements here and there. Here are some of the ideas rolling around in my head: -Mid-Engine Vintage Ford DOHC Indy engine and Trans from the Gurney Eagle -Scratch-built Monocoque Hybrid Chassis -Full lift off upper body to show detailed interior, engine and footwell. -Inboard cantilever shocks, carbon and aluminum control arms -Use my 3d printer to make Vacuum forming "bucks" for body panels ( no clue if this will work.. but might as well try ) Here is a rough Photoshop of the idea: All the kits Ive been gathering as well as a tamiya Mercedes GTP built parts kit (not shown). and then last nights progress.

ugh.. no good man.. am sure most the parts are salvageable

Bill, I saw your work on the table, it was very inspiring and wonderful to see in person.. It was my first time as well, and i was very much overwhelmed... By about 1:00 i was glazy eyed, walking and talking in circles.. I missed saying "HI" to many people I wanted too. I did catch Mr. Geiger and thanked him for putting on such an amazing show. At least next time I will know what to expect, and prepare myself a bit more. It goes very very fast... but is very very fun.

oh yeah mike... We are heading out tomorrow morning, it's about 7 hours... It will be our first time. I'm dragging Andy/exesivefire and my dad with me... Can't wait!

hahaha.. I love it! Cant wait to see in person.

Dang... I love it!

I will be there for the first time! Going to both the friday night eats, and the show. I will have all of these.. my most recent build. ..and probably pack up a couple of my works in progress. I will try and find some name-tags and put my board name on them... but im not hard to miss, mid-30s bearded spikey hair dude... It will be great to meet people in person. Very excited to make the trip over friday!

We ventured out to the 2 near me yesterday... the one in canton, Ohio had a couple kits left in a large display area that felt picked over. So we went to the one up on broadview rd in Cleveland and they had quite a selection.. The assortment is pretty interesting.. round2 stuff, revell stuff...recent stuff, old stuff.. I would be curious to find out how they end up with all these.

I believe I have experienced this.. especially with the BSI gold non-fogging stuff. I know that it is true with some other catalyzed chemicals... also curious to hear others opinions.

Very excited for the show this weekend, one of my favorites of the year.