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  1. absmiami
    Those wheels do look nice …
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    Hate to say it Cman - i think the 50 year old 25th sc IMC GT40 kit i just got is better engineered …
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    William Jordan ? Michael Jordan ? ???
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    Dave B - this car ran the 1964 Sebring race as the #20 entry - have a look at the workbench thread that i threw up on the 64 Sebring 12 hours - start on pg 1 - could you be convinced to join the group build ? About a dozen entries have been chosen to date - whuch means that there are over 60 entries left to choose - maybe one of the Ferrari P cars ? Is Hobart where I think it is ?
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    Gracias
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    As the rows or lines or swirls are applied - the wooden tool - made fr a tooth pick - wears down and has to be replaced - so in picture 4 - the second to top row was made with the worn tool - and the top row was applied with the new one …. You can see the difference….
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    Excellent engine bay finish one tiny criticism - no sidewall detail on the tires … but thats on the kit maker - not on the builder …
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    Oh dear my AmEx card is trembling…
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    Yup
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    Model factory hiro makes some fuel line for large scale and small - but its hard to source - have a look around for the next Cosworth …
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    T - actually I considered your method - but decided that I wanted the rows of turned metal - although these rows are way over-scale - so I just consider it a “scale casualty”. Anyhow - Stay on board - i think you’ll like it when it comes together …
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    Can you get the sugar free Cracker Jacks ? just kidding …
  15. absmiami
    they don't have Cracker Jack in France, do they ??
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    If you were American - I would make a joke about Cracker Jack - since you're not: good drawings - cutaway - 3 view studio photography - I think you'll find it helpful let me know ... abs - miami by the way - contrary to what you may have heard - Elvis has, in fact, "left the building" ...
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    This is helpful - still think the Acme casting is better than the UPC slot body - more investigation needed …
  18. absmiami
    Crazy C - following your postings on Britmodeler - great stuff - thanks for crossing the Atlantic - do you have this - very good feature - mite be helpful …
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    I had forgotten how good those Protar wheels were - years before 3D printing …
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    And nice workbench - I / we / feel right at home …
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    Therefore the bonnett behind the wheel well is about 3/16s short - which is why Ace and I need some renshape …. Now once this change is made I’ll probably lose the scale correct wheelbase - but the plus is that the engine comparent will look better - and the bonnett will look correct - its the best we can do until someone sits down at a computer and draws a correct Daytona for 3D printing [any takers?]
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    Here’s what went wrong the Bradford HRM Daytona body appears to have mastered based upon drawings published in 1964 in the English Model Cars magazine - these drawings were generally good - but the artist often did not have detailed measurments - so mistakes were made … the wheelbase was correct but the body measurments differ from those done by an architect who measured 2287 - since the body length is too long on the Model Cars drawings - the bonnett got short shifted to come up with the right wheelbase …
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    Try this instead - buy some renshape and cut a slice that’s about .125 to .130 …
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    Great idea - wait til your hands are trembling and your eyes are shot …
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    Most of the missing length will be added between the trailing edge of the bonnett and the wheel opening …. And i mite need to add a little shape to the nose - maybe … peice if cake …
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