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  1. absmiami
    This is the friction shock/damper on the Rev’s Miller …. Maybe I’ll reshape the leaves just a little …
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    Away we go …
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    Millers all used friction dampers - front and back - if you are modeling unpainted dampers - the individual leafs look best in Nickel - but Im using a short cut here - i ‘ve modified and cut apart Brad’s casting from his Miller kit - the dampers on the Miller 122 had three leaves - ill find a picture to post to ill this …
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    Modification of the wheel nut casting that Brad offers on his Miller 91 fr dr kit - rehaped the ears and made a more accurate profile …
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    This is a nickel silver steering arm - it will be casted for use with the pittman arm and the tie rod …
  6. absmiami
    The tread on the 122 measures 52 inches - again this is from the Dees book on all things Miller …. So I rushed my front axle into surgery …. Razor saws and hand drill at the ready - sterile workbench [well maybe not] - and some bone - I mean resin - epoxy …. Removed 3 scale inches from one end of the axle - did not use any anesthesia- patient tolerated the procedure well …
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    Gracias - now that my spindles are assembled i can check the width of the front axle - lo and behold - its 3 scale inches too long …. When i mocked it up - i had no drawings for the axle - there are none in the Dees Miller bible - so i was just guessin’ - and I guessed wrong …
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    Nice nice nice nice ….
  9. absmiami
    Modified with Becassa I phone app …
  10. absmiami
    Really well done - are you feeling lucky ? care to tackle the Accurate Miniatures Mclaren M2b ?? ??
  11. absmiami
    Yup - do you have any other Etzell kits ???
  12. absmiami
    Need to make the steering arm and the tie rod arms - left and right …
  13. absmiami
    Thankyou Mr Nacho The frame, springs, and crankcase are at Harold’s - for casting - while i make the last few parts - including the spindle/upright assembly - the wheel is from the set oF wire wheels that Harold includes in his Miller 91 front drive kit …
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    Yup
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    Send these photos to Paul Fisher thru his site …
  16. absmiami
    Very nice build of a very rare kit …
  17. absmiami
    Yup those carbs are really big - this is the display engine at the Simeone Collection …
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    Yup
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    I rather like the Tamiya primer - air brushed or out of the rattle can - have you tried it ?
  20. absmiami
    All of our condolences we know who this build is dedicated to …
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    Gracias
  22. absmiami
    Alrighty - 2 Florida men who own Mazdas - i always thought my [old and long gone] ‘86 RX7 was the perfect size for a sports car - a little bigger than the Mia - and way way bigger than the iconic Loti that informed Mazda’s design teams - i once drive an Elan - boy was that small - and the Elite was smaller! But the Brits built small sports cars ….
  23. absmiami
    Having said the above - my skills are buried by the skills of - you know who you are - the “new breed” - who can draw and 3D print brilliant parts in - name your scale - although there is still a place for the builder who can fashion / make / turn parts in nickel and brass …. Because : metal is metal … apologies for the random vacation rant - back to our regularly scheduled programing next week …
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    And Harold Bradford and Norman Veber [full fledged members of the resin castors Hall of Fame] get big ups here …. Once you make some good master parts - the resin cast parts will build / finish better - and who knows - maybe there will be a limited run kit …. [foreshadowing] ….
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    PR. Im blushing - [are guys allowed to blush?]. my inspiration for the Miller is / was the late Chris Etzell - when i bought his Miller 91 kit bout 35 years ago i wondered whether i could do that - turns out that - once I figured out how to work with Renshape - i was on my way …
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