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  1. absmiami
    Send these photos to Paul Fisher thru his site …
  2. absmiami
    Very nice build of a very rare kit …
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    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 ?
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    All of our condolences we know who this build is dedicated to …
  7. absmiami
    Gracias
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    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 ….
  9. 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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    J: you wouldn’t kick the cream / Dark silver Lotus Elite out of your garage , would you ?
  13. absmiami
    Now Charlie - have you found some air con for that great Florida w shop of yours ???
  14. absmiami
    Gary at Circle Track is doing decals for both the Junior Special - the 2 tone green 122 that is featured in the Brumos Collection - and the Boyle Special - the maroon 122 featured at Rev’s Museum in Naples - I got the whole state covered …
  15. absmiami
    And i have re-enforced the front leaf springs and made brackets to locate the spring end of the friction shocks …
  16. absmiami
    I do as im told I’ve done some prep for another session of resin casting - the Master Club bolts have been placed into the crank case - Harold B had suggested this a long Time ago and i think he was right -
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    Wait - where’s the detailed four rotor engine ??
  18. absmiami
    One more (first one’s better)
  19. absmiami
    You’re welcome well earned ….
  20. absmiami
    Well well done
  21. absmiami
    Take a bow …
  22. absmiami
    The engraved frame detail on the underside surface of the top is cool - but those sink marks !
  23. absmiami
    Pose the Mazda next to one of the valve covers ….
  24. absmiami
    Don’t sneeze !
  25. absmiami
    Interested in a super detailed 2 rotar engine ?? 3D printed ?
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