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For the benefit of those poor souls who live in the land locked regions of our great country (I’m so sorry) - THIS is what a real boat marina looks like ! AND - THOSE are REAL boats !! My apologies - on behalf of all of us south floridians - for the gross spectacle foisted upon race fans by Liberty Media and Stephen Ross - we’ll probably never live this down -
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GREETINGS FROM SUNNY MIAMI !!! taking a moment from toiling on my 97 year old grand prix car to post these lovely pictures ….
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Gracias the suspension leaves are wrapped in thread - europe’s race circuits were not yet paved in 1925 - used black thread - but probably should have used white or beige- anyway - i brushed on shades of brown, grey, and oil stain - this will be a neat contrast with the polished and machine turned finish of the body work ….
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Just kidding - was gonna but tickets but the finance minister (Mrs) informed me that we could not miss a mortgage payment …
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Thought this was the right time for a mock-up - needed to know if i had the ride height nailed - i’m pretty close - within a scale inch - i can make a small adjustment to the wheelbase and the fr and rear tracks … but at least i know that nothing is crooked
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it's occurred to me that you just like making stuff ...
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Mocking up the rear suspension - the paint is Ukraine air force blue - and trimming the ends of The axle to nail the wheelbase - and winding thread around the leaf springs - these will finished in a dark hemp color…
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I guess I’d better find out what a Yoshida painting is - dont start the Barchetta kits yet - im getting the correct engine cast - should be available by the late summer - check my UMI Barchetta build thread later in the summer and/or my thread on “old racing engines” - ill post shots of the castings as soon as i get them …
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Very nice …
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Another segment of safety wires - following the frame back over the rear wheel opening … one more segment to go …
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Axle in - lots of epoxy but none will show once the under - frame panel is installed - the radiator is epoxied in too - sets back maybe .030 too far in the shell - but it won’t be very apparent once the stone screen is attached …
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Ebbro/Tamiya 1:12 1968 Matra MS11 F1
absmiami replied to Nacho Z's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Well done