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You were the master guy for precision mini’s. ??? Got something to post - gotta dig it out- shouldn’t take too long …

Rare rare rare dont forget to post a few pix of the parts trees …

Slotracer.online. Has many (all?) of the drawings from the English Model Cars mag published in the sixties and part way into the seventies - these are great flea market / model show vendor finds - and are also floating around the internet …

The Delage has a panel at the front of the frame that has a machine turned finish - this is my next problem - ive applied a panel of bare metal foil - ive got some old stock that i think/hope has enough adhesive - its on and im going to experiment with some rubber burs to see if i can leave rows of machine turned swirls …

So the fix required a trim of the plastic axle “sleeve” - and re-bending the brass rod - and it worked …. After some tweeks and paint ill have the correct wheel base …

well. Here’s a little excitement / the front axle wheelbase is off by at least 3 scale inches …

A Palmer A Palmer !! !!!

This is where i got stuck two years ago before i finished the Mad Mike Indy Ford DOHC engine - Mecum’s Indy auction features two great Indy cars - Andretti’s 65 Brawner Hawk - with this engine - and Gurney’s 69 wedge influenced Santa Ana Indy - great shots on the Mecum site of that Gurney stock block ! So maybe i should finish the darned DOHC Ford ?!?

Bugatti part iv: Romulus - As you surely know - was in Prince Bira’s wonderful stable of pre-war and just post-war open wheel race cars - when you start Romulus - i just mite start his gorgeous blue Maserati 8CM - there is no kit - but I do have a “plan” …

Bugatti part III: and thank you for your scale question - i dont get enough questions/wish i got more …. Yes it is 24th scale …. The ONLY proper scale, right ??

bugatti part II: assume you’ve seen the ERA scale drawings that are floating around the ‘net … and there is still available a rather nice curbside wh metal kit by the same English kit makers that produce the Delage ‘27 kit …. Which begs for a nice scratchbuilt supercharged engine …

Oh dear. Page 13. …. bugatti: Pico is a sucker for anything French, old, and obscure - as am I - as for the Mullin collection Delage - my next Delage build will be a ‘27 Delage straight eight GP - starting with the white metal Finecast kit - there are 4/5 survivors - this one gracing the Rev’s Collection in Naples …. Actually its one of the early additions to what was once known as the Collier collection…

Straightliner: how’s this ?? The grill pattern is doubled photo-etch pattern from an acustion sheet that I’ve had for years - just right for pre war grand prix machines - their stuff is no longer made (i think) but this pattern has also been produced by some other photo etch sellers …

Really nice. Now That the body work has some saw horses for support - is it time to install that engine that you were assembling before the plague ?

Ive been pondering the finish of the radiator - ive decided to add a coat of Alclad Bl and shine it up - the restored car that I’m referencing is a trailer queen - Jay Leno learing at it at Pebble Beach is about the roughest handling that this car will get : much tOo valuable to compete - and many parts - including the radiator - are recreations - so I’m going to spiff up the radiator …

One of my many side jobs - i’m a medium - so you can reach the mysterious Pico Elgin by dropping your message right here in this thread - and he appears - or drive to Atlanta and stop people randomly for directions - well maybe just email him …

The housing for the shifter and the vent on top of the trans case were both turned from nickel bar - before the pandemic - and were waiting patiently for the trans case to be painted … some more work on the safety wiring segments

Did Pico show you his Duesenberg ? the kick-plate for the transmission case was made from renshape and “stained” w a sharpie …

The right side mid- frame safety wires are not as precise as the first set - i think I know why - i’m about to reach page 13 - and we all know that the project goes to hell on page 13 - right? Anyway - ive got to Make four more segments - so Ill get better at it …

Turning my attention back to the trans case - which was made from Evergreen stock pre-pandemic - the black undercoat is Alclad - the bolts are from RB MOTION - Ohio - and Master Club - Er - Russia - they produced some really neat castle nuts just a few years ago - but i don’t expect re-stocks any time soon …. …

Thanks - for the record - the base was made by another club member for the group display - it is really nice -

This is a cool thread …

Nice ! Dont sell your stuff, Pat …

oh no wont let you build your Bugatti w/out these lovely safety wires ... must share the pain

Don’t try this at home kids .. no, actually do try this at home - but only a section at a time - it will drive you batty - but it looks cool … takes some practice - and an optivisor - the parts grabber tool in the previous photo is used to grab and hold the ends of the wire to twist them from bolt to bolt …