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  1. absmiami
    Just ignore the really large hands in the photos …
  2. absmiami
    You’ll be relieved to know that this is actually a 1 / 1 continuation birdcage and not a scale model …
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    Well. The basic shape looks about right - let’s see this with some primer …
  4. absmiami
    Nope you saw the pix - none of us can get Brad to turn his computer on - so when I see him next week I’m bringing my laptop to show him this thread …
  5. absmiami
    Model porn is the plug wire .013 ?? great idea about using the Detail master photo etch to make 3 dimensional flanges etc Brad will freak out when I show him these pix ...
  6. absmiami
    well Brad would know ... paying a visit to this Hall Of Fame resin caster in about ten days - I'll send your regards ... and show him some pix of your B cage project ...
  7. absmiami
    thanks. Dash will have all the bits and Pieces - but I’ve discovered that the frame is about 2 to 3 scale inches too far back on the monocoque - concerning but I don’t think I can correct it - the photos show the steering wheel back about 8 to 10 inches from the instrument dash - mine will have to be Closer - don’t tell anyone - our secret …
  8. absmiami
    Thanks … resin rivets and bolts fr Russia and .011 wire fr China … insert joke here …
  9. absmiami
    Don’t hold your breath I have a nasty habit of not finishing these things but thanks …. Renshape for the knee pads which were perched either side of the dash frame …
  10. absmiami
    Welcome to the dark side ….
  11. absmiami
    The dash Was covered with red leather - so I sprayed on some textured gray paint - sanded lightly - now I have to figure out what shade of red - the restored Loti have a sort of medium red - the Gurney 29? - the color photos are just not good enough to answer that question …. A mystery ….
  12. absmiami
    Low stock on the .04 rivets - using for the dash rivets … the holes are .012 #82 …
  13. absmiami
    By the way - has anyone ever heard of the Rutherford D type ? ??
  14. absmiami
    So YOU’RE The Chairman …. I was wondering who the Chairman was …
  15. absmiami
    Bezels … you’re in …. Business …
  16. absmiami
    So the Yankees lost in the bottom of the ninth - again - only this time it was in Iowa - in IOWA ! so i hit the bottle and went back to work on the instrument dash …
  17. absmiami
    Speaking of which - there is a wonderful photo feature on the Gooding auction site of an Alan Mann ‘66 GT40 lightweight - one of the Sebring cars - has anyone kitted these Cars ?? many changes fr the factory GT40’s …. Great potential project …
  18. absmiami
    and while we're at it - what was the color of the battery ? I've only seen black and white photos - Its a Varley and maybe red but possible translucent white - unpainted - not sure ...
  19. absmiami
    the black and white's that I have found show the wheel w / out padding - but the color photos - clearly taken at indy in the garage area - show the wheel w padding the plot thickens ...
  20. absmiami
    Photo courtesy of the Henry Ford online site - with Mr. Ford’s kind permission - sort of - None of the survivors carry the correct steering wheels. The 29’s raced with Team Lotus 3 spoke steering wheels as on the 25’s and 33’s - trimmed in red leather with black tape added - and l think that both cars - Clark and gurney - had a small circular padding in the center - like that was really going to enhance safety at 150 MPH …. Very good observation - more challenges welcome - yes - really …. Will check my Gurney books re steering wheel padding …. AMT included this feature on their kit part - they may have gotten that right - but of course the part itself is under-scale …
  21. absmiami
    that is the steering wheel worn by the Museum's 29 before the start of its restoration almost certainly not original - you've sent me diving back into my research ... thank you
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    only half in jest - did you ever mis-place one? did you ever look at the shelf and think - wait a minute? where is the 65 Sebring car ?? Salt Lake City '23 ?? abs
  23. absmiami
    Very nice - I too like the maser 151/3. Looking forward to those posts …
  24. absmiami
    I’ve fallen hopelessly behind - how big is the collection now ???
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    The dash on the Gurney 29 being restored by the Indy Museum has a switch on the right side that I think is for the battery - or maybe the fuel pumps - I think the switch was below the dash next to the fuel pumps on the Gurney 29 … I think that the switch was moved at some point after the race season …
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