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The resin kit bulkhead is replaced by the one in black - cut and sanded from evergreen sheet. Can’t quite locate all of the accessories to spec because of the scale - even after thinning the nose shell to about .040 or so ...
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Bangin’. away on the front. suspension and oil tank bulkheads - first a shot - borrowed - of the 43 during its restoration ... these bulkheads were similar to the 49 ‘s - but there are some differences ...
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1949 Ferrari MM Le Mans Winner
absmiami replied to Gramps46's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Some more brief - limited news - GPMA posts from Cali members indicate that Mike Q has been moved to a rehab facility for what I assume will be a lengthy rehab. But I’ll take this as some promising news ... -
Warning. The IMC Lotus is under scale. Closer to 1/26 ... the Heller Lotus 49 would be a better starting point - I’m modifying - an old Japanese resin kit of the ‘67 Lotus 49 - that “borrowed” some Heller kit parts - recasting them in white metal - repeating all of Heller’s many errors ... the engine - won’t be making mine til I finish some other stuff - get LOTS of Evergreen plastic. All shapes and sizes - and some razor saws and a mitre box and your favorite liquid glue - and away you go - and please post you progress - on your own thread - or even on this one - no objection whatsoever from me ...
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(HRM) Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
absmiami replied to Venom's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
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1:12 scale Ferrari 312T
absmiami replied to JohnnyK's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
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That’s funny. If you tap the drawings of the BRM engine posted by big John - on your i phone - they are nearly the exact size of the engine in 24th scale ...
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1:12 scale Ferrari 312T
absmiami replied to JohnnyK's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Not stamps. Stump. Can’t read ... what’s a paper stump ??? -
1:12 scale Ferrari 312T
absmiami replied to JohnnyK's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
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When I widened the body last summer I never got around to the nose - widened this morning with a couple of pieces of renshape - it’s about 2 scale inches wider with the renshape inserts - pretty close to the scale drawings ... the castings are fairly thin - so that there will be room for a radiator - which is nice ... the surgery was performed with razor saws, PermaGrit flat files, diamond burs, and sanding drums and sticks - and a Little putty...
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(HRM) Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
absmiami replied to Venom's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
“I’ll probably wind up cross- eyed” so then we’ll call you Mary ... -
(HRM) Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
absmiami replied to Venom's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
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(HRM) Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe
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Those of you who have wandered thru this thread will recall that I am converting a Lotus 49 Japanese resin kit from long, long ago. One of the changes is to reshape the leading edge of the cockpit cowling - the 43 has a rounded leading edge or lip. Whereas the 49 had a more squared profile....
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I somehow missed your Offy drawings - rather nice! This is my petition to resurrect these drawings for a 24th and 25th scale engine - oh - and a Novi - because you could twin the cyl heads on a crankcase and away you go...
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Airtrax 1/24 Ferrari 330 GTC - The Beauty and the Beast
absmiami replied to Italianhorses's topic in WIP: Model Cars
Hurricanes ... and now blizzards ... so much for “don’t mess with ..... “. -
1907 Rolls Royce Silver Ghost, 1/24 Finecast metal kit
absmiami replied to Matt Bacon's topic in WIP: Model Cars
Running board hell. ... I knew there was reason that I stick with race cars ... no fenders and no running boards ... -
awaking a sleeping thread - Profil 24 has announced a Howmet Turbine with a very detailed engine looks like they are doing some 3D design ?? it wont be cheap - but it will only be slightly more than an ebay Howmet Turbine AMT kit and by the way - thats a nice looking - build !!
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Rather nice. Would like to see some more photos of engine - did you take any before installation...?
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Cooper barn find
absmiami replied to absmiami's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Thanks BJ. And Pico. Forgot to thank Aber - makers of the photo-etch chain used in the chain drives ... it’s still in their active catalog ... -
My What If Bugatti LSR Streamliner
absmiami replied to Big John's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Will you have a visible engine bay for those cool twin cams that you drew ??? ?? ?