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absmiami

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  1. And here are the resin castings … before the hobby is over-taken by 3D design and printing - and thats not necessarily a bad thing …. Its nice to be able to resin cast parts here and there - and Norman - another member of the resin caster’s “hall of fame” - cast these up for me - i’ll now shape the bottom of the casting to the rounded profile of the monocoque - and get back to work completing the Gurney Lotus 29 in 24th scale
  2. Norman Veber / Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland agreed to cast the chassis master along with footbox - here’s the pink rubber two part mold …
  3. Back on pg 7 i posted these pix of the nearly completed chassis for the Lotus Indy 29 …. In case you were wondering what ever happened to this …
  4. This is a good kit choice - the die cast metal is a pain - but the kit features an unusually well detailed chassis - and the engine - as i recall - im 100 miles away fr my w/shop - is not half bad …
  5. The 21 car - in minty green - was auctioned or for sale this yr - post me if you cant find the pix … maybe Dutton’s UK on line sales listings - or ?? Head scratching …
  6. wanted to contact you about a couple of things - 

    North American webseller

    also your DOHC engines

    "ring" me up !

     

    abs / Miami

     

  7. With some added bolts and a hose junction …
  8. So i’ve sanded and filed some Evergreen tube on a Foredom handpeice - this is the body of the scroll shaped water pump …
  9. Great seat fix - like the finish on the pumps and filters - are they painted - they appear to be annodized -
  10. T shirts ! What a great idea ! I need more T’s !! this is the collar that holds the alternator and behind it - the water pump - there’s a good shot of this at the top of this page …
  11. Shaped and attached the timing chain cover - more Evergreen …
  12. March 17 - don’t worry - we all crashed on turn 1 …
  13. just found this - you were hiding it fr me - right ?? Bravo Bra - vo ....
  14. Evan - I also managed to get some 1/25th sc 3D DOHC engines - with Randy Ditton's help ... would you please re-post this in the aptly [not] named Other Racing: road Racing Section i think the thread will "pick up speed" there and I've got some following thoughts ... and/or feel free to contact me off thread if you prefer thanks / the Lotus nut ...
  15. and here's a good vid comparing the Bordinat Cobra to the Couger II - one of the differences that I found most interesting is that the Couger II is badged Ford - but the Bordinat Cobra is badged Cobra - this project is so cool ...
  16. Just one Mr O - in fact - Ford built your car before they did the Couger II - i confused your car with something else that i saw at Amelia yrs ago - and i was too lazy to do any internet sleuthing before i posted -
  17. Come to think about it - think John’s eng shots are from a 300S - which sported a 250F derived engine - the cam covers are the giveaway - don’t apologize John - the 300S is my next Maser project …
  18. One distr is located at the eng front and the exhaust side distr is tucked into the bulkhead - these were twin plug engines - got a good shot of the distr on 2053 - but not on my phone - ill add it later …
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