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took this shot 34 yrs ago at what was then the Collier Collection ...
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Luck !!
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Here’s another recent addition to the collection - its a skiff bodied 3 litre Bentley - its to die for …
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The Cunningham Ferrari 166 Spyder is another famous collection car - Fernando Pinto is doing the car with a 3D printed engine and chassis - can’t wait to see it in the flesh, i mean, resin …
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This was one of Briggs Cunningham’s first competition sports cars - a special bodied MG callled Leonidis - one of the first cars in the collection - it always makes me stop and stare …
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Are those rubber tipped tweezers ? - purchased with the tips coated ? Or your mod ?? Really well done - really really well done …
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My tribute to the Jim Keeler “Dodge Fever” 1968 Coronet
absmiami replied to LDO's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
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And yes - i used an optivisor -
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Madness has many guises - tunermodelfactory briefly offered up these .018 bolts a numner of years ago - 3D printed bolts are not yet made in this size - although thats probably coming - in the meantime i’m adding some detail to the back of the dash bulkhead … it will be visible w the nose removed …
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Castings of the Girling disc brakes that Norman Veber did for me - the rotor is modified from the kit part - the white metal fr uprights are modified Joker kit parts … Joker cribbed them fr the Tamiya Lotus Seven kit - i won’t tell - oops …
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Gracias Pico Porsche stuck the fuel tank in front on their 804 too - actually - there wasn’t a good place for the tank until Chapman drew the Lotus 25 … the behind-the-seat tank on the 18 was too small for most races but serves the survivors well - so none of the remaining 18s have the full up-front tank -
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Rev’s Collection in Naples - this is a loan to the collection - not a permament part of the collection - and worth seeing - on display now - but the Collection closes for hurricane season on Jul 19 - and the hoods are up for about 25 or 30 of their cars til they close - so fire up that mobilator and drive on down - or if you are simmering in Miami heat - drive on over ….
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The Chrysler Norseman emerges from the depths...of my resin vat.
absmiami replied to Pico's topic in WIP: Model Cars
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Remember - fuel tank placement was a huge challenge for early rear engine GP car design because cars had to race with race distance fuel until - when? - the end of the 3 litre formula era ?
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Time to check the fit of the fuel tank - so far - so good - the 24th scale body shell is relatively thick - about 1 1/2 inches - that effects the shape and make-pretend capacity of the tank - but thats ok …
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1968 RKE/JRT SCCA Trans Am Javelin
absmiami replied to swede70's topic in WIP: Other Racing: Road Racing, Land Speed Racers
Super - when you began this journey - bet you didnt think you would complete it with 3D printed engine compartment fenders and bulkhead ! -
With the nose removable you’ll still be able to peek under the tank to see the footwell features, suspension, radiator and oil tank detail -
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Made with sheet and strip Evergreen
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The main fuel tank on the 18 was mounted saddle style over the driver’s legs - team Lotus tanks were full length from the instr gauge bulkhead forward to the radiator - with cutouts for the oil and water hoses …
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Between the footwell bulkhead and the radiator is the oil tank - which has a taper - the taper directs air exiting the radiator down and away from the nose of the car - early aero - designed by Lotus by instinct -
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BJ - the Rev’s Collection in Naples - world class - the buck is for a Scarab sports car - they got one of those too …
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The 18 radiator had a center section for water that was flanked by two smaller oil radiators …. As usual - Evergreen strip and short sections of H strip for the brackets at the base …
