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The cable wire is fastened - glued - into a couple of RB Motion banjo fasteners - the fasteners are then bolted to a couple of nickel silver “guides” that slip into the eyelets in the two levers …
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Thank you Mr Straight much credit to Pico for these tires - which he 3D designed and printed following his careful research ….
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Tire treads need some unpaved road course muck - i’ve mixed a stew of two paints that military modelers use alot - with some added pumice - just brushed it on and toweled off the excess …
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absmiami replied to Brianl's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Rare rare rare -
Off to the races
absmiami replied to Gramps46's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
Still luv the Cobra Transporter … -
Off to the races
absmiami replied to Gramps46's topic in Other Racing: Road Racing, Salt Flat Racers
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https://www.hiroboy.com/112_Bugatti_Type_35B--product--16552.html never mind the stutz, charlie…. look what’s coming for xmas …
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I’ve learned a thng or two also - but my geography is still dismal - wedding was in North Adams - steering wheel - which had been sitting in a parts bag for too long - is finally installed …
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Its hard to tell whether the Delage did the French GP without a windscreen - or with the w/screen placed against the cowling - I’ll do a windscreen as on the restored car - and just set it on the cowling …
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The Tamiya flat white lacquer paint is dry almost as soon as I finished clearing my airbrush - ill attach the grill once im done handling the final parts apps …
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Im masking and spray painting the number because - in my test with brush painting - the paint fulls the grill openings - so …
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Sebring yes, Pierre - but dont wait for me …. Charlie - thanks - was just in your neckofthewoods - son I just got married in West Adams - lovely fall colors and skin-the-tourists prices ! so next is a pattern cut fr masking tape for the race number on the rad grill …
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Thanks to oneandall above - the Miller is taking a brief nap whilst I wrestle w the Delage - but I’ll be wrangling some more castings fr Mr. Brad soon - and then it’s “Miller time” …
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Been thinking about the finish on the tires - I like the Tamiya rubber black - these would have been made from actual rubber - but the Grand Prix were held - still in ‘24 - on unpaved courses - so I dirtied up the suspension leaf bindings and I’m thinking that I want to add some dust/mud/clay/cinder to the tire treads - and maybe some oil stains to the sidewall ?