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  1. Ian McLaren
    Daniel, I am blown away by the job you did on the headers, I'm hoping to at least come close to what you have accomplished here but I think the bar is now just out of reach. Fantastic work my friend!!!
  2. Ian McLaren
    Thank you very much Chris, Here's better photos of the altered
  3. Ian McLaren
    Hi Francis, I'm very glad you are back on the bench, I just got caught up on your project and it's obvious the the lay off did not affect your skills.The dash and front clip are spot on and very appropriate for your premise of the kind of car this will be, I know the decision for the dash has been made, but yes to the aluminum. I do have some distressing news regarding you "Plastic TIG" I think you have been beaten to the punch on this one.
  4. Ian McLaren
    Thank you so much Donato, except for the black stripes on the hood and deck lid (air brushed to keep the film thickness down), all of the primer, basecoat, body color, pearl and clear coats are straight out of the Tamiya spray cans. Only a very limited amount of polishing was done after the fact.
  5. Ian McLaren
    -More wing progress
  6. Ian McLaren
    Longer than I was expecting. LOL The real car had a wheelbase of 282Inches which should scale out to 17.6 inches, the models wheel base is 17.8 inches or 284 inches. The chassis was originally built as a generic 300 " car with the normal 17" front wheelsa and tires and I guess I messed up the math doing the conversion to the short tire configuration. I did not notice the error untill the body was underway and for an imperceptable visual change it was not worth the effot involved to correct.
  7. Ian McLaren
    Glad to have you aboard Mike, I hope it lives up to expectations
  8. Ian McLaren
    Thanks Barry, as I said earlier this is going to be a representation as opposed to a recreation. That being said, the amount of detail included will be substancial but not over the top.
  9. Ian McLaren
    Progressing slowly, but surely, Aluminum seat, rear wing supports Cowl piece and windshield.
  10. Ian McLaren
    Crew was in and has started running the air lines from the compressor
  11. Ian McLaren
    This project started out as a 27" x 16" X 13" high white feature less shelf. I have no photos of it at that stage and as this is a perminate feature none will be forth coming. It needed to be at least this size to properly photograph 1/16th scale modes (its primary purpose). It was not intended to be a detailed model in itself, just a back drop void of full scale tools and windows. Along the way I had aquired a few shop pieces from previous projects, nothing major but it was a start. Now the shop is getting life of its own and I find myself adding more and more items to enhance the illusion. How far this will go is anybodies guess but I think it will become far more than first intended. This photo is the most basic picture I have of the space being used, the green door is just a green file folder cover, everything shown are parts left over from previous model projects except the tool box which I printed from Ron Olsens STL files. The work bench scratch built from left over model railroad materials and the black set of drawers are a leftover from a Hotwheels formula 1 set.
  12. Ian McLaren
    From a comp car guy ----CONGRATULATIONS Daniel!! Best in show very very nice, but best engineered is really something to write home about. Both awards are a fitting tribute to your preserverence, enginuity and overall modeling prowess! Extremely well done my friend!!!!
  13. Ian McLaren
    Very nice model, cleanly built, well detailed, well finished, no out of scale items. Certainly a model to be proud of!
  14. Ian McLaren
    I watched the project from the beginning, This is a very deceptive model just like the real car, it looks stockish but there is a ton of quality work done to get it here. Nice representation of the real car, the owner should be pleased and honered.
  15. Ian McLaren
    Thank you Francis for all of the kind words, you of all people understand the mixed emotions at the end of a long haul project. The sharing of knowledge is a two way street and I have become a better modeler from following your projects and methods. It is also very good news that you will be back to the forums soon, you have been missed my friend!
  16. Ian McLaren
    Thank you Barry, it was a long project but ultimately satisfying.
  17. Ian McLaren
    Thank you very much for your interest Doc, I'm glad you liked it!
  18. Ian McLaren
    Thank you so much Peter I really appreciate your comments. glad you like it.
  19. Ian McLaren
    John thank you so much for your comments, it makes me feel good to know the WIP was helpful to you. Your comment about the realism is especially gratifying as that is what I strive to convey even if it means showing a little wear and tear to represent being a working race car with a few passes on it. I don't think Tim has much to worry about from this build but I do really like his work.
  20. Ian McLaren
    Thank you Bruce, it was a long haul project but a fun experience. Your Shelby is a thing of beauty and an exceptionalmodel.
  21. Ian McLaren
    Bob thank you so much for the comment.
  22. Ian McLaren
    Thank you Bruce, I glad to liked it, thanks for the kind words.
  23. Ian McLaren
    I am simply in awe of the amount of mechanical detail you have added to this model, and the realism factor is off the charts. I'm not sure most people, even from this group appreciate how difficult it is to get to this level. My hat is off to you my frined.
  24. Ian McLaren
    The typical size tubing used in drag car construction for the main tubes is 1 5/8" which converts to 1.625 Real inches divide that by 12 and you get a true scale size of 0.135 inches, cross braching is usually 1 1/2" which is 1.50 divided by 12 = 0.125 1.0 inch tubes are also used occaisionaly 1.0 divided by 12 = 0.083" hope this helps
  25. Ian McLaren
    Just a great model Marcos, the amount of detail you put into this build is impressive. A great result from a very challenging subject, very well done my friend!
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