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  1. Ian McLaren
    Looking really good
  2. Ian McLaren
    Now that the chassis is painted and curing I've been working on small parts. Fuel shut off handle, made up of five pieces, tube, rod, nuts, O rings (to be replaced with more nuts once installed) and the cable, oil filters machined aluminum and believe it or not 20 coats of paint to get the correct candy tangerine (original in period HP1s weren't Fram Orange) who knew, you can see the filters on top of the Mobil fuel filler along with the remote filter housing. The fuel pump and shutoff valve assy. ready to plumb. Now working on the throttle linkage (wish these guys had use a cable) The body panels should be White this week.
  3. Ian McLaren
    Thank you Francis that means a lot.
  4. Ian McLaren
    Simply amazing! That's all I've got.
  5. Ian McLaren
    Good progress
  6. Ian McLaren
    I hope you are going for a more conventional belt material, if you show up with a machined aluminum belt with the correct angles, I'm selling all of my modeling BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH and taking up Parchese. LOL The scary thing is that I'm pretty sure you might actually be able to pull it off.
  7. Ian McLaren
    Thank you Daniel, it's been a long haul to this point. The owner of the real car is pleased with where I'm at so that's a good thing and I have learned a ton of new skills doing this one in brass (first time ever) At least from here it's details paint and assembly.
  8. Ian McLaren
    Got the paint on the chassis today.
  9. Ian McLaren
    Looks good!
  10. Ian McLaren
    Interesting
  11. Ian McLaren
    Great job!
  12. Ian McLaren
    Very well done, great model!
  13. Ian McLaren
    Nicely done
  14. Ian McLaren
    Looks good
  15. Ian McLaren
    Francis the alternator is just amazing.
  16. Ian McLaren
    Nicely done !
  17. Ian McLaren
    Looks good.
  18. Ian McLaren
    Looking good!
  19. Ian McLaren
    Very cool, I like it
  20. Ian McLaren
    I love stock Elininator cars and the wagons are awesome, I really like what your doing here!
  21. Ian McLaren
    Thank Francis. This is the one I used on the frame, I'm using the POR15 Light Grey on the body panels The reason is, the frame color is quite dark and the body base color is a pure white.. Functionally both seem to work well with no differences other than the POR15 seems to get to full adhesion slightly quicker I my case 5 days as opposed to 7 or so
  22. Ian McLaren
    The chassis has been cleaned in a solution of Vinegar and rock salt to remove any remaining flux, tarnish or grease washed with hot running water and blown dry. It now has been primed with self etching primer which my testing has determined, that despite what it says on the can has to sit for about a week to assure complete adhesion. I have also included a couple of detail shots for reference. Next up the body panels will receive the same treatment except with a much lighter colored self etch primer as the main body color is white.
  23. Ian McLaren
    Final version of the paint scheme, Fluorescent Red over Pearl White (a few decals still to go on), I have to put in the correct Donovan 417 in place of the kit 426, add a windscreen, finish off the visible cockpit details and the parachute cord, release cable and push bar. As this was designed as basically a styling exercise and curbside style model the detailing is not going to be extreme just what you can see with it sitting on the shelf.
  24. Ian McLaren
    A very well done model of one of the best of all time looking race cars. Nice job!
  25. Ian McLaren
    Glad your here Paul, I'll have anothere update tomorrow, l've progressed on the chassis now as well
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