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  1. Ian McLaren
    The colors definitely work together, good choice. Having sold Wilwood for a number of years your replicas are superb. Awaiting the next update.
  2. Ian McLaren
    Machining your own headlamp lenses? Ok now your just showing off! LOL
  3. Ian McLaren
    Headers are painted, fuel pump in progress, interior tin has been painted (Smoked Red) and the steering gear is ready to install. The only original part of the gear assembly is the box casting itself, all shafts are metal, crossmember and pitman arm are scratch built and the steering wheel is Future Attractions with real wooden grips added, a RB Motion bolt and nut pin with washers was used to attach the pitman arm.
  4. Ian McLaren
    Another piece of amazing work, looking forward the the next update
  5. Ian McLaren
    Thank you for the complement Jim I am honored you like my work. I have really been pushing myself on this one. I am however, nowhere near the level displayed by many of the modelers just on this thread alone let alone the full site. Their work never ceases to amaze me!
  6. Ian McLaren
    After many attempts, colors and techniques I have a grasp on the smoked Red anodizing used on this car, now I can finish the tin.
  7. Ian McLaren
    The color you made/picked will suit the car perfectly, Fantastic.
  8. Ian McLaren
    Francis, another great update,the bumper looks spot on. Congratulations on 1000 replies, Thiss is one of the truly standout projects ever to have been on this site.
  9. Ian McLaren
    Tim the dragster is just in the preliminary stages of gathering parts and the valve covers and slicks with their wheels are the star attractions of the build. The funny car is the priority right now but it will probably stop just short of completion as Chuck is really backed up on decals and this being a one off deal will have to wait till he has the time to draw them.
  10. Ian McLaren
    Oh boy is that pretty! Excellent work I'm going to have to pick your brain regarding building FED bodies.
  11. Ian McLaren
    Scale 17 16 W's Dragway Specials again for the next one!
  12. Ian McLaren
    Almost worth switching to a Donovan for these, next project!
  13. Ian McLaren
    Some progress today just had to mock it up to see if everything still fits
  14. Ian McLaren
    Chassis primed and being sanded and minor touch ups, ready for color and chassis in body with added bracing and chute release cable routing in For the cable additional tiedowns and brackets will be added once the body interior is painted. Body tin now located by a slot at the front edge to hold it tight to the body and locate it laterally but still allow removal.
  15. Ian McLaren
    Thanks Claude but this one is on the back burner for a while, I have a Canadian Top Fuel FED that I'm really excited about. I've been asked to build it for the owner who has restored it.
  16. Ian McLaren
    I'm beginning to think it's more likely that you have built a giant dime and the truck is full scale pretending to be a model. Just saying. LOL
  17. Ian McLaren
    Older build
  18. Ian McLaren
    Thank you Claude, it is nice when things actually go together kind of like you planed it. Good eye on the background. I was stuck for a few days waiting for parts on this car. I had this idea running around in my head for a future project and there was some extra tubing laying around, you know how it goes LOL. The result, a late 80s 1/16 scale 300 inch rear engine top fuel car was born. Perhaps Eddy Hills First in the 4s Pennzoil car, if I can find the correct cylinder heads and wheels for it.
  19. Ian McLaren
    Thank you Stephen. As far as the blanket goes there are two answers. The large section body of the blanket is a standard black napkin for one of our favorite restaurants ( they like us so they gave me a new one, didn't have to liberate it) I was going to try to use it to replicate carbon fiber cloth using Aero Poxy resin and it worked sort of. For the blanket it worked quite well, as the blanket is not square due to the shape of the transmission also the seam around the edge looks quite convincing as the reinforced edge of the blanket. The downside is that it has to be glued to the transmission using contact cement. I chose to just glue the straight edge down once it was installed, as in this case the straps are functional and actually hold the blanket on. The reverser section is 3M self adhesive medical tape spray painted semi gloss black with Cromax Bumper and Trim Satin Black from my shop. I had tried the tape before but with model paint and it never really looked solid black, maybe more coats would have done the trick. The process I used was take a strip of the tape and stick it to a piece of wood (it sticks too good to smooth surfaces) two coats of the trim paint let it sit for half an hour then pull it up and let it hang free for 24 hours. After that the adhesive on the back still works and it sticks to the model and itself with an overlap. Both methods have advantages but the tape deal is pretty simple and slick. BTY the Deist logo is simply a decal that has been dull coated then applied with a couple of coats of decal set 2 - 3 hours apart or more.
  20. Ian McLaren
    I am so envious of you guys with this level of equipment and more importantly the skills to produce these kind of results. It's great to be able to see what can be accomplished in this hobby. I really like your in progress shots of the machining process for different types of parts, very educational. Thank you.
  21. Ian McLaren
    It just keeps getting better and better. Love the battery.
  22. Ian McLaren
    You really are the complete modeler, master machinist, superb fabricator, might as well throw in great body man and finisher. Then add great planner and the obvious ability to stay on task in a project of this magnitude, and one can understand the quality and quantity of your accomplishment. The work on the engine bay is absolutely on point.
  23. Ian McLaren
    A bit of a milestone, the first major sub assembly is pretty much done, waiting for the rest of the drivetrain to catch up.
  24. Ian McLaren
    You understand, yes it's good to be actually making visible progress. The chassis is going to be a deep red. I have the code from the owner but just haven't mixed it at the shop yet. Besides there are a few more holes to drill and a couple of brackets that need to be adde
  25. Ian McLaren
    Just a small update first serious mockup of the drive train with some details added. It's starting to go together slowly.
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