Jump to content
Model Cars Magazine Forum

Ian McLaren

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,326

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Ian McLaren

  1. Ian McLaren
    Looking really good, well done!
  2. Ian McLaren
    I really like this project, it's different. I'll key an eye on this one
  3. Ian McLaren
    Really old build, A lot of my friends are military modelers and their general attitude (jokingly) was if you didn't build armor you weren't really a modeler. They had a contest coming up and wanted me to enter something and said this kit would be a great staring place. They were correct modifications include, Smooth and center turret on chassis, smooth side panels that include fences for the rear carbon fiber wing, side air intakes, smoothed front panel with SSR headlamps, chrome main gun, chrome machine guns with carbon fiber ammo boxes, new mesh rear grills, Mustang ll tail lamps. Rear diffuser and wooden F1 legality plank, full set of centerline bogie wheels with red and blue side markings, lowered the ride height, tracks with slick rubber pads, and additional air scoops on the turret. Once the body was smoothed it was sprayed in three different Chrome illusion colors to create a color shifting camouflaged paint scheme. The clear for some reason has lost some of it's shine mostly from abuse an handling over the years. May try to bring it back some day. The model did create quite a few conversations and laughs but they quit asking me to model military . Let me say here that this was for fun and I have the utmost respect for military modelers and their attention to detail and accuracy, and have made use of many of the procedures and products they use I my other modeling.
  4. Ian McLaren
    Starting tin work and firewall on the body. Building frame work to support the tin around the chassis, All of the pieces are fabricated out of .100" Evergreen L sections. Pieces shown next to chassis, roughed out firewall with mid plate flange in place. Chassis ow sits on the front and back structures as per the actual car and the midplate flange also just touches for a stable assembly.
  5. Ian McLaren
    Tremendous job
  6. Ian McLaren
    Just amazing
  7. Ian McLaren
    Thank you so much Christopher Yes the paint took two days to mask and paint not counting the clear coats after the fact. apparently painting the real car wasn't much easier so I've been told.
  8. Ian McLaren
    Part of a four car set I built commemorating the Alberta cars we toured with in Division six in the 70's
  9. Ian McLaren
    Can't believe I didn't include pictures of the fourth car of the set Doug Moody's Rentex Cuda BB/FC ! I'll fix that right now! Due to a computer crash I have none of the build photos for the model and the injector has been upgraded with a comp resins unit since these were taken
  10. Ian McLaren
    Car sitting on it's tube supports for the first time, kit clutch peddle, first and second upgrade replacement. Front body structure with body latch mechanism installed. I am re stripping the paint off the entire structure as it did not stick at all . Going to try a self etching primer this time as opposed to the Tamiya Grey. Detail shots of the body latch rod assy. Not sure the spring is going to be heavy enough. Now that the ride height is permanently set by proper supports front and rear I'm am starting on the body tin work. Custom built aluminum injector stacks have been ordered from Jeff Ferris and once they arrive I can finish the intake manifold and continue on with the engine.
  11. Ian McLaren
    Commenting on your skills and what you have built so far is redundant, but I do want to say that you are an inspirational and motivating force in the hobby. While I will never come even close to your level you have pushed me to improve as a modeler and I find myself going back two or sometimes three times to tweek a part for a better result. Thank you.
  12. Ian McLaren
    Bill this is an excelĺent project, I really like what your doing. Well done!
  13. Ian McLaren
    Basic front body support structure completed (enough to start body tin). Body mounted and supported as per the actual car. Braces back to fire wall front body latch and body side support still to be added.
  14. Ian McLaren
    Thank you Mike. I'm trying to push my limits on this one, and learning to work with brass is one of those limits.
  15. Ian McLaren
    The master cylinder, the clutch and flywheel assembly are simply incredible, virtually impossible to distinguish from photos of the real thing.
  16. Ian McLaren
    I am so impressed with what you have accomplished to this point, even a lowly engine stand becomes a work of art. Looking forward to the chassis phase of this project!
  17. Ian McLaren
    Thank you for the kind words Tim, your work is incredible and I'm following your project very closely.
  18. Ian McLaren
    Rea body mount structure built, and rear right height and body fore and aft position set. Next up front body support structure .
  19. Ian McLaren
    Great concept, excellent workmanship!
  20. Ian McLaren
    Thank you for the kind words Michael , coming from you that means a lot! It's not so much back to the bench as back to posting. PRO has been steady but slow I'm catching up on the posts now
  21. Ian McLaren
    I just spent the last few hours catching up on your project. There is nothing new I can add to what has already been said about your skills and dedication. I can however, add my admiration and respect for a exceptional modeler.
  22. Ian McLaren
    Update on some of the fabricated and modified parts going into this build fuel tank, steering gear , gear mount and crossmember, wheels and the first mock up of the chassis with the new wheels slicks and drive trains
  23. Ian McLaren
  24. Ian McLaren
    How do the pages come to be in a thread? In my posts there is just a series of replies or is there a threshold number of replies before pages show up?
  25. Ian McLaren
    Been a while since I updated this build. Rear end mounted and parachute attachment pin and brackets installed, puke tank fabricated and installed, new steering box crossmember (bolt in) fabricated and steering gear mounting bracket fabricated. throttle pedal moved and bracket built. Brake lever moved inboard. New metal steering output shaft installed
×
×
  • Create New...