Big John

I am looking forward to trying the thread for my Bugatti tp35 brake cables it looks about right. Here is one use by 89AKurt on his Auto Union build. The neat thing about the guitar strings is that they come in many different sizes.

Love the 1970/71 Challengers. I got to help my friend build his 383 back in 74/5. He asked "what can I do to make it go faster?" I made some suggestions and it evolved from tarantula manifold with 750 Holley to the tunnel ram set up below. He liked the green and gold block with red headers. Too christmasy for me but hay it was his car. I always liked the Challenger front pan better than the Cuda.

ENGINES YEAH!!!! They are the heart of any machine and are really an entire kit unto themselves! Of course if you have an entire engine shop diorama it must have a great collection of motors. Thanks landman, even the engines in the background look interesting. I like the Chrysler turbine, GMC 6-71diesel, and the old Hit-n-Miss, even a Lincoln V12! Snow Shoes? For when it is too icy to drive?

Wonderful work Kurt, I will definitely have to go look for your WIP! I got to see this C type at the Laguna Seca historics a few years ago. Quite a sound from that v16!

Yes, Fernando does have a Bugatti 251. I contacted him about wheels for a scratch built I was planning which he was glad to supply (also sold me a set of correct wheels and tiers for a type 32 tank) the next thing I know he reissued the Bug 251on e-bay. One of the things I like about the FPP kits is how he imbeds wire into his castings for axles or tie rods rather than trying to do them as cast them in resin. He doesn't have one listed at this time but does have another Auto Union C and D types for sale. Find him at crazycar19.

I have been toying with a similar concept but a streamliner.

I would suspect that the enamels have a much longer flash or cure time than lacquers so they are drying and shrinking long after they appear to be set.

Thanks guys, great cable look. I have also found that guitar strings, the wrapped metal ones make great throttle cable lines like the cable release lines for emergency breaks and trunk/hood, and parachute releases.

Generally as with using color as a guide in heat treating metals, as the temperature rises the colors start running from pale yellow through straw, orange, red, purple to dark blue at the hottest point before the metal starts to glow. G&H show where the hottest point is right at the entrance to the pipes and the color fades as the gasses cool somwhat. Also any bend or kink in the pipe will be a location where the heat will build as the gasses hit the outside wall of the tube as in A& E. In F there are restrictions where the flex pipes connect to the headers and this captures more heat but not enough to blue.

What a vast cornucopia of uses and techniques... You guys have me sold! H have been heart broken to find my 68 indy STP car has a crackle finish after being finished with tamiya clear coat only to hear later that this was a problem with that product. Has anyone tried the Future over a crackle surface with good results? Thanks Guys!

I've not used the Future finish but now that I've seen your reviews I am looking forward to trying it on one of my projects. I have used Varathane brand waterborn clear gloss on my 1/43 car and it gave a very high gloss however it looks almost too plasticy, the semi gloss finish might be a better choice. I do like to use the clear gloss for vacuum form windows, Future would probably be a good choice too.

22 is ok by me, maybe I'll get something finished by then. We kinda have a virtual show going on here anyway, and we even get to see the WP. Still there is nothing like seeing the real thing. I will be the 90th anniversary of the 32 Fords! You think anyone out there has one?

Hi Vince, I am just an occasional shower and haven''t really gotten to know any of the local guys or the organization. Missed it last year when the show was just before the covid. I did win Best of Theme back in 2015 with my LSR cars and the V12 Beasts. Reminds me I haven't checked the NNL site to see how they are handling the covid though I expect this year is canceled this year. Great to hear from you Vince it is nice having the show in my own back yard... So to speak.

Thanks Charlie, This was a mobile communications center I did for a client that started my 1/8 projects because I needed tiers and could write off the cost of the Big Deuce kit. Boom is extendable too.

Awesome!

But we digress from landman's wonderful 1/24 build. Just a note on the distributor, I liken it to a cross between Darth Vader' helmet and Princess Leia's buns.

Yes 1/8. I got the bug when I had the Monogram flathead and did an Ardun set for them and read some post on another forum about a Potvin V12 that's when I developed the Lincolnstein project to make the big 12.

Thanks absmiami, to be clear an honest, I only did work on the 1/8th kit the Mad one has massaged it into the 1/24/25 and 1/43. You've done wonders on the small engine and linkage and details! I love seeing what other modelers do with the kits. Do you have a chassis to put the 4cam into? or is it going to stand alone? Enjoy! P.S. I work in AutoCAD.

Hi All, I've posted on some other forums but only recently found my way to the Model car Magazine site. Big fan of Indy cars, I used to listen to the race on the radio back in the late 50s, Customs, Grew up in So Cal. and loved Barris and Big Daddy. Oh, LSR and Bugatti too. Spent my money between kits and Model Car Science and Rod &Custom mags and did my first choptop 32 Ford pickup back in 61, 1/24the AMT I recall. Lost touch with the hobby in the 80s and picked it up again in the 90s with the introduction of Chris Etzel's beautiful kits. Worked for a while in 1/43rd and 1/24th until by chance my professional modeling buisness required 1/8 scale tires and wheels. Once I had a Big Duece kit and 1/8 scale flathead Ford my mind got hooked on 1/8th modifications the that venerable engine including a series of V12s. Then one day I was contacted by a guy going by the name Mad Mike and we collaborated on a 1965 Indy super kit. Presently back to some 1/24 LSR cars and 1/8 Ford flathead. I love seeing what you guys come up with I always learn some new techniques and what your imaginations doe with old stock kits. Look forward to sharing our favorite hobby with you all... Model On!

Yes I did lots of the drafting however it was truly a bi continent project.. One day Mad Mike contacted me and said how much he loved the 1965 Ford 4cam engine and did I think I could do some drawings for him and we were off to the races. I did much of the heavy work but Mike in his madness refined and worked out the details and wonderful transaxle He did all the printing work and of course the most AMAZING build I've ever seen. Now he has taken the project to the next level with the 1/24 kits. I did pretty pictures he did the grunt work. It would never have happened without his dedication to the hobby. I think this early design I did got him inspired...

Now I don't feel so bad

Howdy Landman, Comp1839, The plug locations are pretty much how I figured they would be too. Yeah I love the modern take you did on the Beast Comp1839 not sure I've seen it in this finished sate. beautiful machine work!!! I've scaled way back on production because I like working out the prototypes too much and have to many projects on the bench already however now that we are into extended 'retirement' I am feeling the need to fire back up the resin works and sell a few more kits. I did finally get the Potvin project fleshed out.

Hi Absmiami, Stellar work on the linkage for the Ford Indy engine and on your build in general. Beautiful work. Mad is truly a mad man when it comes to detailing. You should see his 1/43 scale version of this engine. Can't wait to see your finished product. And Yes, the headers were a Bear to draft as was the block. Ford never did anything the easy way. Model On!

Hi Jon, Attached is my best shot at a single element of the repeat pattern for the Coupe Napoleon. Hope this helps. Enjoy!