Chris B

One of my favorite kits I'll be following this one

Ah thanks for the info

Tell me more what are these NB castings?

Looks awesome. That vinyl top looks real

Trimmed things up a little and drilled some holes for the pins I have used to secure the transverse spring to the axle tubes and it all looks like it fits pretty good. Next up will be shock absorbers. I haven't been able to find anything suitable in the parts stash so these at this stage will be scratch built also.

Well after spending a little bit of time modifying this axle this afternoon I've decided I really don't like the results. I stumbled upon a chrome center section just randomly laying on a shelf in my display cab net. i have no idea where it came from or what kit it came out of but I played around a bit with it and decided I liked the look. I stuck it in a shot glass of bleach and stripped the chrome from it split it into two halves and gave it a good cleanup, I glued the two halves bvack together and drilled it out to accept the axle tube and I have decided to stick with the enclosed torque tube for a drive shaft. I think I'm liking the results so far, what do you think?

So I pulled the phaeton out of the display cabinet this rainy afternoon to discover that the rear wheels have a huge amount of negative caster. I guess the resin has maybe not cured strong enough to hold the weight of the model itself for an extended period of time. The axle seems quite firm and was originally cured under a uv lamp. I don't feel much like making another one even though I do have the mold. After a quick cup of coffee I decided to cut the axle tubes from the center section. I am going to drill a hole through the center of the center section an slide a length of styrene tube with a piece of wire up the center of it for strength and move on. I have never been 100% happy with the look of this axle, to my way of thinking it lacks a little in detail around the center section so I may attempt to add some more detail as well. I'll see how I feel about this once I have sorted the bent axle issue.

Looking forward to watching this one progress. I've got this one tucked away in the stash for a future build.

Thanks Guys

Thanks Guys

Gosh it's hard to believe it's been 6 months since I posted on here and a lot has happened in that time. The good news is that I have finished the model I started for my Wife of the glass house. It was only supposed to take me a couple of nights but it turned out to be quite an en-devour Needless to say the Wife is very happy with her glass house that she is proudly displaying. I have to say that i did enjoy the challenge that it was, every leaf, flower petal and page in a book had to be assembled and glued etc. Now that it is complete I have dusted of the bench and will be back into getting on with the Phaeton and some photos will be on here very soon. I have had quite a spend up since my last post I've purchased a spray booth and a dehydrator and countless other tools that will be put to good use. I have also come to the realization that a 1 to 1 boat project that i have been working on for some time now due to poor heath issues, Rheumatoid arthritis and a hip that has deteriorated to the point that it frequently dislocates itself when In sitting down will never be finished and I have removed it from the rotisserie that it was on in my garage and put it on the market. Because of this I now have space to build a purpose built model building area with a new bench set up complete with a Hobby zone Modular Workshop System and new shelving for the paint booth and dehydrator etc Thanks for the patience guys. I'll be back real soon with some updates on the Phaeton.

Looking forward to see how this one turns out

I too will be watching this one I have this kit and have collected the drag city chopped top and Texas 3d blown Ardun and some early Monogram early iron wires for mine

I Like these wheels in thr right application I think they would have to be shiny polished alloy to match with the color scheme you have gone with

Thanks Craig I will be back once I have caught up on life