OldNYJim

Did some work on the dash this week - got the toggle switch and key in there: Made some plug boots and got the engine wired (except for the coil, which I still need to paint), having added the aluminum inspection cover (held on with RB Motion bolts): Used some more of those RB Motion bolts on this bit too: Those little bolts are addictive to use! I added some detail to the trans too, with some linkages and bolts and stuff to replicate the 1:1...most of this will be hidden anyway but I thought it would be cool that if you DID turn the model over or look down the trans tunnel you could spot this stuff anyway: This side I'm particularly pleased with...about ten parts on this side alone! And today I'm going to watch the Formula 1 and work on finishing adding the other belts for the seat and getting the interior tub painted. More soon!

That Model A is crazy, I love it

Brilliant scratch building! I’ll be watching!

Maybe it's a satirical take on the on-every-street-New-York-classic the graffiti beater van? Some slightly more exotic stuff I saw on my street this week: And some other stuff that caught my eye:

More money than sense, I guess...

Not sure - caught my eye though with that paint! (Or wrap, if that’s what it is)

Thanks fellas! I've spent the last week or so prepping all the parts for paint - so nothing super interesting to show for the most part, but I'm getting to the point where some parts are in paint and drying or about to be in paint...so it'll start coming together now! I got the frame painted - went with a gunmetal metallic for that: Got the dash painted (and fitted that tiny speedo and fitted the tiny PR ring around it): And I used these photetch seatbelt parts, and this Michael's ribbon... To make some seatbelts: The color of the ribbon material was a little light for my liking, so I used this knock-off Sharpie from the Chinese pharmacy near me to darken them up a bit (bottom one is original color, top three are the Sharpie'd color): This weekend's project is to get the dash finished up with toggle switches, master cut off switch, and ignition key (with key fob!) More soon!

That chassis is incredible, what a work of art

Stunning work Eric! You're a real artist!

A little more progress on this one... Added some linkages and detail to the trans to get it looking a bit more interesting - most of this will be hidden but you'll be able to peek inside the trans tunnel and see this stuff a little anyway: With that done, I could finish the floor (and fabbed a dash whilst I was at it) The dash is going to have a couple of micro toggle switches (I figure it would need one for the starter and one for the lights): And the bottom row is going to be for an ignition key and a master power switch hidden under a little cover: Next up, I made a seat: I went with a square 'fabric' pattern to reference the seat in the back of the Rommel's Rod kit. I made a couple of little brackets to mount the seat, drilled out so I can bolt seatbelts to the mounts when it's done with paint: With the seat done I could figure out where to put the parking brake lever and the gearlever - the parking brake has a separate brass sleeve to aid in painting it, and I made a tiny little grenade for the top of the shift lever: Last up, I tried making some rear wheels from scratch but couldnt make them strong enough to stretch the tires over without damaging or warping them (at least, not with the tools and materials I have to hand here), so I designed a couple in 3d design software and had them printed - they just came yesterday: They'll look cool when I've finished adding the detail to them that I want to add and cleaned them up! More soon!

Very inspirational work Daniel

Actually yeah, you're right - that was unfair of me. What I meant was closer to "I need a pair of these and don't wanna buy $18s worth right now" ?

Got a few more bits done this week...made some simple hex fittings and figured out some of the plumbing: Made a magneto - the wires are attached to a small metal sleeve so that I can slide it into the body of the mag for easier painting: Did some work on the pipework for the intake / exhaust setup: Started making a radiator... ...so that I could mount the grill shell (I fabricated a couple of little taps that attach to the chassis, and the shell will hold in place with some micro bolts) And I've been contemplating these as rear tires, maybe? This Saturday's project - fabricate a floor and trans tunnel...more soon!

These look interesting Greg! Are you planning to sell them? I LOVE the ones that Bill posted above, but they're not super cheap...

Beautiful work Eric (as always)

Miata! ?

Ohhh, that's a GREAT tip! Thanks!

A few more spots from in and around downtown Brooklyn:

All my cool and or interesting sightings from Downtown Brooklyn (with a couple from Manhattan) this week...

I was meant to be working on the floor for this thing, but I need to make a driveshaft and I want to scratchbuild some U-joints for that so whilst I think of the best way to do that I did some work on the engine... First up, starting from the front and working back, I want to use but improve this kit piece and add some pulleys (hence the watch parts) for the mechanical fan arrangement these engines used to run: I also picked up some of these amazing RB Motion miniature bolts for the project, in a few sizes: First job was to remove the moulded-in bolt detail and drill a bunch of tiny little holes: And then test fit those little bolts in there. Looks cooler already! Next up, assemble some miniature pulleys. I wanted them to actually be grooved, but super skinny like the 1:1 car's pulleys were so I assembled them with a correct sized gear in the center sandwiched between some photoetched round discs that I can't remember the source of: Like so! And a test fit to see how it'll look: There will be some more miniature bolt detail on the inspection cover too: Next job was a mount for the fan (which sits at the top of the block on these engines)...I used some half round styrene bar and some miniature railroad bolts to fabricate this part: And, aside from the belt (which I'll tackle when this is further along and assembled for good) that's another piece of the puzzle done! More soon!

Yeah!! Ive been trying to think of what to do to incorporate some of those accessories and actually have them be functional components - cool idea!

I wonder if, in the time since this thread was last updated, anyone has started making any nice universal joints in metal or 3D? I'd be really interested in seeing scratchbuilt examples too, if anyone has ever made their own?

3DScaleParts on Instagram has done two different custom commissions for me, and did a great job on both

Thanks Bob! This week's achievements included... ...making a rear axle (with a Revell center section) ...making a mount to attach the scratchbuilt leaf spring I made to the chassis... ...Messing with ideas for a rear fuel tank... ...Making some tiny linkages... ...making some engine mounts (I really like this single sided support I made for the trans... And finally got this thing on it's wheels! Next job, for this weekend, is the interior floor...more on that next time: My plan for this build, given that there's a LOT of scratchbuilding, is to get it kinda sketched-in in plastic, like a painter might before starting to add detail, and then go from there...so once I've got the passenger floor done I can start thinking about mounting the grill and then I can start working front to back adding detail and really bringing this thing to life. More soon!

And some more of Eric Ritz's gorgeous work: