Art Laski
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Thanks for the nice comments, fellas!
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Thank you, Ray!
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Joe, very much appreciated!
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Thanks, Brad!
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They are the people I stole the trophy from for the photo,… I mean…Uh... Actually, they're the show promoters for the SoCal NNL and they sponsored the trophy.
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A few more...
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Here are the finished pics! thanks for looking...
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A few years back a good friend of mine asked me if I would build him a model, and he asked about an Edsel Ford Model 40 Speedster. I had no idea what this even was, so I did a little internet research on the car, then went looking for a model of it. It turns out that this was a one-off car Edsel Ford had built in the early thirties. Long story short, it resurfaced a few years ago and was recently restored. You can read about the history of it here: http://www.fordhouse.org/experience/edsel-fords-1934-special-speedster/the-story I found that R&D Unique made a kit of this, and eventually was able to locate one. The full story is here on the WIP page: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/111038-edsel-ford-model-40-speedster
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Guys, thanks so much for the comments and encouragement along the way. This one is in the books, and as John and Seth noted, managed a People's Choice Best of Show at the So Cal NNL today. It was quite a shock to me, but people were really taken with this car. Here are my final pics before going Under Glass! Thanks! -Art
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A few more pics as I head down the home stretch...
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This is the pic from page 1 that shows both items.
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Almost, Chris! I made exhaust pipes last night, and scratched these tips. I also made a gas cap. Alclad tonight, then final assembly! these are in progress shots:
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Well, I knew what you meant, Mark. I have some for sale, just send me a PM.
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Really clean, Mark. I like this one a lot!
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I really like what you did, Rob, and why you did it. Nice tribute!
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Henry J Twin Turbo - Didn't see that coming..........
Art Laski replied to Codi's topic in WIP: Drag Racing Models
Terrible news, Tim. I'm sure your next builds will be just as spectacular. Who knows, maybe after the dust settles, you might get motivated to accept a new challenge, that being repairing the chassis. I'm sure you have the skills to do it. Whatever you do, I'll be watching. -Art -
Thanks, John. I'm digging your new bike build too in the All the Rest section. Too bad it won't be done this weekend. Or will it?...lol
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I glued the taillight bulbs in and covered them with foil tape to keep the light from bleeding through the bottom. Then I sealed up the chassis, but not before I had to replace the toggle switch. The one I had stopped coming on for some reason, so I got a slight upgrade at Radio Shack. I also replaced the molded-in bolts on the front fenders with some Pro Tech photo-etched nuts. These things are great! I shaved them off and drilled holes so I could locate the nuts after painting in the original spots.
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Thanks, Seth. Marching towards the finish line on Sunday!
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Thanks for the comment, Brad! Glad you found me! Thanks, Chris. I didn't draw them, but I did pull the images from the internet and printed them out on white inkjet decal paper on my inkjet. As I left the backing on when I used the faces, I think I might have mentioned earlier, the photo paper I tried first was a little thicker and not as easy to work with, Thanks, Bill! Appreciate the comment.
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Killer update, John! Man, you scratch-build fast! But I knew that...
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I meant to show some of the behind the scenes pics of the dash build, but jumped right to the completed dash. Anyway, here is the process: Aluminum tube for the gauge bezels and inkjet decal printouts of the faces. Even though it is printed on decal paper, I didn't remove them from the backing. I tried photo paper first, but it was thicker and a little mroe difficult to work with. Polished the tubes. I made some punches out of brass tube that is the same size as the bezels to punch out the gauge faces. Made a bracket to support the steering shaft.
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John, JC, Mike, Ray, and Chris- Thanks for your comments! I really appreciate you looking in. Chris, I tried it, but it wasn't working in this case. Because it's water soluble, it was causing the ink on the gauge faces to bleed. I even coated them with Krylon acrylic clear like I usually do with inkjet decals, but it didn't stop it, so I used epoxy instead and it worked great.
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Thanks a lot, guys! I really appreciate all the comments. Here's the dashboard I got done today. I compared it to the kit piece and the real car.
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Git'er done, Chris!