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Dave.... thank you. Clint... Thank you for the kind words. I know exactly what you mean about Pro Mods. I love them too. I have one that I would like to start in 1/16th scale but need to finish this and a couple other builds before I get to it but. I do have to tell you that I think once you do a 1/16th scale build that you will get hooked on them, They are a blast to build. John... Thanks my Big Brother!! I may just be able to get some paint on it this weekend Bob... I had never thought of that and may have to try that some time. I did try another solution because it was before I saw your reply. I have to agree that with you that I don't think ca or putty was the right choice for this. I did a little more work to the block by trying to fill that little gap I wasn't happy with when I glued the timing plate on but I think it looks ok. just hope that when I go to sand the block down everything looks ok and that I don't have to add anymore primer. i am ready for paint on this block...

Norbert... This is a fantastic build and love how it turned out. Nice work!

Darryl... I love this build and it is turning out fantastic. The paint looks killer and I absolutely love the rubber build up you put on the chassis. Totally cool. I can't wait to see more of this build come together.

Brad.... I drew these up in 1/16th Scale. It would not be a problem for me to draw them up in 1/24th scale. Darryl... Thanks Man!! So I got a little more done on the engine block today. Got the timing cover glued in place and shot another coat of primer. Time to work on the valve covers to fill a few pin holes and and prep for final primer. Here is the first portion of the timing cover. I drilled multiple holes for spots that I would add glue. I glued with CA and used kicker on it to set it in place. I wanted to make sure that my bolt holes lined up and I stuck the bolts in to locate it and then added glue in the swiss cheese holes I drilled into the plate, knowing that the other portion of the engine would cover these glue holes: Here is the 2nd part of the plated glued in place and after Primer was shot onto the block: Now here is where I would like feedback from my fellow modelers. So after gluing these plates on to the block I have noticed I have a small gap and wasn't sure when I was spraying primer if it would fill it in a little or not. Now I am debating if I should try to fill with a little CA glue to bridge the gab or if I should try to fill with some bondo or maybe add some other type of glue like white glue but not sure if a lacquer based primer would attack the white glue. Let me know your thoughts on what you would do. Thanks:

Mark.... I am at a loss for words on this. Beautiful work!! That front end is killer

Wayne.... I would of never guessed the tank was only 2" long. Very nice work!

HAHAHA..... LMAO.... Umm I take it that some people are ready to see this thing painted and decaled? haha John can I borrow some of your little mini me's?? I need to learn to build at Teresi speed and I will have this sucker done in 2 weeks ... .... Brad...Honestly I am not sure when I exactly need them. I still have body work that needs to be done before I even get to primering the body. I need to hurry up and get this engine painted and start assembling it so I can jump back to the body. Last night I had done more work to the block and I am almost to the point of calling it ready for paint. I need to glue the timing cover on and then shoot one last coat of primer. going to be working on it this afternoon. I also went back and changed the thickness of the bottle brackets to .03125" which is equal to 1/2" in 1:1. Going to email those files to my buddy here shortly. And in the mean time I was farting around drawing this up that I am going to have him print as well..... *Edited - Made changes to Jack Ramps, I realized I made a mistake in the over all length of them when I drew them up.

Mike.... The chassis looks killer!! I also have to say I think it looks much better that you went back and resized the tubing. Looking forward to seeing more progress on this bad boy. Keep up the great work.

Brad.... your garage has to be one of my favorite diorama's . It is so cool. I hope to do a 1/16th scale Diorama one day.

Totally cool build and it looks great! What scale is this?

Aaron... Thanks man.... I am trying to make some good progress on it. Bob... Thanks man. Thank for the suggestion as well. I will change the thickness of the brackets and have thinner ones printed. I can't remember off the top of my head how thick I made them. I will have to double check them. Robert.... Thank you for the kind words on this build.

This is really nice and looks great.

Luis.... Looking good on the paint again. That primer looks killer. Looking forward to the flames on this one

Mike.... Thanks I am much happier with the length of the bottle now. It looks better as well. John... Thanks Brother!! It was great to talk with you earlier today and catch up. Thanks for being that inspiration. I am going to make sure and hit that bench every day even if its for a short time. Ray... Thank you for following along on this very long journey. Feels like I have been on it forever...lol I have started back on the engine. filling more pin holes and sanding and adding primer. Hoping to have the block completely prepped tonight and then it can be ready for paint.

Hello Fellas.... Well I was messing around this morning some more with this fire bottle and cut down the 10lb to the correct length to double check the size and I have resized my CAD models and going to have my buddy reprint these again. I had to mock this up one more time. I am really happy with the length now and the new printed pieces the diameter will be a tad smaller for the 5lb bottle. Now i am gonna jump back to the engine today in hopes of having it ready to paint this weekend. I have chopped part of the bottle off for the correct length of the 5lb bottle that I found new dimensions on: Mocked it up one last time to see how it would sit and look: Another shot with the body on, checking clearances:

Thanks Brad... I think i am going to cut the 10lb bottle down to the length I will be changing the 5lb one to see how it looks...LOL

Brad... you are making some great progress and the engine is looking great!!

Ok so a little update for everyone. I was able to get a little bench time in today and was going to work on it some more tonight but I wanted to share what I had done so far today. I had pulled out one of Futurattractions cockpit photo-etch details and bent the butterfly steering wheel into shape as well as getting the length from the steering gear box to steering wheel figured out. Then it was time to mock up both the 5lb and 10 lb bottles just to see how they looked. I did sand the bottles a little more and got them to fit on to the brackets. I actually chucked them up in my electric drill and used a sanding board to help sand them. I need to shoot some more primer on them to see how they turned out. Anywhere here is where I am at with it and you can let me know what you think. 5lb Bottle Mocked up: 5lb Bottle with body on: 10lb Bottle Mocked up: 10lb Bottle with body on:

Dave... You are right about a little bit of clean up and they should look good. Dave... thanks man!! Robert... There is a little texture to these parts. I have order parts from TDR which are printed on a different type and different media 3D printing machine. This was a personal 3D printer that these were printed on and I was curious what the quality was from this printer. As to the reason why I had my buddy print them for me. If I had my own Sherline lathe I would of turned the bottle myself. But a little bit of sanding and some bondo, I don't think you will ever know the texture was there. Sflam.... thanks man. I have to agree the 5lb bottle looks a little better but I do have to go back and resize the bottle. A week or more ago I found another brand of fire bottles and the sizes were different from what I originally drew these too. I will be making the changes and having my buddy redo them for me. Niko.... Thanks buddy!! You know this material is a little harder than I expected. this material is PLA and the printer can also print ABS. I am going to talk to my buddy and see if he has the heads to print with the ABS and if he does I will buy him a roll of material because I think the ABS would be much easier to sand. I will get more primer on the parts tomorrow and share with everyone.

Mike... You are off to one heck of a start on this build and it is looking Killer!! I will be following along til the end on this one. I am excited to see you start another build. Man this Vette is gonna be awesome

This is a great looking car and very nice build!!

X3...

Dave this chassis is just Bad A$$ my friend. Your craftmanship is just beautiful. I am super impressed with this and it is flat out killer.

Luis.... That interior is looking killer and love how it turned out. I am going to have to try some of that Vallejo paint sometime. Looks like it lays down nice with a great finish. Keep up the great work on this.

Mark... Wow I am at a loss for words. All I can say is that this is some incredible building you are doing and it looks killer