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Yes, it was hard to make...well...I had some problems to solve, anyway. Brass tube in .1875" diameter (4.76mm) is hard to bend. I ended up making relief cuts to make bending easier, then soldered the bend in place. It's also not easy getting both bottom tubes to be mirror images of each other. What I did there was solder two tubes together, then bent the front downtube and rear kickup. That way they were both identical. To get the downtubes to angle in toward each other, I cut the frame in the middle and added a smaller piece of brass inside to hold them together. When I was happy with the angle, I soldered them back together. After solving these problems, it was not so bad. The next one will certainly be easier.

In 1/6 scale The hard part of the frame is done. That's Tamiya's engine, of course. It's getting narrow tires. It has 50deg of rake. This is my first attempt at a big scale frame. I built one years ago in 1/12 scale from copper, but this was a lot more work. Copper that's half this size is a lot easier to bend.

Like others have said; get builtups or "junk yards" from ebay or swap meets. Also don't be afraid to buy a kit for parts. I bought a Porsche 911 kit to get wheels, tires, and seats for another project. If I had bought all those parts from the aftermarket, I would have spent as much, but now I have the rest of the 911 to raid in the future.

You are THE MAN. It would be a pretty small decal sheet though. Maybe we can gather info for a sheet of Police Superbikes. Blake showed me a YZF-R1 interceptor. Tamiya makes that one, as well as the Hayabusa.

NICE. Can you get pics for a decal sheet?

I was talking with a buddy on Yahoo and told him I want to see one of these. A quick Google search revealed there is such a beast, and here in Texas. HAYABUSA INTERCEPTOR!!!

Nice clean work. I like the black paint in the cooling fins to make them look deeper. Good job.

If you have no idea what I'm talking about, check out this out. It's a wild rig. I'm guessing it's a roadracing sidecar rig, with its passenger replaced by a casket. It was a fairly low-budget film, so I doubt they built something special.

Cool! I have one of those. I'd guess that engine is a pretty nondescript lump, though. V-16! Blake Rogers has one. I'm trying to talk him into building a pulling tractor with it, but I'm not sure he's going for it.

IIRC, Ferrari once referred to their Flat-12 as a "180 degree V-12" so you could try to sneak one by that way.

Airfix 1/24 P-51D Mustang has a Rolls-Royce Merlin. Not a bad looking engine. I have this kit. I got 2 of them for 30 bucks total. You may or may not find such a great deal Airfix 1/24 Ju-87 Stuka has a Jumo 211 Ferrari Enzo has a V-12. Offered by Revell and Tamiya. Hasegawa's Jaguar XJS has one Revell's NAZCA M-12 has a BMW V-12. There may also be an engine in their old 850i and 750i. Not sure on those two. Tamiya's Mercedes-Benz S600 Coupe and 600 SEL sedan have V-12s That's all I can think of for now.

Tamiya 1/6 scale Honda CX500 Turbo. I don't really care for the bike, but I'm after that turbo. I'm getting it copied in resin for a twin-turbo GS1100 chopper. Then I'll sell the CX500. Already found a buyer for it. BTW mine is complete/unbuilt

Certainly not me. My point was that it would need to be so cheap that it would not be worth the caster's time and money. You have a habit of inferring malice in other peoples' posts. If someone feels that their time is worth 13 cents an hour, hey more power to 'em. In fact, send 'em my way. I have some plans for a deck and goldfish pond I want built in my back yard.

Very slight. There's a reason you don't see me offering these parts. It's because scratchbuilding is cheaper, faster, and easier. To offer this in resin would be foolish. What would someone pay for a 1/24 Pittman arm? It's a tiny piece. Nobody's going to pay 15 bucks for it. It's a waste of RTV and resin. Want a tutorial? I'll post one later.

I should change my screen name to Dream Killer. Pretty much everything in GBK1's post could be made with Evergreen sheet plastic and a punch and die set. It would be easier, cheaper, faster, and more durable than resin.

Send your insurance agent's kids to college.

Especially the engine. I'm hoping the cylinders (fins) look better than their 1/12 scale chopper engine.

What pickup cab are you using? BTW why not a supercharged Duesenberg straight-8 under the cab? Auburn/Cord/Duesenberg were all under the same roof (more or less. Art Anderson could certainly give you more information). That Duesenberg made 320hp on the street in 1932. A factory hot rod made 400hp. IMHO, a good engine for pulling all that truck with a car on the back.

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There are at least 2 Ardun conversions on the market already. out there. One is in the Revell/Monogram '50 Ford pickup. Another is by Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland. They also have a S.C.o.T. blower to go with it. Replicas and Miniatures also offer several different log-type manifolds. Not trying to rain on your parade, but there's not much point in reinventing the wheel. Especially when you're competing against Norm at Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland.

At the LHS, in the "Gently Used" kit section. Complete, unbuilt. $30. Heck yeah, man! All kinds of possibilities. 1/8 scale hot rod COE. Pulling tractor! Heck yeah! Copy that turbo and put compound turbos on it!

Note the wife, who's wondering "You spent HOW MUCH for an old car?!"

There are also tanks in 1/25. I know of a British Centurion (Korean War era) and several Geraman WWII tanks, along with a Russian WWII tank or two. I don't know of anything more modern than the Centurion, but there could well be something out there. If you go up to a 1/16 scale rig, there are lots of choices there for tanks, also. The price goes up a LOT, though. I would love to have Tamiya's 1/16 Leopard 2A6, but at 900 bucks, it will have to wait. As far as pullers go, (let me put on my flame suit) I think it would be better to just get several kits with the engine you like. You can get good deals on auction websites, and the kit will have lots of parts for your spares stash. There are several pullers using Allison V-12s. I've seen AMT Parts Pack V-12s on ebay recently at good prices. There is (or was) a puller in Europe that used 4 Allisons. There are also pullers that use the Rolls-Royce Merlin. That's available in Airfix's 1/24 P-51 Mustang. Airfix's Spitfire and Hurricane may have Merlins. I'm not sure. I've seen pullers with Rolls-Royce Griffons, but there are no 1/24 Griffons available. Even info is hard to find on that one. Some pullers use Radial aircraft engines. The only affordable radial I know of in 1/24 is the BMW from Airfix's FW-190. Pretty far-fetched, though, as those things are rare as hen's teeth in the real world and no one would use one in a puller. If you're going for a "what-if", though, it would be a cool model. There is a 1/24 P-47 kit with an R-2800. That could be a puller engine, but the kit is expensive. Maybe someone will come along and offer a better engine in resin. You could go bananas and get a punch and die set to make your own cooling cylinders for a radial. A puller with a 4360 would be WILD.