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Thanks fellas for all the sentiments you've shared. Art I think captured how I felt about that step....setting the gem in the ring. Good one Art. Well, that got me really going so after letting the glue set I flipped it over and attached the floor and oil pan. There won't be many pics of the bottom end at this point so I thought I'd share these couple of pics. Cheers & Thank you once more! Tim

Trick looking front suspension John. You've got a great set of reference material. cheers, tim

Hi Joe, it's a 2 hour drive for me but I've taken my kids on 3 different occasions. You'll always miss something. Great warbirds from every period and to see a real Blackbird and Space Shuttle up close is truly something to see. Almost forgot, they even have a Horton they're restoring and you can overlook their restoration shops from the 2nd floor. I know it's a long haul for you from Texas...be fair to yourself and plan on an entire day there. Fly directly into BWI and it's a super short cab ride to the museum. Food is very limited (McDonalds onsite) but you'll never regret it. Cheers sir!

You're one heck of a builder Joe. The details are just stunning. I saw this jet at the Smithsonian Air & Space at Dulles Airport. If you haven't been there but you can visit, I highly recommend it. Will be looking for your future updates. Congrats sir on a wonderful start. cheers, tim

Nicely detailed Bruce.........after looking at the link to the German builders thread ( I really liked pages 8 & 9 of his thread too) seems you've found your long lost brother and he lives and Germany and builds like you do. Awesome job. cheers, tim

Nice build and love your color choice. That's unique in the very best way. cheers

Exquisite scratch building in a teeny scale. My only disappointment are the 2 quick release pins in the 1:1 photo are missing..................belated April's Fool Joke. Don't even THINK about it Dann. Nice building in any size once more. cheers

Great topic and query Dann. I personally love the pale blue 908 and the dark blue Countach he made. They're outstanding and I'd love to see multiple close up pics of those (and others too of course). The technology has come so far so fast. I liken to computer capabilities. The next 5 years will be truly amazing to watch as to what it evolves. No doubt we'll look back and be amazed at the "early years" versus what they'll be able to do in the near future. I personally can't wait to see small parts printed in metal that are refined. Might take a while for our hobby but it should trickle down, hope I get to see it come to fruition. Of the cars you shared with him my hands down top pick would be Hennessy Venom. That would a one of a kind freak of a car. Hope he develops THAT one!!! You have great taste in cars sir. cheers

John, I'm still picking out details. I appreciate how you captured the shape of the pyramid shaped front body/chassis posts. Too cool on the real car and you nailed them. cheers

Thank you Bruce.......really like what you're doing on your Big Boyz build as well. I love that car. Hey Zack, well I've been called a lot of things in my life but prodigy wasn't one of them. All kidding aside, I appreciate the compliment. cheers Davewilly & DaveGoatGuy............appreciated I assure you. This pic doesn't appear to be much but it a very important moment. Using Devcon 2 part clear epoxy, which gives you 30 minutes handling time but is SUPER STRONG & Clear when it sets, I finally got the engine & drive-train installed. Took me a while to get various hard & soft lines in place first but now I'm really anxious to start putting the other bits & pieces in & on. Cheers

John, the interior tins for the monocoque and body modes are fantastic. How are you cutting them? Laser cutting thingamajig or by hand? They're just too perfect...........if that's possible on your models. I'm amazed. cheers

You're just full of nice surprises Chris. A real pleasure to see you back on this build and can only marvel at the CAD skills you possess on top of all the others. The parts look fantastic! cheers, tim

Love your build Tom. Every detail looks fantastic and I can't add to all the positive comments about the paint. Wish I could paint like that! cheers, tim

WOW Dann. Paint looks fantastic as do your body bits & pieces. cheers

Thanks guys........drive train install is next. YEAH! Cheers, Tim

Gorgeous build. Congrats sir. cheers, tim

Big ol' grin on my face John. This is one I too always wanted to build. If it weren't for you building it in 1/16th scale, I would be happy to send some parts I've accumulated for this particular car, but I only have 1/25th stuff......sorry. I can't wait to see this beauty come together. I'll check to see if I have any pics I can email you. I do have a copy of an original Hot Rod? article on the car if you think that might help ya'. Cheers

Completed (finally) the hand brake / master cylinder and connected the line from the master to the rear "T" fitting. Last step will be hooking up the brake lines from the T to the calipers once they're installed. I had to switch out my brake handle for a unit from Futurattraction which I had to extend a wee bit. cheers

That is SO sweet Steffen. Thanks for sharing and one can't ignore how totally clean the build is. Cheers, tim

John, don't forget to post pics of the bike outside. As beautiful as it is in these pics, I can't wait to see it in the daylight. cheers,

Bruce, first the "Wolf" and now the T4. We must be similar in age and grew up during the greatest era of F1. These cars were just fantastic and I'm a big fan of what you're building. The details and realistic nature of what you've gotten done to date is fantastic. More please. Cheers, Tim

Just wonderful details you're capturing here Mark. As others noted before, great great job cheers, tim

Beautiful Chris. I love the car and YOUR photography. Cool effect which really compliments your car. I look forward to your next build. cheers, tim

I hadn't checked this out before Mike, my loss but I know I'll be following along as you progress. I like the last pic you shared especially and your sense of humor. cheers, tim

Erroll, sorry for the delay in replying. Unfortunately no, I won't be attending the GSL. Was sorry to hear that there are only 2 events left. Truly outstanding show that I'm not likely to ever attend. Thanks for asking however. Thanks as always Dave. I'm slow but making headway on it. At this point in time, it will get done sooner than later but I'm really taking my time to make sure I don't screw up any of the paint finish on the chassis etc. Tedious with a capital "T". Chris & Dave (goatguy) I too appreciate your interest still. Sorry my headway hasn't been speedier........life slowed me down a little bit. But should start to pick up now and make some good headway the next 2 months or so. I'll finish the paint on the body come May or June (if we don't get a crappy wet spring and summer like last year) and wrap it up over the Summer. The pics show the install of the master cylinder, which fought me every which way possible, you'll note the axle spacers are secured (each has 8 bolts) and the axle pinion collar is installed. The axle is not permanently installed yet nor the brakes but I do some mock-ups as I do each little thing to confirm the assembly order. cheers everyone. tim