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I have a set of plans for a car that is in real dimensions,,,,,,,,how do I convert it to a specific scale,,,i.e. 1/12th...... thank you

Old printers have a lot of spring in them.....of various sizes...I have used them.

I always liked cars so I gravitated to kits in 1958 1959 with AMT kits for 98 cents. I bought a 58 Buick promo about this time also. When I was about 7 I could name any car I saw. year and make. I think my first was a Pontiac that I ended up with glue all over and hideous yellow brush painting on parts of it. No one was there to guide me or show me so I had to learn on my own,,,I did find some kids in school that shared the interest. I was about 13

I am related to Calvin Coolidge and Rutherford B. Hayes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,but never knew them personally......................................... I designed my first house when I was 5 years old...with an atrium even,(as if I knew what that was).

The problem with reference photos....I have found when looking for my MG material, is that in reality there are seldom any 2 cars alike after this many years.......The have all been changed, added to,,,taken away from,,,despite being accurate restorations,,,,,,,,,,you need to use only one car for a reference and note that is the car you are working from,,,,,someone may quibble about differences if he is using a different reference picture. Even when they were being built changes occurred at any time during assembly during a model run,,,,,so 2 cars from the same year depending on the assembly date could conceivably be 2 entirely different cars, I know MG was good for this and I am sure it was common practice to do so, There was no clear cut change over date as there can be now,,,,(so they say)

it says I exceeded my allowed views ,,,,,maybe should join to see it

coming along great

nice way of attacking the problem..................................................

lookin gooooooooooooooooooooood

getting some more detailing done

Thank you both for the generous comments, sometimes i feel I do not make enuff progress for posting......also that I vear off the beaten path of the Bentley....but I feel it is all working to the ultimate goal of completing projects in the long run............

Bob ,,,if you go to On the Workbench--cars then toANother Super 7 he goes over brass leaf springs,,,,that should get you what you need to complete them.......You can do them in plastic like I do but for that big of truck I think brass would be the way to go,,, cheers

Thanks Jason,,,,,,nice to know someone is following this yet,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Letting paint set up good then to finish the interior and get it painted so I can finish it up. Spent this weekend on the K3's Made masters for the hood and cast them up,,very complicated 1 piece mold for the hood that came out ok......... Need to clean things up on the 3 bodies and send them off to paint.......Ordering decals for the numbers and flags this week.................. Also bought a fish tank at a garage sale to make up a racing scene with them......Now will have to make up a few more for the diorama

It is great to see more people tackling scratch building You have a fantastic start to this one,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

thanks,,,i will keep that in mind

Thank you for the comments,,,,,,for building a lot of the parts and casting it still has the handcrafted look but less time that is for sure......some parts can be down right frustrating............... Colour check on the Bentley.......Just need to do a good sanding and get the next colour coats on all the parts...................sand,,,wait,,,paint wait,,,,,,,tape paint wait,,,,,,,tape paint wait,,,,,,,colour sand wait,,,,,,,,,,

Thanks you both for all the great information on this car,,,,it will certainly help me building it....................... may go back to the .ssk body and go from there....

Thank you...........................

made some good trades this month.....very nice experiences.... KevinMoparFord outragis have a few more in the works,,,,,,,,,Thanks to Dee for the trade still in the mail,,,,,,great conversations on the phone with him............. great trader.......................................thanks Dee came through perfect

I am hoping that our friends in England can help me out on this...I am looking for information/drawings on this car. 1933 Squire Mostly interested in the engine which was the Anzani's R1 100 bhp (75 kW) 1,496 cc twin-cam engine. from Frazer-Nash. I have the history and basic dimensions but additional information would be appreciated. What I have is from a basic net search.

colour check on the model A........base coat no clear 2 tone green with black fenders and banding

Thank you ......I need 3 of the K3's plus parts ,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it is easier than the initial one since I am casting 90% of the cars,,,,,, I am going to post some colour checks for the Bentley and the Ford sedan later,,,,be sure to check back....

They should have you do the box art build for them,,,,,,,it is sooooooo much nicer than they did..................very nicely detailed and put together with a much higher standard..............

Looking good................................the chassis is going to show great...............

here we can see how the framme rack is used to build the cars....they will be dismantled after fitting to be painted.....