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Looking good folks. Some nice work. I will be joining in. Usually by now i've decided what i'm entering, collected the parts and made an enthusiastic start before putting it aside until much later in the year. However, this year I haven't been able to decide what to build so i've done nothing yet.

I have in mind to built a range of Gotham City PD vehicles across the years. All in Brunswick Green, White and Orange. AMT Ninety something Firebird. 2010-04-18 at 14-03-53 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr 2010-04-18 at 14-03-36 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr Revell '65 Chevelle SS 396 Z16 65 Chevy GCPD 004 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr 65 Chevy GCPD 008 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr 65 Chevy GCPD 011 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

First time i've seen one built. Looks good. ??

Thanks folks.

Built for this years Scale Cannonball Run (right here in the community builds). The theme was In-Line Engines. Bugatti Royale Phaeton. 12.7 litre Straight Eight with Javelin Engineering DOHC cylinder head and 14:71 Supercharger mounted on sheet metal manifold. Double A-arm independent suspension front and rear with four wheel drive. Trunk mounted long range fuel tank. Tools, spare wheels, doughnuts and an espresso machine carried in the rear under the tonneau. Navigation, communications and are updates by the navigators mobile phone (now THATs a major difference to when we started this. In year two I scratch built a full on computer set up for my co-driver - now you can do it all on a smart phone). Truck wheels and tyres are utilised due to the vehicles weight. Italeri 1/24 Bugatti Royale Coupe Napoleon. Scratch built cylinder head, inlet manifold and exhausts. Scratchbuilt gearbox. AMT monster truck transfer case. Scratchbuilt suspension using resin Ford 9" differentials. Monogram High Roller Chevelle wheels and tyres. Resin brake rotors and calipers. Kit body cut down into a phaeton. Tonneau from tissue and PVA Seats from my parts boxes. Eduard PE seatbelts.

Ah, OK. So it's not that we can't poll here, just that if we do it's open to electoral tampering from Australia overseas.

So, are there no polls on this forum anymore? We get shunted off elsewhere? Last time this happened we moved home... Just saying.

I'll definitely be in this. Not sure what with though. I have in my stash one of these... ...and one of these... Both are long wheelbase bodies but for The Run my preference would be short wheelbase. For a SWB Chevy van the Revell kit is an option (and its a better kit than the AMT) if I can find one down here. For a SWB Dodge van however I am not aware of a 1/25 kit. Cutting down the MPC kit is an option but the one I have is my last one and as with the Revell Chevy they are not easy to find. Another option is the Lindberg A100 with either a scratchbuilt van body of the Flintstone resin one. I've long wanted to build an A100 van as there was one featured regularly in the only on-screen Batman which counts. I'm off to Evil-Bay to see what I can find...

Bugatti Royale Phaeton. 12.7 litre Straight Eight with Javelin Engineering DOHC cylinder head and 14:71 Supercharger mounted on sheet metal manifold. Double A-arm independent suspension front and rear with four wheel drive. Trunk mounted long range fuel tank. Tools, spare wheels, doughnuts and an espresso machine carried in the rear under the tonneau. Navigation, communications and are updates by the navigators mobile phone (now THATs a major difference to when we started this. In year two I scratch built a full on computer set up for my co-driver - now you can do it all on a smart phone). Truck wheels and tyres are utilised due to the vehicles weight. Italeri 1/24 Bugatti Royale Coupe Napoleon. Scratch built cylinder head, inlet manifold and exhausts. Scratchbuilt gearbox. AMT monster truck transfer case. Scratchbuilt suspension using resin Ford 9" differentials. Monogram High Roller Chevelle wheels and tyres. Resin brake rotors and calipers. Kit body cut down into a phaeton. Tonneau from tissue and PVA Seats from my parts boxes. Eduard PE seatbelts.

That's a bugger. I've finished mine with hours to spare following an all afternoon thrash. Bugatti Royale 033 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr Bugatti Royale 025 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr Bugatti Royale 009 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Eductor truck looks great Scott, if a little clean. I'm making progress. Cannonball Bug WIP 28-11-2018 01 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr Since the pic above i've built drive shafts and PE seat belts, finished the blower drive and radiator, put the headlights and windscreen together and painted the extractors. I'm now a lot more confident in finishing (if I don't f**k up something - I could still drop it onto my concrete shed floor...).

Spent all day at the bench. Most of it on the Bug. Cannonball Bug WIP 25-11-2018 01 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr Cannonball Bug WIP 25-11-2018 02 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr Cannonball Bug WIP 25-11-2018 03 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr I'm still hopeful. First thread says build time ends 11:59 pm local time December 1st 2018. This is important as i'm working extra hours next week and will only really get decent Bench Time on Wednesday (Rostered Day Off) and Saturday Afternoon... After taking the pics I carved away more front fender for exhaust clearance and primed the body. I then glued on two wheels before remembering I hadn't made the driveshafts and pulling them off again...

Hmmmmmm, 10 days. Body is in primer. Engine is wired. Wheels are Alcladded and i've started on the seats. I still hopefull... Cannonball Bug WIP 21-11-18 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

I've entered three vans in previous Cannonballs. Nissan Sunny Vanette with a mid mounted Skyline engine. Scratchbuilt chassis and suspension. 2010-11-11 at 16-29-50 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr 2010-11-11 at 16-12-55 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr '77 SWB Chevy Van with Blown BBC. '69 'vette suspension at both ends & four 44gal drums of fuel in the back. Cannonball Van 003 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr Cannonball Van 009 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr '60 Chevy Panel Delivery with Pontiac 421. Kitbashed from an AMT '60 Custom Fleetside. DSC01648 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr I figure the last one would be eligible under the 2019 rules as it is a panel van built up from a pickup rather than a panelled in station wagon.

Thanks Rob. That's upside-down BTW. I started painting the chassis today and put a check coat of primer on the bodywork i've done so far. I'm hoping there will be no more filler needed.

Fantastic paint Ashman. Sorry to see you wuss out LJ. Next year eh... I've just got the chassis completed (other than drive and steering shafts). Cannonball Bug WIP 07-11-2018 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr Body work is about 50% complete and as it's basically a cut down of the stock kit body (from a Coupe Napoleon to a Landau) then i'm hoping to have it done soon. Basically I feel confident in getting everything together by the deadline although body may still be in primer. Still, won't be the first time somethings raced in that state eh?

Bugatti's front suspension is coming along. There's a diff nailed in place and upper and lower A arms are built. Coil-overs are next. I can't start on the rear until I get the front completed as I need the ride height set.

The Wombats are fine, its the Drop Bears you've got to watch out for. Enough of next year. I've been bracing the Bugatti chassis (as stock it'd be a bit of a flexi flyer). That's a 14:71 Top Fuel blower hanging off the side and the early Hemi sitting in front of it is to give some sense of perspective - this thing is f**kin' enormous! Bugatti Royale WIP 08-10-2018 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Peking to Paris? I'd be thinking of something like this... https://www.kitformservices.com/standard.html Yes, i've awoken from hibernation now the weather's warming up down here. I've been working on the Bugatti's engine and i've built a DOHC cylinder head and a sheet metal blower manifold for it. Bugatti Royale WIP 04-10-2018 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr I'm also scratching up a manual transmission and will then get to work on the chassis which is going to need some rearrangement and reinforcement if it's going to take the 4wd and Independent suspension. I haven't had time to browse all the posts since I was last here but what I have seen all look to be very promising contenders for second.

Ah, yes. That is for copyright reasons. Holden six engines are named for the colour they were painted by the factory - Grey, Red, Blue, Black. Pursuit six cylinder is a 200ci Ford. Grey Six is a 133 or 138ci Holden. Red Six is a 130 to 202ci Holden. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holden_straight-six_motor Red Six X2 is a 179ci twin carb Holden. Kew is a 250ci 50's Dodge flathead. SR20DET is a 2 litre DOHC EFI Turbo Nissan four. 2JZ-GTE is a 3 litre DOHC Turbo Toyota six. The Hogan's Heroes jeep has an inline engine. A four cylinder Willys flathead which would be right at home where you are putting that slant six...

One of the AMT early Firebirds has a Pontiac straight six in it IIRC. And then there is the Red Baron Show Rod. That's also got an inline engine. Mongoram did a Fox Mustang Cobra with a turbo'd Pinto four in it. Fujimi do a tuning parts kit containing a pair of straight six Nissans. Monogram BMW 535 has a straight six. Clearly Scale (http://www.clearlyscale.com/category/engines) do 3 different 1.8 litre VW fours. The Parts Box (https://www.thepartsbox.com/store/index.php?page=browse&action=list&group=3&cat=17) do Resin Ford and Holden Sixes, a flathead six, an offy, a Nissan SR20 and a Toyota 2JZ. And so on...

Canadien?

Or possibly the biggest. Here is the Bugatti block next to a Galaxy Chevy six. Royale with Cheese WIP 16-01-18 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Very good. I see you favour a more compact design than that the United Earth Navy chose for their Fnord Galactic Skyliner Admiral's Barges... Fnord Galactic Skyliner 500 2 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr Fnord Galactic Skyliner 500 10 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr Fnord Galactic Skyliner 500 6 by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr

Initial new year burst of enthusiasm has struck and i've got started. Bugatti Royale at the beginning by Fred Maillardet, on Flickr Work on the DOHC cylinder head has commenced. Cam drive is motorcycle style by chain from between cylinders 4 and 5. Combustion chambers will be hemispherical with centre plugs. Yes, it will be a 12.7 litre straight eight DOHC Hemi...