Adventures in Soldering: The Maserati BirdcageTipo 61 update Bodywork 12/17/22

[iBorg]

On 9/3/2024 at 4:26 PM, iBorg said:

Do you ever look at an in process build and think to yourself you need to pick up another hobby?

 

True once again.

[absmiami]

Yeah !

[Straightliner59]

Good to see some progress, on this. I love the grommets/bushings. It just looks perfect, my friend!

[Ace-Garageguy]

Happy to see this one back in play. Wow. Inspiration by the truckload. Much respect for the level of skill in evidence. 

Edited November 14 by Ace-Garageguy
punctiliousness

[Pierre Rivard]

 Exceptional craftsmanship and precision. Can't use any of the learnings here because my hands are made of 10 thumbs... but still... this is so addictive!

[gtx6970]

WOW,  

Just doesnt seem enough

 

 

[Codi]

Randy.........GRRRRRRRR........all I can think of is just imagine what he'd be cranking out if he just ignored life and all the distractions and just sat down for 1 year EVERY single day...WOW that's a sweet update.  Granted, I've no room to speak and your posts are always some of the best that there are.  Thanks for posting and sharing the goodness.  Cheers, Tim

[Kanada Kustoms]

Incredible project... Such great detail and skill!  Awesome work!

[AmericanMuscleFan]

Randy, Randy, Randy!  You just make us look like children tinkering when we scrutinize your feats, it's not talent anymore, it's magic!  Thank you for keeping our childlike side alive by showing us fireworks with each of your updates.  We want more, like spoiled children... 😁

[Randy D]

Hi Folks,

 Thanks Mike!!

Andy, Thanks

Hey Daniel,  Still plugging away, hopefully decent progress by the time you hold it again🙂

Thank you Ace!!

Pierre, No 10 thumbs on you , always impressed by your work.

Thank you Bill A.

Tim,  I wish I could carve out more bench time my friend. Really looking forward to your chassis work.

Thank you Jon!

Francis, Appreciate the kind words Sir, you continue to be an inspiration with your beautiful creations!

 

Next up is some work on the fuel tank and plumbing .......

This pic is from Tamsoldcar site showing the tank out of the  "Streamliner" bodied Birdcage (1960)

 

Circled area showing parts of the fuel system...

 

making up tank body out of Renshape.  Skinned with a fairly thick adhesive backed ally foil that I embossed some beads into...

 

 

 

more.....

 

 

 

 

[Randy D]

mocked up in the frame ...

 

Testing out the spare fit.....

 

 

parts ....

 

 

 

frame getting some paint and tank mocked up...

 

 

 

 

more.....

 

 

 

[Randy D]

Fuel filler tube made up on the lathe and fuel cap from MFH......

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

position of filler not finalized yet.   

 

Thanks for looking in!

Randy

[Codi]

So Randy, it’s been 10 minutes and I’m STILL waiting for another update. 😁.  All kidding aside as this is why I always look forward towards your posts.  That’s inspirational for sure!  Cheers, Tim 

[absmiami]

You’re velcome

two qvestions :  i hadn’t found adhesive backed alu thick enough to avoid nicks and scratches - are you using some plumbing material - or what ?

two - those bolts circling the fuel cap neck are mighty small - .018 ?  Or even smaller ??  
 

excuse me now - i have to finish that bottle of whiskey …

[BK9300]

I continue to marvel at how you're able to manipulate such tiny parts into finished items - the fittings in your last couple posts don't look big enough to add lines to, but you do.  Always a treat to look in on your work!

[Straightliner59]

5 hours ago, Randy D said:

Hey Daniel,  Still plugging away, hopefully decent progress by the time you hold it again🙂

I would be honored!

[Twokidsnosleep]

Oh wow

The master is still at work on this project 😎

Even photobucket couldn’t outlast this thread.

Fantastic work , fantastic

[Pierre Rivard]

Every new component is a scale model by itself. As a follower and a fan of your work, I truly admire the traditional way of crafting and integrating each component into this epic build. As 3D printing takes a strong foothold in our hobby, your way of crafting replicas is what keeps me interested in following (and admiring). Scratchbuilder extraordinaire!

[Bugatti Fan]

I have been following this build that has taken miniature model engineering to a whole new level.

We all know how great the late Gerald Wingrove's models are in 1/15th scale.

Having met him a few times in the past, if he were alive today I am absolutely sure that he would be congratulating you on your skills and for working in 1/24th scale ! 

As for the Maserati Birdcage, it must be about the most challenging car model that anyone could have chosen to scratch build.

The late Manuel Olive Sans is the only other model engineer to have made one of these in a similar way as far as I am aware but in a much larger scale.

[bytownshaker]

Mind boggling detail and workmanship!!!

[Bugatti Fan]

Looking at this again it must have been really challenging soldering the birdcage frame together and keeping it all aligned. I guess that some jury jigs must have been made especially for this process.  Amazing work I have to say !

[Big Messer]

5 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said:

Looking at this again it must have been really challenging soldering the birdcage frame together and keeping it all aligned. I guess that some jury jigs must have been made especially for this process.  Amazing work I have to say !

Probably doing subassemblies and different melting point solders was the way to go. Mind boggling anyway...

[AmericanMuscleFan]

Randy, you are an inexhaustible source of wonder, it seems that nothing can stop you, but I can only rejoice in that, we want more updates but we don't want to see the end of this extraordinary journey, thank you for sharing this with us! 👌