Ian McLaren Posted January 2, 2023 Posted January 2, 2023 Paul it is great to see things going together, it also give some indication of the shear size of this undertaking. You have my un-dyeing respect for your skills and tackling this project. I will be watching your progress with great interest, looking forward to more updates. Very well done indeed!
Codi Posted January 19, 2023 Posted January 19, 2023 Gob-smacked at your latest pics Paul. What a great update, this build is a stunner. cheers, tim
mr68gts Posted February 2, 2023 Author Posted February 2, 2023 (edited) Thank you everyone for the comments Little tiny update.... I will use every available technique I can to make this the most accurate promod! Sent files out to have them laser cut. Parts came back perfect! The 4 link brackets for the rear end are now in 6061 aluminum! With these finished ( once I polish them) I can continue on with the rear end! Edited February 2, 2023 by mr68gts 2
comp1839 Posted February 2, 2023 Posted February 2, 2023 amazing!!!! cutting metal with a beam of light......star trek stuff. your build is looking incredible Paul!!!!!!!
Randy D Posted February 13, 2023 Posted February 13, 2023 Loving the progress on this one Paul !!! Great looking parts!!!! Randy
Codi Posted March 25, 2023 Posted March 25, 2023 Paul.........what can I say. The parts / car ALL look fantastic but you're a tease when it comes to details about "methods" etc. Please when you have time share more about the laser cutting of those tiny parts.......who did them for you and with what particular tool would be my first question......which I'm sure will lead to a couple more. So cool to see 1:1 car fab techniques being used in the building of model cars. Will certainly look forward to your next post. cheers, tim
mr68gts Posted March 29, 2023 Author Posted March 29, 2023 On 3/25/2023 at 4:49 AM, Codi said: Paul.........what can I say. The parts / car ALL look fantastic but you're a tease when it comes to details about "methods" etc. Please when you have time share more about the laser cutting of those tiny parts.......who did them for you and with what particular tool would be my first question......which I'm sure will lead to a couple more. So cool to see 1:1 car fab techniques being used in the building of model cars. Will certainly look forward to your next post. cheers, tim Tim, Nice to see you back! So, the plates were cut by a company called Sendcutsend.com. I found them through a facebook add of all places! Thought why not since they are U.S. based so I converted my file over to a DXF and sent them the file. A week and a half later, I had plates at my doorstep. They offer laser cutting services and some other services also. (Bending, PEM inserts, anodizing ect) Posts are gonna be a bit on this as I'm in the middle of trying to finish something up for GSL. There's no way this thing was gonna make it so I set it aside. Now I may not be able to attend GSL either. My wifes health is bad enough that she still cant travel real well in the truck. Its hard for her to climb up in it so if she cant get better by then where she can get in it easier then we stay home. Chris is willing to take my model up, provided I can actually finish it! Paul
mr68gts Posted September 16, 2023 Author Posted September 16, 2023 I've gotten the chassis back on the "jig" so I can start to continue on with this monstrosity. I need to update a few files but I can still plug away in my free time between this and Radici & Wise Vega FC now that the madness has settled down a bit around here. Now to find the model room again....lol And while this model will stay 481x powered, I did add this to my list of files thanks to Dave! Who knows what will happen down the road! Meet the 1 cubic inch BAE Hemi! (in 1/8 scale!) Still working on the rest of the files for it but I have a start anyway! 1
comp1839 Posted September 17, 2023 Posted September 17, 2023 this build is soooooo impressive Paul!!!!!! i'm absolutely a 481x fan!!! by the by.....the new hemi block is sick!!!!!!
mr68gts Posted October 23, 2023 Author Posted October 23, 2023 Some might think this thing has been forgotten but nope.... Working on the Penske shocks to 4 link mounting. Have some pieces I need to machine to make it look proper but it's otherwise exactly what I was looking to do! 1
comp1839 Posted November 1, 2023 Posted November 1, 2023 shocking development.....i couldn't help it Paul.
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