Scale-Master Posted March 30, 2019 Author Posted March 30, 2019 I milled the "rubber" extinguisher holders from a block of resin and made the hold-down bolts and washers.
Scale-Master Posted March 31, 2019 Author Posted March 31, 2019 Machined a shift knob and the shifter boot. (More aluminum…)
LaughingIndian Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 (edited) Thank you for the pics Mark ... this is like going to school ... ‘cept this time I’m enjoying it ! Edited April 4, 2019 by LaughingIndian
porschercr Posted April 4, 2019 Posted April 4, 2019 3 hours ago, LaughingIndian said: ...this is like going to school ... ‘cept this time I’m enjoying it ! Well said Mike
Scale-Master Posted April 8, 2019 Author Posted April 8, 2019 Thanks guys! Scratch-built bottle jack. (Copy of what I kept in my old Chevy truck.) Milled from raw resin with aluminum bolts and brass for the screw parts.
Scale-Master Posted April 9, 2019 Author Posted April 9, 2019 I drew up a label and printed a decal then slightly weathered it. Yes, it's a Binford.
Scale-Master Posted April 10, 2019 Author Posted April 10, 2019 Thanks Guys! Finally got around to balancing the tires…
Scale-Master Posted April 10, 2019 Author Posted April 10, 2019 Then I realized I had to make a tire iron to install the wheels… Yes, it has a hexagonal recess and actually fits and works on the lugs.
Pete J. Posted April 10, 2019 Posted April 10, 2019 Love the Binford tool logo. All hail Home Improvement!
Scale-Master Posted April 12, 2019 Author Posted April 12, 2019 Thanks Pete! I made and installed the padded tunnel cover. (It matches the seat padding.)
Scale-Master Posted April 17, 2019 Author Posted April 17, 2019 The wheels and tires have been installed plus well over 100 aluminum parts have been machined and added that are just mounting hardware (bolts, washers and nuts). I also replaced the padding on the transmission tunnel. It looks the same, but it's better than the first one…
Scale-Master Posted April 17, 2019 Author Posted April 17, 2019 Since it's off the ground I installed the scratch-built muffler too.
Belugawrx Posted April 17, 2019 Posted April 17, 2019 (edited) Can't wait to see this on the comp when I get home... Looks amazing on my tiny phone with a cracked screen? Love the Gulf colours and all the paint work and handmade detail look top notch Mark ?? The things you do to these 7's is incredible! Cheers? Edited April 17, 2019 by Belugawrx
Pete J. Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 Mark, looking great, but I haven't seen the magic words yet. What is left to do? I can't imagine.
Scalper Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 Wow insane. looking at the gauges I thought I was looking at the real thing .
Scale-Master Posted April 18, 2019 Author Posted April 18, 2019 Thanks guys! It is getting close... But there's still plenty to do. It is an occasional weekend racer and therefore could use some numbers for the autocross tracks, but for day to day use the vinyl cling numbers on roundels are stored in this cardboard tube. The tube is Evergreen stock; the caps are milled from raw resin. I made decals for the cardboard and labels. The bottom is taped on like the full size counterpart I copied.
Anglia105E Posted April 19, 2019 Posted April 19, 2019 The sheer amount of workmanship and man hours that have gone into this little car......... it doesn't get any better than this. Miniature automobile engineering at it's absolute finest. All I can say Mark...... you are indeed the ' Scale-Master ' David
Scale-Master Posted April 19, 2019 Author Posted April 19, 2019 Thank you David! The chin spoiler is bolted on (with hardware I machined) and the grille has been installed.
Belugawrx Posted April 19, 2019 Posted April 19, 2019 5 hours ago, Scale-Master said: Thank you David! The chin spoiler is bolted on (with hardware I machined) and the grille has been installed. make that your Avatar man, that is some shot
LaughingIndian Posted April 19, 2019 Posted April 19, 2019 ... I just started breathing normally again since the “three-piece odometer reset knob” ... please slow down and never finish this seriously Mark, a big part of this wonderful build is how perfect your scaling is (hence “Scale-Master” I know) ... do you convert every measurement or eyeball some, or a lot? ... like the wiring Is your vector program for decals and parts preset with a scaled template or do you size after? the detailing, execution, design, etc is amazing but I’ve never seen such consistent true scaling ...
Scale-Master Posted April 19, 2019 Author Posted April 19, 2019 Thanks guys! It does seem to have a content smile. I need to finish it by the end of the month (even though I swore to myself I was not going to put a deadline on it three years ago). But I want to have it done for the GSL. I measure and scale everything, but some things don't look right even though they are mathematically correct, so that's where some adjusting and and fine tuning come in. As a last resort I use the exacting process of T.L.A.R. and scaling at the same time. My vector program is just a tool, I define the scale to fit each part.
Gramps46 Posted April 19, 2019 Posted April 19, 2019 Mark, I am glad to see you mentioned the "scale effect". I have long believed one needs to make adjustments when the mathematical scale dimension (and color and shine sometimes) needs to be adjusted to look right in scale. I feel that is one of the issues with 3D generated models.
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