Because I don’t have enough Lotus kits. ...

[absmiami]

A clearing in the clutter to show the Scale Kraft 16 with its new profile - 

[absmiami]

As mentioned earlier - Scale Kraft was the work of Guido Fieuw - i corresponded with him briefly - at the dawn of the internet - but never asked him in any detail about the source of the bodies that he used for his castings - but the castings themselves held some clues - on the Lotus 16 - the fuel and oil tank cap detail in the tail was molded in - suggesting that Guido found an obscure 24th scale slot car body - fixed it up - and cast it - 

[absmiami]

With some primer on - Tamiya - the castings are really pretty good …

[absmiami]

https://www.motorsportimages.com/photos/?race_type_id=54&year=1959&event_id=262049

 

there is some more coverage and  info  on the Motorsportsimages site

  good coverage of the 1959 GP season ...

with some  good options on which 16 to build ...  

 

[charlie libby]

you don't have enough lotus kits yet? looking good Andrew, keep up the nice work. 

[absmiami]

On 7/14/2021 at 2:00 PM, absmiami said:

Back fr vacation and back to work - corrections to the bulkhead and some added detail - I’ve added short pegs so the I can get a reliable bond to the monocoque - which also needs some corrections …

Back on pg 7 i posted these pix of the nearly completed chassis for the Lotus Indy 29  …. In case you were wondering what ever happened to this …

[absmiami]

Norman Veber / Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland agreed to cast the chassis master along with footbox - here’s the pink rubber two part mold …

[absmiami]

And here are the resin castings … before the hobby is over-taken by 3D design and printing - and thats not necessarily a bad thing …. Its nice to be able to resin cast parts here and there - and Norman - another member of the resin caster’s “hall of fame” - cast these up for me - i’ll now shape the bottom of the casting to the rounded profile of the monocoque - and get back to work completing the Gurney Lotus 29 in 24th scale

[absmiami]

Fate smiled upon me at this  year’s rainy Amelia Island  Concourse - the Indy Museum brought several cars - including Gurney’s 29 - they have just completed a lengthy restoration …

[Gramps46]

Darn you Andrew!  You keep teasing us and tempting me with gems outside my lane.

[absmiami]

Yup - somewhat outside of your lane - but you know that Chapman studied the Viosin GP car closely ….  Just sayin ….

[absmiami]

Having another Lotus 16 moment .  As a general rule - you shouldn’t drop stuff onto the shop floor- right?  Well the nose casting on the Scalekraft body is eggshell thin , so …

[absmiami]

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[absmiami]

The repair reqired adding a layer of marterial to the underside - I’m using a nylon clothing patch - with a layer of CA brushed abobe and below - sort of like a layer of finerglass …

[absmiami]

A crack still lurks - some more CA and a quiet prayer to the model Gods - 

[absmiami]

Its just gonna be fragile - i could test it by dropping it again - 

 

Nah …

[absmiami]

More changes are needed to align the bottom lip of the tail with undertray …

[absmiami]

That’s done with two .015 Evergreen strips across and a middle guide strip for some putty to acheive the correct profile  - 

[absmiami]

And i sanded the undertray surface with these disc sanders to get a smoother finish …

[kensar]

That was quite a big gap to fill in!

[absmiami]

K.  The. Nose nearly snapped in two …

[iBorg]

Great work.....nice to see someone tackle the old resin. I saw the sanding discs. Can you share your source?

 

[Straightliner59]

Nice save, Andy! I'm sure it's just how you'd fix a real one. I would be interested in the source of the sanding equipment, as well.

[absmiami]

The sanding discs come in a range fr course to very fine - got them on - i think - Amazon - Chinese - not expensive- very handy …

[absmiami]

More changes and

corrections - getting closer

to what i need - but more to be done …