charlie libby Posted September 7, 2024 Posted September 7, 2024 gravity is not only a law its a good idea.
absmiami Posted December 13, 2024 Author Posted December 13, 2024 Whilst cleaning the workbench- a huge undertaking - i found my stash of thin alu sheet - pie sheet - about .008 thick …. Glued to .012 Evergreen sheet - this stuff is in the misc sheet and rod package - this was measured and cut for the base/surface of the driving compartment …. Didnt want to paint this because the frame is battleship gray - or will be …
absmiami Posted December 13, 2024 Author Posted December 13, 2024 Here’s where the two sections go - with a flat finish
Straightliner59 Posted December 14, 2024 Posted December 14, 2024 (edited) I love that! Bending tin, is fun. Bending time would be more so! Edited December 14, 2024 by Straightliner59
Straightliner59 Posted December 14, 2024 Posted December 14, 2024 You're determined. I believe you'll get there!
Pierre Rivard Posted December 14, 2024 Posted December 14, 2024 And if you still have a lifeline I suggest tou call Albert 1
Gramps46 Posted December 15, 2024 Posted December 15, 2024 On 12/13/2024 at 8:33 PM, Bainford said: Yeah, that's looking good. Yeah, what Trevor said. 🙂
absmiami Posted December 15, 2024 Author Posted December 15, 2024 Gramps - im making an appointment …
absmiami Posted December 17, 2024 Author Posted December 17, 2024 So I spoke with Albert - he asked me about a particular Lotus single seater - having cleaned / cleared the workbench - it crawled out of the project pile and on to said w/bench … its rare, of course, and resin, of course - here’s the baseplate - as you can see - its a curbside - that won’t do …
Bainford Posted December 18, 2024 Posted December 18, 2024 Man, I wish I had your ability to keep multiple projects on the go. Is this the Type 18?
absmiami Posted December 18, 2024 Author Posted December 18, 2024 Correct - and well played - in 1959 Colin Chapman had a problem - the 16 was unsuccessful - rarely finishing and not winning - so he designed the next season’s car to carry the engine in the back - with a space frame - like the Cooper - but lighter - at this point - a Lotus had yet to win a grand prix … Classic Team Lotus has the factory drawings - reproduced in Ian Wagstaff’s Great Cars book on Stirling Moss’ Walker team Monaco winner “Lotus 18 The Autobiography of Stirling Moss’s 912” -
absmiami Posted December 18, 2024 Author Posted December 18, 2024 Chapman - with some help from Len Terry - re-arranged the Series II 16 frame bulkheads - to move the Climax four behind the driver - and narrowed the frame - i’m using the kit engine bulkhead so that I’ll have a finished part that the resin body will slip over …
absmiami Posted December 18, 2024 Author Posted December 18, 2024 I want to make the engine compartment frame - but i kept some of the base plate in order to permit the finished part to be casted - this requires a thin plastic cover over the sump opening - that will be easy to remove on the casting -
absmiami Posted December 18, 2024 Author Posted December 18, 2024 The Walker team used the Colotti gearbox - thats the Casting you see behind the Climax eng block - the Team Lotus cars used their “queerbox” trans - similar to the unit in the back of the 16 …
absmiami Posted December 18, 2024 Author Posted December 18, 2024 For the main frame members- i’m using .047 Evergreen and .040 for the secondary members - that’s just a little over-scale - but it wil make assembly just a little easier - the bulkhead sheet is .012 Evergreen …
absmiami Posted March 6 Author Posted March 6 The Lotus 18 proj has crawled off the shelf again - the resin body and chassis plate are fr an old rare Joker curbside kit …. Hard to find - curious - do any other forum members have one ?
absmiami Posted March 6 Author Posted March 6 The idea is to make better bulkheads - add some detail and install an engine ….
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