Hot Rod Lincoln

[misterNNL]

Was the teardrop trailer behind your '41 Chevy pickup model a Flintstone resin piece?

[foghorn62]

1 hour ago, misterNNL said:

Was the teardrop trailer behind your '41 Chevy pickup model a Flintstone resin piece?

No, that’s a diecast piece.  I have on my list of projects a scratch built metal teardrop, but it’s not high on the priorities, so we’ll see if it ever gets done.  My wife bought me that one for Christmas a couple of years ago, so it fits the need for now.  The story on that truck, is I built it about fifteen years ago as a styling buck for my 1:1 41 GMC, to try out paint colors, and wheel combos.  I was living in Texas at the time, with plans to retire to Vermont to where my wife had already moved.  I had planned to build or acquire a teardrop, finish the GMC, sell whatever we had left in Texas, say adios to my coworkers, take the dog, and spend a summer traveling around the country, and arrive in Vermont in time for the leaves to change.  Unfortunately, health issues got in the way, and those plans didn’t all work out, but we did ultimately retire and move to Vermont, and I still have the GMC, albeit still not finished, and I never got the teardrop.  Here is a pic of my 1:1.

[DrKerry]

16 hours ago, foghorn62 said:

Never too late to start.  You might find it to be a lot of fun!

This is true! LOL

[Mike Williams]

Oh. My. Goodness!  Look at this pickup.  Tim, my very favorite hotrod alongside a '32, '33 and '34 Ford would be pickup from the 40s.  These make utterly great rides, truly sensational in my book. 

I'm sure you've noticed on the HAMB just how great these can be.  Does it run?  I love it, just the way it is too.  Compliments.

Mike..

[Kit Karson]

Tim,

Just one word, Brother:

[foghorn62]

On 1/14/2021 at 7:55 AM, Mike Williams said:

Oh. My. Goodness!  Look at this pickup.  Tim, my very favorite hotrod alongside a '32, '33 and '34 Ford would be pickup from the 40s.  These make utterly great rides, truly sensational in my book. 

I'm sure you've noticed on the HAMB just how great these can be.  Does it run?  I love it, just the way it is too.  Compliments.

Mike..

Hi Mike, I guess I need to check back on my posts more often, because I am just now noticing your comments and questions.  I’ve actually been a member of this forum for years, but I only recently started to get active, due to the presence of a few friends, and I need to get used to the way it works.  Quite a bit different from the FB groups that we are used to.  Thanks for your comments on my 41 GMC, AKA “The General”.  It does not currently run, although it wouldn’t take much to get it there.  It has a brand new Chevy 292 Inline out of a crate.  It has never run.  The engine is coupled to a Chevy 700 r4 automatic overdrive trans, and a Currie 9” rear end.  The frame has been boxed, it has a TCI Mustang II type independent front suspension, and four wheel disk brakes.  There are a lot of other goodies that I have added as well, but just as I was getting it all together, my wife and I decided to up and move from Texas to Vermont.  The General has been sitting in the garage since it got here, which is going on four years now.  One of these days...

[Bernard Kron]

To my eyes what stands out, besides the obvious very high level of craftsmanship as evidenced by the brass work and the wire wheels, is the styling, in all the key eleements, the proportions, the stance and the details (i.e. the placement in the front step-up in the frame, the shape and styling of the grill shell, and the add-on headrest, as examples). For people who might not undetsand why we engage in this car modeling hobby, this would be one example of what we can get out of it. It's truly inspirational. For myself, who will probably never get to modeling in metal, it's also inspirational on another, more basic level, because there so much here that I can envision doing in plastic, something more within my reach.

Build on! This will be one beautiful automobile when done, independent of the fact that it happens to be a miniature.

 

[bobthehobbyguy]

Impressive work. Nice fabticati8n work.

[lucky 130]

Back in the day, I used to build 1/24 slot car frames in brass. I know what a chore it is to keep everything lined up and square. Your work is second to none. Just amazing!

[beeRS]

Outstanding work. I’ve only ever done a few little bits with brass, so can appreciate just how much skill this project takes. 

[Harry Corning]

Exemplary design and workmanship. Building with sheet brass takes a level of skill few master.

Edited January 30, 2021 by Harry Corning

[foghorn62]

On 1/26/2021 at 10:17 PM, Bernard Kron said:

To my eyes what stands out, besides the obvious very high level of craftsmanship as evidenced by the brass work and the wire wheels, is the styling, in all the key eleements, the proportions, the stance and the details (i.e. the placement in the front step-up in the frame, the shape and styling of the grill shell, and the add-on headrest, as examples). For people who might not undetsand why we engage in this car modeling hobby, this would be one example of what we can get out of it. It's truly inspirational. For myself, who will probably never get to modeling in metal, it's also inspirational on another, more basic level, because there so much here that I can envision doing in plastic, something more within my reach.

Build on! This will be one beautiful automobile when done, independent of the fact that it happens to be a miniature.

 

Thank you very much for your kind words Bernard!  It thrills me to know that you find some of my work inspirational.  If you do choose to follow that inspiration in styrene, or any other medium for that matter, I hope you’ll post it here where we all can see it.  I get much of my inspiration from other modelers such as yourself, and I am always looking for ideas.

On 1/27/2021 at 11:22 AM, bobthehobbyguy said:

Impressive work. Nice fabticati8n work.

Thank you very much Bob!

On 1/27/2021 at 1:23 PM, lucky 130 said:

Back in the day, I used to build 1/24 slot car frames in brass. I know what a chore it is to keep everything lined up and square. Your work is second to none. Just amazing!

Thank you very much Michael!  That’s where I got started working with brass, soooo many years ago. My friends and I would race 1:24 scale slot cars at out local hobby shop where we rented lane time by the hour.  We built sour side winders, angle winders, and straight liners chassis, out of brazing rod, using a propane torch.  It wasn’t until I learned about flux that I discovered it can be done with a simple soldering iron.  Much easier to control the heat.

On 1/29/2021 at 1:00 AM, beeRS said:

Outstanding work. I’ve only ever done a few little bits with brass, so can appreciate just how much skill this project takes. 

Thank you for the kind words Sonny!  If you’ve started, don’t stop.  The more you work with brass, the more you’ll like it.

On 1/30/2021 at 2:32 PM, Harry Corning said:

Exemplary design and workmanship. Building with sheet brass takes a level of skill few master.

Thank you very much Harry!  I don’t know that I have mastered it yet either.  There are times when I have to start over.

[Harry Corning]

On 2/4/2021 at 9:22 PM, foghorn62 said:

...Thank you very much Harry!  I don’t know that I have mastered it yet either.  There are times when I have to start over.

Nobody gets it right on the first try 100% of the time...not even "masters".

But a master recognizes when things are going awry and it's time to start over.

[FLHCAHZ]

Truly amazing work on this!  You have skills!

[foghorn62]

On 2/9/2021 at 9:49 PM, FLHCAHZ said:

Truly amazing work on this!  You have skills!

Thank you very much Chaz!

[foghorn62]

On 1/4/2021 at 12:55 PM, Bainford said:

Well, as I say, it's a nit-pick. Minor stuff, and unnoticeable to most. The cylinders on each cylinder bank of the Ardun are arranged in pairs, the cylinders in each pair being a mirror image of each other in terms of valve train/rocker arm configuration. A v-8 engine will have two of these 'pairs' on each side of course, and a v'12 would have three of these 'pairs'. For a v-12 such a configuration would have spark plugs arranged thus; oo  oo  oo. With significant and unnecessary re-working of the valve train you could possibly have a plug arrangement of oo o o oo, but in the real world no one would do this.

The spark plug configuration on the 3D printed v-12 Ardun is ooo    ooo. If numbering the cylinders on one side 1-6 from front to back, cylinder 1 would have one plug, cylinder 2 would have two plugs, cylinders 3 & 4 would have no plugs, 5 would have two and 6 would have one.

It's all a bit pedantic, really, but I noticed when viewing the photos. The vast majority will likely not know the difference. By no means do I wish to detract from your stellar build. Cheers.

Trevor, after giving your remarks careful consideration, and a generous offer from a friend, I have decided to instal reworked valve covers to be more correct as you have pointed out.  What do you think of these?  The tradeoff of course is the loss of the Arden script, but these look soooo much better in my eyes, while being much more reflective of a real working engine.  Of course, the Arden head on a Lincoln V-12 flathead is a fantasy configuration, since Arden never actually made heads for this engine, but one must consider the true feasibility even if it is fantasy.  In my builds, I don’t build replicas of anything in particular, but rather prefer to focus on my own designs and engineering while striving to achieve believability.  Thank you Trevor for your observations and support, in bringing this design flaw to my attention.

TS

[Claude Thibodeau]

Hi Tim!

Great work, very impressive. See: the long nights under snowy skies are conductive to great things! You might never have been able to create such jewels in the south-west, eh?

CT 

[Bainford]

Wow! That looks fantastic. Now that's an engine suited for such a stunning build. It's a shame about losing the ARDUN  script, but the rocker covers look great. Excellent work! As you say, a Lincoln v-12 with ARDUN heads is a fantasy, but not beyond possible to fabricate from existing v-8 parts if one were very keen, and if someone were to do so, this is how they would look. Very well done!

[foghorn62]

3 hours ago, Claude Thibodeau said:

Hi Tim!

Great work, very impressive. See: the long nights under snowy skies are conductive to great things! You might never have been able to create such jewels in the south-west, eh?

CT 

Probably not, if I had created them, they would most certainly resemble more of the costume jewelry rather than the fine version that they are.

[Claude Thibodeau]

10 minutes ago, foghorn62 said:

Probably not, if I had created them, they would most certainly resemble more of the costume jewelry rather than the fine version that they are.

Yous are right! LOL,

CT

[foghorn62]

23 hours ago, Claude Thibodeau said:

Yous are right! LOL,

CT

That they are, but I’m afraid I can’t take credit for them.  A very good friend to whom I will be forever indebted made them for me.  The challenge for me now will be to up my game on the rest of the build enough so they don’t appear out of place.

TS

[AmericanMuscleFan]

HEY Tim, your new valve covers look great on the engine and might get the better of the debate around the implausible placement of the spark plugs on the stock ones (even though these were never produced).   However, I don't think this is the distraction from your fantastic creative work on this all-brass racing car...  We want more of this masterpiece in-the-making please!!!

[foghorn62]

1 hour ago, AmericanMuscleFan said:

HEY Tim, your new valve covers look great on the engine and might get the better of the debate around the implausible placement of the spark plugs on the stock ones (even though these were never produced).   However, I don't think this is the distraction from your fantastic creative work on this all-brass racing car...  We want more of this masterpiece in-the-making please!!!

You’re too kind Francis!  I will make every attempt to live up to this new bar height though.  Whether or not I actually achieve that level will remain to be seen.  Now that I have my new valve covers, I have reignited my enthusiasm, reopened the box containing this project, and brought it out in the open for resumption of progress.  I have a couple of details to finish on my distraction build, and then I am anxious to get back to this one.

[AmericanMuscleFan]

21 hours ago, foghorn62 said:

You’re too kind Francis!  I will make every attempt to live up to this new bar height though.  Whether or not I actually achieve that level will remain to be seen.  Now that I have my new valve covers, I have reignited my enthusiasm, reopened the box containing this project, and brought it out in the open for resumption of progress.  I have a couple of details to finish on my distraction build, and then I am anxious to get back to this one.

Sometimes it does not take much to rekindle the flame and a break is sometimes beneficial for a comeback.  This project deserves a second wind, your concept is one of the most beautiful that I have seen for a long time and I hope to be able to see it in its final form one of these days (see no pressure here on my part, I am in a very bad position to speak...)! ?

By the way, Trevor is absolutely right and it's a bit of a shame that the new valve covers don't have the "ARDUN" markings (even if these have never been marketed for a V12 engine) but I think a good CAD designer could design them and add the markings between the grooves and print them with a high precision 3D printer (SLA)?

[foghorn62]

1 hour ago, AmericanMuscleFan said:

By the way, Trevor is absolutely right and it's a bit of a shame that the new valve covers don't have the "ARDUN" markings (even if these have never been marketed for a V12 engine) but I think a good CAD designer could design them and add the markings between the grooves and print them with a high precision 3D printer (SLA)?

I don’t agree Francis.  The more I look at these jewels, the more I like the pleasing, and uncluttered simplicity of the rocker covers this way.  The Ardun logo would typically be in between the two groups of plugs, but since there are three groups, there would have to be two logos in order to be balanced, and that would look too cluttered in my opinion.  No, I am happy that the design flaw has been corrected, and I prefer to keep it this way.  This build is meant to be a “speedster”, with a simple and uncluttered honest design.  This engine fits the look, just the way it is.

TS