Ian McLaren Posted February 6, 2022 Author Posted February 6, 2022 The chassis has been cleaned in a solution of Vinegar and rock salt to remove any remaining flux, tarnish or grease washed with hot running water and blown dry. It now has been primed with self etching primer which my testing has determined, that despite what it says on the can has to sit for about a week to assure complete adhesion. I have also included a couple of detail shots for reference. Next up the body panels will receive the same treatment except with a much lighter colored self etch primer as the main body color is white.
AmericanMuscleFan Posted February 6, 2022 Posted February 6, 2022 Great job Ian, the frame is fantastic! What is the name or brand of the self etching primer you used? Did you use your airbrush or directly from a spray can?
Ian McLaren Posted February 6, 2022 Author Posted February 6, 2022 1 hour ago, AmericanMuscleFan said: Great job Ian, the frame is fantastic! What is the name or brand of the self etching primer you used? Did you use your airbrush or directly from a spray can? Thank Francis. This is the one I used on the frame, I'm using the POR15 Light Grey on the body panels The reason is, the frame color is quite dark and the body base color is a pure white.. Functionally both seem to work well with no differences other than the POR15 seems to get to full adhesion slightly quicker I my case 5 days as opposed to 7 or so 1
AmericanMuscleFan Posted February 8, 2022 Posted February 8, 2022 Thanks for the information Ian, I will check to see if this product is available locally.
Ian McLaren Posted February 13, 2022 Author Posted February 13, 2022 Got the paint on the chassis today. 3
Straightliner59 Posted February 13, 2022 Posted February 13, 2022 That is beautiful work, Ian! Great job!
Ian McLaren Posted February 13, 2022 Author Posted February 13, 2022 4 hours ago, Straightliner59 said: That is beautiful work, Ian! Great job! Thank you Daniel, it's been a long haul to this point. The owner of the real car is pleased with where I'm at so that's a good thing and I have learned a ton of new skills doing this one in brass (first time ever) At least from here it's details paint and assembly.
AmericanMuscleFan Posted February 13, 2022 Posted February 13, 2022 The chassis is fantastic Ian, it could easily be mistaken for the real thing with the staging you did. ?
Ian McLaren Posted February 16, 2022 Author Posted February 16, 2022 On 2/13/2022 at 9:13 AM, AmericanMuscleFan said: The chassis is fantastic Ian, it could easily be mistaken for the real thing with the staging you did. ? Thank you Francis that means a lot.
Ian McLaren Posted February 16, 2022 Author Posted February 16, 2022 Now that the chassis is painted and curing I've been working on small parts. Fuel shut off handle, made up of five pieces, tube, rod, nuts, O rings (to be replaced with more nuts once installed) and the cable, oil filters machined aluminum and believe it or not 20 coats of paint to get the correct candy tangerine (original in period HP1s weren't Fram Orange) who knew, you can see the filters on top of the Mobil fuel filler along with the remote filter housing. The fuel pump and shutoff valve assy. ready to plumb. Now working on the throttle linkage (wish these guys had use a cable) The body panels should be White this week.
Straightliner59 Posted February 16, 2022 Posted February 16, 2022 4 hours ago, Ian McLaren said: Now that the chassis is painted and curing I've been working on small parts. Fuel shut off handle, made up of five pieces, tube, rod, nuts, O rings (to be replaced with more nuts once installed) and the cable, oil filters machined aluminum and believe it or not 20 coats of paint to get the correct candy tangerine (original in period HP1s weren't Fram Orange) who knew, you can see the filters on top of the Mobil fuel filler along with the remote filter housing. The fuel pump and shutoff valve assy. ready to plumb. Now working on the throttle linkage (wish these guys had use a cable) The body panels should be White this week. That fuel shutoff is great! It will go right along with the rest of this car. You've got me thinking about getting my Surfers car down off the shelf!
David G. Posted February 16, 2022 Posted February 16, 2022 It seems like I missed a few updates on this but I'm all caught up now. Your detail work continues to amaze me, I also like the workshop photo diorama. David G.
Ian McLaren Posted February 17, 2022 Author Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) Starting to go together, modified kit throttle pedal, steering gear housing ( has to be painted aluminum yet) and modified front spindles are the only parts used out of the kit (Wynn's Winder) that was supposed to be the basis of this project. Edited February 17, 2022 by Ian McLaren
gasser59 Posted February 17, 2022 Posted February 17, 2022 Very nicely done Ian. How did you get the texture on the pedal? That frame color is a perfect match to the original.
Ian McLaren Posted February 17, 2022 Author Posted February 17, 2022 I can't take and credit for the texture, Revell got it right on this piece, their kit of Prudhomme's Wynn's Winder ( which was a Don Long Chassis) was not all that accurate in most places but there were parts that were close, unfortunately the chassis was not. Hence the building of an accurate chassis in brass to duplicate this car. The paint color took a few tries but having access to the car ( it's fifteen minutes from my house) certainly helped and not just with the paint. And thank you for the kind words Brad it means a lot! P.S. I have added an extra picture.
Codi Posted February 23, 2022 Posted February 23, 2022 Hi Ian, just checked on your progress, and like Francis its very cool to see it come together now. Appreciate your insights & tips you've shared along the way. cheers, tim
Beurlys Posted February 25, 2022 Posted February 25, 2022 Superb soldering ! How do you solder so many pieces that are so close together, without damaging one of the older joints ? Do you use different types of solder ? Different temperatures ? Moist paper towels ? Sincerely Pascal
Ian McLaren Posted February 28, 2022 Author Posted February 28, 2022 On 2/25/2022 at 10:38 AM, Beurlys said: Superb soldering ! How do you solder so many pieces that are so close together, without damaging one of the older joints ? Do you use different types of solder ? Different temperatures ? Moist paper towels ? Sincerely Pascal Yes. All of the above at times, but mostly small pieces of wet sponge clamped on as a heat sink with small alligator clips it does not take too much of a temperature drop to solve the issue. 1 1
Ian McLaren Posted March 2, 2022 Author Posted March 2, 2022 The above post won't show the video or let itself be deleted
Lee Yoder Posted March 2, 2022 Posted March 2, 2022 We need a front view to see the butterfly’s open! Later, Lee
Ian McLaren Posted March 2, 2022 Author Posted March 2, 2022 The seat is in and the parts that wrap around the upper rail have been added and the pattern carved in and painted to match. Not this shiny in person but it's either too bright with the flash of just a black hole.
Ian McLaren Posted March 3, 2022 Author Posted March 3, 2022 On 3/1/2022 at 9:27 PM, gasser59 said: I can see the video and it’s awesome!! I'm glad you like it, It still won't come up when I try to view it but I've seen it LOL Thanks for letting me know!
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