Miller 122 Rear Dr Junior Eight Special

[absmiami]

You can see here that the primer sands well but leaves paint in the offending pores …

[absmiami]

And the paint dries quickly -

which is good for those of us lacking in patience …. 

[absmiami]

So the white tamiya primer does the trick - the pores in the second picture are gone in the first shot  - laid to rest under a second coat of T rattle can primer …  next stop is the green color coats …

[Gramps46]

Andrew, after a thorough analysis of your posts I have determined that you never sleep!

[absmiami]

Not true!  Just slept 8 hours !  ..  … zzzzzz  ..   zzz

[Pierre Rivard]

Took time but you got it done. Resin body right?

[absmiami]

Yes - back on pg 1 - i think - there are some pre-i phone - super blurry pix of the Renshape - master - which Brad - and i - then resin casted ….  Color coat on the tail …. model Master enamel - Who here recalls Orange Blossom Hobbies in Miami ?

[absmiami]

There is a small ridge just visible on the paint line - but i think that i can knock that down before i add the contrasting dark green below …

[absmiami]

Next up is the hinge  that sits inside the bonnet on the left side - attaching the left side panel - I’ve had this Model Car Garage hinge package for years but hadn’t tried it - Bob still has it on his site - last i checked …

[absmiami]

Instead of shaping the tabs with a photo etch bending tool - I laid out some Evergreen siding sheet with a wide pattern and made a U shaped  “trench” to shape the tabs - and taped the  hinge panel onto the sheet with tabs over the trench…

[absmiami]

I then mashed the hinge tabs into the trench with the end of this Xacto blade - and a flattened tooth pick - 

[absmiami]

Then placed some .014 brass rod into the trench and bent the hinges into shape around the rod - using files, fingernails, whatever  - the metal is very soft - but will hold its shape once its “worked” around the rod …

[absmiami]

I’ve known Mr Model Car Garage for decades - when he sold me this set years ago he swore to me that it worked - you were right, Bob …

[absmiami]

[Paul Payne]

I have had a set of Trimaster hinges for years- never has the courage to use them- maybe now I'll try then- your bending system is brilliant! Looking forward to more construction, and of course the finished model!

[absmiami]

Time for the dash - the one on the left is the panel for the Miller 91 fr dr kit that Harold made -

the dash for the 122 has a different shape because the top of the cowl is nearly flat - using a peice of Evergreen .015 sheet.  

[absmiami]

Took this shot at The Brumos Collection in Jacks …

[absmiami]

The tach is bottm right - gauge  is about .125 - the two smaller gauges are for water temp and - not sure - fuel pressure ?  They are anout .100

[absmiami]

The bezel for the tach is a short peice of .140 alu tubing - chucked into a foredom drill and polished w a sanding stick - the bezels for the smaller gauges will be rings of nickel rod .. the gauge decals are clear coated with acrylic clear and then will be  applied to the gauge discs - on the white background they will look really good …

[Pierre Rivard]

Nice!

[absmiami]

Mr. Circle Track  made the gauges - pleased with the result - those of you that build dirt track racers know his work ….

the bezels are sanded flat on the bottom - used this great new tool I bought at Dirtyoldfinger.com.  -  they are going fast - buy yours today …

[jaymcminn]

On 2/3/2023 at 12:05 PM, absmiami said:

Yes - back on pg 1 - i think - there are some pre-i phone - super blurry pix of the Renshape - master - which Brad - and i - then resin casted ….  Color coat on the tail …. model Master enamel - Who here recalls Orange Blossom Hobbies in Miami ?

 

Man, I loved Orange Blossom. Back in the 80's and 90's my model-building friends and I would go over from Naples twice per year or so- at first with someone's dad driving and on our own later on once we had our licenses. It was a sad day when I pulled up to see it closed. I think that OBH pretty much spoiled every other hobby shop for me... there are some nice shops in my area (Family Hobby Center here in Naples and K&K Hobby Shop in Port Charlotte, which is really awesome) but Orange Blossom Hobbies was magic. That neighborhood, though...

[absmiami]

[absmiami]

[charlie libby]

hi andrew your project is really looking great. its going to be awesome done and in color. keep up the great updates.