Matt Bacon Posted August 25, 2023 Author Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) Thank you! Slowly getting on with details: One of the things that I have been trying to figure out is the hood hinge. Remember, I cut the hood free from the body, so it has to sit back into the space it came from, but also open up to view the engine bay. This is complicated by the V shape of the grille and front edge of the hood, so the whole thing has to move forward as it opens for the front edge of the hood to clear the top of the grille. Also, cosmetically I want it to look a bit like the mechanism on the real thing. Eventually, I got there. The functional part of the hinge is a simple L made from bent brass wire on each side. It's fixed into a hole 2.5mm behind the front edge of the hood on each side, at 90degrees to the hood surface, and is 4.5mm long before it twists outwards. Measure many times before cutting on your build. When it's shut, the rod sits vertically downwards into the gap at the front of the fenders. As you lift it, the hood can move forwards until when it's open, the nose overlaps the point of the grille and the sideways projections are caught up alongside the headlight fairing. To fit it in, you have to turn the hood across the opening so the slightly wider pins go through the aperture and lodge in the right place. The real thing is made up of an articulated "lazy-8" strip hinge that lifts the hood up and out. I made the detail with slices of square section tube that was about the right size, cut and folded slightly. You can see the brass pins at the bottom, and the white plastic cosmetic sections sitting on top. After painting and some test fitting, we get here: The hood stay is guitar string, with aluminum tube for the hood socket/ radiator frame hinge point. Still more to do on the engine bay details. And yes, even with all this stuff that was never meant to be there inside, the hood does close properly... best, M. Edited August 25, 2023 by Matt Bacon 1
Matt Bacon Posted August 30, 2023 Author Posted August 30, 2023 (edited) Getting to the home straight now, I hope! Engine compartment details are pretty much done: It's a mixture of parts from other kits, resin carbs, scratchbuilt bits copying the Tamiya kit, and some creative gizmology. My favorite bit is the wired-in work light on the offside wheel arch. I though it was cool on the real things, and this is turned down from some clear plastic rod. At the right angle, it even looks like it has a reflector. And now....drum roll please... with huge thanks to a member on another forum with an ALPS printer: I thought the scripts would be have to be left as a "nice to have", but I managed to find a font that was "close enough" to the original signwriting, Jorgen rose to the challenge with his printer, and the Swedish Postal service was extraordinarily quick and efficient, and here we are. So massive thanks to Jorgen from Britmodeller and three cheers for this worldwide hobby community of ours! And now I see I need to tidy up s bit of that quarterlight chrome... best, M Edited August 30, 2023 by Matt Bacon 1
Matt Bacon Posted August 31, 2023 Author Posted August 31, 2023 Checking I can open the hood successfully... best, M. 1
Matt Bacon Posted September 2, 2023 Author Posted September 2, 2023 Thank you... This will be the last you'll see of the cabin interior, I suspect: It's a bit of a black hole, but I decided I couldn't leave it without seat belts. The inertia reels fitted on the supension pillar turrets are as they are fitted on one of my two reference cars, and yes, that is how the belts run past the seat. I guess they come up over the outboard shoulder when you put them on. The other car has a roll cage fitted, and a four point harness attached to that, but I like the road car vibe of this one. This is here for the teeny-tiniest detail. The Model Car Garage etc set has many, many neat parts, including, something described as a "key fob" (yes, it has ignition keys, too. If only I could figure out what to do with them). It's a small disc with an etched slot in the middle. Key fob or no, they make really neat door lock barrels, seen just below the door handle! best, M.
Matt Bacon Posted September 5, 2023 Author Posted September 5, 2023 The chassis is not finally glued into the body yet, but this will be the last set of shots from the bench. Just the plates to add, and then off to Under Glass. It's definitely getting dark earlier these days... I did a few last bits of "prototype-inspired" gizmology on the right hand side of the bay, which was looking a bit empty. I know a wash bottle when I see one, but I think we also have some bits of a high-capacity oil cooler set up and a heavy duty fuel pump as well. Probably. Anyway, there's some more plumbing and wiring to busy things up a bit. Just need to decide on what registration it's going to wear, now... best, M.
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