T41 Bugatti sport coupe

[kensar]

Fantastic work, Charlie.

Where do you get the small bolts, screws and fasteners?

[charlie libby]

hi ken,many places, fastener express, ebay, model motorcars, minitaps .com, i am constantly looking. andrew, still good till about 2;30. hi noel,going to do the novi i 1/16 scale and put in in some crazy. it will be fun and different. working on the tranmissiom. its done except a little detail work. got the engine and transmission mounted and did the floor and firewalls. got the seats and some interior panels made. then i kept looking at the picture and just had to do the exhaust. making things fit is alot more difficult than just drawing the picture. alot of things get in the way of other things. here is the floor and the exhaust. i am going to make a finned aluminum  exhaust manifold and a  split the pipe ro go into the the dual pipes.

[Pierre Rivard]

Terrific work as always Mr Libby. Every component is a scale model by itself. Just zooming in on the spark plugs... totally accurate.

I never cease to be amazed.

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Messin’ around w my Becassa phone app …

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Pompano Beach show in August ….  Just sayin …

[charlie libby]

been out of touch for awhile. i have been renovating a bathroom for 2 weeks. finally its done.got back to the shop and made a few more parts. andrew ,look at what i added in the window of my shop! soooo nice. got the wires in the other 2 wheels and made the center nuts. working on the optima battery almost done .radiator is almost done . made the screen and trim for the nose. andrew are you going to the show in august. this will be my first model show. can you bring more than 1 car? looking forward to it. grill trim in brass, after plating and after polishing. alternator is mounted and needs a little finish work.i made an exhaust manifold instead of header.thanks for the cool pictures andrew

[absmiami]

I SEE AN AIR CONDITIONER!

Now you’re  a tru Floridian …

anyone else making it to the Aug Pompano IPMS show ?!

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And that grilll is super nice

[Codi]

Nice choice on the manifold v. headers Charlie.........and I must agree wholeheartedly with Andrew, that grille is SWEET!  cheers, tim

[Brudda]

This is fantastic!!!! This is not modeling , this is far beyond modeling, fabrication, machining, refinishing, etc etc…… incredible sir! Great job and your skills are amazing. WOW!!! 

[kensar]

Super work, Charlie!

[charlie libby]

hi everybody ,thanks for looking ken great to hear from you. thanks for the comments bruce. nice to hear from you tim hope you are doing well. have been out of town to the great state of maine. relatives put a 50 th wedding anniversary celebration together for us and we had a really good time.back to my project again. i have been putting off the front suspension because i didn't know which way i wanted to go. finally made up my mind but its going to be difficult ,but i have started. not sure how it will end up but i have what i think i have some good ideas . the nose and front fenders are in the way. but we shall see. i have the lower arms and ball joint parts made. i made the shifter and the the floor location. andrew i am looking forward to the model car contest in a few weeks. never been to one. this will be a busy month. i am also a  voting poll deputy sheriff and i will be busy with that allot thru august as well. thank you all

[absmiami]

Nice nice nice

[Pierre Rivard]

Much much much more than nice

[MarkJ]

Yes, Pierre. It's astonishing. What Charles does with metal is truly astonishing.

[Bugatti Fan]

This is true craftsmanship model engineering at its very best. A combination of many skills, machining, panel beating, fabrication,  soldering and brazing. printer. Doing it the Wingrove way I would call it. Traditional methods.

A very different discipline to drawing up stuff in 3D Cad and letting a 3D printer make stuff for you.

[charlie libby]

hi noel , thanks for your input. 3d printing is a great way to model if you are tech. minded. my mind doesn't  go that way, im not tech minded . glad to hear from you mark . pierre thanks for coming back . andrew you will see by the pictures i am going the other direction ,3 piece wheel and nickel plated brass . got a few pictures of the front suspension . i believe it will look and work well with the rear suspension . the steering wheel is looking good. i made the wood piece from maple but i got some red oak to try tomorrow.to see if it cuts cleaner. did some research on the wood hardener andrew. most say it won't soak into good wood only rotted wood. still alot of finish work to do on the front end parts. temporarily mounted the front fenders to locate the head lites. thanks for looking

[MarkJ]

Yes, Charles's way is much better than having a printer make your parts. JMHO.

[Codi]

Always one of my favorite stops on the forum Charlie.  You never disappoint.  I check out the steering wheel, then you pop the front suspension in there with pics and then you close it with the pic of the front fenders/grille......what's not to like right?   Keep her going Charlie!  cheers, tim

[Brudda]

I’m still watching and am more amazed as the build continues. Great job sir, great job! 

[charlie libby]

hi tim your maverick is looking great. hi mark thanks for your comments. hi bruce, nice to hear from you, your paint and your wheels look great. been put the edge around the window and doors .not sure the doors is what i want ,ill stare at it for awhile. started on the interior while i contemplate he doors . i now have the leather and am working on the wood trim and dash. the paint will be a tan body and navy blue fenders so i went with blue leather for the upholstery. hope it looks good. when i made the small trim for the center where the clock will be .drew it out on the mill so that i had something to go by. i have to put all the rivets in the wheel and stain it to match the dash. first i have to cut the finger grooves in the wheel , I'm a little nervous about that step. i did it on a practice piece but it di not have the brass in the middle. again nice to hear from you all. has anybody heard from francis?