Bainford Posted February 8 Share Posted February 8 Coming along nicely. That is a very nice shade of blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill-e-boy Posted February 10 Author Share Posted February 10 Got the motor done and am working on interior assembly and final paint detail of the chassis Will try for a better photo and post up 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted February 11 Share Posted February 11 Good looking Himi! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill-e-boy Posted March 26 Author Share Posted March 26 Progress has been slow due to working away from home, house painting - it is a big house - and life. This post is the progress over the last month or so As mentioned in the last post I tried for a better pix of the motor I have finish detailing and assembled the interior And painted the raised lettering on the tires. I use Humbrol flat white thinned a little with enamel thinners and what seems a largish brush. You lay the paint on with the side of the brush not the tip And assembled wheels and tires When I was getting the wheels fitted up onto the diff I had issues with fitment of the kit drum brakes so I machined some up from ally - no pix sorry The front end posed some issues with the boss at the back of the wheel making the wheels stick out too far so I machined the bosses off. With a bit off faffing around and trimming I got the wheels to sit inside the body The lathe I use is a Emco Unimat III that has had the motor upgraded to a small three phase motor with VFD speed control The original sewing machine motor can be seen as the white blob in the background and its use is now relegated to the mill head It is now autumn down these ways so the outside jobs should start to slow down and I can spend ore time at the modelling table - if the CEO of the house does not line up a bunch of inside jobs to do. Thanks for looking 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah H. Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 This build is looking great. I like all of the detail throughout, particularly the copper color used on the alternator to suggest copper windings within the alternator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill-e-boy Posted March 27 Author Share Posted March 27 22 hours ago, Noah H. said: This build is looking great. I like all of the detail throughout, particularly the copper color used on the alternator to suggest copper windings within the alternator. Thanks Noah. The copper colour is actually Tamiya clear red. The windings often have a clear or red enamel insulation over the copper wire so clear red does the trick 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill-e-boy Posted April 12 Author Share Posted April 12 A wee bit of progress. Engine and interior mounted to chassis and body colour sanded to 12000 grit I finish assembled the spare 440 wedge engine. I had some issues with getting the air cleaner decal to soften. I think my setting solution is getting too old - I dont do much decalling To stay with the day two theme I machined up an air cleaner from ally. The filter element is knurled in a cross hatch pattern with semi-gloss black washed into low areas. Cleaned up the cross hatch in the lathe with a file. Also made a knob to hold the air cleaner in place Before and after comparison pix 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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