white metal Ferrari Sharknose and white metal Lotus 25 - Spy vs Spy ...

[Pg265]

Hi,

 

Great job!

Nice machined parts which bring a beautiful realistic mechanical touch.

Hope to see more of this enjoyable WIP.

Pascal

[charlie libby]

Nice

[absmiami]

Thanks PG and Charlie - the fuel pick up was turned fr Nickel silver rod …. The teeth on the rim of the pickup were cut on the mill using an .015 mill - thats the smallest one that i’ve got - that i haven’t broken - looks like its about the right size …

[absmiami]

Next trying to solder pegs into three of the six teeth - thats why I used nickel silver rod- 

 

 

Edited September 17 by absmiami

[absmiami]

The above mite be confusing - the teeth on the rim are cut w an .015 mill - the scallop shapes on the rim are cut with an .031 mill - clear as Mud ?

[absmiami]

So i’ve ended up w these three parts for the moment - but i mite ditch the wh metal ring and make one w 12 bolts - which is ….  err … nuts - 

therapy pl …

[absmiami]

Needing a fuel pickup break - these are the front engine plates - the left hand is the 20th sc plate for the fuel injected Climax engine in the Tamiya kit - with the water and oil pumps - good stuff - the right hand plate is the simpler on that i made for the ‘62 Climax engines - which sported Webers …

[absmiami]

So i’ll make some pumps for my plate - slightly smaller than the corresponding Tamiya parts …

[absmiami]

Bits and peices of Evergreen with some .06 bolts fr Master Club …

[absmiami]

And i “borrowed” the portions of the Tamiya pump parts for the water pump lines to both Cyl heads …

[absmiami]

Once this plate is done I’ll make The seperate plate for the fuel injected engine - like the tamiya part - it has to include  the pulleys that drove the mechanical fuel pump in the V of the Climax engine …

[absmiami]

Some work on the cyl head and then some work in the tray holding the Webers … the carb shielding is made from Evergreen strip….

[absmiami]

[absmiami]

On the early 25s - The transistor unit for the ignition is found perched at the back of the carb tray - but the kit part is overscale - so …

[absmiami]

I made a smaller one fr Evergreen strip - 

[absmiami]

This is closer to scale - not exact - mite make another one - anyway - this is where it goes …

[Pg265]

Hi,

Great progress!

Pascal

[Bugatti Fan]

Amazing what you guys are doing to those elderly white metal kits dating back to the sixties.

[absmiami]

Got the castings back  -  casted by a member of the resin casters Hall of Fame - 

[absmiami]

The one part that i did not scratchbuild was this white Casting - which is the forward pipe assembly found in the tamiya 20th sc Lotus 25 - was pleasently  surprised that my caster was able to cast this - assembly will be easier with the use of this casting - 

Edited Wednesday at 01:18 AM by absmiami

[absmiami]

Some eng parts mockup - you can really see the quality of the castings on these shots

[absmiami]

Valve covers came out great

[absmiami]

The dash bulkhead and the fuel pipe - these parts began life as Tam Lotus 25 kit parts - modified heavily to add detail - 

[absmiami]

The fr susp bulkhead has gone thru some changes - now ready to drill sand paint and attach to the monocoque- 

[absmiami]

Bulkheads behind the seat … There’s an opening in one of these for a fuel bag photo on page 2 of this thread shows an opening for a fuel bag - thats an early chassis - so i think i’ll add this feature …

Edited November 26 by absmiami