comp1839 Posted June 26, 2010 Posted June 26, 2010 (edited) i was working on a project and thought you may like to see some shots of a the donavan i mastered. this one is a present for the guy who lent me a pile of research material. it is still a WIP. the finish is just around the corner. hope you enjoy! Edited June 26, 2010 by comp1839
Roy's Hot Rods Posted June 26, 2010 Posted June 26, 2010 Really cool, love it! Tom West has some great reference material for the Donovan.
Cato Posted June 26, 2010 Posted June 26, 2010 Fabulous scale and fidelity Comp. Great to see a Vertex again. Can I ask how you do the PN stamps on the blower belt-or will you have to kill me?
comp1839 Posted June 26, 2010 Author Posted June 26, 2010 thanks roy. just for general info. i try not use photographs for dimensions. the material lent to me were blueprints and hand sketches. parallax distorts the dimensiomnal quality of a picture. not that i haven't used a picture in a pinch but, i prefer drawings and prints or the real thing. cato, thank you too. the look i was after was early to mid seventies. the gentleman that lent me the material raced an alcohol funny car called shenandoah. maybe you've heard of him? harry hall is his name. as far as the belt goes. since they're real timing belts, the lettering is free when you buy the belt.
old-hermit Posted June 26, 2010 Posted June 26, 2010 Beautiful work as always Dave. Where do you get the tiny studs, nuts, and allen head hardware ?
Cato Posted June 26, 2010 Posted June 26, 2010 cato, thank you too. the look i was after was early to mid seventies. the gentleman that lent me the material raced an alcohol funny car called shenandoah. maybe you've heard of him? harry hall is his name. as far as the belt goes. since they're real timing belts, the lettering is free when you buy the belt. Yes I have. Spent a lot of time at NY National Speedway and saw them all, Burgin, Hall, Manzo, the 'Cape Codders', Dom Santucci, Ramchargers, even JJ. Miss those days and the track. Didn't know you could buy cogged belts that are in perfect 1/8 scale. Beautiful machine work.
comp1839 Posted June 27, 2010 Author Posted June 27, 2010 hey al! thanks. the hardware is a mixture of precision screw, mcmaster-carr and rb motion.
stump Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 :lol: WOW ! Dave, super work.......just SUPER. (man, I gotta get into this 1/8 stuff.... )
Smart-Resins Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 That thing is looking killer! ?Great job so far!
Modelcarjedi Posted June 28, 2010 Posted June 28, 2010 i wish my stuff was half as good as the stuff you sweep up off of your shop floor!!! amazing as always!! keith
comp1839 Posted July 7, 2010 Author Posted July 7, 2010 got some fuel system work and barrel valve linkage done. hope you enjoy!
Romell R Posted July 9, 2010 Posted July 9, 2010 WOW! I am convenced now, even more than before, that this is the scale I want to build in
Ralph Henderson Posted July 18, 2010 Posted July 18, 2010 ABSOLUTELY STUNNING..... PURE AUTO ART.. Great work, Dave...
arick Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Nicely done Dave. This is something your friend will be very proud of.
Ferrari-Cobra Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 Dave, I really think these engiines of yours are really going to just start up by adding gas! Awsome job as always and look forward to your next project!!!!! David
old-hermit Posted July 19, 2010 Posted July 19, 2010 ABSOLUTELY STUNNING..... PURE AUTO ART.. Great work, Dave... What Ralph said x2
comp1839 Posted July 19, 2010 Author Posted July 19, 2010 thank you guys. it means alot when friends say good things about something i've made.
vontrips Posted September 5, 2010 Posted September 5, 2010 Dave, I meant to ask you...how did do the Donovan 417 text on the block? I've got to do something very similar on my scratchbuild, but don't fancy machining it, or doing it by hand. Tempted to get my head around photo-etching instead!
comp1839 Posted September 5, 2010 Author Posted September 5, 2010 (edited) john, i don't have the equipment to do fancy machining like that either. what i did was got some alphabet thingies from Plastruct. they make a few different sizes and just glued them on. hope this helps. Edited September 5, 2010 by comp1839
T70MkIII Posted October 3, 2010 Posted October 3, 2010 Dave, I have been looking with great interest at your build threads, and am stunned by the quality of your work and attention to detail. I have learned an incredible amount too - thanks so much. Re the Donovan - did you use the wooden block as a pattern? If so, did you cast in aluminium (or another metal) or resin? What wood do you like to machine for patterns? I've heard MDF is good but you need to be wary of the dust.
comp1839 Posted October 3, 2010 Author Posted October 3, 2010 richard, thanks for the nice words on my work. i'm always glad to hear that something i've done has helped someone out. the product i am using to machine some of my work from, is called ren-shape. it is a machinable modelling foam. it comes in different densities, depending on how you are working it. the softer stuff works really well by hand. it holds it dimensions very well. is easily sanded, primed and then painted. some day i may try some aluminum casting, just because that would be very cool. the donovan masters were sent to a resin caster on another board that i belong to.
T70MkIII Posted October 3, 2010 Posted October 3, 2010 Thanks, Dave I have heard of ren-shape - I'll have to try and track some down in Australia.
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