MoparMarc Posted December 26, 2007 Posted December 26, 2007 Man, I've been gone for a while and just seen this WIP and I love the detail work you have done to it so far, very nice.
ismaelg Posted December 26, 2007 Author Posted December 26, 2007 Hello, Not much progress during the holidays. I'm working on the headers now. The plastic ones were OK but you can't reason with insanity. It still needs a few tweaks and paint but you get the general idea. The challenge will be to do the mirror image on the other side and have them look symmetrical. But I won't have time to work on it for a few weeks. Thanks,
ismaelg Posted January 14, 2008 Author Posted January 14, 2008 Hello, Churning along. The more I do the more needs to be done in this. I hope to finish it by the end of Jan. The list of remaining tasks looks like a grocery list Thanks,
Raul_Perez Posted January 15, 2008 Posted January 15, 2008 The colors and the detailing are awesome, Ismael!! I really like the slight weathering/shading you've done with the engine and chassis parts!!
ismaelg Posted January 19, 2008 Author Posted January 19, 2008 Hello again, I hope this to be one of the last updates on this project before going under glass... Took the liberty of doing the harness in dark red for contrast. I know it should be black but the belts would be lost in the dark cockpit. Kit's tires required a lot of work to make them decent. Roll bar is brass with primer already. Will be painted chrome silver. Thanks,
Raul_Perez Posted January 19, 2008 Posted January 19, 2008 Ismael, I'd put this one on a small race pit diorama with the panels off. All that beautiful detail needs to be seen!! Great work!!
Jeff Johnston Posted January 19, 2008 Posted January 19, 2008 WOW Izzy ! How on earth did I miss this thread ?!?!?!?!? My friend, you have now officially crossed over to "that place".... LOL I always have enjoyed your beautiful builds; but this one is the defining build for you Izz..you are nailing it ! I am in awe !!!
MojaveRacer208 Posted January 20, 2008 Posted January 20, 2008 So what work was it that you did on the tires? I agree that in the later issues of the kit the tires were rather warped, that is why I suggested the resin ones by Jorgensen. How did you deal with the warpage? Also, what did you do about the radiator plumbing you asked about? I don't see any in the latest pics... And are you aware what the triangular piece behind the radiator is? It diverts airflow exiting the radiator out the openings in the sides of the nose...but more importantly, it is the dry sump oil system tank. It was made of aluminum sheet and should be bright silver...as in bare aluminum..not black. It should have a cap on the top (maybe machined aluminum or chrome steel) and plumbing to and from the engine. The Eagle is looking great! The effect on the gearbox and engine is great! Fabricated (scratchbuilt) pieces all look excellent.
ismaelg Posted January 21, 2008 Author Posted January 21, 2008 So what work was it that you did on the tires? I agree that in the later issues of the kit the tires were rather warped, that is why I suggested the resin ones by Jorgensen. How did you deal with the warpage? Also, what did you do about the radiator plumbing you asked about? I don't see any in the latest pics... And are you aware what the triangular piece behind the radiator is? It diverts airflow exiting the radiator out the openings in the sides of the nose...but more importantly, it is the dry sump oil system tank. It was made of aluminum sheet and should be bright silver...as in bare aluminum..not black. It should have a cap on the top (maybe machined aluminum or chrome steel) and plumbing to and from the engine. The Eagle is looking great! The effect on the gearbox and engine is great! Fabricated (scratchbuilt) pieces all look excellent. Richard, First of all, thanks for the interest and the help! The tires were indeed warped. What I did was machine a cylinder a tad bigger than the wheels so I could force stretch the tires in. Still mounted on the lathe, I spun it slowly and sanded the thread so the bumps and some of the warping could be smoothed out. Then I did a very thin sleeve with aluminum sheet around the wheel. There is still some minor warping/distortion but they were carefully mounted so that area goes towards inside and down. Hopefully it won't be seen once everything is in place. As for the radiator, I left it "box stock" since I never found any reference picture of this or any other Eagle of the era. Thanks for the information on the dry sump tank. I was wondering what it was. Following your advise I painted it aluminum and machined a cap. I have no idea if it's the right location, size or shape but again, absolutely no luck getting reference pictures of the front of the car. Because of that I think it will most likely show the car with the back bodywork off but the nose on. Thanks everybody for the nice comments and following along. I hope to have the model finished within the next few days. Stay tuned..... Thanks,
outsider Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 the first car i fell in love with was a..........72 ford maverick. but it was powered by a highriser 427 8v with a set of custom 180% headers. it was music! and made one heck of a lasting impression.
MojaveRacer208 Posted January 22, 2008 Posted January 22, 2008 Sounds like a creative way to fix the tires. I was thinking of a plastic cylinder to fit inside the tread area of the tire...just a different way of skinning the same cat. The dry sump tank looks great. The cap is just what I had in my mind's eye. It's in the right area...maybe not "exactly", but I also have no photos to verify. Richard Richard, First of all, thanks for the interest and the help! The tires were indeed warped. What I did was machine a cylinder a tad bigger than the wheels so I could force stretch the tires in. Still mounted on the lathe, I spun it slowly and sanded the thread so the bumps and some of the warping could be smoothed out. Then I did a very thin sleeve with aluminum sheet around the wheel. There is still some minor warping/distortion but they were carefully mounted so that area goes towards inside and down. Hopefully it won't be seen once everything is in place. As for the radiator, I left it "box stock" since I never found any reference picture of this or any other Eagle of the era. Thanks for the information on the dry sump tank. I was wondering what it was. Following your advise I painted it aluminum and machined a cap. I have no idea if it's the right location, size or shape but again, absolutely no luck getting reference pictures of the front of the car. Because of that I think it will most likely show the car with the back bodywork off but the nose on. Thanks everybody for the nice comments and following along. I hope to have the model finished within the next few days. Stay tuned..... Thanks,
ismaelg Posted January 22, 2008 Author Posted January 22, 2008 It's finally finished! Thanks everybody for following along. It is now posted in the Under Glass section. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=9504 Thanks,
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