afx Posted April 3, 2015 Author Posted April 3, 2015 Wheel set is up on Fireball's website: http://www.fireballmodels.info/
jrherald420 Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 Wow! I might have to get a set of these for my next Mini Cooper build!
afx Posted April 3, 2015 Author Posted April 3, 2015 (edited) My friend Shay pointed out that the kit side mirrors are too tall. In addition I noticed they are flat as ping pong paddles. So I glued a piece of .030 sheet on the back. Using files and sand paper I shaped the mirror back to better represent the 1:1. After cutting down the arm I drilled it and the mirror and add a .020 brass rod pin to reconnect them. Finally I mounted the mirror with a more realistic angle in relation to the arm. That's a lot of babble and a lot of pictures for a silly little mirror but small details like this can add up to improve a build. Edited April 3, 2015 by afx
dublin boy Posted April 3, 2015 Posted April 3, 2015 They're much more realistic now JC. Lots of work on small parts, very nice.
afx Posted April 3, 2015 Author Posted April 3, 2015 Wow! I might have to get a set of these for my next Mini Cooper build! They might fit on a BMW Mini but I am not sure you could squeeze them under a BMC Mini.
afx Posted April 4, 2015 Author Posted April 4, 2015 I was able to confirm the Works team did use intercoms in the cars. At least they did in '78 and '79. The headphones come from the Tamiya Rally Driver set and I fabricated microphones for the helmets I modified earlier.
dublin boy Posted April 4, 2015 Posted April 4, 2015 Even with the intercoms, you wouldn't hear much with the BDA heading for almost 8000 rpm JC Great work as usual.
afx Posted April 5, 2015 Author Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) Even with the intercoms, you wouldn't hear much with the BDA heading for almost 8000 rpm JC Great work as usual. Thanks Shay. According to Robson's books Boreham revved the engines up to 9000 rpm. Pretty hard to scream pace notes over that. Simply blown away by this.... Thanks Darren. Edited April 5, 2015 by afx
afx Posted April 5, 2015 Author Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) Simply AMAZING work so far Thanks Michael Edited April 5, 2015 by afx
Del Austin Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Really enjoying this build. Great detailing throughout.
afx Posted April 5, 2015 Author Posted April 5, 2015 Really enjoying this build. Great detailing throughout. Thanks Del.
afx Posted April 5, 2015 Author Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) I'm not sure how the headphones were stowed. I have (1) picture in my collection with the headphones hanging from the roll hoop and (1) picture with them hooked around the kicker bar. As much as I like the look of them hanging from the roll hoop I think the other option was a more standard setup. Roll hoop: Kicker: Edited April 5, 2015 by afx
Randy D Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Hi JC, They look great either way!!! Awesome work on all the little stuff (love the old style helmets) Randy
dublin boy Posted April 5, 2015 Posted April 5, 2015 Hang them up JC, or you'll never see them when it finished, which would be a shame. I'd also have the helmets on the front seats too, but that's just my opinion, you'd want to show as much of your hard work off as possible.
afx Posted April 6, 2015 Author Posted April 6, 2015 Hang them up JC, or you'll never see them when it finished, which would be a shame. I'd also have the helmets on the front seats too, but that's just my opinion, you'd want to show as much of your hard work off as possible. The helmets get painted red and the headphone ear cups yellow so that should make them stand out in the all back interior.
afx Posted April 6, 2015 Author Posted April 6, 2015 Flashlight and holster. This will be installed in the Co-Driver's foot well on the kick panel.
Lowlife ! ! Posted April 6, 2015 Posted April 6, 2015 JC....Glad to see your still working hard on this, looks superb so far. Keep up the great work, lookin forward to more..... ....Lowlife ! ! ( PS...id keep the headphones on the floor, next to the helmets, but hey its your car..... )
afx Posted April 6, 2015 Author Posted April 6, 2015 JC....Glad to see your still working hard on this, looks superb so far. Keep up the great work, lookin forward to more..... ....Lowlife ! ! ( PS...id keep the headphones on the floor, next to the helmets, but hey its your car..... ) Thanks Martin. I have easily looked at over 100 photos and have only found the (2) I mentioned that show the headphones in the car. I found several photos that show the connecting cables hanging down from the roof both when being serviced and during stages. Therefore I have mounted the intercom box to the underside of roll hoop and will stow the headphones hooked around the kicker bar – sorry Shay. I will make the coiled connecting cables and they will drape down to the headphones.
afx Posted April 6, 2015 Author Posted April 6, 2015 Awsome stuff JC, did you make the flashlight? Thanks Gene. Yep I made the whole flashlight assembly. Everything in the pictures shown in white plastic, except the headphones and helmets, has been scratch built. I only modified the helmets.
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