Hello guys,
My first post on the new site - hopefully all goes smoothly!
A while back I started this build, resin body, white metal, and etch. It’s almost done now, but thought it’s as good a time as any to start, so, here we go:
Lots of bits and pieces - and on we go:
Quite and extravaganza! nice clean parts - lots of them. Some odd features too - while a big screw is provided to attach the engine area to the driver’s cabin, the part the screw is attached to is just glued in place - not idea, so, as you can see above, added those three pins to tie the engine to the connecting part (a tank)
The headers on this - not fun. The left side, shown above went together pretty easily, the right side was a headache - I ultimately wound up pinning the tubes to both the collector and engine. I eventually figured out that the headers are asymmetric - yet the parts are not - perfect -
There’s a lot going on back here! The kit doesn’t tell you how long the links should be, nor does it tell you how to connect them to the cabin…so, lots of good times figuring this out. You can also see my beautiful scratch distributor. The kit includes one that looks really nice - except, it’s made of rubber, and is not predrilled for wires. It was easier to just make my own. As you can also see, the castings are really nice - almost a shame to close that in.
On to the front end. The kit doesn’t indicate if the nose should be removable or not, so I decided to make it removable, but, that didn’t reveal to much - only a steering rack - so, I added the column, (tubing with a cap), added rivet holes, and kept going:
All sorts of odds and ends. The shiny brass above are very short lengths of thin rod, curved and cut to at least look like Heim joints - plus ball joints, brake and clutch cylinders etc -
Above with some paint - and the same for the front:
I’ve worked on a variety of other bits - but am now focused on the body. Waiting for the second clear coat to set, then on to decals.
So, let’s hope this posts!
Cheers
Nick