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Post by Art on Jul 5, 2015 21:39:10 GMT -8
I've been dying to get to this kit for a year now, and I finally just decided to dive in, even though I still have some other projects in motion. This is Kevin Kuzman's Silver City Models resin and white metal kit, which will be my first of this type. It's going to be fun getting this one built. Like many race cars, there were multiple liveries, but I am going to do this one of Al Unser: Here's the kit: Right now I am just in cleanup mode, and getting ready to mock it up. In doing so, I'm looking at areas that I could improve upon without creating a major project out of this. One thing that jumped out at me right away were the brakes. Since they are so visible on this kit, I figured they could use an upgrade. I had some Detail Master vented discs that are the perfect size, along with some calipers as well, but I needed to make some brake hats to be able to use the rotors. This looked like an opportunity for me to use my lathe for the first time. I have no machining skills (yet), but this is a simple enough project to learn on. The material I had was too soft, but I still managed to make something usable, ugly, but usable. Hey, I made something!
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Post by Art on Jul 5, 2015 21:40:02 GMT -8
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Post by Art on Jul 5, 2015 21:41:39 GMT -8
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Post by afx on Jul 6, 2015 16:56:18 GMT -8
Glad to see you back at it Art. Nice fab work.
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Post by Art on Jul 7, 2015 4:59:42 GMT -8
Thanks again , JC. Hopefully I can keep some momentum going...
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Post by Chris K. Hale on Jul 7, 2015 10:02:48 GMT -8
Art, Excellent work as always, yeah I made a combo fuel filter , well 3 filters for my T/A Mustang out of brass and Yup I took days and went through a lot of Brass but finally made a satisfactory piece, soldering can require patience.. the 3 prong thing to the left of the fuel tank! I also did the suspension A arms in brass!! !Is the back casing on the trans upside down on this car? Most have the linkage going across the top? Keep it up Chris
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Post by Art on Jul 7, 2015 14:31:14 GMT -8
Wow, Chris, look at all that! Great work on the table there...
About the trans, I think the back is on correctly. It was cast that way, and being that the linkage is on the correct side, I think it's correct. But, that said... it's not really the correct gearbox for this car. I'm just going with it...
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Post by Art on Aug 2, 2015 21:40:55 GMT -8
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Post by Art on Aug 2, 2015 21:42:03 GMT -8
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Post by Art on Aug 2, 2015 21:42:19 GMT -8
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Post by afx on Aug 3, 2015 4:36:11 GMT -8
Very nice fab work Art. I really like pinning parts as well. It allows for easy mockup and makes a very strong joint for final fabrication.
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Post by Art on Aug 3, 2015 11:11:38 GMT -8
Thanks, JC!
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Post by crazyed on Aug 4, 2015 4:36:12 GMT -8
Art that's coming along really well. The attention to detail is going to make that a Stand Out Build.
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Post by Chris K. Hale on Aug 4, 2015 7:14:10 GMT -8
Good to see you back home and building Art.. I like what I see.. a Real Race car is evolving!! Great WIP Chris
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Post by Art on Aug 12, 2015 23:43:13 GMT -8
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