Anyone here into large scale (1/8) car models???

Thanks, been doing them for 15 yrs now.

 

I had a monogram 1:8 Golden Tee, and put it on a 1:10 RC Kyosho TF 3
chassis. Used HPI Stadium truck rear wheels, (1/8 foamies in these photos), removed the front dog bones to make it 2WD, it used to run an Eagle 10 turn triple motor with 4500mAh NiMh cells. Went like a cut snake!!
Also made a trailer for our club Gala Day, Nitro chassis cut down, Rolls grille from a radio that looked like a car, alloy sides, suspension, and threw in some skeletons for fun.

 

Here's a maple/purpleheart fingerboard I did on a guy's PRS last summer.

 

If you can find them, look at books that Gerald Wingrove wrote about scratch building large scale models. He shows a lot of different ways to look at things when building and a lot of his techniques are brilliantly simple. He uses copper and brass to build with, and when they are finished they are museum quality. Great Scale Modeling are the titles I believe 1,2&3.

 

Thanks for the info.
I've heard of Mr Wingate & his reputation...have to check out the books.
Wonder if their's any youtube on him?


I final shaped the parts to the layout lines on the spindle sander, using 50 grit sanding tubes.
Since the footprint bases are small, I used a strip of wood to help assure that the stacks were being held vertical during the shaping.

The original layout lines for axle centerlined & frame kick up points are still in place on the overlay.
I transferred them down the sides of the stack for reference when fitting to the frame assembly jigs.

 

Big duece, I responded to your pm, twice in fact, however I'm showing no sent messages in my pm folder.
Wondering if they arrived to you.

 

The begining of the assembly jig.
Working in hard maple...I've got a bit of it laying around.
Top portion of the jig will spoon on to the top of the base & will define & establish the curvature of the rails when viewed from above.
In it's final configuration the fixture will have a centerline, with outside widths across the frame established to specs.
This will allow me to square the frame & hold it while crossmenbers are fitted & built.

 

No.

 

The top sections of the frame assembly jig are partially done.
they will hold the side rails securely while the bottom & top edges are soldered in place.
Next step is to lay out, draw & cut the profile for the top/bottom edges.

 

BTW, anyone here a member of "scalemotorcars.com"?
There are some incredably talented builders posting their work there.
I registered for membership about a week & a half back & still haven't recieved my conformation email so I can activate my account.


If anyone here is a member, could you contact the forum administrator there in my behalf?
Would be most appreciated.

 

I can solder this rail up as soon as I get the rest of my solder materials collected.

 

I'm a moderator on that site.... Been having problems logging on lately....

 

That could explain why no conformation email.

Actually I can log in & it shows me as logged in, until I try to post...

Thanks

 

Spaced roughly to scale for width.
A few more pins to hold a couple of spots more precisely.
Starting to look like a frame.

 

Anybody build one of these? [the Five Window] Looking for some feedbacK. Been wanting to pull the trigger one for a little while

 

Some close-ups with better detail.
The 32 frame was/is a beautifully graceful design.
No wonder it's achieved iconic status with old car folks.

 

Any progress on the log on situation yet?

 

Figured I haven't posted anything in awhile. So here is a picture of one of my 1/6 Chevy's. With a custom pinup.

 

Anything to do with cars and girls.....

 

Super nice model rod. Could you post more photos? And, where did you source the scale figure? Are there others available in the same line? Gary

 

Man I am really blow away by the cool models.

I never realized how many guy's were into this trend.

Are these kits or are you making all the parts yourself?

Maybe I should start making decals on this scale.

Very cool and really different for sure.

Thanks for posting Jimbo

 

gnichols, Thank you.There are some other photos of the car model in this thread : post no. 682 and 686.

The girl model is one of many I have made (sculpted). I don't make copies or kits of the figures or the car parts as I like to have unique models.

 

I remember now! I can't imagine working in 1/4th, as I can't find places to even put 1/8th models. The car and figure are wonderful. If you ever change your mind, and would make 1/8th figures intended for sale / casting, please let me know. Gary

 

Thought not among my personal favorites, I think 1/8 scale '69 Camaro and Hemi Charger Daytona kits would be the safest bets to sell quite well.

Forget Burt Reynolds and his black "Bandit", I'd like a white '70 Trans Am and a blown '63 Avanti for myself.

 

Here's a 1/8 scale '34 three window I just finished, built from a edeuce '32. Based on a real car in the sixty's.

 

I dug out the Corvette I posted last year again. Not much has happened except it got dirty again when I stuck it back under the workbench. Managed to put a big crack and a hole in the door removing the mirror... Did a lot of sanding today. Just like a 1:1 Corvette that old, stress cracks are everywhere. Decided to post one of my 1:6 scale figures in it but nothing like dprides......

 

Anyone know what happen to edeude the resin parts guy ?

 

You mean Mike Gradis from EDEUCE?

 

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