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The decals arrived from Australia and they are just fantastic and easy to apply. I would recommend this supplier to anyone needing engine turning...
Waiting for the decals to come from Australia, taking a break from CAD drawing the Eindecker I went back and finished the front wheel hubs per...
Bruce, thanks for posting, what can one say about such a great email from a racing legend.
Yes this is the same guy that said he did not do custom work, I thanked him for getting back sent him a picture of the graphics and picture of the...
Found a guy in Australia and he can even do the engine turning; if it turns out as good as his proof I will be extremely happy. I sent him my file...
Bruce, Jeff, he printed them with an ALPS printer, his problem is he cannot hold registration on the passes, or just does not want to take the...
Struck out with the decal supplier, cannot hold registration for white to brighten colors on dark red, see picture. Did a test on chrome axle to...
Sky six that would be fine. Kencforan@gmail.com
Thanks Bruce and Jeff, that would be elapsed time, but actual built time is more like 8 months. Since I was doing a Constitution Cross section kit...
Here is a picture of the decal sheet artwork I created and have ordered. The yellow lettering is to be a gold dapple since engine turning this...
After polishing the exhaust pipes my order of felt pads arrived and I moved on to polishing the wheels. Again using the Red Rouge I carefully...
The fuel injection linkage to tie the four engines together required quite a few small parts to be fabricated, especially the rod arms. The parts...
After getting all the wiring and gas lines installed and needing a break and a little self inspiration I added the wheels with tires to have a...
Just before doing the wiring I trimmed all the velocity stacks to get rid of their fat lips. To get them all even I made two fixtures for trimming...
Bruce, a couple of years I was invited by Sherline to show my models at the Model Engineering Show in Detroit and I would put a mirror under the...
I will but that could be on of the last things, right now I am working on the front axle rework.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] Here is one from the early days of racing a 1911 Model T board track racer. It is 1/8 scale a penny is by the engine for a...
Moved onto the wiring which proved a little challenging. I also decided to add the gas lines as well. First I started with the center oil pressure...
Great way to get the job done. You may want to use the same paint I did for your final finish. One of the claims for the paint is that it also...
I bought 4 matching M&H Racemaster Dragster cast resin tires online. When they arrived I discovered that they were too narrow by 1/4" otherwise...
I added the assembled front axle to the chassis and adjusted the wheel alignment. I then set the engines in place to be able to fabricate some...
Yes, I read it, pretty awesome and glad he was able to see it.
Bruce, I am waiting to get some M/H resin cast tires and then I plan to paint them with the Black Camo paint which really has the luster of...
Here is a picture from earlier in this thread. Does this help or did you have something else in mind? [IMG]
Here are the seat belt working hardware early on. I used leather from an old wallet which was very thin and supple and easy to work with....
Bruce, that is a great compliment. Has Tommy Ivo seen it yet?
After finishing up the seat I chrome plated all the parts and nuts and bolts as needed. That is why I like the Caswell Copy Chrome parts can be...
The seat is an unusual configuration nestled between the rear axle and the frame seat back and side to side by the frame. First was to make a...
After completing the body panels I was able to make the firewall being defined by the bodywork. The original was in two parts bolted to the bottom...
The front cockpit was a bit of a challenge with multiple curves and small attached parts. Patterns were made for the top and side parts and...
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