Dr. Fiat Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 Congrats mate! Now show us some pics of the beast in all its glory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bradshaw Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 The bonnet sits down perfectly in reality. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harveyb258 Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 Looks sweeet! Continued great work! Cheers, H Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fiat Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 Looks primo Mark! Did you do the Roymattblack rear end delete? (That just doesn't sound good! :O) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bradshaw Posted November 30, 2017 Share Posted November 30, 2017 (edited) No...reason being I had such trouble with the engine cover which only just is acceptable I wanted it finished and done with.I probably customised/painted 70% of everything but committed to nothing like the improvements both Roy and you did and are doing so left the back end as stock as every time I touched it at the end something went wrong. Just bought a non pocher display case from Germany which is a bit bigger than the standard so giving the car more space ...its not here yet but will put pics up and if anyone wants one I'll send details... Thanks for the kind comments guys. Edited November 30, 2017 by Mark Bradshaw Change Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fiat Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 Either way, the car looks amazing! Please post up more pics, and in brighter lighting. Don't worry about the rear hatch too much, as I understand it, it's only a few flat-head screws that need replaced. I won't be getting to that step very soon- the transkit additions to the engine are extensive and will be the longest part of the build. Thanks Mark! Darin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fiat Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Started working on the tranny and transfer case details. The first picture shows the actual assembly, but the kit piece only reveals three sensors. I decided to cut off the fake molded bolts and install 0.8mm and 1.2 mm SS nuts from Autograph. Forgive the sloppy touch-ups, I will clean this up later. I am contemplating making actual red and black sensor wires for each sensor, but finding a bit that small is a challenge, as the smallest I have is 0.8mm. Tomasso's transkit indeed provides black and silver wire for this detail! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Great detail work. Could you not paint the transkit wire red 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fiat Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 (edited) 8 hours ago, kpnuts said: Great detail work. Could you not paint the transkit wire red Yep, that's exactly what I'm going to do- but drilling holes into these will be difficult. I may just make two holes with a needle and press fit the wires into them. Edited December 4, 2017 by Dr. Fiat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bradshaw Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 The most amazing display case from Germany...Packed to perfection ...bigger than HK-200 and it gives the car breathing space. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fiat Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 That is gorgeous! Love that case too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major_Error Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 The car is really nice in that color! Same on the callipers! 8-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parryj Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 On 12/5/2017 at 1:26 PM, Mark Bradshaw said: The most amazing display case from Germany...Packed to perfection ...bigger than HK-200 and it gives the car breathing space. Hi Mark, can you share the name of the vendor in germany for the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bradshaw Posted December 12, 2017 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I dealt with Mario Eckstein with email [email protected] They are on eBay but I dealt direct and he chipped the price. It arrived in a bespoke package safe as houses...its fantastic. www.bootsschieben.de Thoroughly recommended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fiat Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 Some progress on the engine block, transmission, and water pump. Engine block and heads were painted Tamiya metallic silver, transmission was painted satin nickel. I decided to use brass all around because I like the look of it, rather than exact scale reproduction. Next, I will start tackling the tiny bolts on the valve covers, all 84 of them..... https://www.flickr.com/photos/dotson98photos/27339850709/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dotson98photos/39086462022/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dotson98photos/39117449011/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dotson98photos/27339847759/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dotson98photos/38230657385/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dotson98photos/39080984472/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dotson98photos/27334798219/in/dateposted-public/ Does anyone know why Flickr is not embedding?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy vd M. Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Second post where I read that Flickr is not embedding. Perhaps my standard method is typical, but I always use 'BBCode' and remove all tags. No problems then. As a courtesy Nice work, the detailing really adds to the model's attractiveness to a great extent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fiat Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 Thanks Roy, and also for the tips regarding Flickr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fiat Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 Engine block is coming together. Several transkit items are shown- camshaft ends, exhaust header gaskets, etc. Besides the valve cover bolts, the next area of work will be cutting up and Dremeling the belt pulleys to accept the rubber belt from the transkit. https://www.flickr.com/photos/dotson98photos/39132507311/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dotson98photos/25265293768/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dotson98photos/24271988467/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dotson98photos/39132504871/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dotson98photos/39132503851/in/dateposted-public/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/dotson98photos/27354742569/in/dateposted-public/ Sorry for the embedding issues- I was not able to locate the BBcode function. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 Looking superb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy vd M. Posted December 18, 2017 Share Posted December 18, 2017 This is where you can find the BBcode-link: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fiat Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 Thanks Roy- here is a test: Engine by Darin Dotson, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fiat Posted December 18, 2017 Author Share Posted December 18, 2017 Works great! I'll use this trick from now on. Here are the rest.... Engine by Darin Dotson, on Flickr Engine by Darin Dotson, on Flickr Engine by Darin Dotson, on Flickr Engine by Darin Dotson, on Flickr Engine block by Darin Dotson, on Flickr 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Fiat Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 Making some progress on the valve cover bolts and washers.... Bolts by Darin Dotson, on Flickr Bolts by Darin Dotson, on Flickr Happy New Year folks!! Darin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpnuts Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Awesome, painstaking work but looks amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Bradshaw Posted December 30, 2017 Share Posted December 30, 2017 Amazing detail....Make the best of it...its sad when you finish!!!!! Added you on Flickr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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