shood23 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Lovely work borez, those jackstands look very nice almost looks like they are made from brass from the colour. Shaun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borez Posted May 31, 2016 Author Share Posted May 31, 2016 (edited) Lovely work borez, those jackstands look very nice almost looks like they are made from brass from the colour. Shaun They are brass Shaun. Edited May 31, 2016 by Borez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Oh my mistake I misread the post I though it ment you made them from styrene lol tired eyes don't work good Shaun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroRacing Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 You show that pic to most people and they wouldn't know it was an engine and gearbox lol. Crazy amount of gubbins going on and it wouldn't surprise me if you had a crazy amount more Ashley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffsrw Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 stunning work 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Outstanding attention to detail as we've come to expect from you! Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Love those axle stands! (& everything else of course...!!) Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Moon Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 This has to be the most impressively and meticulously detailed engine I've ever seen in any scale. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borez Posted June 3, 2016 Author Share Posted June 3, 2016 This has to be the most impressively and meticulously detailed engine I've ever seen in any scale. Well I wouldn't go that far considering some of the work on this forum but thanks a bunch I'd rather be building it this evening though than working and sitting in hotel rooms for the next few days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom2112 Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 Phantastic work. Superb details. Tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borez Posted June 6, 2016 Author Share Posted June 6, 2016 So my jack stands came out nicely And the header tank is taking shape too. Progress however is slow right now as this is the busiest time of the year for me and I have hardly any free time right now. I'll do what I can when I'm around Thanks for looking. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharknose156 Posted June 6, 2016 Share Posted June 6, 2016 as usual precise and clean and authentic tell me about the lack of time...am traveling now for the next two weeks and i dare admit miss my bench ... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borez Posted June 13, 2016 Author Share Posted June 13, 2016 (edited) Finally a day off. I feel like I've been away from this car for ages So today ( after trying to remember what jobs exactly I have left to do here ) I finished off the header tank Then I've been experimenting with Alclad ALC600 aqua gloss blown straight from the AB onto the glass parts. Alclad's version of Klear which can also be used to seal Alclad metal finishes ( although I haven't tried it like this yet ) Basically I originally tried Pledge Multi Surface Wax which is ( according to some ) supposed to be the same as the original Klear. But... it's not. It actually destroyed my original windscreen. I dip coated it then left it to dry for two days and it looked OK, but then I tried to wipe over it lightly and it just smudged all the way across the damn windscreen completely ruining it. Not a good look. Horrid stuff. I had to order a new plastic glass sprue from Japan. So I've been trying the Alclad ALC600 shot from the AB on a spare windscreen I had from another kit. The test results are fantastic, it adds a real depth and shine to the windscreen and has dried solid. ( you can also see the header tank in the top of the picture for scale ) It looks like glass now. It also dries in less than an hour. Very pleased I won't be touching Pledge Multi Surface Wax again that's for sure. The Porsche glass parts are all coated and drying too. And apart from that I painted the steering wheel. This wheel is actually a surrogate, I have no idea where the Porsche one has gone at all. It was finished but it's just disappeared!? I just know it'll turn up again once the car is finished though And that's it for now. I'm around all week really now so I can get on with this build Thanks for looking. Edited June 13, 2016 by Borez 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borez Posted June 14, 2016 Author Share Posted June 14, 2016 (edited) So... the car now has a dashboard and steering wheel. There's a little watermarking from the decals here that I'll get rid of. And fitted into the cockpit. Also the cockpit is now permanently fitted to the chassis. Test fitted the engine and body too last night and it all fits perfectly. It was a nice moment knowing that it all fits, especially with the scratch-building on the front end, I really didn't know whether it would fit with the dashboard until the very last moment but it does no problems at all. Basically now it's just lots of little jobs before the engine is dropped permanently into the chassis too. I also want to take some proper light-box pics of the engine before it does though. So that's tomorrows job. Also have to work out how to pin the doors open too, I have an idea though. Definitely getting there though. Thanks for looking. Edited June 14, 2016 by Borez 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Coming along really nicely Borez, all looking very good! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookytooth Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Lovely work Borez, she is looking a very worthy car mate. Simon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPARKER Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Simply stunning work!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borez Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 (edited) So I did a little photo shoot of the engine before she goes into the car permanently Now back to completing the build itself. Thanks for looking. Edited June 15, 2016 by Borez 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shood23 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 So fill her up and crank it lol seriously amazing work, it almost seems a shame to hid some of it away now. Shaun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Borez Posted June 15, 2016 Author Share Posted June 15, 2016 So fill her up and crank it lol seriously amazing work, it almost seems a shame to hid some of it away now. Shaun It does indeed Shaun, I may even build another one to display alongside the car at at some point in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MetroRacing Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 It does indeed Shaun, I may even build another one to display alongside the car at at some point in the future. Yes. This needs to happen. If not babies will cry and dogs will dance under the light of a blood moon to shrieks of a mockingbird. Ashley 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted June 15, 2016 Share Posted June 15, 2016 Outstanding job Borez! And Ashley is spot on...!! Keith 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamden Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 A stunning show stopping piece of engineering that engine/gearbox. Should never be hidden away! Roger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darwinism Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 This is still my favourite work in progress - keep up the great work Borez 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr22 Posted June 16, 2016 Share Posted June 16, 2016 Just watching a repeat of last night's qualifying for this years Le Mans, & while the cars are still spectacular, they aren't a patch on group C cars like the 956! (just my humble opinion of course! ) Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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