Roy vd M. Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 - Post deleted - 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost69 Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 (edited) We will soon come to the end of my topic. There are some mistakes, I've redone a lot of things but it's not always possible because the work would be too important. It's a universe that I was discovering, the next one will be built differently. The chassis, the engine, the cockpit are finished. I'm going to take photos to present it. I will certainly mould the tyres at the same time as those of my next car. For the moment the feedback I have is to present the car without the bodywork, I think so too for the moment. Edited December 28, 2020 by Ghost69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy vd M. Posted December 21, 2020 Share Posted December 21, 2020 - Post deleted - 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_1984 Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Wow, amazing skills, and quick too. It’s fantastic to see a scratch builder producing such realistic components in the flesh! im really enjoying this thread! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost69 Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) Thank you Mark-1984. Edited December 25, 2020 by Ghost69 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost69 Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 (edited) Hello Manufacture of the dashboard. Contour of the screens with a recessed part to place the "glass" so that its contour is not visible. Edited January 1, 2021 by Ghost69 In the meantime I have modified the edges of the meter holder so that they are parallel to the brushed circles on the aluminium. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost69 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 (edited) I wish you all the best for this new year, full of beautiful and good things. The dashboard is normally located in the space between the bodywork and the air deflector made for the driver. As I will be presenting the car initially without the bodywork, I made a rod that clips onto the roll bar. I will be able to easily undo it and position it in its housing later on. A wallpaper is poorly printed, I ran out of ink. It will be redone later. Thank you Edited January 1, 2021 by Ghost69 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svedberg Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Poorly printed!? Not anything that is visible. Quite the opposite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost69 Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 9 minutes ago, Svedberg said: Poorly printed!? Not anything that is visible. Quite the opposite. I was imprecise, it's the left meter, the black is not intense, but it's a detail . Thanks for your message ;o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouln Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 That’s looking like a part of a real car. Very nice dash👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost69 Posted January 4, 2021 Author Share Posted January 4, 2021 Hello Pouln, thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 This looks amazing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost69 Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share Posted January 5, 2021 Thanks Dinky ;o) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost69 Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 Hello Before I post you the pictures of my car that I consider finished for the moment, a little wink. When you start such a project without knowing how to do it, you can only progress. So I have made and redone...some parts. As the months go by, what is interesting is that you think differently to do certain things. For example, I see that now to make certain pieces, I tell myself that I'm going to do them with the lathe, whereas 10 months ago I wouldn't even have thought about it. After a while you also have to know how to say stop, otherwise you would never finish what you started...and I don't like projects that are too long because I have so many other projects. All this was not beautiful at all. It all started with a pvc chassis (lined with an aluminium bar for rigidity)...It only existed one evening before ending up in the trash ;o) Manu 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost69 Posted February 7, 2021 Author Share Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) Hello It's been a little while since I took pictures of my "finished" car so I have to present them to you. "Finished" in the sense that for the moment I'm going to present it like this (without the bodywork). The feedback I've had is that it's nice to be able to look at all the details and I also agree. For the moment I haven't done anything new on the bodywork. I made a hydraulic press a few months back and then I did a quick test to make the ventilation holes. It's a quick test, nothing is calibrated or wedged. Still in my manufacturing, I also made a very small dividing mandrel for model making, I should have done it before. Last week I also bought a bench milling machine, something made for model making and small mechanics, it is now in place, and like the metal lathe I can't wait to find out how to use it ( @PROPELLER: thanks Dan for your tips and advice). Let's get back to the car, there are some mistakes I made. I was able to correct some of them and others I didn't.Also lack of informationrI also lacked information and at times I interpreted certain things. When you discover the so exciting world of scratch, you would never stop and the experience you acquire over time makes you always want to redo some parts...that's what I did several times but after a while you have to stop. I don't want my subject to drag on (and I hate to start something without finishing it) and I have so many other things to do... Note: the tyres are not nice, they are turned in cartwheels and the rubber is very bad, full of air bubbles. I'll have to mould the tyres for my next project...I'll take the opportunity to make the tyres for the Fiat at the same time. The length of the car is about 24 pouces (if I'm not mistaken in the units of measurement) Thanks to you ;o) Manu A+ Manu Edited February 7, 2021 by Ghost69 10 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_1984 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Award winning stuff! You've really captured the atmosphere of the car. I've really enjoyed watching this build! Thanks for sharing it with us! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark4700 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Wow. I’ve just had a look through this and think it is just incredible. How people like yourself can scratch build in such detail just blows my mind. Superb. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totally Mad Olivier Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Dear Manu, I totally suscribe to the comments above. As I said to you in PM, it is a fantastic build, at an incredible scale, and it is very interesting to see how the same subject (the Fiat 806 in this instance) can give very different results. This confirms, if it was necessary, the artistic dimension of model making. Little Andy had offered a very original and artistic version, with a very personal weathering, Harvey (I have no news from him and I miss him, I hope he feels fine) had like you 100% scratch built, an incredible 1/12 version (we still expect the final result), Hannes will certainly soon go back to his bench to finish his one, that should also be amazing, if we refer to his Fiat Mefisto build. And I admit I also love my own version, that I sometimes admire in the showcase of my waiting room, wondering I how could be so patient to assemble the wheels spokes (just to take this example). Hats off again Cheers, Olivier P.S: you should now present your Fiat in the RFI section... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCrank Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 It’s a museum masterpiece. Congrats 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klubman01 Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Sublime engineering ('cos that's what it is)! Trevor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickD Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Dear Manu, Really looks the business. Lovely to see. Bordino looks fab. Your interpretation of the seat stresses just how uncomfortable it must have been. Not sure I would have wanted to drive it if given the chance! My only observation, which is not in any way a criticism, is how it looks from the side. The body boat tail adds more length than I'd realised. Without it the car looks quite a bit shorter. I've spent a lot of time looking at this car, but even now see new things. Thanks again for sharing. Nick 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Svedberg Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Incredible! The model of course, but the photos as well! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Totally Mad Olivier Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Svedberg said: the photos as well! +1! It was important to mention it... But the most impressive for me in this amazing build remains Bordino's head. I wish I had your recipe for mine... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PROPELLER Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 What a show! I subscribe to all the words above... Congratulations, Dan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pouln Posted February 8, 2021 Share Posted February 8, 2021 And I fully agree with all that is said above. A master piece! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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