Bengalensis Posted July 27, 2024 Posted July 27, 2024 As @Neddy sais, best of luck with your operation, and let us know how you are while recovering. And yes, lovely work! 1
CrazyCrank Posted July 27, 2024 Author Posted July 27, 2024 9 hours ago, keefr22 said: Yep that is indeed crazy, absolutely nuts in fact - but with an absolutely brilliant result!! Sorry, but I can't think of anything crazier for you to do!! Best wishes for the op.. Keith Thanks, Keith for the compliment 👍And for crazy ideas , I'm going to manage 🤣 4 hours ago, Brandy said: No, you're beyond help! Lovely work though! Ian Thanks Ian 😎 Are you saying I'm beyond repair? 😉 1 hour ago, Neddy said: Amazing work as usual! The very best of luck with the op. Keep in touch even though you may not be modelling for a while, OK? Thanks a lot Neddy for the compliment and for the wishes. Obviously I'll keep in touch , and hopefully I'll be able to work a bit on this model 🙏 4
Toftdale Posted July 27, 2024 Posted July 27, 2024 Sublime details as always and as they others have said all the best with your operation, I'm sure the waiting will be the worst bit - Andy 1
CrazyCrank Posted July 27, 2024 Author Posted July 27, 2024 1 hour ago, Bengalensis said: As @Neddy sais, best of luck with your operation, and let us know how you are while recovering. And yes, lovely work! Thanks a lot Jörgen for the nice comment and your kind words. Of course, I'll keep in touch and give news 10 minutes ago, Toftdale said: Sublime details as always and as they others have said all the best with your operation, I'm sure the waiting will be the worst bit - Andy I'm very grateful for all your comments, Andy 👍 2
othertales Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 Mesmerising work and detailing as always. All the very best of luck with the op. 1
CrazyCrank Posted July 28, 2024 Author Posted July 28, 2024 4 hours ago, othertales said: Mesmerising work and detailing as always. All the very best of luck with the op. Thanks @othertales, I do appreciate that 🙏 1
CrazyCrank Posted July 28, 2024 Author Posted July 28, 2024 Good morning gentlemen A big update to share with you today (some jobs have been done a few days ago) On Friday, I've added a detail on the body shell, that I hadn't noticed before. This is a metal plate situated in line with the rear two-thirds of the driver's door, attached to the rocker panel with 10 screws It's very visible on the "red interior" Coupé, less on the "blue interior" one, but it's present on both cars: I've deliberately exaggerated a bit the height of the panel to make it more noticeable . I've scratched it in a plastic sheet, 0.15 mm thickness, 16x4 mm, which back has been marked at the places where the screw are placed, pressing with a smooth metal point I've hen slightly sanded the stuff in order to attenuating the reliefs and decreasing the thickness the plate on its edges. And then, the body was ready to receive its first layer of new primer, an automotive filler (MOTIP brand) which fill really well all the little gaps and scratches, without blurring details, and which dry very quickly, leaving a very smooth surface state. It's not tacky after 2 minutes nd you can sand it after 30-60 minutes, depending of the thickness you sprayed. panel This first coat of primer allowed me to track down the little imperfections and to fix them. These are the parts I was waiting for to dry on Friday when I told you I couldn't make any more progress. I wanted to spray the last primer (Gravity Colors Dark Grey) but the weather was too wet here... I've redrawn and re-printed the new radiator, adding a little plate that attach together the oil and the water cooling parts, and modifying the attaching brackets od the retaining bars. I took inspiration of these photos: My drawings (the new parts are colored in brass): The printed part: But that's not all, friends ! I added some missing struts on the tubular chassis: I added some steel rods to represent the rear axle tie-rods and 3D printed their end pieces And I removed a plastic rod which was supposed to represent the rear part of the drive shaft, that I'll replace later on by a homemade part: I painted the tubular chassis semi-gloss black and varnished it, then I masked all the tubular arts, and painted the front and rear end, which are actually parts of the bodywork, which the final color I've chosen for it: Gravity Colors Alcoa aluminium. And I clear coated gloss these aluminum parts. I painted and assembled the new printed rear axle I showed you a few days ago. The cardan shafts, brass tube, have been burnished and varnished Their bellows painted rubber black, the coupling crowns in silver, and the drums aluminium And the rear axle has been installed on the chassis And then the upper structure of the tubular chassis has been installed on it And at last, I've finished to make the exhaust tips. These tips are made of metal. I've decided, as for the Stirling Moss Mille Miglia 300 SLR, to turn them on the lathe out of a brass rod. So, yesterday afternoon, I went in my garage, where my DIY workshop is located, and turn on the lathe. This have been a tedious job I was soon disillusioned! My lathe was no longer turning round, but conical, the surface condition of the workpiece was terrible and the knife shook when turning. In fact, my lathe, which had moved from my well-heated office to the garage, had started to roll in places, and many parts were covered in shavings and lacked grease. So I spent many long hours cleaning it, greasing it, reassembling it and, above all, fine-tuning it to eliminate all the play and minimise the back-lash. But finally, I was able to turn two nice bits: Obviously, they still need to be polished (I use Tamiya compounds) and to be nickel-plated ! Well, that's all for now, guys See you soon since I've still two days for model building 😎 11 1
othertales Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 Always such great treats to see and that primer looks lush 💚 1
Hamden Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 More and more exquisite detail as expected with your builds! Best wishes for a quick recovery from your operation Roger 1
CrazyCrank Posted July 28, 2024 Author Posted July 28, 2024 1 hour ago, Hamden said: More and more exquisite detail as expected with your builds! Best wishes for a quick recovery from your operation Roger Thank you so much. Roger 😊
Stick Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 Tremendous modelling , I love the tones and textures you create. 👍🏻 Best wishes Stick 1
CrazyCrank Posted July 28, 2024 Author Posted July 28, 2024 31 minutes ago, Stick said: Tremendous modelling , I love the tones and textures you create. 👍🏻 Best wishes Stick Wow, thanks for the huge compliment, @Stick
Southern_northerner Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 Amazing work CC the details are insane. This is going to look damn fine when finished. SN 1
keefr22 Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 10 hours ago, CrazyCrank said: My lathe was no longer turning round, but conical, the surface condition of the workpiece was terrible and the knife shook when turning. In fact, my lathe, which had moved from my well-heated office to the garage, had started to roll in places, and many parts were covered in shavings and lacked grease. So I spent many long hours cleaning it, greasing it, reassembling it and, above all, fine-tuning it to eliminate all the play and minimise the back-lash. But finally, I was able to turn two nice bits: That's not modelling, that is some excellent micro-engineering! More lovely work, the body looks great in that primer (everything else looks great too!) Keith 1
CrazyCrank Posted July 28, 2024 Author Posted July 28, 2024 1 hour ago, Southern_northerner said: Amazing work CC the details are insane. This is going to look damn fine when finished. SN Thank you for your right comment, SN You know that I've to deserve my nickname 🤣 1 hour ago, keefr22 said: That's not modelling, that is some excellent micro-engineering! More lovely work, the body looks great in that primer (everything else looks great too!) Keith My cheeks flush with pleasure at such a compliment ☺️😲😎 Thank you so much, Keith 👍 1
Spiny Posted July 28, 2024 Posted July 28, 2024 You have been busy. Lots achieved here and it all looks excellent with so much detail. As the others have said, best of luck with the operation, I hope it all goes well and you're back at the bench before too long. 1
CrazyCrank Posted July 28, 2024 Author Posted July 28, 2024 35 minutes ago, Spiny said: You have been busy. Lots achieved here and it all looks excellent with so much detail. As the others have said, best of luck with the operation, I hope it all goes well and you're back at the bench before too long. As for all others, thank you very much, @Spiny for your opinion of my work and your comforting words 👍
CrazyCrank Posted July 28, 2024 Author Posted July 28, 2024 Good evening gentlemen Today I did a bit of modelling, not big jobs but small ones. I did some test fitting, mainly to see how the engine, as it is now, could coexist with the front axle and its support. And I did well, because there was a conflict between the axle mount and the upper coolant line. The manifold rests on the upper horizontal part of the front axle mount, but this mount is poorly formed and too thick and high where the manifold rests, which deflects it upwards and means that its front end cannot fit into the radiator. I've modified the bracket to overcome this problem and it's now fine. I removed from the sprues all the parts that will be used to finish the rear axle and assemble the front one. I cleaned them, which was a tedious and time-consuming job. They are now ready for painting. On this photo you can also see the front and rear shock absorbers, which are not the ones from the kit, but 3D printed parts, more accurate and much better. And you can see the front brake drum system, partially assembled. Then, I polished and nickel-plated the exhaust tips I'd recently turned on the lathe: Finally, I made 2 flutes, the metal distributors for the spark plug cables. At first I thought I would make them in the same way as for the Stirling Moss Mille Miglia 300 SLR, with brass tubes bent and drilled and then nickel-plated. But it's a long and difficult job. So, again, I used Fusion 360 to design them, and 3D printed them. I took inspiration of this photograph: And produced this interpretation: These flutes will be painted matt aluminium and attached to the left rocker cover by brackets. Well, that' s all for now, guys 😉 7
Chief Cohiba Posted July 29, 2024 Posted July 29, 2024 Hello CC from another CC, so to say, and though being quite late to the party I see there are some bottles left to open - so may I join and help in this? I did look around, of course, on your 507 as well and must add to what the others already said; absolutely stunning and crazy work - truly impressive! To a level I must admit that it keeps me from starting my own forays into car modelling, as this level of perfection I simply will not achieve. Never ever. (Kidding, it will not stop me from anything, it's just my lazyness. I'm not shy and have no issues to show the world how crude I nail plastic parts together). And of course all the best for your OP, the bigger the angst before the bigger the relief after, when everything went well. Which I'm sure it will, of course! A few posts before you mentioned you're looking for minor distractions, and at least I found one that kept me busy for some time now. See, I'm not too much of an expert on the Uhlenhaut Coupes W196S, but I do have kind of an interest in the W 198, as it was the first car I ever sat in. More precisely my uncle's W 196 II or 300 SL roadster, which I was put on the passenger seat at the age of 3 or so, destroying my understanding for driving mainstream cars forever. And yes, someday I'll build it. Anyway, when I've seen the decals for the license plate it did catch my eye, as I spotted what looked like a Viennese license, but in the wrong format, as until 1989 or so it was W123.456, not W12.3456. So, not knowing too much, I started a bit of an investigation. Here's my findings so for: this follows an old german scheme valid from war's end until 1956, W22.6962 tells us it's been registered in Baden-Württemberg, more precisely in Stuttgart, where the Mercedes' headquarter was way back then. (Today it would have been BB or Böblingen). A bit earlier the number would have been AWXX.XXXX, as it was in the American sector - post war occupation of Germany, as one remembers. As the new scheme in place until then started already in 1956 and earlier Coupe was finished in May (I think), this must have been one of the latest registered under that scheme. as the Uhlenhaupt Coupe, at least the more frequently used earlier blue one was in regular use as Rudolf Uhlenhaupts personal staff car, I guess the registration was bound to that car (I'm not sure if sort of pool license plates where possible way back then, nor if they are possible in Germany now). So the W22.6962 was most likely bound to the earlier blue car. I'm not sure if the later red car ever got an individual registration. (That would be kind of a research topic) If that is true, either the license plate provided with the kit is wrong, or the interiour decals, as the seat decals are for the red interiour car. So, if plan to build Uhlenhaupts personal car and would like to use the registrations, your decision to make the blue one would fit. (If you need decals for blue seats I could happily provide, but given your level of expertise this seems a bit absurd). Sorry for hijacking your build - from now on I promise to stay calm and quiet and behave properly. 1 1
CrazyCrank Posted July 29, 2024 Author Posted July 29, 2024 46 minutes ago, Chief Cohiba said: Hello CC from another CC, so to say, and though being quite late to the party I see there are some bottles left to open - so may I join and help in this? I did look around, of course, on your 507 as well and must add to what the others already said; absolutely stunning and crazy work - truly impressive! To a level I must admit that it keeps me from starting my own forays into car modelling, as this level of perfection I simply will not achieve. Never ever. (Kidding, it will not stop me from anything, it's just my lazyness. I'm not shy and have no issues to show the world how crude I nail plastic parts together). And of course all the best for your OP, the bigger the angst before the bigger the relief after, when everything went well. Which I'm sure it will, of course! A few posts before you mentioned you're looking for minor distractions, and at least I found one that kept me busy for some time now. See, I'm not too much of an expert on the Uhlenhaut Coupes W196S, but I do have kind of an interest in the W 198, as it was the first car I ever sat in. More precisely my uncle's W 196 II or 300 SL roadster, which I was put on the passenger seat at the age of 3 or so, destroying my understanding for driving mainstream cars forever. And yes, someday I'll build it. Anyway, when I've seen the decals for the license plate it did catch my eye, as I spotted what looked like a Viennese license, but in the wrong format, as until 1989 or so it was W123.456, not W12.3456. So, not knowing too much, I started a bit of an investigation. Here's my findings so for: this follows an old german scheme valid from war's end until 1956, W22.6962 tells us it's been registered in Baden-Württemberg, more precisely in Stuttgart, where the Mercedes' headquarter was way back then. (Today it would have been BB or Böblingen). A bit earlier the number would have been AWXX.XXXX, as it was in the American sector - post war occupation of Germany, as one remembers. As the new scheme in place until then started already in 1956 and earlier Coupe was finished in May (I think), this must have been one of the latest registered under that scheme. as the Uhlenhaupt Coupe, at least the more frequently used earlier blue one was in regular use as Rudolf Uhlenhaupts personal staff car, I guess the registration was bound to that car (I'm not sure if sort of pool license plates where possible way back then, nor if they are possible in Germany now). So the W22.6962 was most likely bound to the earlier blue car. I'm not sure if the later red car ever got an individual registration. (That would be kind of a research topic) If that is true, either the license plate provided with the kit is wrong, or the interiour decals, as the seat decals are for the red interiour car. So, if plan to build Uhlenhaupts personal car and would like to use the registrations, your decision to make the blue one would fit. (If you need decals for blue seats I could happily provide, but given your level of expertise this seems a bit absurd). Sorry for hijacking your build - from now on I promise to stay calm and quiet and behave properly. Hello Chief Cohiba, and thank you very much for your intervention in my topic, of course you're welcome. I'm building the blue interior coupé, Rudolf Uhlenhaut's personal car. And YES, I've already bought the blue decals and modified the body, grille and dashboard to match the actual state of the car on display at the Mercedes Museum in Stuttgart. The information you gave me about the number plates is invaluable and will help me get as close to the truth as possible, so thanks again 👍. 1
Chief Cohiba Posted July 29, 2024 Posted July 29, 2024 2 hours ago, CrazyCrank said: I'm building the blue interior coupé Yes, I've noticed earlier, but obviously overread a few bits, as with the interiour decals. So, I reread it again, dropped a few likes for this truly marvelous build, gave myself a kick in the lower parts and started my own little car build. Thanks for the inspiration. But of course, that's another story. Btw; Did the decals already arrive? 2 hours ago, CrazyCrank said: information you gave me about the number plates is invaluable Well, many thanks, but let's see what these are really worth. After having re-read your thread I sharpened my sight for details a bit and; the famous picture with Rudolf Uhlenhaut leaning on the 300SLR and showing the license plate is, given the grille, most obviously the red car. After all, that doen't mean anything so far, but anyway. Rather a bit more confusion, than clarification. As usual. 😉 1
Sabrejet Posted July 29, 2024 Posted July 29, 2024 There seems to be a lot of confusion on chassis numbers and I'm not surprised. This is how it seems to be: Chassis 196.110-00007/55 "Blue" (Uhlenhaut's car) intake grille bar in-period; not fitted now Mercedes badge in front of bonnet slam panel road registered as W22-6962 used for pre-race recce, Targa Florio, 1955; no race number. ran in practice for the 1955 RAC TT at Dundrod, race numbered 'T1' now fitted with bug deflector on bonnet Retained by M-B Chassis 196.110-00008/55 "Red" no intake grille bar in-period; now fitted no Mercedes badge in front of bonnet slam panel Sold to Sir Jim Ratcliffe I think... 2 1
CrazyCrank Posted July 29, 2024 Author Posted July 29, 2024 37 minutes ago, Sabrejet said: There seems to be a lot of confusion on chassis numbers and I'm not surprised. This is how it seems to be: Chassis 196.110-00007/55 "Blue" (Uhlenhaut's car) intake grille bar in-period; not fitted now Mercedes badge in front of bonnet slam panel road registered as W22-6962 used for pre-race recce, Targa Florio, 1955; no race number. ran in practice for the 1955 RAC TT at Dundrod, race numbered 'T1' now fitted with bug deflector on bonnet Retained by M-B Chassis 196.110-00008/55 "Red" no intake grille bar in-period; now fitted no Mercedes badge in front of bonnet slam panel Sold to Sir Jim Ratcliffe I think... Thanks a lot for these precisions, @Sabrejet Fortunately, this doesn't change anything to the modifications I've already done on REVELL body and grille 🙏 1
CrazyCrank Posted July 29, 2024 Author Posted July 29, 2024 2 hours ago, Chief Cohiba said: Yes, I've noticed earlier, but obviously overread a few bits, as with the interiour decals. So, I reread it again, dropped a few likes for this truly marvelous build, gave myself a kick in the lower parts and started my own little car build. Thanks for the inspiration. But of course, that's another story. Btw; Did the decals already arrive? Well, many thanks, but let's see what these are really worth. After having re-read your thread I sharpened my sight for details a bit and; the famous picture with Rudolf Uhlenhaut leaning on the 300SLR and showing the license plate is, given the grille, most obviously the red car. After all, that doen't mean anything so far, but anyway. Rather a bit more confusion, than clarification. As usual. 😉 YES, the decals arrived. I've just to find a very special Mercedes Emblem for the bonnet front slam panel 2
Chief Cohiba Posted July 29, 2024 Posted July 29, 2024 3 hours ago, Sabrejet said: This is how it seems to be: And it sounds very likely. Many thanks! 2
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