absmiami Posted October 2, 2024 Posted October 2, 2024 Have you sent any pix to Joe Martin at Sherline ? Have you seen the Craftsman Museum on line link that they maintain ?? 1
AmericanMuscleFan Posted December 2, 2024 Posted December 2, 2024 WOW Tim! I remember your comment (Now THAT'S a radiator.) when I made the radiator for my D100 pickup, I can certainly express the same for yours! The sharpness of your cuts and details are absolutely impressive! It's been a long time since I caught up with your updates and I must admit that you haven't lost any of your magic, your precision inspires me! 👌
Ian McLaren Posted December 2, 2024 Posted December 2, 2024 I can only echo what everyone else has said reicently regarding the rad and it's construction and perhaps Francis said it best. Well Done!
Straightliner59 Posted December 2, 2024 Posted December 2, 2024 On 9/29/2024 at 8:29 AM, Codi said: Daniel.....the petcock....I found a thin piece of photo etch in my parts bin that was part of a leaf spring kit or something like that. It had a fold line down the middle of it....I drilled a hole in the center of the fold line....placed a piece of stainless steel tube in it and then folded it slightly to form a V.....put a small drop of loctite thin glue on either side and used my photo etch pliers to squeeze each end as tight as I could up to the the tubing in the center. After I was certain the glue had dried i used my hand piece that spins up to 25k rpm with a jewelers .27mm cutoff disc to carefully shape it to the size desired and cut it off the steel tube. Was simple to do just took me some creativity to find something & method to make it. That's one of reasons I like to scratch-build though. I appreciate the explanation, and apologize for not seeing this, sooner! I agree, that's definitely one of my favorite reasons for scratchbuilding. Plus, fabrication is more fun that cleaning up mold lines, etc. Then, there's "Why would I want to fix other people's FUs, when I can do it all by myself?!"😂
Codi Posted December 26, 2024 Author Posted December 26, 2024 To one and all, a belated but heartfelt "Merry Christmas"! Cheers, Tim 2
GoatGuy Posted January 1 Posted January 1 Tim, absolutely stunning work on the radiator!! I love seeing your updates and learning from you. Thank you very much for the help you’ve given me with my builds!!! I look forward to seeing more of your work, as we all do. Happy New Year!!
Codi Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 Thank you Dave and not just for the comments.....woke up this morning and took my daughter to that drag car show you told me about the other day in Lebanon on a whim. It was a solid show BUT the big deal for me was walking in and seeing the Pro Stock Mustang II of Scott Schafiroff. I've been doing my chassis drawings for the Mav based upon a 75' Hardy twin rail, all tube chassis which THIS particular car has... I have no drawings or blueprints so I was going by photos that I found on the web and from period magazines. So I'm on my back taking pics of the bottom of the car to get whatever I could and when I'm done who is standing there but the man that owns the car........well, he must have been shocked when I told him I've been looking for HIM for a long time. We talked for about 10 minutes and I showed him what I'm working on and he kindly said, come down to my shop and I'll take the clip off and put her up on the lift for ya'. I jumped at it to say the least. My drawings were off a little bit but I"m sure after I see the car up close (and with a tape measure in hand) that I'll come away with exactly what I need to make the Mav as accurate as it can be...........I'm stoked, can you tell? So, thank YOU Dave for even mentioning the show in the first place as I had no knowledge of it. I'll update this briefly after my visit to his shop and pics of the car up close. Cheers, Tim 6 1
charlie libby Posted January 17 Posted January 17 Hi tim amazed as always . Looked at this and went to my little shop and tossed my radiator in the trash. If i send measurments will you build me one?
Codi Posted January 25 Author Posted January 25 Morning Charlie, I've been away for too long but will be sure to check out your progress as well.....I always enjoy seeing what you're up to.......and no, I won't build you a radiator, I'm flattered but I've no doubt yours is sweet the way it is. Started fabbing different bits and pieces while I wait for my opportunity to visit the shop I mentioned earlier. 70's pro stocks had fiberglass seats and many used those made by a company called "Solar"......some earlier seats had chrome moly frames though and I went that direction just for the added detail versus the simpler frame of the Solar. Anyways, here's what I came up with and just have to make it's sister seat. The frames will be nickle plated or I might opt for "CopyChrome"........cheers, tim The frames are 1/32" brass btw. 4
Straightliner59 Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Very nice. Yes, those are visually much more interesting! Great work!
Ian McLaren Posted January 25 Posted January 25 Loving the seat frames, as you said they will add a lot of interest to the interiour. Also I'm very glad to see you back on line.
AmericanMuscleFan Posted January 26 Posted January 26 Great job on the seat frames Tim, they are just perfect as is everything else you do by the way! I hope you have better luck than me with the nickel plated option, my attempts turned black every time, the chrome copy is more forgiving and gave me nice results though. I look forward to seeing the results of your visit to the shop, it's a rare opportunity to have the chance to check out the real thing and be able to photograph it up close in all its nooks and crannies, I envy you my friend!
Codi Posted January 27 Author Posted January 27 Thanks Daniel & Ian.......feels good to finally something again & appreciate you stopping by to check it out. Francis....."hit or miss"........today was more "hit" thankfully. I did the flash copper to the frames first and then the copychome dip. They turned out fairly well and I won't have to re-do em'. I'm getting better at it and I've made some notes that were from lessons learned before so that now I'm getting more consistent results. Simple but important steps to get decent results I've found. Granted it took quite a bit of trial and error. Here they are plated, the pics are fairly poor....sorry bout' that! cheers, tim 4
Straightliner59 Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Nice! Francis got me interested in plating. I like the dimension it can add to the toolbox, so to speak. I haven't been able to spring for the setup, yet, but I think it's in my future.
AmericanMuscleFan Posted January 29 Posted January 29 Nice job on the plating Tim, I think the Copy Chrome plating produces the perfect brightness or shine for a realistic effect on models of this scale. 👌
Codi Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 Good afternoon everyone, first a note to Daniel & Francis for their earlier comments regarding the seat & plating. Appreciate your positivity as it can be a bit tricky as noted to get it right, but when it does work well, it all seems worth it. I've started this week on the Lenco. It's a 4-speed of course but what I really wanted to achieve was the look of the magnesium case from the 70's pro stock era. I played around with some mild 12L14 steel. I love this stuff but it's extra work and clean-up as it takes longer to machine and requires lubricant while milling or putting it on the lathe. I took the rod I have and media blasted it as well to see what effect I would get & wow! I like it a lot and I think it'll be pretty realistic looking when it's done. The trans itself is the CS-1 model. I have several BEAUTIFUL 3D printed ones from Chris Sobak and was planning on using them. They even have the Lenco name / script on them. They're a great reference as I move along with mine and I say "Thanks Chris" just in case he still visits the forum. I miss his postings and models, he's quite talented & his gesture of printing these for me must be acknowledged. The first couple pics show what the real thing looks like and then a few pics of the start of mine. The flanges on the cases slip ONTO the cases and are not affixed just yet. Just a mock-up.......I'll media blast the entire unit once it's assembled. I've got plenty yet to do, ribs to cut in and numerous other bits and pieces to fabricate including the reverse gear case, but it feels great to just get after this now. Cheers to one and all, tim This pic is the trans in the Mopar Missile "Wire Car" This pic I put a piece of alum. scrap next to it so you can see the difference in color. Once media blasted it'll have the appearance of the 2 Lenco pics above. 4
Chris Smith Posted February 13 Posted February 13 Tim… it’s always a treat to see what you are doing. As per usual you don’t disappoint 😁
Codi Posted February 13 Author Posted February 13 Chris.....that was FAST......I posted it and 3 minutes later, there's your note. Appreciated sir! cheers 1
Straightliner59 Posted February 14 Posted February 14 Very nice, Tim! Once you're finished with the machining, the media blasting is going to look awesome! It'll look exactly like you shrunk one down!
AmericanMuscleFan Posted February 18 Posted February 18 You are such a perfectionist Tim! Wanting to imitate the color of the original Lenco case is a detail that few modelers would have tried to achieve, myself included! 👍 It's promising!
Randy D Posted February 18 Posted February 18 Hey Tim, I am way behind here. The seat frames came out great. Very successful plating! The Lenco is shaping up to be another of your machining masterpieces my friend. That is so cool that you have an reference source for the chassis!!! Randy
Codi Posted February 19 Author Posted February 19 Daniel.......thanks......I should have posted a quick pic of the media blasted sample for a better idea. Gives it the real matte metal finish I'm looking for with just the tiniest bit of etching for the cast look of the cases. I'm anxious to get it all machined so I can get to that point. Hopefully it's a sharp as I imagine it to be. Francis....I'll agree, a wee bit of a perfectionist. I'll settle for "high standards" though any day. Like I said to Daniel, it'll be worth the extra effort (or so I believe) once she's done. As you know, we don't know exactly what's in the jewelry box till we open it. cheers! Randy...thanks for stopping by and letting me harangue you about posting some more pics of YOUR builds......come on now, we're ready for more.....GT40 OR the Maserati. Seriously though, thanks for checking it out and your comments. cheers, tim Robert & Tony.....thank YOU both for the comments and stopping by to see where it's been. Hopefully in the next week or so this piece will be done and I can move on. Outside of the chassis itself, all of the major mechanical bits for the car will be done then. Minor things like brakes, foot pedals, fuel tank and stuff like that to wrap up. Chassis is the big one and I'm stilling waiting to visit the shop to get pics.......
Belugawrx Posted February 19 Posted February 19 I gotta admit I'm way behind on this as well Tim... I've missed my eye candy injections from your shop..lol Seat frames look great..are you tinning the brass ..or...? Sorry if I missed the explanation... I am sure that Lenco will look like you've used a shrink ray behind our backs once it's done. Awesome work man, keep it up!
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