alan barton Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Wow, Bob, those headers look terrific. This is certainly the the trick to improving your skill set in model building - add a new trick to every kit and you'll be playing with the big dogs in no time! The wheels are fantastic too - I built earlier versions of these kits that did not benefit from the printed tyres. I've done white painted driveshafts before but hadn't seen the barber pole stripes before - must be a local rule. I did see a clever rule in Canada once - you could bolt weights onto your chassis to improve weight distribution but they had to be painted white and they had to have your racing number painted on them - if they fell off your car they knew who to fine! Keep up the great work! Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 10 minutes ago, alan barton said: Wow, Bob, those headers look terrific. This is certainly the the trick to improving your skill set in model building - add a new trick to every kit and you'll be playing with the big dogs in no time! The wheels are fantastic too - I built earlier versions of these kits that did not benefit from the printed tyres. I've done white painted driveshafts before but hadn't seen the barber pole stripes before - must be a local rule. I did see a clever rule in Canada once - you could bolt weights onto your chassis to improve weight distribution but they had to be painted white and they had to have your racing number painted on them - if they fell off your car they knew who to fine! Keep up the great work! Cheers Alan Thanks Alan. I think in my case I'd be playing with the junk yard dogs ? I did notice earlier than the frame is twisted a little. Don't know how I missed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 That's funny! You could hope that the frame is twisted with the left hand frame horn pointing up - then slightly twist the front spindles to the left so that it looks like it's hiking the left front as it turns into Turn 1! Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 51 minutes ago, alan barton said: That's funny! You could hope that the frame is twisted with the left hand frame horn pointing up - then slightly twist the front spindles to the left so that it looks like it's hiking the left front as it turns into Turn 1! Cheers Alan That's a thought or maybe it would look like a dog hiking its leg to take a wiz ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 A fishing sinker in the back corner will take care of that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 7 hours ago, alan barton said: A fishing sinker in the back corner will take care of that! I will keep that in mind Alan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 Ok....I'm working on the engine this morning and I'm not sure what this piece is suppose to be. Maybe a fuel filter or a poor excuse for a distributor. Need some help fella's. I was planning on painting the headers a flat white but I'm thinking now I like the look of the flat black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Black Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Bob, if your talking about #5, its the magneto. This is the same basic generic engine MPC used in the 57 Chevy gasser and others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 6 minutes ago, Painted Black said: Bob, if your talking about #5, its the magneto. This is the same basic generic engine MPC used in the 57 Chevy gasser and others. Thanks RRP. Yup #5. I've already wired up and installed a distributor so I'll see if I can turn it into a coil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Looking awesome so far!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 19 minutes ago, DrKerry said: Looking awesome so far!!! Thank's kerry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluestringer Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Looking good Bob. I like the black headers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 9 minutes ago, bluestringer said: Looking good Bob. I like the black headers. Thanks James. Yeap....I like the flat black as well so that's what I'm going with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 (edited) Got the first coat of paint on the radiator and the shocks. The hit the springs with the Molotow chrome pen. Still need to put a little black wash on the radiator as well. Edited December 3, 2021 by Zippi 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Nice work and progress Bob.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 42 minutes ago, slusher said: Nice work and progress Bob.. Thanks Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 Ok....before I went in this afternoon I got it setting in rubber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 That's working really well so far - plenty of realism happening with clever use of paint, plus you got four on the floor! Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 3, 2021 Author Share Posted December 3, 2021 29 minutes ago, alan barton said: That's working really well so far - plenty of realism happening with clever use of paint, plus you got four on the floor! Cheers Alan Thanks Alan. I'm rethinking the color of the shocks now. Maybe I should have painted them red with chrome springs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alan barton Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Yep, that would definitely add some more colour in the front axle area , a bit more eye candy if you like. The trick is to not make it too much like a show car, because they rarely were, but add enough little details to keep the viewer interested. Red, yellow or blue shocks could all work. Cheers Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 19 hours ago, Zippi said: Thank's kerry. Welcome Bob!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 I decided to repaint the shocks red and I'll hit the springs with the Molotow pen once again. I wrapped a small wire around a big needle to get the loop in the master cylinder line before I glued it into the master cylinder. I'm going to wait to put the headers on and run the plug wires once I install the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Painted Black Posted December 4, 2021 Share Posted December 4, 2021 Hey Bob, engine looks real good! I just made a trade for the Pinto version of this kit, once I do an inventory of parts missing I might start a wip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 1 hour ago, Painted Black said: Hey Bob, engine looks real good! I just made a trade for the Pinto version of this kit, once I do an inventory of parts missing I might start a wip. Nice. I'm really liking this kit. Going together nicely so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted December 4, 2021 Author Share Posted December 4, 2021 Got the plug wires ran. Stepping back and looking at the headers I'm glad I stayed with the flat black. Not only do they look good they are different from everybody else white headers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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