1974 Surtees TS16

[Andrew Rowland]

Early promise soon faded once again for this offering from Surtees. Strangely chosen as a static kit in 1/32 it makes a fabulous base for a build. I tried to use as many parts from the static kit as possible while replicating the chassis in brass, an idea that was developed further in the Tyrrell P34 build.

[bob]

Andrew,

did you pre cut the basic shape before forming the chassis? And did you have a buck made up, to get the correct brass chassis bends?

Very nice work.

I am so used to seeing flat brass chassis' that this really caught my attention.

Sorry for all the questions , but I am finding this site quite exciting.

All the best

Bob

[Andrew Rowland]

Hi Bob,

yes I cut the chassis plate first using shears then made sure it was flat by holding the chassis in a vice and bending it to shape.

I rarely make jigs of any kind, preferring to work 'spontaneously'....
Hope that helps and thanks for your interest.

Andi

[pilot70]

Andi,

this is a fabulous build.

Love the chassis, you went further and you`ve bent the chassis to get the correct shape, great work.

Regards, Dan.