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Post by David Lawson on Aug 20, 2013 14:25:50 GMT -5
Mark
The motor is a burnt out one that I use as a "slave" unit during a build. I'm not sure yet which one to finally fit in the car. The chassis has some slight flex.
This is my very last Maxi-Models driver figure so I will now have to think about sourcing others or scratchbuilding my own.
In fact this particular one that is to be Lucien Bianchi has been fitted in three different cars and has suffered two lots of "cut and shut" arm surgery to fit different cockpits and also had three different heads so at last it is going in a car where it should remain.
David
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Post by Taffy on Aug 21, 2013 10:17:29 GMT -5
Thank you for the information, David! I have to confess, I don´t know much about the technique of these cars... I see, you had to extract your drivers lung, too . But you are right, with the BWA motor bracket the motor comes closer to the crown gear. Spaghetti, Mark? You´d better build an italian car....
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 23, 2013 3:06:31 GMT -5
The driver figure is finished As I was struggling to paint the exhausts to my satisfaction I took a break from them and concentrated on the driver for a while. Bianchi fits in the cockpit with a Fly Classic steering wheel pinched from one of my tatty slot club cars and a small dash panel made from plastic card. I need to now tackle the exhaust painting again and make up a windscreen and the wheel inserts then it is more or less finished. David
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 25, 2013 2:03:37 GMT -5
Most of the detail painting is done now. I had about four or five attempts at painting the exhausts but in the end gave up trying to be clever and kept it simple by just mixing a little grey and silver then lining the gaps with a draughting pen. I've cheated a little by adding the vertically mounted oil cooler on the back of the engine - Bianchi's car didn't have this at Monaco although the sister car of Scarfiotti did, as I like it I decided to put it on my slot car. I've had three goes at making the wheel inserts none of which I'm happy with so I'll do the windscreen and the seatbelts today instead. David
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 25, 2013 8:43:30 GMT -5
David,
The engine detailing keeps getting better and better; not that I'm surprised.
You must have hand drilled openings in the exhausts--I'm impressed with your steady hand. ( I enlarged your picture on my screen- the car looks great in close up.)
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 28, 2013 0:37:52 GMT -5
Since my last post I have made a buck and vac-formed the windscreen and I've made up the mirrors from 4mm plastic rod sanded to shape. So I am now almost finished apart from a couple of bits and pieces.
I have always had a clear memory of seatbelts becoming mandatory in grand prix cars from the start of 1968 but while I was pondering the driver figure for the Cooper I realised they weren't fitted to the car at Monaco in any pictures I have. I had a quick look through my various books and most cars didn't have them at the start of the '68 season so perhaps they were introduced gradually during the year.
Anyway that leaves me with the problem of choosing between historical accuracy and model-making, do I fit them to Bianchi in my Cooper as they will add detail and interest to the car or do I stick to factual accuracy?
I shall work on the wheel inserts while I ponder the seatbelt question.
David
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 28, 2013 9:16:47 GMT -5
I'd go for model making. I suspect Chris would say historical accuracy. I'm sure he would come to think of it.
But of course, the right answer is whatever you like better.
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Post by Chris Wright on Aug 28, 2013 11:13:18 GMT -5
Historical Accuracy, every time!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D
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Post by Taffy on Aug 29, 2013 9:21:52 GMT -5
Wow! I see this car as a strong challenger! The painting of all the motor details is excellent!
Concerning the seat belts (or other details), I have to confess, that I´m on the model-makers side. Sometimes (not in this series) I like the real cars only to be a guideline for my "artistic freedom"....
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 29, 2013 11:00:16 GMT -5
I fitted some seat belts, pale blue painted masking tape strip cut to size and they looked nice but just not "right" to my eye with my leaning to historical accuracy.
Driver and windscreen now fitted and the car is decalled but I'm still pondering the wheel inserts.
I've also at the last minute removed the top front brass suspension rocker arms as I am fitting disc brakes (pinched from an Airfix Porsche 917 static kit) as they were quite a prominent feature of the Coopers and I felt they needed to go on the slot car.
I should finish the car this weekend.
David
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 30, 2013 10:02:59 GMT -5
I've now changed the front suspension rocker arms which are brass strip soldered to the chassis then Bare Metal Foiled and I added the prominent disc brakes that Cooper were so fond of despite the incredible amount of drag they must have caused. I still have to do the final chassis build up with the new motor and race tyres but otherwise it is finished. Here are a few pictures of the completed car. The wheel inserts still niggle me and I might still have one final go at making some more accurate ones. David
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Post by Chris Wright on Aug 30, 2013 10:14:11 GMT -5
David, That is one Fugly ugly brute, just like the original, a beautiful build, I'm so glad there are no seat belts!
Chris
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 30, 2013 10:18:08 GMT -5
Brilliant David.
1) What did you use for the material for your radiator screen--it looks like very fine cloth?
2) How in the world did you achieve that pencil thin mustache on Bianchi? I thought I had done a credible job with my Graham Hill's upper lip, but your driver is amazing.
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 30, 2013 15:01:42 GMT -5
Chris - It is a bit of a beast of a car in Monaco guise, I do like the big cars from the first few years of the 3-litre formula.
Mark - The exposed radiator in the shortened nose was represented by scribing the lines into a piece of plastic card. To be honest I didn't do this fine enough but there's always parts of any build you aren't happy about.
Bianchi's moustache was done with a very fine brush. I dip it into black Humbrol then run it over some scrap paper until there is just a hint of paint left on the brush. Then very, very lightly stroke the almost dry brush on to the figure and you get a subtle hint of a moustache rather than a solid line.
David
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Post by Dave Wisdom on Aug 30, 2013 15:58:34 GMT -5
David; that just looks so right - you can almost hear the V12 howl from the engine, feel the heat and smell the fumes being spat out. Makes me wish I'd been able to witness this car in real life.
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