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Post by chrisguyw on Jul 29, 2013 14:32:20 GMT -5
Unfortunately not a ton to report......minor progress,.....I broke the original plastic rollbar, so had to make a new one from piano wire (despite it being a pain, I am glad I broke it), built some intakes, cut out the existing interior plate, and found a driver bust and head that with some work will be OK. All the MRRC F1 cars had little cutouts in the windshield to accept the mirrors, and although not the correct placement for the Matra.........that's where them new ones are a goin!!......Dart hobbies (Art) casts some very nice period correct mirrors. Michael from Indycals has kindly agreed to make me some roundels and number sixes for little Mr. Beltoise. Cheers Chris Walker
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Post by Mark Huber on Jul 29, 2013 21:25:01 GMT -5
Ken Wehnert has chosen #24 and will be entering the Bob Bondurant BRM P261 which usually raced in a blue and white livery for Bernard White Racing in 1966. However on race morning at the Belgian Grand Prix that year --in the absence of the green striped white McLaren M2B booked to double as the works "Yamura" for the movie 'Grand Prix"-- the Bernard White Racing team had resprayed its BRM to become the Yamura stand-in. There's more to the story about that particular BRM as well as the two Owen Racing team entries in that particular race; if you aren't familiar with what happened on the first lap at Spa in 1966 you can find the story here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_Belgian_Grand_PrixThe fictional Yamura. Here's the BRM "Yamura" on race morning. If anyone can find a color picture of the P261 disguised as the Yamura, it would be most appreciated. It remains to be seen what helmet the driver will be wearing.
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Post by Mark Huber on Jul 29, 2013 22:41:08 GMT -5
Mark, 13 inch wheels, and note the exhaust opening... Okay Chris, the Lotus now has 13" wheels, and I've modified the exhaust opening. I know I need to lower the nose a bit but not as much as might appear as I didn't take this photo on the level. I'm tired and cranky as I had to search in the mysterious tire bin far too long before I found the Paul Gage 13" front tires, of course I found the rear tires right away. I have a strong hunch that this car would be quicker with the 15" wheels and tires, but I suppose I must adhere to accuracy. Blast you Beardog...you've taught me too well perhaps? The next step on the shell, will be to etch the panel lines. The "Bare-Metal" Panel Scriber arrived in the post this afternoon (my thanks to David Lawson for that recommendation). Wish me a steady hand. Postscript: I found a better pair of front tires with a slightly lower profile. I also etched the panel lines.
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Post by Dave Wisdom on Aug 1, 2013 1:40:21 GMT -5
The place is beginning to get busier and the crowds have been gathering in numbers for a couple of recent BRDC meetings;
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 2, 2013 1:45:20 GMT -5
First of all, thanks for posting the latest photographs of your track Dave. Now it is being populated with spectators, drivers and officials it is really coming to life. I note you have removed the bases of the figures and presumably pinned each figure to the baseboard, it has really paid dividends doing this. I've painted figures in bulk and I know what a big task it is so I can't thank you enough for all your effort in getting your track looking this good for your round of the proxy. I know you would have done this work eventually but you've pushed the programme forward because of the GPd2013 for which Mark and I are very grateful. The second thing to say is that there has been a change in the race schedule. Dave Jones hasn't been able to confirm if he will be able to host his round up at Blackpool and rather than leave it to the last minute he and I agreed he would withdraw from the series. However two excellent scratchbuilders and retro slot racers, Bryan King and Paul Cash who were going to assist Dave at his track have volunteered to run a replacement race in Colne, Lancashire. They are going to use the Slotfire track at Pendle Slot Racing's club which Sean Fothersgill, the owner has kindly made available. Nic Fothersgill is providing race control and there are some good drivers who have volunteered to race the cars competitively but also respecting the time and effort that has gone into building them. Here are a few pictures of the track at a public event obviously the GPd2013 race will be in the clubhouse with the track properly set up. As we all know Slotfire is a modular system but this is a diagram of the track to be used. You will see that there is a squeeze section but the direction of travel means that the cars will be slowing by the time they reach this section and if the cars are side by side then the inside car will tend to get to the squeeze first. They plan to have some kind of gentleman’s agreement about which car will give way so as to avoid contact. Barriers will be added in the infield areas to stop cars running across into other sections of the track and possibly hitting other cars head on. A few details about the track. It has stainless steel braid recessed but I’m not sure exactly how flush it is but I’ll find out. The lane spacing is 110 mm which is about 4 1/4 inches. The slot is 8mm deep and 3mm wide. It’s CNC milled so it should be fairly accurate and consistent. The surface is a matt, slightly textured finish. Thirdly; Regarding slot depth at the other two venues, Pete's track is Carrera plastic so I'm sure someone knows the spec of their track. The Southend track has a deep slot although I don't know its measurement but it takes both Slot it and wooden track Slot it guides, TSRF guides work on it as wel. Hope all this is of interest and use to all the competitors. David
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 2, 2013 3:29:29 GMT -5
(Mark), 'You're going to need a faster car". Well, this is going to be real interesting. Perhaps it would be prudent if we just park my little Lotus in the beautiful pit lanes at Dave Wisdom's track after race one? I'm thinking that the only thing we might be missing with the four tracks is a water hazard to replicate the Monaco harbor. Thank you once again to all our race hosts. This will be quite special, although for the life of me, I can't see how my underpowered Lotus will survive. EM, I think your Eagle is going to do just fine.
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Post by Dave Wisdom on Aug 2, 2013 5:07:51 GMT -5
Now that SlotFire track has a real 'Monza' look about it. I'll be more than happy to take care of your Lotus for you Mark
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Post by Phil Kalbfell on Aug 2, 2013 5:28:45 GMT -5
Looks like we should be trying to develop a two speed diff to solve the gearing problems.
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 2, 2013 7:33:46 GMT -5
You will see that there is a squeeze section but the direction of travel means that the cars will be slowing by the time they reach this section and if the cars are side by side then the inside car will tend to get to the squeeze first. They plan to have some kind of gentleman’s agreement about which car will give way so as to avoid contact. Barriers will be added in the infield areas to stop cars running across into other sections of the track and possibly hitting other cars head on.David I am withdrawing my Lotus and entering the following vehicle.. But how do I convince a group of fellow F1 experts that the prototype made an appearance at a Championship event between 1966 and 1968?
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 5, 2013 15:31:07 GMT -5
I didn't do any modeling this past weekend as I took a short holiday to visit the Little Bighorn Battlefield in eastern Montana. But I took today as vacation, so I finished most of the chassis detailing this morning. The upper rear link and trailing arms will attach to the body shell. I'm still not sure which motor I will use. It will be an FF050, but I haven't decided whether I want a few more horsepower for the larger club tracks or something a bit more tractable for the home courses.
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Post by Russell Sheldon on Aug 8, 2013 9:34:53 GMT -5
In between work, buying a house and setting up my new home in Cape Town, selling my apartment and generally trying to wrap up 15-years of living in Dubai before I retire at the end of September, I have been trying to complete an entry for the GPd2013. The chassis is built, I have the motor and running gear all installed and just the body left to do. I’m building Jackie Oliver’s 1968 Dutch Grand Prix Gold Leaf Team Lotus 49B ‘Ducktail’ and ordered a couple of fibreglass Classic bodies. Much to my disappointment, the bodies are very ‘rough’ and the tail in particular is skew on both bodies – unfortunately, this is very obvious with it being a ‘Ducktail’. Then I saw this picture posted by David in another thread:- Look at how skew the tail of the 49B in the background is! Did Charlie actually get it right…? Seriously, does anyone know the best way to twist it into shape, without the body cracking or breaking, please? Kind regards, Russell
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Post by Phil Kalbfell on Aug 8, 2013 10:27:43 GMT -5
Russell just run some hot water over the body and it should twist OK. I suppose you think that you will have plenty of free time soon? You won't retirement just changes your day to day like certainly does not seem to allow any more "free" time!
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Post by Mark Huber on Aug 8, 2013 11:56:37 GMT -5
I've found that hot water works quite well for reshaping a resin body, but I've never tried that technique on a fiberglass shell.. I always figured that fiberglass would be too brittle.
Well Phil, you've made me curious, so I will give it a go on an old spare shell shell when I get home from work this evening.
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 8, 2013 14:50:18 GMT -5
Strange about the Classic 49B. I've had at least half a dozen of them over the years and my last two were bought in the last year or so and I've never had a twisted one.
I've had the usual air pockets between the gel coat and the weave which are pretty common for Charlie's shells but as they cost pennies I can put up with repairing those.
If the tail is only slightly twisted could you not just reshape the rear edge of the ducktail to square it up?
Phil is absolutely right about retirement. I've been retired about 18 months and I have no more model-making time now than when I was working full-time.
David
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Post by Russell Sheldon on Aug 9, 2013 4:13:33 GMT -5
Thanks for all the advise, on both the Classic shell and for my retirement. David, I agree, the cost of the Classic shells makes it hardly worth criticising, but I've noticed of late that the quality is particularly poor. Either the moulds are begininng to show their age, or Charlie, who is now in his 80s, has someone else moulding them for him, who isn't nearly as good as the Master himself. On the retirement front, after 18 fantastic years working for Emirates in Dubai, I retiret at the end of September. We will be moving back to Cape Town, where I have bought a lovely house on a golf estate, just a three minute walk from the beach. I have absolutely no intention of taking up golf though, and look forward to spending all my spare time building and racing slot cars. The original Cape Town club, which I joined as a youngster in 1969, is still going strong, at the original premises and with the original track. Unbelievably, 44-years later, the track is still in superb condition. The club races 1/24th (scale intentionally left off) cars, so I will be crossing back over to the dark side, where I used to dwell before getting hooked on scale cars. But then again, I always loved 'wings'. :-) Kind regards, Russell
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