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Post by Aurora on Jul 31, 2015 16:16:24 GMT -5
Thanks Chris. I'll accept the compliment, but I can't believe I'm doing anything you aren't doing. I'd be happy if I could achieve half the accuracy of your cars, especially your brilliant chassis work. Sometimes I look at a photo of my chassis work, and then a photo of one of your cars, and I can see what I need to achieve.
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Post by Aurora on Aug 12, 2015 6:55:10 GMT -5
2 hours work down the drain - literally! My BRM is on the home stretch, almost finished, down to the last two parts, driver and steering wheel. The steering wheel was fabricated and just needed washing, priming, and painting. So what does the smart builder do? Why yes, wash the tiny part in the sink with no strainer in place. Even after telling myself that I shouldn't do it, and then reminding myself while I was doing it that I shouldn't be doing it - I did it! During planning, the light blue colored bridging piece was shaped and sized to pass over an unmodified (square profile) crown gear. After altering the profile of the gear, I see now that I could have reduced the size of the bridging piece The fake Hewland gearbox attaches separately. I think the gray box on the side of the Hewland is supposed to be a battery
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Post by Chris Wright on Aug 12, 2015 9:01:04 GMT -5
Hi Matt, Welcome to the club. We've all done that, I know I certainly have,...more times than I want to admit too. Look on the positive side, the second one will be much be a much more refined version of the first. The BRM's looking great though! Chris
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Post by Aurora on Aug 12, 2015 12:42:57 GMT -5
Chris, yeah I've done it too many times also. Every time I build a car I make a few boneheaded moves. I cannibalized another car for a replacement steering wheel. Unfortunately, this second version is not as refined as the first, but it should work.
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Post by Aurora on Aug 22, 2015 11:52:24 GMT -5
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Post by Chris Wright on Aug 22, 2015 12:05:37 GMT -5
Matt, you are logged in as number 11 for GPdG 2016, (yes it was available) unless you decide on another car. Fantastic build bye the way.
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Post by Aurora on Aug 22, 2015 14:02:50 GMT -5
Thanks Chis. I'll build a new car so if anyone wants #11 they can have it.
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Post by David Mitcham on Aug 22, 2015 14:25:46 GMT -5
Hi Matt
The P133 looks very realistic! Any chance of some more pictures, particularly of the engine detail, please?
Like you I think I'll build another car for the GPdG 2016 but I'm not sure yet - so please hold number 3 for me at present Chris.
Best Regards
David
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 22, 2015 17:08:03 GMT -5
I was puzzled by the make of tyres you fitted to the BRM when I saw it posted in another place a few days ago as I knew BRM never used them in this period. When you then said in the post above that they used Goodyear's I was puzzled further because I knew that BRM used Dunlop's in 1968 but in fact when I double checked I noticed that in fact the team used both Goodyear and Dunlop tyres at the Race of Champions with Rodriguez on Goodyear's and Spence on Dunlop's.
It might seem trivial to some but it's nice to get things right. It would be good if you would rub the lettering off the tyres though as to an old phart like me it just looks so wrong!
David
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Post by Peter Seager-Thomas on Aug 23, 2015 4:54:13 GMT -5
A very nice build Matt, and also a very enjoyable thread.
Thanks, Peter.
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Post by Aurora on Aug 23, 2015 9:59:27 GMT -5
Thank you all for the generous comments. David L., for some reason I thought this car was on Firestone Gold Ring tires. No idea why. I simply ordered the wrong decals. If I ever come across some Goodyear tire decals, I'll change them out.
A few more shots with closeups of the engine
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Post by David Mitcham on Aug 23, 2015 12:11:49 GMT -5
Hi Matt
Many thanks for posting the additional photographs. The engine detail is superb as is the whole car. A surefire concours winner in my opinion. Incidentally what colour paint did you use please?
On the tyre issue I think BRM must have specialised in tyre confusion as pictures of the 1966 US GP P83 show Goodyears on the car but Graham Hill has a Dunlop logo on his overalls - maybe sponsor contractual arrangements were a lot less restrictive in those days!
Best Regards
David
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Post by Aurora on Aug 23, 2015 15:00:32 GMT -5
David, the final color coat used was Tamiya TS-9 British Green. I tested a blue mist coat over green but was not satisfied with the results. I ended up spraying light gray primer followed by two blue color coats then four TS-9 green coats. Gloss clear was last.
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Post by f143 on Aug 23, 2015 20:17:00 GMT -5
Fantastic build Matt,so much detail so well executed. After building exactly the same car(almost) it is fortunate indeed that I can't seem to find my camera! Best Regards Nigel
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Post by David Lawson on Aug 24, 2015 0:59:23 GMT -5
On the tyre issue I think BRM must have specialised in tyre confusion as pictures of the 1966 US GP P83 show Goodyears on the car but Graham Hill has a Dunlop logo on his overalls - maybe sponsor contractual arrangements were a lot less restrictive in those days! Fuel and tyre contracts were the major source of funding for the F1 teams in pre-commercial sponsorship times so the teams and drivers did stick to certain makes. Perhaps these photos of cars with different tyres were taken in practice sessions while they were being evaluated or perhaps they were given permission to try them. I will do some proper research and see if I can find out the answer. David
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