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Post by MikeB on Sept 11, 2017 1:17:51 GMT -5
Well since I had all the parts laying around I decided to get working on this one  1st thing I did was to lay the body on top of the drawing as you can see the nose is short so I'm going to use a 2nd Louts to make it longer  I made a mark where I'm going to make the cut on the 1st body  And on the 2nd  Cut and glued  To make the buldges on the sides of the body I'm going to use the Lotus 29's engine cover the parts in red will be cut away  Cut away  Next I will cut the engine cover in 1/2 and trim the peices till I get the fit I want   Now I have it the way I want it and need to shape it with some Apoxie Sculpt   Putted in and waiting to sand to shape and yes I know the buldges are one piece so I need to figure out how to get it all togather Thanks for looking More soon |
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Post by joe on Sept 11, 2017 4:19:48 GMT -5
Looking good Mike this is the car that everyone would like to have but has never been done.
Joe
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Post by jj66 on Sept 11, 2017 5:07:49 GMT -5
Good start Mike! Looking forward this WIP.
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Post by illeagle10 on Sept 11, 2017 6:03:10 GMT -5
Closely watching this one Mike!
Jim
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Post by billj on Sept 14, 2017 18:05:49 GMT -5
Interested to follow how you are making this one happen. Always wanted one but lacked the skills to tackle it. It would be nice if you could talk Michael P into doing the race day decals. Your effort looks great so far. What kit's engine are you going to use? Curious as to how you plan to replicate the Dunlap tires that trashed the rear suspension. Keep up the great work  |
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Post by MikeB on Sept 14, 2017 18:43:51 GMT -5
Engine will be from the MPC Gurney Eagle and decals and tires I'm not even thinking of those yet lol the top engine cover is going to be the hard part I can't find any good pics
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Post by billj on Sept 15, 2017 20:45:08 GMT -5
The top engine cover is pretty simple. To me it looks like the wheels and tires are going to be hard as well as proper race day decals. Looking forward to seeing this one come together. Glad the pics were some help. |
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Post by MikeB on Sept 25, 2017 20:36:14 GMT -5
OK I'm at the point of this conversion where I have to ask would there interest in a kit of this?
It would include a one piece body with an opening on the bottom to fit in the cockpit parts, the ford engine and exhaust, engine cover, wheels and tires you would still need an AMT Lotus for the rest
The cost would probably be around $60.00 plus shipping and it would be offered as a pre order with a 45 day delivery window
I would need to have at least 15 pre orders to do it I know there is a lot of pre order hate going around but I really can't produce a kit any other way I just don't have the financial backing to do it
Let me know what you guys think
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Post by joe on Sept 26, 2017 4:19:10 GMT -5
Mike
I'm in for at least as 1
Joe
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Post by mjjracer on Sept 28, 2017 12:42:13 GMT -5
Me too Mike! I took a bunch of shots of this car at the IMS Museum. I'll try to track them down and see if I have anything helpful.
MJ
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Post by shunter on Sept 29, 2017 16:47:37 GMT -5
This looks cool and fun. Good luck with it all.
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