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1958 Edsel Gasser 10-14-18 Engine Details
- Thread starter Iron Mike
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:drinks :salute
phantom II
Master at Arms
1958 Edsel Gasser!??
Hmmmm, lots of interesting bits of scratch building
Cheers, Christian B)
Hmmmm, lots of interesting bits of scratch building
Cheers, Christian B)
1958 Edsel Gasser!??
Looks nice, I'd bet those real ones have a quick release on it somewhere to make it easy access. Just sayin'.
Looks nice, I'd bet those real ones have a quick release on it somewhere to make it easy access. Just sayin'.
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
1958 Edsel Gasser!??
OK, I'm officially sick of hot weather! It's been over 90 degrees F here for almost two weeks and that's really putting a crimp in all things outside, which includes primer and paint. :vmad SO, I decided to peck away at a few of the nagging details that I could fix while indoors.
The body is pretty thick, so I wanted to thin down the fenders to a more scale proportion.
Break out the Dremel and a small diameter sanding drum and go to it.
You can see the difference from the left side to the right. Much more believable.
I've had this pack of Detail Master aluminum Moon tanks for a very long time, in fact they went missing for quite awhile. :huh:
Detail Master parts are high quality and look pretty convincing.
Careful prep and bending, followed by Dr Mike's thin CA and there you go. I drilled the tank prior to assembly for the fuel lines, easier to clamp just the tank.
More to come, still thrashing away at it. Thanks for dropping by.
:drinks
OK, I'm officially sick of hot weather! It's been over 90 degrees F here for almost two weeks and that's really putting a crimp in all things outside, which includes primer and paint. :vmad SO, I decided to peck away at a few of the nagging details that I could fix while indoors.
The body is pretty thick, so I wanted to thin down the fenders to a more scale proportion.
Break out the Dremel and a small diameter sanding drum and go to it.
You can see the difference from the left side to the right. Much more believable.
I've had this pack of Detail Master aluminum Moon tanks for a very long time, in fact they went missing for quite awhile. :huh:
Detail Master parts are high quality and look pretty convincing.
Careful prep and bending, followed by Dr Mike's thin CA and there you go. I drilled the tank prior to assembly for the fuel lines, easier to clamp just the tank.
More to come, still thrashing away at it. Thanks for dropping by.
:drinks
:drinks
1958 Edsel Gasser!??
That's some tricky dremal work.
That's some tricky dremal work.
phantom II
Master at Arms
1958 Edsel Gasser!??
Nice job Mike. Love the moon tank
I believe your displeasure about the hot weather has been noted. :coolio
Cheers, Christian
Nice job Mike. Love the moon tank
I believe your displeasure about the hot weather has been noted. :coolio
Cheers, Christian
phantom II
Master at Arms
1958 Edsel Gasser!??
Go ahead . Turn the fan on high and step into the shower.....Waiting on anything else is pointless :drinks
Go ahead . Turn the fan on high and step into the shower.....Waiting on anything else is pointless :drinks
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
1958 Edsel Gasser!??
Thanks guys! The hurricane party is tomorrow night, with or without the storm. :laugh: I've been getting things in order in case it happens as advertised, but plan to make the most of any available bench time this weekend. Hoping the lights stay on, things could get out of hand in a hurry.
:drinks
Thanks guys! The hurricane party is tomorrow night, with or without the storm. :laugh: I've been getting things in order in case it happens as advertised, but plan to make the most of any available bench time this weekend. Hoping the lights stay on, things could get out of hand in a hurry.
:drinks
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
1958 Edsel Gasser!??
Alrighty then! It's Saturday morning and ol' Flo is still clumping toward us. It's been windy all night, no rain yet, but that will change toward noon (SWAG). I'm making the most of bench time with electricity, got a little primer shot and built a radiator. I tried some new resin parts, it looks to be a nice rendition of a racing radiator.
The pieces are nicely detailed and they require a little sanding.
I added a PE radiator cap and a short section of aluminum tube for the filler neck.
More to come, thanks for hanging around. It gon' rain!
:drinks
Alrighty then! It's Saturday morning and ol' Flo is still clumping toward us. It's been windy all night, no rain yet, but that will change toward noon (SWAG). I'm making the most of bench time with electricity, got a little primer shot and built a radiator. I tried some new resin parts, it looks to be a nice rendition of a racing radiator.
The pieces are nicely detailed and they require a little sanding.
I added a PE radiator cap and a short section of aluminum tube for the filler neck.
More to come, thanks for hanging around. It gon' rain!
:drinks
1958 Edsel Gasser!??
No rain here yet but that's probably the most accurate radiator i've ever seen.
No rain here yet but that's probably the most accurate radiator i've ever seen.
Iron Mike
Master At Arms And Resident Curmudgeon
1958 Edsel Gasser Working On The Details!??
Thanks for taking time to comment, Pup and Rhino. I can always count on you guys for feedback. Car builds always seem to be endless prep, fabrication and mock up and this one is no exception. Whacking up a hefty sedan and building an all out drag car takes some MASSage.
I did get some parts painted despite the rain and humidity.
Chassis and floor pan painted and mocked up with the seat to see where things line up. Let's see if the egine fits.hyeah
I added some bolt heads to the transmission to bell housing, made from styrene sheet and my hex punch.
That cool seat was screaming for some better seat belts. It's amazing how many more choices there are for small scale aircraft, but hardly any for model car kits. I ordered a set of Pro-Tech from Ted's Modeling Marketplace, they shipped it quickly and the parts are quite cool.
I ordered some seat belt material from Pro-Tech, but it was too thick.
I rummaged around and found the red envelope from an old Christmas card (see why I don't throw things away?}. It was a perfect color and when cut to width, fit the buckles very well. I used 3M Quick Dry adhesive to set things in place. Good reference photos help get the straps where they need to be.
I'll install them after the seat location is determined. I'm still pecking away at the various sub assemblies, it's been too hot and humid to paint the shiny stuff on the body, so stay tuned.
Thanks for coming by, much more to come.
:drinks
Thanks for taking time to comment, Pup and Rhino. I can always count on you guys for feedback. Car builds always seem to be endless prep, fabrication and mock up and this one is no exception. Whacking up a hefty sedan and building an all out drag car takes some MASSage.
I did get some parts painted despite the rain and humidity.
Chassis and floor pan painted and mocked up with the seat to see where things line up. Let's see if the egine fits.
hyeah
I added some bolt heads to the transmission to bell housing, made from styrene sheet and my hex punch.
That cool seat was screaming for some better seat belts. It's amazing how many more choices there are for small scale aircraft, but hardly any for model car kits. I ordered a set of Pro-Tech from Ted's Modeling Marketplace, they shipped it quickly and the parts are quite cool.
I ordered some seat belt material from Pro-Tech, but it was too thick.
I rummaged around and found the red envelope from an old Christmas card (see why I don't throw things away?}. It was a perfect color and when cut to width, fit the buckles very well. I used 3M Quick Dry adhesive to set things in place. Good reference photos help get the straps where they need to be.
I'll install them after the seat location is determined. I'm still pecking away at the various sub assemblies, it's been too hot and humid to paint the shiny stuff on the body, so stay tuned.
Thanks for coming by, much more to come.
:drinks
1958 Edsel Gasser Working On The Details!??
Seat belts? you trying to say these cars are not safe?
Put the hammer down...
Seat belts? you trying to say these cars are not safe?
Put the hammer down...