dodgem37 Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share Posted January 21, 2015 (edited) Thank you, Jay. Your 'F' is stupendous! I love what you've done with it. Thank you, Harvey. I know how you feel. I see stuff done by others and I just don't know how they do it. Tom, both Peters, Loic, Wolf, Chuck, Oliver, Richard come to mind. I don't know if it's beyond you, you do pretty danged good work yourself. Sincerely, Mark Edited January 22, 2015 by dodgem37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Budman Posted January 21, 2015 Share Posted January 21, 2015 Well, I have to add my name to the list. The desire, the research, the attention to detail, the abilities and skills as well as the patience you have developed are incredible. Folks like you, Chuck Sawyer, Wolf Buddee and others have continued to amaze me and have really challenged me to up my game. Thanks for sharing your research, tools, methods and skills with the rest of us. Bud Tomek, dodgem37 and Mal_Belford 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomek Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) I couldn't say it better than Budman. Mark, your persistence, patience, attention and joy of research is exemplary. The results speak for themselves! Love what you have done so far. Great details! Edited January 23, 2015 by Tomek dodgem37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 23, 2015 Author Share Posted January 23, 2015 (edited) Thank you, Bud, thank you, Tomek for your praise, comments, and comparisons. I'm just glad to meet folks as geeky as me who are interested in the same stuff I am, unlike my wife! Sincerely, Mark Edited January 27, 2015 by dodgem37 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 27, 2015 Author Share Posted January 27, 2015 Still working in the engine compartment. Added the right side Filtered Air Door link. The forward engine-bearing structure curves down and touches the top of the duct. This interferes with the ability to bridge this space with rod. Link similar to left side. Same here. The white burned-out blob on the coolant line is the Oil Temperature Bulb (Resistance Type). That's weird, this is a coolant line. I'll double-check, but it is the only line in the neighborhood. Anyway, it is supposed to curve upward, not downward as I have it. I'll just look into this further. The connection into the right rocker head is the Tachometer Generator. Also, I removed the yellow Tamiya tape I had used as connections and cut and spliced heat-shrink tubing and applied it wherever I had the tape. Here it is on the Magneto/Distribution Conduit connections. Just under the Tachometer is a white rod, that is the hex rod to which the Manifold Pressure Line inserts. Eagle eyes will notice I lost a few linkages. Oh well. I worked on all of the previous junk while I was figuring this out. These are the coolant connections for which Wolf provided imagery. Thank you, Brother. The front of the connection has a rod projecting from it. This ties into the holes I drilled into the tank, thus pin-mounting the location for structural support. Went wild and added cut heat-shrink tube with strip band connectors. Those with eagle eyes will notice some white toward the bottom front. The kit pin connection broke off and I had to make a new one. Not a fun chore. Alignment was ridiculously critical. Last but not least, all together now. Thank you one and all. Sincerely, Mark KiwiZac, mdeanstrauss, Tomek and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plane_mc Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 That's amazing! dodgem37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamme Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Fantastic job. Congrats; Jamme dodgem37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Brother Bear I only wish I had eagle eye ... so very far from it. Absolutely outstanding and the details down to the tiniest ones are unbelievable! Completely engrossed in the project. Keep 'em comijng Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 Damn....that is a real nice work.... All theese details in there alot of yey bling... I must say imlooking forward to see paint on this and weathering.... /Mal dodgem37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted January 27, 2015 Share Posted January 27, 2015 It's confirmed, you're a total maniac. dodgem37 and Mal_Belford 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brahman104 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 That is just so many levels of awesome and amazing! You may have already mentioned it but how do you get the flattened spots on either end of your control linkages? Keep up the amazing work Craig dodgem37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRutman Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 That is ridiculously realistic in detail. I wonder if Geoff has seen this? J dodgem37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 (edited) Thank you, Mark. The engine bay is turning out better than I ever expected when I started this project. Thank you, Jamme. It seems like ages since I've seen you. I'm glad you stopped by to say hello. Thank you, Brother Bear. I have to admit, I was being a smarty pants by trying to get 10 parts, like Wolf, put together for the coolant lines. Thank you, Mal. Now that I'm so close to finishing, probably still a month, tho!, I've finally been thinking about the painting and weathering. At times, Kevin! Thanks for stopping by. Thank you, Craig. Easy-squeezy for the control link flats. I squeeze the end in a small pair of flat-nosed pliers, then trim and sand to shape. The real test, if one can call it a test, is to have them parallel to each other. For that, after I squeeze, trim, and shape one end, I lie the rod flat on the adhesive side of some tape, with the flat end parallel to my desktop, lift the other end with a tweezer and press that end flat. Works almost every time! Thank you, Jerry. That is a good question. I haven't seen Geoff about for a while. I hope he's well. Thank you everyone. Sincerely, Mark Edited February 7, 2015 by dodgem37 Mal_Belford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal_Belford Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Hey...great builds take time and joy.......i know i know...my build span is 3-4 month up to a year....and then we only talk 2 models at the time max at the sime time (that means 3 moth each to 1 year) So hey... take time and enjoy..that is what building is about. /Mal dodgem37 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted January 28, 2015 Author Share Posted January 28, 2015 'take time and enjoy..that is what building is about.' You got that, Mal! Thank you. Sincerely, Mark Mal_Belford 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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