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Post by WagTagRodShop on Jul 27, 2017 0:37:34 GMT -5
Nice! I like the combination of revell and amt parts to make the red ram hemi come alive! looks great as usual.
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Post by froghawk on Jul 27, 2017 10:31:25 GMT -5
VVVVVROOOOMMMMM, BAH, VVVVRRROOOMM, BAH!!!, Crackle, cackle, cackle!!!
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Post by Dennis on Jul 27, 2017 10:59:33 GMT -5
VVVVVROOOOMMMMM, BAH, VVVVRRROOOMM, BAH!!!, Crackle, cackle, cackle!!! And don't think I haven't been making those same noises at the work bench!
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Post by spex84 on Jul 27, 2017 13:31:43 GMT -5
I'm not the only one who does that? Oh good
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Post by Dennis on Jul 27, 2017 23:23:43 GMT -5
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Post by Mr. Metallic on Jul 28, 2017 6:50:30 GMT -5
Again, awesome work. Keep it rolling
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Post by dodgefever on Jul 28, 2017 10:49:33 GMT -5
Really neat, Dennis. I'm going to be lifting some of these ideas. Silly question: what's the reason for the split bones being mounted to the inside of the frame? I guess in the real world it would help with the turning circle, but I don't think I've ever seen it done that way.
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Post by Dennis on Jul 28, 2017 13:47:48 GMT -5
Really neat, Dennis. I'm going to be lifting some of these ideas. Silly question: what's the reason for the split bones being mounted to the inside of the frame? I guess in the real world it would help with the turning circle, but I don't think I've ever seen it done that way. Thanks and "lift" away! One benefit to mounting the split 'bones more inboard would be improved turning radius as you suggested but it would still be compromised on a left turn because of the drag link rod being there as the tire would hit it before it'd ever get to the 'bone. Another benefit to keeping the 'bones more inboard (closer to the original center pivot point)would be less bind as the axle articulates (one side up, one side down) which I can tell you after building a real split 'bone hot rod that the bind is very noticeable, especially going up driveway aprons at an angle. Most people mount the 'bones off of the outside or underside of the frame rails because of the convenience of having a flat surface to attach the brackets to since not every full scale frame is boxed. In the case of my model, I did it this way so they'd be tucked in a bit and not get in the way of the steering drag link which can be a real issue with split 'bones and side steer. Looking at it now I don't think an outboard mounting would be an issue but I didn't know that at the time. With steering gear mounted behind the 'bone mount I ended up with plenty of clearance.
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Post by froghawk on Aug 1, 2017 9:17:00 GMT -5
As always, love your realistic scale engineering. Will your exhaust system use '36 Ford driveshaft tubes or something similar?
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Post by skip on Aug 2, 2017 21:32:48 GMT -5
Dennis, I am so much in awe of your visionary building style, I know it's all retro and you're not reinventing the wheel; you sure do put the polish on it though!! Together with your experience with the real thing applied to the smaller thing speaks volumes, to me for any model to be good it has to be plausable, things gotta work like they would on the prototype; I've never ever seen anything you've done that wouldn't work on the real thing!! Which is still a reason I love this board more than all the rest, there is that challenge to make it right, make it work without resorting to counting rivets! It's like a statement out of the Bible, where it speaks about "iron sharpening iron", talking about surrounding yourself with people who will challenge you to be better; maybe for us the application would be "iron polishing old iron, making it shine in ways not envisioned by others!" This board is all about that, surrounding yourself with others who have the technical skill, technical vision and the ability to challenge others to reach deeper into their own tool kit to make their own creations even better!
When I first started hanging out over here I told you that you and a handful of others were why I stayed, that statement is even more true today. Don't get a swollen head (I know you won't), but I consider you and that handful real mentors, even though I've been building longer than you have and most of the others have! Now I just have to jump over the hurdle of posting my own work for good honest critique. Thanks for challenging me to be better with your own cool stuff!!
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Post by Dennis on Aug 5, 2017 16:43:39 GMT -5
As always, love your realistic scale engineering. Will your exhaust system use '36 Ford driveshaft tubes or something similar? I'm not entirely sure what the pipes are going to look like. On the William's Bros car they just kinda come straight back off the headers and sorta to the back of the car. You'll know what I do when I do! haha
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Post by Dennis on Aug 5, 2017 16:58:34 GMT -5
Dennis, I am so much in awe of your visionary building style, I know it's all retro and you're not reinventing the wheel; you sure do put the polish on it though!! Together with your experience with the real thing applied to the smaller thing speaks volumes, to me for any model to be good it has to be plausable, things gotta work like they would on the prototype; I've never ever seen anything you've done that wouldn't work on the real thing!! Which is still a reason I love this board more than all the rest, there is that challenge to make it right, make it work without resorting to counting rivets! It's like a statement out of the Bible, where it speaks about "iron sharpening iron", talking about surrounding yourself with people who will challenge you to be better; maybe for us the application would be "iron polishing old iron, making it shine in ways not envisioned by others!" This board is all about that, surrounding yourself with others who have the technical skill, technical vision and the ability to challenge others to reach deeper into their own tool kit to make their own creations even better! When I first started hanging out over here I told you that you and a handful of others were why I stayed, that statement is even more true today. Don't get a swollen head (I know you won't), but I consider you and that handful real mentors, even though I've been building longer than you have and most of the others have! Now I just have to jump over the hurdle of posting my own work for good honest critique. Thanks for challenging me to be better with your own cool stuff!! Wow, thank you! Being intimately familiar with all this stuff in the full scale world allows me to build with a lot of scale fidelity, sometimes to a fault. Meaning that my brain won't let me fudge things for the sake of getting it done. Therefor I don't whip out finished models as much as I'd like but I guess quality is always better than quantity. I don't go to absurd lengths to try and include every little component that a real car has, I like to do enough that "sells" the mechanical aspect to where things look like they're in place and functional. I think there is a point where a model can become "over detailed" and have so much going on that it distracts from seeing the model as a whole because the viewer is too busy focusing on all the individual things. And don't worry about my head getting swollen. In the big picture of life, building little plastic cars is hardly something to be arrogant about!
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Post by dino246gt on Aug 7, 2017 8:48:12 GMT -5
Wow, I need another cup of coffee, read every bit so far, man this thing is so cool, and your narrative is right up my alley, as a model builder, and everyone else's alley too! Thank you for so much entertainment and inspiration! It's a real HOT ROD!!!
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Post by Dennis on Sept 6, 2017 23:48:41 GMT -5
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Post by krassandbernie on Sept 7, 2017 0:10:54 GMT -5
I'm running out of words to say here Dennis! This is just killer! I plan on building a very similar '29 roadster (albeit, for the quarter mile) that is very close to yours.....right down to an early injected Hemi. But, who knows when that will come about. At least now I can look back at your thread to see what I need to do in certain areas! Keep it up! I can't wait to see paint on this one; and think it will blow your black '27 T roadster out of the water.....and I really like that one!
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