Post by cobra276 on Dec 28, 2012 14:15:45 GMT -5
1948 Blue Crown Special kit producd by Bill Jorgensen.
Bills kits don’t come with instructions, which adds a real challenge to assembling them.
I started with working out how to mount the axils. In the rear I came up with locating a piece of balsa wood in the body with epoxy and drilling a hole straight through it. I used the aluminum axle that came with the kit, then cut some brass tubing to fit inside then a piece of brass rod inside that to mount the wheels. Between painting the inside black and the brake drums obscuring a direct line of site, the balsa won’t be noticeable.
The plastic plate covers the hole to the cockpit, which was recessed flat with the body after I planned out locating the transmission. I put a pin into the rear of the transmission and cut a groove under the seat to locate it, after the body is finished. I back filled the all the holes with two part body filler after getting everything set, along with the big air bubbles.
The front suspension was built similar to the Hawk Aurora Mercedes W-154 kit. I cut two long pieces of plastic as the A-arms and put them over and under a plastic block and glued them together. I then glued a bottom spacer to the assembly to set the height.
A little massaging to the opening and it fit right in.
Using the pewter pieces in the kit added the steering arms over the upper A-arms. I then ran a thin piece of brass through everything and glued it in place. I later cut out the middle of the brass rod leaving the pins to mount the wheels in place.
One big thing I noticed was that although the Southeastern Finecast wheels look great, the tires are miserable. I think they’re from their Midget car and I could find nothing to replace them with. They need to be taller and rounder. I finally decided to try my hand at resin casting. I’ll give the Micro Mark kit a big thumbs up for a starter kit and by using plastic wheel from the AMT Willard Battery Special kit I cut out the wheel and by shaping the tire, and adding plastic was able to make a master that sandwiched the wheels almost perfectly. Using the Micro Mark instructions my first attempt came up with a great mold from which I have the four wheels shown.
Our camera died so I didn’t get any other shots until it was finished.
Bills kits don’t come with instructions, which adds a real challenge to assembling them.
I started with working out how to mount the axils. In the rear I came up with locating a piece of balsa wood in the body with epoxy and drilling a hole straight through it. I used the aluminum axle that came with the kit, then cut some brass tubing to fit inside then a piece of brass rod inside that to mount the wheels. Between painting the inside black and the brake drums obscuring a direct line of site, the balsa won’t be noticeable.
The plastic plate covers the hole to the cockpit, which was recessed flat with the body after I planned out locating the transmission. I put a pin into the rear of the transmission and cut a groove under the seat to locate it, after the body is finished. I back filled the all the holes with two part body filler after getting everything set, along with the big air bubbles.
The front suspension was built similar to the Hawk Aurora Mercedes W-154 kit. I cut two long pieces of plastic as the A-arms and put them over and under a plastic block and glued them together. I then glued a bottom spacer to the assembly to set the height.
A little massaging to the opening and it fit right in.
Using the pewter pieces in the kit added the steering arms over the upper A-arms. I then ran a thin piece of brass through everything and glued it in place. I later cut out the middle of the brass rod leaving the pins to mount the wheels in place.
One big thing I noticed was that although the Southeastern Finecast wheels look great, the tires are miserable. I think they’re from their Midget car and I could find nothing to replace them with. They need to be taller and rounder. I finally decided to try my hand at resin casting. I’ll give the Micro Mark kit a big thumbs up for a starter kit and by using plastic wheel from the AMT Willard Battery Special kit I cut out the wheel and by shaping the tire, and adding plastic was able to make a master that sandwiched the wheels almost perfectly. Using the Micro Mark instructions my first attempt came up with a great mold from which I have the four wheels shown.
Our camera died so I didn’t get any other shots until it was finished.
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