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  1. CDW
    Great-looking start Greg. Looking forward to your build.
  2. CDW
    Great-looking bike, Ras! So glad you finished her up and gave it the spot she deserves on your display shelf.
  3. CDW
    The seatbelts look like the real thing. The entire model is looking very realistic in this scale with the work you are doing. I like it a lot. Ive been thinking there must be a better way to model the Tamiya snap on tie rod ends. These parts from Tamiya disappoint me.
  4. CDW
    Oh, by the way, if you have a subscription to the internet streaming service, MGM+, you can watch the film titled, "The One That Got Away", a British production about the story of von Werra. My wife and I will watch it today as it sounds very interesting. Quite an escape artist was von Werra.
  5. CDW
    Outstanding model. Now you got my attention and will read up on the von Werra story as I am unfamiliar with it.
  6. CDW
    Hmmm...There you go. That's a thought worth considering. I've got a feeling the internals would need a whole lotta love to pull that off. This is a reasonable facsimile as it is, but lacking in many details that would need to be made from scratch.
  7. CDW
    Thanks Alan to get the engine block firmly seated on the divide along the center of it, glue is going to be required. Same for the cylinder head, front crank/engine block housing, as well as the oil pan. Not sure why I should add the internal parts except that the crankshaft needs to be there. The rods, pistons, and cylinder sleeves will never be seen once the engine is complete and mounted on the chassis. I am still waiting on the parts I ordered from ModelMotorcars. Hope this isn’t the normal waiting period from them.
  8. CDW
    Edward Scissors Hands built that. 🙂
  9. CDW
    Works just fine on my end. Very interesting, too.
  10. CDW
    That looks super nice!
  11. CDW
    Those details in the wheelhouse add a lot for the model.
  12. CDW
    Beautiful!
  13. CDW
    Well check this out...in my earliest years, I worked as a surveyor, doing mostly construction projects rather than land surveys. From the old men who were master surveyors, chiefs, I learned that the early measuring instruments were known as "chains" and were 66 feet in length. (our modern chains then were 100') One length of the chain (66') in width by 10 lengths of the chain in depth (660') 66 X 660 = 43,560 sq. ft., one acre. 80 lengths of the chain (66' X 80) = one mile. 6 miles X 6 miles = 36 sq. miles On our maps, everything is divided by sections (one sq. mile) and a Township and Range = 36 sq. miles What becomes quickly obvious is that all our measurements are evenly divisible by 6 and were designed to be that way since who knows how long ago. For what purpose or reason, I'm not certain but 6 is a very prominent number that was given much significance.
  14. CDW
    I have been told that the ancient builders, masons, were the forerunners of what we know today as the Masonic Order. The Blue Lodge. Today the Masonic Order uses symbolism to teach morality whereas the ancient ones used the actual tools in their work. The compass and square are symbols of Free Masonry, but the actual tools have been around for millennia. The masons of old took a solemn oath to never reveal their secrets of construction and nothing was written down. The masters of the craft we would know today as the architects or engineers. All their knowledge of the craft was kept inside their heads, never in writing. It was their way of protecting their craft and keeping themselves in demand.
  15. CDW
    Looks very convincing! Nice work, Rob.
  16. CDW
    Beautiful! Great work Kevin.
  17. CDW
    I wonder what type of tools they had in those days to keep everything on line and level. There is a lot of complicated engineering involved on something like this, not to mention logistics. It makes our architecture of today seem uninspired and "ordinary" by comparison. There's a whole lot of character in these magnificent structures which were built in a time when men's primary goals were just simply having the next meal (or so it would seem). There's a whole lot about ancient history that's hard for me to comprehend. I love your model project, Alan. It's inspirational.
  18. CDW
    That's a good question but I really don't know for sure at this point. From what I've read, it's not unusual to have to go back, disassemble, refit, and reassemble various sub-assemblies as you're moving forward with construction of one of these. I've read this is particularly true of the chassis and body panel assemblies. Every single screw location needs to be drilled out, then threaded before assembly. It seems to me some glue is going to be essential and maybe lots of it could be glued together and use no screws but certainly not all of it.
  19. CDW
    The supercharger screws to the side of the engine block and hooks up with the intake. When you dry fit the head to the engine block, you find that the head does not seat properly to the block and needs to slide forward about 2 or 3mm. In order to do this, the holes where the screws go through the engine block to attach the supercharger must be elongated to allow the blower assembly to slide forward those few MM to allow the head to fit the block.
  20. CDW
    The model is designed to fit together with machine screws but lots of massaging is required to make that happen. I can see why some of it goes together with screws as it's necessary to fit, adjust, refit, then rinse and repeat. Some of the engine internal working features seem unnecessary as once it's all completed, they will never be seen. From everything I've read, getting all the chassis parts, drivetrain and body panels to fit will be a real challenge.
  21. CDW
    Thanks Kevin. You'll be in for a long ride following this one. It's a LOT of work getting these kits to fit together and look presentable. I've seen some amazing builds of these things but man, it's going to take some dedication to getter done. I'll definitely be working other things in between sub-assemblies.
  22. CDW
    Very sharp!
  23. CDW
    While waiting for a few custom engine parts from Scale Motorcars to arrive, I have cleaned up the engine parts and given them some paint. Generally, I want to follow Lars Wahlstrom's build of the Alfa Romeo Spider engine colors. Looking through internet references, I see modelers have interpreted the colors in many various and good-looking ways, but I particularly like the looks of Lar's engine. 32 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Spider Touring_en (prontomarketing.com)
  24. CDW
    I never recall seeing a Renault Alpine here in the USA. If I did, I didn't realize what I was seeing. I do agree, it is a beautiful car.
  25. CDW
    The MFH tubes look very nice and convincing. I like the clear brown. MFH products are sometimes difficult to find here.

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