Unique Seven

After over two years it is finished. 100% scratch-built from raw materials. I'll share some detail photos later after I get a chance to shoot them.
WIP Thread: http://www.automotiveforums.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=1084956
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Absolutely stunning! As always...

Thank you for sharing. =)

Amazing work, esp concidering it scratchbuilt! Got any pics of it with the other 6?
Must be time for a 1:1 build then!!!

I don't own two of the other six. I gave one Mr. Tamiya and it resides in the Tamiya museum in Japan. Another one is owned by Matthew Wells of ScaleMotorSports.

I've done enough 1:1s, but now I am making 1/25 versions of my 1:1 cars.

And thanks!

I've been following from the get-go and it is fantastic to see this come to fruition. I would encourage anyone who wants to see a Master in action to check out the build thread.

Awesome!!! I started to wonder if there was going to be an end to this build:) Too many great details and techniques to mention. Great watching and thanks for the many ideas I picked up along the way. Soo what ambitious project is next? BTW I'm working on a Precision Miniatures kit from 1978 that has decals by Scale Master:)

Although I'm not that much of a car guy I can appreciate great craftmanship. I think that I personally would rather build this car in 1:1 than to get all those measurments done in scale...
In some images I find the car a bit wide, or heavy, at the rear to go with that sharp nose but I will not pick a fight about it, the build is truly amazing in any way you could possibly measure amazingness.

Thanks guys!
This car is a little beefier than a traditional Seven, thicker frame stock for one to deal with the crappy pot hole laden roads that terrorize my real cars.
And with the full rear body, it does get even chunkier looking.
I've never found Sevens to be attractive or pretty cars, just tools to enjoy the road.
This one's body serves as something to wrap the car, not intended to be particularly attractive, just form following function.

Which Precision Miniatures car are you building Joe? (As well as doing decal art, I was also the head caster there from 1980 to '82.) So I'm guessing it might be an Indy car?

Amazing AND impressive.

Here are some detail photos.

Engine bay.
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Underside
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Trunk
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Interior
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Which Precision Miniatures car are you building Joe? (As well as doing decal art, I was also the head caster there from 1980 to '82.) So I'm guessing it might be an Indy car?

I'm working on the Porsche 550 kit. The castings and decals are still great 30some years later. Do you know who carved the master? Captured the essence of the car nicely.

Lloyd Asbury is the man responsible for all the PM masters.

Youch. Talk about looking to get an oil filter knocked off...unless the sway bar protects it.

I see what you mean about the oil filter from that shot Greg, but the angle of the photo is making it look like it sticks way out, in fact it is tucked up higher than the bell housing.

Something that really makes the build come to life is all those tiny decals. Small fraction of your total work but they seem to be everywhere, even on the hoses. Have you made them while you went along or gathered them in a larger sheet? Do you own your own ALPS printer or how did you do them?

Your pictures, as good as they are, don't do your work any justice, not even a bit. Following your WIP through every single detail was so amazing...
I couldn't wait to see the whole thing finished, now I'm almost sad the build is over.
What an incredible work!

Beautiful craftsmanship, Mark. You should be very proud of it! All the work is top notch from the frame to decals. Can't wait to see what your next big project is!

SO amazing!!!!!!!
No detail overlooked.
It has been a fun journey to follow!
Andy

the level of detail is just amazing! no wonder one would wonder if this thing would run as well :)

Perfect!

Scale??

Thanks guys! It is 1/12 scale.

I made a can of WD-40 for the trunk.
The can and cap are machined aluminum; I drew the art and made a decal for the labeling. It even has a little hollow red straw taped onto the can and the notch to store it in the cap.
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haha, bravo, your little details are both funny and very well performed!

I'm glad you get my sense of humor.

I keep a bottle of oil in the trunk of my real car so I copied it. Machined from aluminum and I made decals for the labels. The one in my car is a little dirty…
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Might as well have a funnel to go with the oil…
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Brake fluid bottle. Machined aluminum and custom made decals. Not as dirty as the oil bottle, but a little smudged and scuffed up from being stored in the trunk.
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With all the jokes about a giant ruler I've heard over the years, I thought "What if I made a little ruler?" My camera is having a hard time capturing the details.
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Well the overall look of the car is definitely polarising, but there is NO denying that your user name is ideal - you truly are a scale master and the quality of this work is exceptional. An example to all out there who call themselves "model makers".

Amazing!

Thank you.
I only used the name Scale-Master as my screen name because it is the company name I draw decal art for the model industry under.
No allusion by me as to how I build models.

I have followed the build from the start and the result is pretty impressive, although i'm not that fond of the overall look of the car. It looks "wrong" but that's just personal. The craftmanship in the build is superb. Oh I wished Tamiya would reissue those models.

So I stuffed all the junk in the trunk…
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And decided to include the little “Big Ruler” in there as well just for fun.
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I think it’s done…

A 1/12 model of a 1/24 Tamiya kit of a Lotus 7. Yeah, that totally makes it. :grinyes: