Blue Super Seven W.I.P.

bitchin'

wow, uber details FTW! :D

too bad they don't work, i was hoping they'd work with all that detail. :lol:

Holy @#$%!!!!!!! Im Speechless

*sigh*

Jeez Mark, you sure do like details, huh? Those guages look astounding, as does the rest of the build. I'm anxiously awaiting further progress!

He's got that scaled up ruler out again! Very impressive looks just like the boost gauge in my srt4. Keep up the awsome work!

I would also like to credit Mark for turning me on to a car I had never seen before. I've spent a bunch of time reading about the 7's since stumbling across this thread awhile ago. Now I got another car on that "list" that piles up in my brain of cars I'd love to own. Damn you Mark, that list is long enough as it is! j/k

And the dash, so far... C/F with padding on the lower "legs".
You can compare it the primered (green) version I posted earlier, (page 8).
More info and details about it when it has more goodies on it.
Thanks for the kind words everyone... - Mark
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This is the stuff of modelling fantasy. I think I speak for everyone with their nose against the monitor and their lower jaws on the keyboard that you should get a bigger macro lens. I want to see that little pin that limits the needle movement! Lord help the collective modelling community's ego if you ever get your hands on any nanotech fabrication equipment! ("Yes the odometer really works, but I'm going to have to glue everything into position so the gears don't get stripped")

Wow!!!!!!!!!!:eek:

This is the stuff of modelling fantasy. I think I speak for everyone with their nose against the monitor and their lower jaws on the keyboard that you should get a bigger macro lens. I want to see that little pin that limits the needle movement! Lord help the collective modelling community's ego if you ever get your hands on any nanotech fabrication equipment! ("Yes the odometer really works, but I'm going to have to glue everything into position so the gears don't get stripped")

Wow!!!!!!!!!!:eek:


Have to agree, this is amazing work:grinyes:

SMS HiDef C/F decal, clear coated and color sanded. The dash panel itself is a reworked kit part, not much of it left though. The rest is all scratchbuilt... - Mark
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Toggle switches rule!
That nitrous switch is to die for...gauges are amazing!

amazing dash!

damn nice project and details ,btw one wise is not attached

Holy crap! You never seize to amaze me! Keep the updates coming, more eyecandy =)

This model belongs to a museum! Sensational work...

Holymoly!! That detail is mind boggeling....

Which one of those is the clock? ;)

I think this is the most amazing progress thread I've ever seen!!!
Your work is really inspiring me and I really want to build something NOW :iceslolan

Mark how do you display and/or "protect" (against dust or people who shouldn't touch models... :grinno:) your finished 1/12 models? I don't think you would let them to collect dust, would you :grinno:?. I am curious because I'm searching for a 1/12 display case (for my MP 4/6), but I wasn't really successful so far...

Im so amazed!! I really dont have any words for it!
It is just in a league of its own!

Mark how do you display and/or "protect" (against dust or people who shouldn't touch models...

I have a showroom of glass cases in my home. Never had anyone try to open them yet... - Mark

Weber Sidedrafts
Injectors actually. 30 plus parts in the "rear" one (actually in the foreground & left) and not quite as many in the forward one (right). So far... The main throttle bodies are all that are used from the kit, (modified). The red & black switch is one of the actuator switches for the NOS system. The synchronizing adjustment screws have springs around them to keep them from moving on their own, they also have Phillips heads... - Mark
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Not sure what to say.

Not sure what to say.
We will have to find new word for this project.. Awesome, insane, beautiful, unbelievable can't describe this work anymore... need more powerful words

Godly? Unearthly? I don't think even those can describe this project.

I think inspirational is prolly the best word.

Mark, How many other models have you built of this complexity? Can we see them?

-Russ

How many other models have you built of this complexity? Can we see them?

A few... Anyone remember these? Sorry, I don't have the NOS Mini hosted anywhere right now... - Mark
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:eek2: Thanks! Those look awsome! And is the steering wheel on the red one made of real wood:eek: ? It looks outstanding!

And is the steering wheel on the red one made of real wood?

You're welcome and Thank You.

No, the steering wheel is all aluminum painted to look like varnished rosewood, with C/F decal for the center ring and spokes... - Mark

I've seen the red and day-glo yellow 7s in person - everything that looks incredible in these pictures looks alsolutely AMAZING in real life. :sunglasse

Wow... the detail in your kits is unreal... amazing work, keep it up.

OK... just went through every page, and part of your parts thread after posting ^^^ that little bit... I don't have words to describe in my vocabulary to describe what I just saw. It is just awe inspiring.

The fact that you put so much effort, dedication, and detail into this project should serve as an example to us all. I still cant even begin to imagine how hard it is to make some of those super small parts like those guages and such, my hands could never be that steady.

Wow, just wow... I can't wait to see more.

Wow... the detail in your kits is unreal... amazing work, keep it up.

OK... just went through every page, and part of your parts thread after posting ^^^ that little bit... I don't have words to describe in my vocabulary to describe what I just saw. It is just awe inspiring.

The fact that you put so much effort, dedication, and detail into this project should serve as an example to us all. I still cant even begin to imagine how hard it is to make some of those super small parts like those guages and such, my hands could never be that steady.

Wow, just wow... I can't wait to see more.

You said it!

And muffled too... More machined aluminum, and some wadding for the glass pack... - Mark
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Now that is a muffler. Nice work Mark. I really like the way you built it using two seperate pieces. How did you cut the angle on the tip of tube? Did you use a slitting saw and your mill?

WOW! The detail on this, its....outstanding!

holy !£@$ thats cool, the muffler looks like it just came off a real car.
Keep us posted
Euan

Thanks guys, this is one of the funner projects for this car. Too bad the fit is so snug I can't pull out the baffle now.
Actually there's 7 pieces (wonder how it worked out to 7?) plus the "glass". The megaphone part is one piece, cut on the lathe with a standard cutting tool. The tips of both tubes were milled to the same angle with an end mill... - Mark

omg. a glass pack as well! wow!

*drool*

Ive run out of superlatives to say...
Michael Jordan is to basketball, Tiger Woods is to golf,Michael Schumacher is to F1.....Mark (aka Scalemaster) is to automotive modeling... nuff said lol
your in a class of your own.One thing i would really love to see is a tutorial on how you mill stuff on your lathe, coz im so geed up to buy one.

Looking forward to more car modeling porn because this is exactly what it is lol

I've sat at my PC this morning a read through all your previous threads and studied the pictures and I don't know what to say. Your work is outstanding and the time and effort you put into this hobby is amazing.

I have sheer admaration for what you've done and I really look forward to seeing the finished artical.

and Finally :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek: :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Machined the horns, hardware and filter parts. The red rings are "plastic" snap on items to hold the debris screens on, actually machined from aluminum, (what else?). SMS HiDef C/F on the mount plate.
Still working on the filter part of the air box... - Mark
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Thought I'd include the "big" ruler in a shot...
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wiggidy wack!
ITG air filter?
I like how parts like the air horns will be hidden from view, but you create them anyways...kudos!

wadding in the muffler? man, you can't even SEE that and it's there.

this build is simply insane. i have to ask - are you diagnosed obsessive-compulsive?

Goes over the intake horn assembly, (shown partially inserted in the top picture). Mostly machined aluminum except for the threaded studs, cloth element and internal mesh. Most of the raw parts were posted with the air horns earlier. Custom decals too... - Mark
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The boots for the wires are machined aluminum, (what else?), with vinyl tubing. The bottom one is fully assembled and painted, the one above is the assembled parts. The rest of the parts are above them, the one different part is the boot for the coil.
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Almost finished distributor, ready for installation.
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Coil assembly, mounted and wired into the system.
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Other side view of mounted distributor. Still much to do in the engine compartment (and other places).
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The actual ignition wire is from an old remote controlled Countach model I had in the 70's. Saving the old stuff is not the problem, finding it when you want it is... - Mark

Wow!!!!

Wow!!!!

:1:

..... i'm seriously at a loss for words.. that's just.. well.. just .. dang..

Wow!!!!


:iagree:

That engine really does look fantastic. Any estimates for how long it will take to finish the car?

As I'm a Finn I can't find the right words in English to describe your model (I wonder if it's even possible to praise this thing enough) so I'll just ask one stupid question.

What's that device that's connected between MSD-box and distributor? There are 5 wires in the distributor, one for each spark plug ofcourse but what's the fifth for? The signal for distributor?

Ok, actually that was two questions...

Maybe I should make myself more familiar with engines... :shakehead

I LOOVE it! I was looking for some reference pictures for my caterham, but I guess these will do. Absolutly stunning.

Mark-

Seeing all that stuff put together in the engine bay makes all those parts look that much better. The fit and finish is oustanding. Good to see all that hard work coming together.

-Russ

Just knowing in what order to install the engine parts and wires exceeds my levels of controlable frustration...

It takes guts to call oneself "Scale master" but in this case I see it's close to an understatement.

I take my hat off.
/Joel

I don't think the 1:1 7s are this detailed!:eek: :eek: I would love to see the look on mr. Tamiya's face when he sees the completed masterpiece!!:sunglasse :sunglasse :sunglasse Mark, thanks for the inspiration! I'll never build to your level but you sure do your part to keep me trying!! :sunglasse :sunglasse :sunglasse

Mark,
This is without a doubt the best work i have ever seen in 1:12 detail. Simply outstanding.

Oh dear.. +1 On tonio.
This thread is the definition of authenticity! Is there possibly any detail that you have left out?

Thanks everyone for the encouragement and very kind words. Here's a few more explanations/answers:

Scuderia: I hope to have it done in less than 6 months. Can't say exactly how long, as always, it will be done when it's done.

Saromaki: The "device" between the ignition box and distributor is the coil. It provides the big power to be distributed via the distributor to the plugs, hence the large cable the same as the plug wires.

Wouter: Remember, this engine has an NOS system that is not prototypical for a Super Seven. It is an aftermarket addition.

Joelwideqvist: I build them like real cars for the most part, that gives me the order, more or less, to assemble to. And the Scale-Master screen name is from Scale-Master Decals, and thank you very very much. (I did not mean it as a pompous statement and hope it is not construed as such.)

Tonioseven: Mr. Tamiya already has one of my yellow Seven's (on his desk as I understand it). He was very gracious when accepting it a couple years ago. I hope he appreciates the Blue one too, but I'll be keeping it for myself...

Stay tuned, more to come, sooner or later... - Mark

I think this build deserves a published write up. this is absolutely the finest model I have ever seen. in my (real) nissan club, some of the guys were in complete denial that it is even possible to achieve such detail in scale, even in 1:12 scale. indeed, you do deserve the title of scale master.

I was wondering if you have any pictures of actual machining while you are making the parts, as well as assembly and painting process. I'm considering doing somewhat of a biography of this build to better consolidate all of the progress you have already shared with all of us here on A/F. I don't intend on any kind of publication, as I am a bakery employee, and have too many other endevors, to add another project would be assinine.

truely, this is a fine build. keep up the (indescribably) excellent work

-Ken

All I can say is that this desirves a place in the Guiness book of world records, under the title: most detailed automotive model ever made.
Your work is absolutely astonishing!
:worshippy :worshippy :worshippy :worshippy :worshippy

Thank you dearly for sharing!
Steve

Machined mostly of aluminum... - Mark
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