Does anyone know where ELSE to find this part?

[tigeraid]

Originally Posted by quadzero

it's not that complex of a shape, basically flat panels and a section of cone for the filter. I've seen your builds and I think you could tackle this easily.

Well it's the cone part I think I'd have trouble with. I've never seen conical evergreen for sale... ?

[quadzero]

how about cutting a section out of a kit airplane's bomb or missle? or make a paper cone and glue the proper sized discs on each end, use a piece of scrap inside to hold it all together.

[klutz_100]

Originally Posted by tigeraid

Well it's the cone part I think I'd have trouble with. I've never seen conical evergreen for sale... ?

I'm with Les

2 thoughts that might work:

1: the air filter looks damned like the screw cap on a tube. I looked around my workshop this a.m. and found a little tube of PVC glue for fixing inflatible swimming pools ( it's summer and I have 3 kids!!). The cap of the tube looks darn convincing and about in scale...

2. Chuck (as in "fix into the chuck of your drill") some styrene rod in your drill and use a sanding stick to "turn" the rod to cone shape - rather liek a DIY lathe. You can use a scribing tool and dymo tape to add the riffles or maybe even put some putty mass on it and then roll it over a corrugated surface.

Whatever, give it a go! What's the worst that can happen? At least you'll have a ball trying

EDIT: I've got it in the back of my mind that I recall seeing a Hiroboy post some time ago where he made an identical air filter for one of his builds...maybe check out some of his WIPs? But please remember this is only a very vague memory and could be completely wrong.

[stryfe101]

well I checked this kit last night and while its close its not the exact same..the kit is actually better detailed i think.

[tigeraid]

Could you take a pic stryfe?

[stryfe101]

http://public.fotki.com/MarcNellis/m..._engine_1.html

borrowed this pic from Oakiemodelbuilder (Marc hope you don't mind)...thats what the impala engine looks like

[tigeraid]

Oh, excellent, that's damn near identical.

I assume he used metalizers or something though. That looks like real aluminum

I think I'll order one up.

[Hiroboy]

Originally Posted by klutz_100

EDIT: I've got it in the back of my mind that I recall seeing a Hiroboy post some time ago where he made an identical air filter for one of his builds...maybe check out some of his WIPs? But please remember this is only a very vague memory and could be completely wrong.

I did here are the photos

[tigeraid]

Thanks Hiro, but I don't have any of that material, and the filter in question is actually kind of oval, not round!

... And I just realised the one in the Impala kit is round too... *sigh*

[Exotics_Builder]

Reliable Resin http://www.reliableresin.com/

Shows these:



I've never ordered from them, so can't tell you anything about reliability.

[CADguy]

There are 4 of those oval type air filters in the Steve Kinser Quaker State sprint car kit. I used that engine in this '32 Ford



The Parts Box also sells all kinds of shaped filters in resin.
They are on page 3 under 'Engines'

http://www.thepartsbox.com/all/index.html

I've bought from them before, and shipping was quick from Australia to the US.

[tigeraid]

Ya, I'm almost done a Steve Kinser sprint car and noticed that too. I suppose I could use them, or the ones from reliable resin. Thanks for all the ideas guys!