Converting the BMW M1 Protour into a Ferrari Daytona 365 GTB/4 LeMans

[sportracer02]

Hi Steve,

that looks very good and you gave me a great idea how to drill holes in the breather tubes

[Jamme]

splendid job, Steve!

Jamme

[klutz_100]

Thanks guys.

Originally Posted by sportracer02

...you gave me a great idea how to drill holes in the breather tubes

I showed you mine, now you show me yours!!

[klutz_100]

How would you feel about a different take on tire valves in scale models?

This is the Klutz perspective: Why try and reproduce them in 1/24 scale when you can just slap 1/1 full-sized tire valves into your kit?

I'll let the pictures do the talking for a change.

Enjoy












who needs a lathe anyway...?

[Jamme]

Originally Posted by klutz_100

How would you feel about a different take on tire valves in scale models?

This is the Klutz perspective: Why try and reproduce them in 1/24 scale when you can just slap 1/1 full-sized tire valves into your kit?

I'll let the pictures do the talking for a change.

Enjoy












who needs a lathe anyway...?

I do.......!

Wonderfull idea, my dear friend Steve!
Nice the shocks.
I like it.

PS: I just received my mill? (fraiseuse, in french....) Now I'm waiting for my Lathe!

Cheers,

Jamme

[CeeElle]

that's a brilliant idea, steve. i know a few people deserving of "donating" some valve stems to my project.

i'll post an update Monday... i've been crazy busy these past two weeks.

[ales]

I'm sure it is pure coincidence that a car with all four flat tyres and missing valves is reported in Warsaw per each klutz's WIP

[klutz_100]

Originally Posted by ales

I'm sure it is pure coincidence that a car with all four flat tyres and missing valves is reported in Warsaw per each klutz's WIP

Shhhhh!

I suppose I could drive up to Estonia or down to Sasa's parking lot...

[sportracer02]

Hi Steve,

as mentioned in the mail earlier: great stuff - a modeller has to keep his eyes always open for useable stuff ;-))

[OrangeR]

Great tip!
The shocks look great.

[Macio4ever]

Steven,

Amazing job with seat, trumpets and shocks! Waiting for more...

Maciek

[puffyrs]

great ideas keep them coming.
very good updates.

[CeeElle]

hey everyone...

i finally had some time to work on the kit; it's been a crazy two weeks at work. i've had to work here and there, usually no more than 20 minutes or so while having coffee before work. i find spending even a few minutes modeling each morning gets the day off to a great start.

most of what i've been doing lately is improving the kit parts -- particularly the suspension bits. my apologies for some of the pix being blurry -- my camera is about the same quality as the fit of this kit.

here are the A-arms; i've since touched up the paint so it all matches. the arms are Tamiya titanium gold, as per my references.



i mounted the rear lower arms and -- guess what? -- there were huge gaps. (italeri kits don't have the best fit. ) so i had to do some more putty and paint; once everything dries, i'll touch it up and finish the chassis.

i tried scratch-building some shocks; they didn't turn out nearly as well as ski's 1:1 valve stem idea. there's a kid who likes thumping his bass-heavy rap at ungodly decibels just outside my apartment, so he might just donate some valve stems to the next project. you can also see the italeri molded the front shocks to the upright . i cut the shock off and scratched a new one with brass rod, copper tube and wire. yes, i know the springs aren't quite even.


the italeri wheels and brakes are sh!te - italeri used the same molds for both the 365 and the 288 GTO (and god knows what else). stryfe101 gets mad props for donating a full set of brakes, wheels and tires from a Fujimi Enthusiast 365 kit. they look 1,000 times better, especially after detailing, a wash and Studio 27 PE. they look great in person; my camera couldn't catch the detail. i'm really pleased with them. too bad they'll be covered by the wheels.


the wheels from the Fujimi kit are, in a word, gorgeous. a vast improvement over the italeri kit pieces. the Pozzi cars ran gold wheels, so i'll be painting them soon. i'm using the tires from the italeri kit, as they're lower profile and wider than the Fujimis and look racier.



oh yeah... i've also started airbrushing. big thanks to MPWR for all his various posts on the topic over the years. a search of all his posts yielded a nice "how to" and my first attempt couldn't have gone any better.

next up -- assemble the chassis (and figure out how to attach those front shock) and begin the engine.

[MPWR]

All right, I don't know how I've missed posting in this one for over a month now.... Two fun projects for the price of one! (I'm glad to see that 365 found a good home!)

Stevenski my friend, I always enjoy watching you detail a build. You never cease to surprise with new and resourcefull ideas- that manage to work!

CeeElle- I am happy as always to help, and it's good to hear that someone occasionally gets something out of my ramblings.

Next time you wind springs, here's the technique I use: I cut three lengths of winding wire, and wind them each around a suitable diameter piece of telescoping brass or aluminum tubing, so there's no space between them. Then pick one of them and carefully unwind it from the tube, leaving the other two undisturbed. Slide the remaining two off of the tubing, and carefully untwist them from each other. Done right it gives you two coils, with consistent and correct spacing. Maybe I'll do a how to, but hopefully my description makes sence.

[klutz_100]

I see our trade was very fair - my bad fits for your bad fits

Looking good CeeElle. Those A-arms etc. on the Italeri kit look just as well molded as the Fujimi Enthu stuff but that's really cool of someone to donate the brakes and stuff

Originally Posted by CeeElle

i know the springs aren't quite even.

As your partner in crime I feel I have the right to say.......do them again!! Don't accept 2nd best on that