1/12 Scratch Built LMP1

[mike@af]

Originally Posted by tigeraid

Jesus Mike, a second scratch build... Have you given up on the hot rod?

Hey John, as I said in my first post I haven't given up. Just alternating.

Now Im sure somebody is asking what about the other scratch build, the street rod. It's on hold for awhile. Sometimes we just need a change of pace. I'll work on that one when I'm frustrated or bored with this one, and so on.

[RallyRaider]

Another monster project you've embarked on there Mike. You certainly pick ambitious subjects!

And who is the little shit giving single star ratings to five star threads like this one? Guess its easier to be a cowardly critic than to create and share something yourself.

[gionc]

Originally Posted by RallyRaider

Another monster project you've embarked on there Mike. You certainly pick ambitious subjects!

And who is the little shit giving single star ratings to five star threads like this one? Guess its easier to be a cowardly critic than to create and share something yourself.

Casted5 yesterday (I guess never tried before) but since an asshole rated 1, the result wasn't great as Mike deserve.

[wouter1981]

perhaps you could this engine...

http://www.lemansminiatures.com/prod...743e2052c804a0

[CeeElle]

i've never worked with brass, so forgive me if this is a silly question, but if you've made the monocoque out of brass (beautiful work, btw), why cover it with sheet styrene?

[mike@af]

Thanks a lot Phil. Hopefully you can step into this thread from time to time and offer some suggestions.

Originally Posted by CeeElle

i've never worked with brass, so forgive me if this is a silly question, but if you've made the monocoque out of brass (beautiful work, btw), why cover it with sheet styrene?

There are a variety of reasons I covered it with styrene. I prefer to use .015" brass, and .030 styrene, so I needed to make the thickness similar. Two, it is a structural issue. Styrene and brass dont adhere well to each other, so I wanted to increase the surface area of attachment, so that the rest of the styrene panels would adhere to brass well. Then a lot of it was just personal choice.

Hope that helps.

[Taka-Q]

GTmike400,

Thank you so very much for your information / inspiration.

May I ask, please, what technique(s) have you found to be the best for cutting non-geometric / freeform curves in sheet styrene? My jigsaw, even with the narrowest blade, creates so much heat, by friction, that it actually "welds" the plastic back together, just behind the cut that I'm making. I typically use about 1/8" thick sheet.

I appreciate any comment you, or others may choose to make.

Keep going everyone, you are all bright spots in an often banal / uncreative world.

[spede]

very good looking start