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#61
05-10-2011, 04:33 AM
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Re: FORD GT40 Mk1 1/8
I'm loving this project, question, did this start out life as a kit available to buy or has it been entirely built from scratch, I realise the body you molded yourself but was it taken from another 1/8th scale body?
Whatever it is it looks awesome, great work. 
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#62
05-16-2011, 10:48 AM
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Re: FORD GT40 Mk1 1/8
Thank you very munch gentlemen!
Scratchbuilt, the bar is NEVER raised, you're the proof!!! Big fat fatty, wow... I'm sorry, its only for my own fun... Today, mirrors and my first try in WM moulding... Not so bad!   On the lathe...  The result:   The "mirror" (aluminum food on PC 0,3mm)...  ... cut on the lathe!  In situ... (After Alclad chrome)     Have a good week, Dan.
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#63
05-17-2011, 05:46 PM
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Re: FORD GT40 Mk1 1/8
Dan, those mirrors look superb, especially if that is your first attempt at white metal moulding!!!
I tried it a lot of WM moulding last year and it took me ages to get good results! Are you using high temp RTV silicon - it looks like the ordinary stuff to me? Do you have a good source of white metal In France? All the best with it! :o)
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#65
05-18-2011, 11:20 AM
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Re: FORD GT40 Mk1 1/8
Hi and thanks guys!
To LeeABC, it is an "HR RTV" but with the same color... For the WM, I don't know if it is a "good source", but it's mine: (Looking at the bottom of the page"Métal blanc pour figurines et...") http://www.letrainmagique.com/Tarif_moulage.htm Well, today, seat belts... Comes from Trémonia, wonderful! www.tremonia.org [keep the secret] by André Kuhn (red on pics is "flashy" but not really in fact)    That all, folks! Dan.
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#66
05-26-2011, 01:51 AM
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Re: FORD GT40 Mk1 1/8
Hi all !
Next? Rear lights and heat proof material:     Heat proof material? Aluminum food on a rubber sheet (1mm), squared with a pencil...   And now, ladies and gentlemen, the next project in 1/8! French and blue too, the TALBOT LAGO T26C, here in 1/48 scale:  Some exemplary are in the U.S.... All information will be welcome! Dan
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#69
06-10-2011, 06:36 PM
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Re: FORD GT40 Mk1 1/8
that's a heck of a lot of work there, and making custom parts as well, just mind blowing. I think I have a bunch of old die cast le mans cars of my dads back home, the good old days of pre-health and safety Corgi cars and lead paint
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#70
06-13-2011, 10:39 AM
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Re: FORD GT40 Mk1 1/8
Hi all and thanks!
To Supermerle, ("merle" in french, it's a bird, your blackbird may be...) I use a classical parting off tool, fine of course... Today, lights again, small one...     And clear pieces...      Dan
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#73
06-19-2011, 11:21 AM
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Re: FORD GT40 Mk1 1/8
There's so much to like about this, Dan. The lamp lenses, mirror housings, etc are simple enough parts on paper, but still require a lot of thought and planning to actually make! Was the windscreen made as a moulded part, or as a flat piece curved into shape? Either way, it looks really good on the car.
I have nothing but admiration for anyone working with brass, as on the wiper assembly. I just can't get on with it - struggle to cut it, drill it, glue it...it also fights me when I paint it! No doubt it's a case of not having the right tools for the job, which is why I tend to work with styrene as much as possible... Good stuff!
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