36 cylinders

[klutz_100]

Originally Posted by agamo

morimori????

I think it's a kind of puttyputty

[360spider]

Originally Posted by klutz_100

I think it's a kind of puttyputty

LOL

[CeeElle]

Originally Posted by MPWR

Having faced my own 'bodywork challenges' lately, it's pretty satisfying to put the work into it and have it come out the way you want.

reworking those kits i sent you, huh?

[gionc]

Originally Posted by klutz_100

I think it's a kind of puttyputty

it's a kinda puttyputtyputtyputty

[klutz_100]

Originally Posted by gionc

it's a kinda puttyputtyputtyputty

Thank God they don't make a 5kg bucket of this stuff or we would be here all day

[360spider]

OK, I guess it is my turn now?
I've been working on the body first, like I usually do with all my kits. I have quite a bit planned for this car, and I started with body panels.
It would be a shame not to open the doors on this kit - it just asks for doors to be cut and hinged. Especially given the fact there are no inner door panes to scratchbuild! I cut the doors with a fret saw:



Then door panels were thinned to appropriate thickness with motor tool:


Then a thin strip of styrene was glued to the edge of the door, and it served two purposes - created a door frame, and make the gap from the fret saw (between the body and the door) smaller.



I also added two little pieces of aluminum tubing that will serve as an attachment point for the hinge.



Hinge was made from a piece of brass rod and aluminum tubing. the door was attached to the hinge...




...voila! Now we have operational door!





I also made the hinge for the hood:



But I needed to make a notch in the body to make it work properly:



So I ground the resin with my motor tool, and made the hinge fit the opening:



Opening hood is ready:



Now was trunk's turn...After 12 (I'm not kidding) unsuccessful attempts to hinge the trunk (the body panel that comes right after the trunk is too wide to let it open with traditional hinge, and bulkhead underneath it prevents from hinging it deep enough), I have invented the following hinge with two pivot points:

Body part, aluminum tubing epoxied to the body at an angle:




Hinge itself mounted on the trunk lid - the hinge core made from steel (to prevent easy bending) rod is wrapped into aluminum tubing, then two shorter pieces of tubing, which are glued to the trunk, thus creating a second hinge:




Trunk lid mounted to the body (note how flat he hinge actually is and how close to the edge the attachment points are:




This allowes to raise the lid first:



...and open it second:


Note how the trunk lid top edge is 'over' the body panel when opened. This is not entirely "prototypical" but the only way to make the trunk lid operational. Trust me, I have tried 12 other designs!



Pics of the completed body with all hinged panels ready for primer (almost) :-)







Chassis next!

[BVC500]

Great thread. I'll use your ideas to one day build a 166 myself, and paint it like this 212:

[deltableh]

Looks insane dude. I wish I had skills like yours

[klutz_100]

This is what I would call a "Sherlock Holmes" build - an open and shut case

I know what you must have gone through on that trunk hinge. I gave up.

It's also great that you have opened the doors - it will be much easier to see the interior now.

It's great that you have started your build Now I can go on holiday

[gionc]

This one is impressive.... and tempting...




Really great! I'm also happy this thread coming warm, motivating for me

[quadzero]

The picture with everything open is mighty impressive. Making all those hinges must have taken a lot of finesse and patience. A lot can be learned here on hinge making, you pretty much covered everything that can open and close.

[360spider]

Thanks guys!
It all needs to be cleaned up, sanded, and tidied before primer. I need to remove all epoxy blobs, etc... but hopefully I could put some color on this baby soon, so I have something to work on during winter!

[Dan66460]

Nice work Alex. Will your version of the 166mm have inner door panels to cover up the exposed hinge?

[360spider]

Originally Posted by Dan66460

Nice work Alex. Will your version of the 166mm have inner door panels to cover up the exposed hinge?

Nope, hinges on the real car were also exposed, although they are slightly different design. The hinge itself will be hidden by the front firewall, but the part that attaches to the door will still be visible. It will be painted red though to match the body color.

[MidMazar]

The hinges are perfect, if only i could bend barss like that.