Blue Seven (Parts)

[Scale-Master]

Finally done, (and temporarily mounted to the engine).
The finish is silver Jet Hot Ceramic Coating. It photographs coarse due to the particles, but it is a smooth finish, you'll just have to trust me.
I also made all the nuts, bolts, washers.
The collector flange comes off, (since it's not bolted on yet), and will be "welded" to the pipe after I make the muffler.
For those of you with the kit, compare the stock kit item with this one... - Mark

[amusegt1]

thats just awsome!!!

[675datsun]

Sweet Lord,
You are the greatest.
That's it. I think people should re-think the words "scratch built" in their threads!

What are the tubes made from? How did you make the collector? I can't believe that the header actually "bolts" on to the head.

Very, very impressive. I hope you enjoy your work here as much I do!

[mike@af]

I dont feel like a scratch builder anymore...

Stunning work...absolutely stunning.

[g00eY]

looks great!

[juki86]

*absolutely speechless*

[Amazon]

Now people, i´m getting really tired of this "Scale master" dude posting pics of real stuff and then telling us that it´s in 1/12

Ok, hope u all get the joke I´m very impressed by your abilities and patience with this model, and the joke above is me telling you that it definetly looks 1/1 scale..

[Vric]

I just hope this thread won'T be deadlink when I will start mine

[Scale-Master]

Thanks again folks.
I agree the term "Scratchbuilt" is bandied around way too much and applied to what are really conversions and modifications all too often.
While the workmanship may be excellent on those converted and modified parts, scratchbuilding is just what it sounds like.

Technically this header isn't scratchbuilt by my standards of the term, since I used part of the tubes and head flange from the kit.
I did rework them significantly and make all the other parts from scratch though.
Super Detailed, yes, Conversion, maybe, but not truly Scratchbuilt.
I machined the collector, and the other parts, out of aluminum.

(Many of the other parts and sub assemblies I've made for this car are truly scratchbuilt.)

I just looked at your Hot Rod thread again Mike, you're a scratchbuilder...

Vric, I expect this thread to be running for another year or two, at least I don't expect to be able to finish the model in less than probably another year and a half to two years. So if you can get started by then...
Besides, you can always email me. - Mark

[ImolaEK]

Those 4-1 headers look soo real ! Look just like my buddies ceramic coated headers on his 1:1 car! That is awesome !

[WasteGas]

Are you sure this isn't 1:1?

[Zlaja_]

So when do we get to see the 1/12 parts?

[Scale-Master]

OK, I put the scale back in the pictures, and that's a toothpick in the tailshaft hole...

I kept four of the kit's parts, (trans body/tail, trans top cover, bellhousing/oil tank and oil tank top) and made over 50 additional pieces and 6 custom decals. Played with textures too. Even made the gasket for the top cover... - Mark

[badboy00z]

That's effing nuts.

[Whumbachumba]

I expect this thing to run after you're done with it.