Scratchbuilt 1/8th scale 427 Cobra

[bmwmech1]

Okay, I think I got what I was asking for... maybe a little more, but the upside is I have what I need to due a dead nuts accurate frame, now. The downside is that most of what I have is okay, but not dead nuts... Such is life, right? So I will start again, rather than patching what I have, but the result will be worth it, so I'm not discouraged!

@VRM I know the feeling of projects that take years, worked on a little here and there, etc. My F40 build is exactly that type of project! Those wheels you got sound excellent; are they Boranni's? It's incredible what is available nowadays, even into the 1/43rd scale realm... Those guys are nuts! Some of the kits and detail available in 1/43rd is staggering!

I'm off to the workshop to start cuttin' more brass...

I'll post some stuff soon, though...

Garey

[bmwmech1]

Okay, having some good reference makes a big difference! I know the purists should love this... it's about 99.99% perfect, the last 100th of a percent going to +/- in measuring in 64ths, which is pretty damn small... my eyes hurt from looking so hard! Anyway, I'm waiting on some more 1/2" brass tubing coming for the main tubes, so I decided to tackle the rear-most main chassis sub-assembly. It was a bear, since it is comprised of 11 separate pieces of brass plate, all soldered together. It really came out nice, but it did take a while to finish. It's one of the more intricate assemblies to build, so I got it out of the way. Enjoy...











To give you a good idea of size, the 3 lightening hole in the rear plate are 2" in diameter in 1:1 scale, which makes them 1/4" in diameter in 1/8th scale...
11 pieces, not including the bolts, nuts and washers...

Good to be on the right track now,

Garey