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speedgraflex wrote:Rommel’s Rod!! I would love to see you build that. I plan to build it with fancy pants AM on its tracks and engine.

LOL!! I thought about building it with a Tuned Port 350 in it.

mustang1989 wrote:

speedgraflex wrote:Rommel’s Rod!! I would love to see you build that. I plan to build it with fancy pants AM on its tracks and engine.

LOL!! I thought about building it with a Tuned Port 350 in it.

Oh yes! There ya go! I was thinking about those big-ass Pocher SSK engines with added toys;

Heh - that'll kick up some serious sand in the North Africa Theater....

Nice!!!!

I've made some more progress this morning that I felt like was worth an update. I do like these Macro photos for the simple fact that I can see some errors that I'll have to correct but other than those tiny corrections I'm happy with the outcome so far. Still got the exhaust and some other details to add. I really like this aluminum distributor kit from True Details. It's even got the PE distributor cap metal fasteners included in it.

Wouh!

And that aluminium really looks sooooo great!

- Kari

mustang1989 wrote:Thanks fellas!

I believe I've got a Tom Daniels kit or two in the stash.

This is one of 'em.

I got me one of those too! I might have to bring it out soon to try building it.

I gotta throw a flag on the play: No fair shooting pics of a real engine and passing it off as your own work!

Seriously though, that is some stunningly realistic modeling there! Have you fired it up yet to see how it runs?

The detail is SO GOOD. Shazam!

speedgraflex wrote: The detail is SO GOOD. Shazam!

- Kari

Thanks fellas!

Mark...........................go for it!!!!!!!!!

Got some more progress done with the addition of the throttle linkage (still need to add the linkage from the foot pedal up to the motor) and the completion of the radiator and fans. You know that was a really crappy design with the radiator. The fans are MOLDED into the radiator which made the masking off a real PIA!! But I managed to finagle a decent mask for it and paint it all up.

Additionally I'm kind of bummed out about the wheels. I can't use them on this build because the brake calipers are too big for them and that stupid ring at the center of the front spindles would show through on them. I'll be going with the Weld Draglites that I was originally going to use which is a good lookin' wheel and all but I was really looking forward to using the other ones. No worries................you'll see those again in the future on another build.

Todays progress: