Outstanding!
Mercedes-Benz W25 Avus Streamliner
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, Jun 13 2016 08:39 PM
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Posted 07 July 2016 - 08:46 AM
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Posted 07 July 2016 - 05:18 PM
I thought those were whitewalls for a second!! You could paint them and they would look like whitewalls. 
Anyway it's looks excellent so far. Of course it's Pablo, why wouldn't it look good?
I like it.
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Posted 11 July 2016 - 11:03 AM
Looks like someone pulled this off a Carrera car, I bought the hard body to do the same thing with it. But would rather just buy it. Any info on where to get one.
Love watching a craftsman in action.
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Posted 11 July 2016 - 02:17 PM
Thanks Martin. I don't know who made this one and I don't see one like it at Betta.
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Posted 12 August 2016 - 06:35 PM
German style decals from Pattos. They are inside, 3 coats of Faux Glaze, and the protective outer body wrap is still in place
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Posted 16 August 2016 - 05:15 PM
W25 body all masked up and ready for the first paint job in my new apartment.
So many things could go wrong, I'm a little nervous 
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Posted 16 August 2016 - 05:45 PM
Wow, missed this thread completely! Looks great and with all that preparation... how can you mess up the paint? 
Chassis is perfect and solder joints on the motor bracket about as good as I have ever seen.
Very nice car so far!
Build on!
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Posted 17 August 2016 - 08:41 AM
Thanks Jairus ! You taught us how to Iso the hinge way back there and it sure works
I was just nervous about the first paint job in a new place, mental distractions in a new environment n whatnot 
If I had left the wheel wells uncut like the real car, I would have had to make the wheel widths narrow enough to not have the wheels rub during cornering.
And I chose not to do that. If the body was 3 1/4" wide instead of 3 1/8", I could have made the widths 3 1/8" and left them intact. Maybe.
The wells are just rough cut at this point:
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Posted 17 August 2016 - 09:20 PM
A 1937 era driver/interior presents a new challenge for me. Racing helmets weren't used until about 1950.
Rudolph Caracciola was a popular German driver of these cars in the day and he sure didn't use one.
https://en.wikipedia...dolf_Caracciola
I found one head figure that may work, but it will require a new paint job and some clever mounting techniques
The face needs major reconstructive surgery to resemble Rudolph. That is my goal for tomorrow 
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Posted 18 August 2016 - 09:01 AM
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Posted 18 August 2016 - 09:06 AM
Holy Cow! You can actually RECOGNIZE some of those drivers' faces! FANTASTIC!
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Posted 18 August 2016 - 10:00 AM
Oh yeah, I definitely found it interesting Chris, Thanks !!
BINGO 
I ordered the Juan Manuel Fangio in both 1/32 and 1/24
Looks like my goal for today has already been met 
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Posted 18 August 2016 - 10:20 AM
The arms are cast long so you can have extra material for connecting to the steering wheel and making adjustments.
I've used these drivers for a while now and LOVE them!
After painting you can fill the goggle area with clear epoxy and they look very real!
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Posted 18 August 2016 - 10:43 AM
Jairus, could you please mike a 1/24 and a 1/32 head for me ?
This is a big long 1/24 body but it looks like it may need a 1/32 head due to the small driver compartment.
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Posted 18 August 2016 - 12:01 PM
Don't seem to have any 1/32" but here is a 1/24" in an older project.
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Posted 18 August 2016 - 12:06 PM
Oh... as far as the aviator helmet goes... I made this one out of tissue paper soaked with Elmers glue and water.
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Posted 18 August 2016 - 01:29 PM
Jairus:
-thanks for the sizing info on the figures, that answers my question.
-Cheater limits emoticons to 3, so I'll only use 1: 
for the "skeleton driving the hot rod dune buggy" car. X5 
Literally "bad to the bone" 
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Posted 18 August 2016 - 04:54 PM
That's it for now, until the driver arrives
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Posted 18 August 2016 - 10:08 PM
Good thing you didn't include the insignia behind Rudolph Caracciola's head.
Cheers
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Posted 18 August 2016 - 10:48 PM
A Maltese Cross will suffice.
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Posted 19 August 2016 - 06:20 AM
Discretion is the better part of valor....
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Posted 24 August 2016 - 06:04 PM
Juan Manuel Fangio arrived and the 1/24 size is perfect
Immense Miniatures rocks !
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Posted 07 September 2016 - 05:32 PM
Streamliner drivers don't have to be pretty, they just have to go fast.
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Posted 07 September 2016 - 06:45 PM
Looking good Pablo and for sure, Fangio was....... FAST!
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Posted 08 September 2016 - 02:11 PM
Thanks Rick Streamliner is complete.
Driver head attached via 1/32" brass rod and earring keeper - Fangio's head will flex, but not break, in a rollover:
Body pin holes all reinforced with bulletproofing:
Still amazes me what Mercedes Benz was doing way back in 1937. No helmets. Blistering speeds. Awesome technology 
Thanks to all those who helped me build this car:
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