| The Body with its first coat of paint. Another three coats will be added, and then a few coats of lacquer each coat rubbed back to produce the 'glow' required |
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| The original car, Picture taken in the '50's (not by me :) |
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| Tiny scratch build carburettors, two twins are required |
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| The chassis produced from brass tubing soldered together |
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| Photo etched pieces were drawn up and produced for suspension points and pick ups |
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| De-dion rear suspension test fitted to the chassis with small dampers and a transverse leaf spring. The gear box on this car is on the back axle |
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| the 'buck' for the body produced from resin, metal and filler, shaped from plans previously draw from pictures and measurements taken from the real car |
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| The final moulding of the body primed so all the tiny holes and errors can be seen and rectified |
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| does it fit?..so far so good |
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