[1000simca]

... Hi Ian.
... you are a true artist, as soon get a lot of things ...
I love all your work on the car and the back (like everything) is great for my ... to see if I have just one year of this and show it, and of course, I can get where you ...

... the truth is that looking at all the photos I have of this car, 005 and 006, there are times that the upper air intake mate, and others seem more brilliant, mixing both, so I seems right to shine like this. current photos in the museum and classic games, I think that is another material that actually shines much less ...

In short, I'm dying of envy for this car ...

... by the way, that you have made the air salidade front brakes? and side radiator grill?

... jo, I'm learning little things in this forum, as I like ... I need them ne ahoar practice.
go, I just thought that if you want qeu lower brightness than the air inlet, with some very fine sandpaper might get it?

Well, no more .... I'm bored

cheers.
.. and HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL!

 

[Ian H]

Many Thanks 1000 Simca!

Your English is quite good and from it I've been able to deduce a question that you have.

"How did I make the front Brake air vents and side radiators"

The brake vents are clear very thin plastic sheet with Aluminium sticky tape applied to the surface. Simply bend them to shape and cut to fit and then Araldited into place.

The side rads are a bit of a cheat! . . . I went to Carblueprints.com, found a drawing of the Tyrrell P34, printed the image to 1/32 scale, cut out the image and then used some clear lacquer to "glue" them in place.

Its a super website chock full of useful images for scratch builders. Here's the drawing that I based my 006 on.

Its nice to be called an artist . . . . thankyou.

 

[Ian H]

99% of the decals are on now. I'm just waiting for a delivery from the USA for the final few but I think the little 006 is looking pretty good.

And all this started from a £2.99 wreck from ebay.

When the INDYCALS arrive I'll post the final few pics but until then Happy New Year.

 

[Si.]

Hi Ian

Very nice & very FAST I hope !

Ken's gonna be happy with that.

Happy New Year (nearly) & next years model ?

A 007 maybe ?

Cheers

Si.

P.S. I don't think Ken's gonna be happy with that blue paint on his factory walls though !

FROTH...

 

[Ian H]

QUOTE (Si. @ 31 Dec 2011, 21:12) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi Ian

Very nice & very FAST I hope !

Ken's gonna be happy with that.

Happy New Year (nearly) & next years model ?

A 007 maybe ?

Cheers

Si.

P.S. I don't think Ken's gonna be happy with that blue paint on his factory walls though !

FROTH...

I've got 5 other projects lined up already for 2012.

1, Relivery of a Scaley 1978 Ferrari 312T3 (Gilles Villeneuve).
2, Relivery of a 1974 Tyrrell 007 (Scheckter)
3, Restoration and re-livery of a 1971 Ferrari 312B (Clay Regazzoni)
4, Scratch building a 1977 Walter Wolf WR1 from an old Renault RS01.
5, Converting a 1980 Airfix MRRC Williams FW07 to a Tyrrell 010 (Derek Daly).

I'd also like to get my hands on a Tea Tray March 721.

But before all that I'm going to finish the 006 and race the living daylights out of it!

Happy New Year!

 

[Si.]

Hi Ian

Sounds like the old woodshed's gonna be buzzin' in 2012 !

I was gonna ask you a few questions about Milliput a while back & maybe I still will.

I have used it for miniature figures & a 1:12 Jackie; but am unsure of using it in big chunks like you've done.

Looks like there wouldn't be much Milliput needed on the 007 though.

That Scaley Tyrrell 007 I just scored cheap, would be great done up & decaled as Jody's 1974 Brands Hatch winner !

You're the dude to show us how to do it.

Have you got some INDYCALS lined up for Jody's 007 ?

Cheers

Si

The other projects sound great as well.

Maybe it's time I scored a couple more old bangers & joined the party !

HAPPY NEW YEAR.........

VVVRRRRoooommmm......

 

[Ian H]

Si

I did use some big chunks of Milliput originally but don't forget I've machined it back and hollowed it out to take as much weight out as possible.

Additionally the centre tier of the airbox was made from Balsa wood to save weight even more. Ironically the real 006's chassis tubs were made of 16 gauge Aluminium sheet sandwiching end grain Balsa wood sheet! Seems archaic doesn't it? But it was state of the art materials technology at the time used in aircraft construction.

Don't forget that I've already taken weight out of the chassis/body when I cut back the engine/rear radiator details from the original body shell so its a case of swings and roundabouts really.

I'll bet that if you weighed my 006 and original 007 side by wide there would be barely a few grams in it.

What were your Milliput queries anyway?

 

[Si.]

Hi Ian

Yeah...the weight of Milliput to me is no issue whatsoever.
I can't see that the weight of a Milliput airbox or front wing amounts to much anyhow.

I think that ali. sheet & balsa-wood sounds like a great way to make a car, by the way; in case of impact, the balsa-wood would probably have quite an energy absorbing effect.

I see that your 'Johnson Formula' allows freedom of weighting anyhow, which I think is great.
Racing in a 'no weighting allowed' formula would be totaly boring to me, as the cunning of low centre of gravity / forward, backward weight car setups, to me, is half the fun of the racing.

Our setups here at MRW have tended towards being what alot of people ( I think anyway ) would consider pretty heavy.
OK, racing on big club 'ovals' or 'figure of 8's' means low weight could be an advantage.
But the mix of low, medium & high speed corners here at MRW, means that in the challenging chicane & hairpin corners, without a bit of mass (downforce) the time lost (as in the 1:1) can be huge, compared to what you might gain in the fast corners with lower mass.
In fact our cars hold the fast corners better with a bit of mass & aren't slow anyhow.

I assume that once your '70s F1's are race ready, you probably do a load of testing & weight them as you feel best.
Right ?
Eddie Irvine's Ferrari is the fastest F1 on the MRW track at the moment, and HE AIN'T LIGHT !

I don't know if you have any scales there Ian, but I would be intrigued to know what the 'race-ready mass' of your 'Johnson Formula' cars are like.
Not that that will say anything about speed or handling, but just out of interest.

Eddie Irvine doesn't have a Johnson engine, but probably a similar spec. bog standard Mabuchi pattern, nothing particularly special here; in fact we thought Eddie's engine was pants, untill we got the car weighting just right.

Goes like a rocket now, with amazing grip, acceleration, and speed through tricky corners.
I see the Bearwood circuit has some tricky, challenging infield sections & chicanes as well, so I guess to be quick round there, car weight distribution is real important.

I'd love to compare setup weights of your '70s F1's & my Eddie Irvine; I'll weigh Eddie later on and post his mass.
Won't really tell much from this, but just out of interest.

Sorry Ian another long post.
Seems to me there's alot to waffle on about in the Slotcar world, and why not ?

My questions about Milliput were about 'technique' not weight, I'll ask you those in a bit.

Thanks mostly to you & Eddie Irvine, I've definatly been bitten by the '70s F1 bug, and am going back to the cars of my youth.
I've managed to score some victims for this seasons action at MRW real cheap.

The 70's F1 garage looks like this at the moment:-

Lotus 77
Renault RS01
Tyrrell 007 ( 2 of )
Tyrrell 008

All of them are in good nick, with rear-wings, no bent axles etc. & OK motors.
The tyres are all shot, but not surprising after 25 years !

One of the Tyrrells has what seems to me like a TR7 rear axle-set & a Mini front axle-set, although the wheel sizes are actualy the same as the 'proper' 5 arm mag-rims, I think they should come with.

Ian, you recomended Ninco F1 tyres as direct replacements for the OEM Scaley wheels.
If I need to do any wheel replacements, are Ninco plastic F1 wheels 'Johnson Legal' ?
I ask that because it seems to me that, '70s F1's actualy had slightly larger rear wheels & slightly smaller front wheels than say my Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford Ninco ( but that takes the std Ninco F1 tyres )

Waffle...waffle...waffle...

FROTH.

Cheers

Si.

 

[Ian H]

QUOTE (Si. @ 2 Jan 2012, 12:02) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Q; I assume that once your '70s F1's are race ready, you probably do a load of testing & weight them as you feel best.
Right ?

A: Yes but I add very little in the way of extra weight. I've been down that path before and I find that adding weight is a double edged sword. It's probably because of my technique but you've not only got to accelerate extra weight, you've got to slow it down too. It depends upon the chassis but you can't beat testing miles for getting to know a car really IMO.

Q: I don't know if you have any scales there Ian, but I would be intrigued to know what the 'race-ready mass' of your 'Johnson Formula' cars are like.

A: Me too, I haven't got any scales that read that low.

Q: Sorry Ian another long post.
Seems to me there's alot to waffle on about in the Slotcar world, and why not ?

A: Why not indeed? I'm nearly 46, married, with a 10 year old daughter and I'm a Contracts Manager & H&S auditor. This is pure escapism for me. My Dear Mother passed peacefully away on Christmas Eve in her sleep after a 15 year battle against Multiple Sclerosis. She bought me my first Scalextric set in Christmas 1979 (Wolf 200 set) I've been burying myself in this project to take my mind off that and its good therapy, so waffle away my son . . . waffle away!

Q: My questions about Milliput were about 'technique' not weight, I'll ask you those in a bit.

A: Milliput technique? H'mmm. Well I use equal amounts. Cut it up into very small bits with scissors. Mix thoroughly to get it hot. Always apply extra when building stuff like the airbox on the 006. and apply very light skims when trying to even off a flat surface. I also use water or spit (yes spit) when I want to smooth a shape out. Look at my Ferrari 312 T4 build (see link in signature below) I used that technique to create the swoopy profiles at the back of the body just below the rear wing. It saves on a flatting down and if you get it wrong you can always add a little more. Sometimes I begin to sand it down when its partly hardened depending on what I'm trying to do, but usually I speed up the hardening process by putting it on a hot radiator. But thats only because I'm impatient!

Q: Thanks mostly to you & Eddie Irvine, I've definatly been bitten by the '70s F1 bug, and am going back to the cars of my youth.
I've managed to score some victims for this seasons action at MRW real cheap.

A: COOOL! You'll be wearing flares next!

Q: Ian, you recomended Ninco F1 tyres as direct replacements for the OEM Scaley wheels.

If I need to do any wheel replacements, are Ninco plastic F1 wheels 'Johnson Legal' ?

I ask that because it seems to me that, '70s F1's actualy had slightly larger rear wheels & slightly smaller front wheels than say my Johnny Herbert Stewart-Ford Ninco ( but that takes the std Ninco F1 tyres ).

A: Sounds like you want to come and have a go at the F1 Heart of England Championship. If so you would be very welcome! In answer to your question I'm not going to die in a ditch about OEM/Ninco wheels/tyres. I'm happy for competitors to use Ninco hubs and rubber if they wish. I just want to avoid replacement alloy wheels and stick with low cost plastic.

To be honest OEM scaley parts are dead easy to source on ebay or at a swap meet and in back to back testing Scaley stuff properly set up beat NINCO stuff by a small margin, so the performance parity was neither here nor there really.

Many thanks for your continued interest and support.

 

[Fastjet57]

How did you do the Goodyear tyre logos?
I need to do ''Dunlop'' for my MS10.

Phil.

 

[Ian H]

QUOTE (Fastjet57 @ 2 Jan 2012, 19:35) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>How did you do the Goodyear tyre logos?
I need to do ''Dunlop'' for my MS10.

Phil.

From an amazing suppiler in the USA INDYCALS.

Great price (Circa £7.00 including delivery)!
Really fast service.
Friendly and helpful.
Lovely product that is a dream to use every time!

At the moment INDYCALS don't make Dunlop decals but if you contact Michael at Indycals and tell him what you need like as not he can make it for you for next to nothing.

I needed 1/32 scale Ferrari 312T4 decals. He only made them in 1/12 scale. I contacted him and he made me a set in 1/32 at no extra charge.

I've got some Tyrrell and Wolf decals on order at the moment and I know they will be here within a few days.

Tell him I said Hi!

 

[Si.]

Hi Ian

Sorry to hear about your mum.
Mine also is no longer with us.
She scored me my first Scaley set around '79 as well.

We will always have our memorys.
Both great ones I'm sure.

Si.

 

[Ian H]

QUOTE (Si. @ 1 Jan 2012, 08:58) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Hi Ian

Sounds like the old woodshed's gonna be buzzin' in 2012 !

I was gonna ask you a few questions about Milliput a while back & maybe I still will.

I have used it for miniature figures & a 1:12 Jackie; but am unsure of using it in big chunks like you've done.

Looks like there wouldn't be much Milliput needed on the 007 though.

That Scaley Tyrrell 007 I just scored cheap, would be great done up & decaled as Jody's 1974 Brands Hatch winner !

You're the dude to show us how to do it.

Have you got some INDYCALS lined up for Jody's 007 ?

Cheers

Si

The other projects sound great as well.

Maybe it's time I scored a couple more old bangers & joined the party !

HAPPY NEW YEAR.........

VVVRRRRoooommmm......

I managed to relivery and modify the Tyrrell 007 Scheckter car today . . . . see linkypoo!

 

[Ian H]

The final few decals came from INDYCALS in the USA today.

So here is the completed 006 with Monza GP stubby rear view mirrors fabricated and fitted. As a racing model that I'm going to use in the Heart Of England Grand Prix Championship this year I've shied away from the bigger rear view mirrors . . . they'd only get ripped off in a race hence the stubby "Monza Mirrors".

I even managed to livery up a support truck too!

I think they look great together!

I took her for a blast around Bearwood raceway last night and I'm happy to say that the chassis and driving dynamics are probably the best handling scratchbuilt car that I've put together. I've got to do a minor adjustment to the front axle but straight out of the box the 006 was as near perfect as I could have hoped for.

I did a photocall for my Tyrrell collection at Bearwood last night and here they are all lined up.

Many thanks to all of you that have contributed with your comments during the build. I'll let you know how 006 fares in this years Heart of England Grand Prix Championship on SF.

Cheers now!

 

[Eddie Batolo]

Beautifull line up of Tyrrell's!!!! Due to my Scottish roots I was a huge fan of Stewart ,and of course Cevert and Tyrrell. My pedal karting was blue because of them

 

[Ian H]

Super video series of the 1973 championship on Youtube.

Enjoy!

 

[Eddie Batolo]

QUOTE (Fastjet57 @ 14 Dec 2011, 14:43) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>I am sure there are a million better ways to do this....
Searched for Royal Stewart tartan on internet. After messing about, created a suitable JPEG

Printed on ''Crafty Computer Paper'' inkjet waterslide decal sheet A4 Clear (CPJ314A) (Clear as it was going on a white helmet). Lot of messing to get size right. Then Sprayed as directed with their ''Clear Glaze''.

So far so good.

As the print is a rectangle it obviously does not slide corectly onto what is essentially a sphere (the helmet) - it sticks proud of the helmet apart from the bottom edge where it touches all round. My Paint Shop Pro s/w wouldn't let me distort the rectangle into a partial disc - which would be good for a cone but still not perfect for a ''sphere''. So Engineering fettling required.

Got the decal flattened onto left & right sides of the helmet and left to dry out. But front and rear of decal only touching at the bottom edge (the ''sphere effect''). Dropped superglue behind the gap and then sliced the decal (3 cuts) with a brand new exacto and pressed the top edge of the decal back onto the helmet using the sharp edge of the knife so the knife wouldn't stick. As the decal was now sliced, each (tiny) segment made by the slicing could now overlap and hence reasonably sit on the helmet. Did same at the back but with a bit less finesse.

As you may imagine, this took a few attempts and was a complete PITA due to the small size and the previously stuck bits of the decal moving about.

Result

(from the afformantioned MS10 project - need to re-do the Tyrrell as this attempt was better)

I am sure someone will have a much better way of doing it and I will have a big ''DOH!!'' moment.

Good luck.

Phil.

Hi Phil,
Very nice the Matra, amazing !!!!! can you show us a step by step building of the french beauty?
Cheers, Eddie

 

[Fastjet57]

Rather than hijack this thread, I'll start a new one called Matra MS10. The car is now (finally!!) finished, or as much as any modified car is ever finished. It may take me a little while to create and then service the new thread as the build was a bit complicated in places, so there is quite a long list of modifications from the base car - a Scaley Siffert Lotus 49 - to describe. If I can ask a bit of patience, just keep an eye out for the new thread.

 

[Nuvolare]

QUOTE (Ian H @ 11 Feb 2012, 03:18) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>Super video series of the 1973 championship on Youtube.

Enjoy!

Thanks for the footage, this is youth sentiment to me, been there, seen it, nice

The Belgian GP of 1973 at Zolder, was the first one I've been to, I think I've got some 8mm film laying around somewhere

Cheers

 

[circuittaps]

Nuvolare - Zolder 1973 was my debut on live attendence at a Grand Prix as well. Great show and even greater performance by the Tyrrell twins.

Been a fan ever since.....

/Holger