REAR WINGS
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This is a silly question, as you are obviously missing them, but could you post a picture of them (or someone who has them) and I'll have a look through my spares to see if I have any.
Hi Craig,
I make resin copies of both these wings in my spare time. The quality is not as good as BTS, as my moulds and casts are all hand prepared and poured, but are still quite good copies of the originals, (although being resin, they are not as strong.
If you can't get them anywhere else and/or they are too expensive, I only charge between $2 and $3 (AUS) each, depending on whether you want them cast in plain white, or tinted. The advantage of tinted resin is that the colour goes right through, but I can't guarantee a perfect match, and you can't paint over them once tinted (the pigment seems to react with paint, no matter what you do to set or seal them).
However, your biggest expense will be postage, which is getting quite exy these days, about $15 to UK if I remember correctly. But I do tyres and lots of other parts as well for this vintage of cars, so if you can order enough parts, it generally becomes worthwhile.
Feel free to pm me for more info if you want.
I make resin copies of both these wings in my spare time. The quality is not as good as BTS, as my moulds and casts are all hand prepared and poured, but are still quite good copies of the originals, (although being resin, they are not as strong.
If you can't get them anywhere else and/or they are too expensive, I only charge between $2 and $3 (AUS) each, depending on whether you want them cast in plain white, or tinted. The advantage of tinted resin is that the colour goes right through, but I can't guarantee a perfect match, and you can't paint over them once tinted (the pigment seems to react with paint, no matter what you do to set or seal them).
However, your biggest expense will be postage, which is getting quite exy these days, about $15 to UK if I remember correctly. But I do tyres and lots of other parts as well for this vintage of cars, so if you can order enough parts, it generally becomes worthwhile.
Feel free to pm me for more info if you want.
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QUOTE (alfetta @ 23 Jul 2012, 22:14) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>and if you feel the wing needs strengthening some .5mm Piano wire Araldited to the underside works a treat.
Hi,
Alfetta, I'm probably being a bit thick here but do you mean glue the wire to the underside of the wing or round the legs on the inside of the car body?
Chris
Hi,
Alfetta, I'm probably being a bit thick here but do you mean glue the wire to the underside of the wing or round the legs on the inside of the car body?
Chris
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Ive done it now,,plasticard and a 3 d modelling package one of my friends is able to do at work..I build it in a 3d modelling package..in this case Maya and send him the file hey presto done bmw m1 wings and of course anything one needs.
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But how does it interact with plasticard, how is the wing actually created? - is it a 3D printer?
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