[gordonzz]

incredible job , especially for a first (..ish) attempt! that has set the bar high.

 

[1 32 slotter]

Well Done.

 

[RikoRocket]

Wow! Bowled over!

Sometimes these type of thread start well but finish badly (like if I was to attempt it...) but this is truly impressive

 

[gordonzz]

this type of thread...or this type of build? I'll happily play with a lot of materials but me & balsa have a pretty poor relationship. one slip and its lunched!!

 

[pace1970uk]

Wonderful work, looking forward to seeing more

 

[dgersh]

Very very nice! Beautiful job and good choice of car....

I knew the 544 and we had & 122, but I didn't know the 444....

Really an excellent rendition, bravo!

Don

 

[-claus-]

Hello Curver,

I am very impressed about this result. Really great !!
Fine proportions fine finish.
To do a body and all details necessary by your self. Chapeaux

vbr claus

 

[Lala]

Really nice one !

Could work as a perfect plug for a form-maker cause...
Im sure you wouldnt keep that beauty for yourself.................or?

 

[carver]

Thanks All! Glad you like it, very pleasing.

And Lala...hrm...Well, I guess I wouldn't mind keeping it for my self...

Seriously, I haven't given it a thought, I'm just trying to learn how to make a wooden car the best I can. Can't see further than that.

Cheers Carver

 

[Jaak]

That looks fantastic already!

Good to see a fellow slotnut working with wood, I applaud you for taking the dive and sticking to it.

It can not get more Scratchbuild then this style of building... persistence is key.

Looking forward to the next phase.

Good luck

 

[carver]

We are now leaving the past - Back to the future!

This means I have now caught up on myself, this is where the build is at present. I am now working with detailing, improvements and trying to correct earlier mistakes.

Headlights were oversized and not levelled, grille bars to thick. Found bettersuiting lights in the plastic-kit scrap box. Bars have been filed thinner. Still much to do but a bit better. Chrome on grille-sides just for testing, will be remade. And I will make chrome trim for the bonnet front.

The windscreen devider and ventilation windows are made out of excessmaterial from the frame that surround Penelope Pitlane chassis. The left vent. didn't turn out well, might remake it. It's better on the right. Anybody know a good method for doing things like this?

All the door and boot handles must be smaller. The license plate on this modell is placed very high.

Like on this one that rolled out of the Monte Ralley -48.

On this side I've tryed with inserts from an Aari splitwindow VW. Not correct but period. Will do for the moment. Is there any thred about making your own inserts?
The shutlines on this car are very poor. I have used a lot of putty, sometimes the surface is very hard, sometimes very soft and sometimes in between. I gave up! The black coulor is forgiving when it comes to shutlines.

In this angle you can see some mistake that I did not became aware of untill it was too late: The bonnet is some mm too high and makes the front look heavy and clumsy. The shape of the fenders are a little too square. Have to live with that and look at it from another angle...

Thanks for Looking!

Cheers Carver

 

[abie321]

Looking really good!!

 

[gordonzz]

awesome!

 

[tomwysom]

That looks really good! I wouldn't worry about it not being perfect it's the little imperfections that give it it's character.
Cheers,
Tom.

 

[merkit the grof]

Carver, it looks good as it is, well done.
I normally try to find an exisitng insert or wheel that looks the part and modify that.

Joel

 

[jay-bl]

Wow! Just... wow. To me this is as scratch as scratch-building gets - well done Carver!

Seems you're quite focussed on details you perceive as being minor imperfections, but I reckon it looks fantastic - and if this is your first attempt, it only points to the fact that your next production will be even better. You should be very proud of your efforts and even more so with the result!

 

[carver]

Tom and Jay-bl, I buy that! Nice way to put it!

Cheers Carver

 

[Pit]

Hi Carver,

your scratchbuild Volvo carries loads of his own charme. Like it very much.

Cheers
Pit

 

[David Lawson]

Carver

A lot of scratchbuilders are too self critical, you've pointed out all the small things that you feel you've not quite got right but the important thing is you've built a superb slot car which you should be very pleased with.

David

 

[carver]

Reading back over yesterdays posts I realize that I seem a bit problem orientated and a bit hard on myself...
Besides all this detail criticism I am of course quite pleased with the overall shape. And happy and proud to have come this far, much better than expected from the beginning (and far more work as well...)

Was in a hurry yesterday, here are some more pics I forgot to post.

The brass grille package, glued together, and the screwfitted bumpers.

Underside view showing how bumpers are mounted. In the front I had to make a small brass bracket, the carved out grille hole didn't leave enough wood for screwing.
In the rear ending of front fenders are screwholes for chassis. I glue in plastic tubing for better grip.

The work continues but not to fast. Don't want to stumble so close to the finnish, do we? And they don't call me Slow Hand for nothing!

Thanks for comments
Cheers Carver