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The first notable outlay of my newly-started scratchbuilding career came when a smiley cardboard box was left on my doorstep with a Bosch Jigsaw inside. Thanks Prime!
The internal framework of shed number two is arched pieces of old deck board - ideal to tack the tin sheets to. The deck board offcuts should come in handy at some time so I won't throw them away.
G1 surrounded by mockups and a Gnomy tram. It looks like the back of a preservation company's workshops
Making two new distributors for the Ferrari 250 GTO engine. The kit supplied ones just don't cut it. These are not quite complete, but are being made to match the Marelli distributors on the original car. The main body of the distributor is turned in aluminum on my lathe. Additional bits will be added.
100% scratchbuild, not completely finished with it yet, needs the grip pad and the little eagle on the sides too.
And yes, I am aware the paint is still wet, I was just a little overly exfited and had to take some photos of it.
Check out the video tutorial - www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQpmLxEnXB8
Based on the Prototype seen here -
www.flickr.com/photos/terryviews/2805037998/in/album-7215...
and
www.flickr.com/photos/terryviews/3230663814/in/album-7215...