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    Thank you Michelangelo gringrin gringrin gringrin

    Bugatt Type 35 , 1/4th Scale

    09-29-20, 09:21 AM
    
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    The axle was always in there. You just need to remove the excess metal that isn't supposed to be there.

    Bugatt Type 35 , 1/4th Scale

    09-29-20, 03:16 AM
    
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    Small note. I was curious as to the weight of my axle? When I first started I had weighed the 1" x 1" x 12" bar at a pound, 454 grams. It is now...

    Bugatt Type 35 , 1/4th Scale

    09-29-20, 12:41 AM
    
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    Hi guys- Check out this vintage article on building wire wheels. This can be adapted to using plastic tubes and wires! ...

    1960s Wire Wheel Article - How To...

    09-28-20, 08:11 PM
    
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    Thanks very much. I never thought of making molds from craft clay. I might give that one a try. Indeed, the color issue was tricky as the so called...

    Ferrari 512 S Analog

    09-28-20, 12:18 PM
    
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    I have very, very, very briefly thought about that, forging. I have twice now seared myself, once from picking up a too freshly ground billet of...

    Bugatt Type 35 , 1/4th Scale

    09-27-20, 01:04 PM
    
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    When the filing gets old, contemplate the challenge of micro-forging the axle a la the original. You've pointed out what are two of the biggest...

    Bugatt Type 35 , 1/4th Scale

    09-27-20, 11:53 AM
    
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    Nice! In addition to pill bubbles, some craft stores sell "Google Eyes" to glue on to things to make faces, like on dolls, . . . Also? Kleen...

    Ferrari 512 S Analog

    09-27-20, 01:44 AM
    
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