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07-23-19, 11:20 AM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

I wanted to get the hinge mechanism made for the rear hatch since it's the last part of fitting up the body that needed to be done. I had to start...

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07-20-19, 06:46 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

All polished out…

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07-20-19, 02:09 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

The door windows needed to be fitted now that the exterior of the doors were getting close to being fixed. A good amount of reshaping the openings...

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07-19-19, 09:09 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

The tires were one of the parts I intended to use at the start. I was a little concerned however when they turned out to be Bridgestones instead of...

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07-16-19, 07:14 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

I cleaned up and assembled the other wheels Fraxional "grew" from my files. But I decided to try some other colors for the heck of it.

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07-15-19, 10:11 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

I started making the shifter and the linkages to connect it to the shift shaft that ultimately feeds into the transmission. All brass, hand filed...

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07-13-19, 11:57 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

And we have an action shot… https://www.facebook.com/100000498895348/videos/2876074719085796/

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07-13-19, 11:57 AM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

A lot more sanding and shaping was done to the doors and roof after the doors were set in their frames and hinges and reinforced with steel, (way...

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07-12-19, 07:05 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

The A-Pillar sections of the doors are inherently weak, and I could see with all the heating and bending some fractures were appearing. They would...

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07-12-19, 06:23 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

Yes, they are like a lot of kits tires. In fact they were already having a meal of the clear parts when I opened the kit. Eating through the...

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07-12-19, 10:14 AM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

I started reworking one of the forward bulkheads/core support. I drilled out the duct openings molded into the part and added ducting and supports...

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07-11-19, 04:15 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

Now that the hood locates to the tub and center body section consistently, I reshaped the surfaces where the hood meets the cowl. I took off a good...

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07-11-19, 10:55 AM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

I reworked the lower nose section that holds the driving lights and stone guard for the radiator. It fit OK, but not positively. I used a...

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07-10-19, 03:37 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

I spent about a half hour removing the supports (like sprues on injection molded parts) and cleaning up the support points on these two rear wheel...

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07-08-19, 07:05 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

The front hood mounting bosses were cut down and holes were milled into them to accept magnets. 1/8th inch steel rods were cut as receivers since a...

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07-07-19, 02:40 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

I received the first set of wheels that Fraxional grew/printed from the SolidWorks files I made. These are 100% raw as delivered. Rear parts on the...

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07-06-19, 11:38 AM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

Thanks Larry! It used to take me several minutes to assemble or disassemble even a couple of these parts with all the screws I used to get it...

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07-05-19, 08:23 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

To eliminate the screws that fastened the cowl to a pair of brass brackets anchored to the tub, I removed the brackets and made new parts to hold...

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07-05-19, 06:01 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

The magnetic approach worked so well I went back and re-engineered the side pods to be held in place with only three small screws on the bottom. All...

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07-03-19, 10:01 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

Now that the lower parts of the doors work properly and track consistently with the magnets, I converted the hinge mounting system from screws to...

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07-02-19, 09:49 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

It may not look all that different from the last post, but a lot more filling and shaping has been done. The left door has been relocated on...

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07-01-19, 10:02 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

Thank You Larry! I added magnets to the doors and inside the side pods. These will end up inside the door sill. The magnets allowed me to...

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06-30-19, 10:31 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

Then I reworked the right side in a similar fashion as the left. It still needs more work too, but not until I get the left door to this stage. ...

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06-30-19, 01:35 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

After a lot of reshaping by sanding and adding material I got the left door kind of close to fitting the more complex contours of the cowl and...

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06-28-19, 12:07 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

Finally the roof center section could be cemented in place. Three steel pins help strengthen it.

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06-27-19, 03:22 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

Before I can make the doors fit I need to put the center section of the roof in, and that part is too weak by itself. So first I added the roll cage...

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06-25-19, 05:56 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

The right side door fits better than I expected, but it needs some serious work. The left side door does not fit as well as the right side, so I...

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06-23-19, 08:50 PM

ScaleMaster replied to a thread Lola T-70 Mk III in Sports & Muscle Cars

Door hinges "before". The part that clamps the hinges to the roof didn't look strong enough to hold up to the disassembly and reassembly that this...

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