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12-05-19, 07:51 AM

Roger Zimmermann replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

How to silver solder bushings at the end of the axle with a hint of precision? I solved the problem by including tabs at each end of the axle and...

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12-04-19, 03:31 AM

Roger Zimmermann replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

Interesting! Who knows, I may buy something from this company, depending if I can manage the colossus!

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12-03-19, 06:57 PM

Egon replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

Dremel 8100, what a colossus handpiece wow. Take a look at this site: https://www.foredom.net/product-category/handpieces/ and on ebay for...

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12-03-19, 01:54 PM

Roger Zimmermann replied to a thread Hello everyone, I'm new here... in Introductions

Welcome Nick!

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12-03-19, 01:53 PM

Roger Zimmermann replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

The front axle is what I will do next. Usually, live front axles have a section like a H (turned at 90°), but, as it's a casting, the ends towards...

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12-03-19, 01:21 PM

Roger Zimmermann replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

Too late, Egon, too late! I got the Dremel 8100 yesterday. Somewhat less handy than the Stylus, but it will be useful too.You had a good find,...

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12-02-19, 02:29 PM

Egon replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

Suggestion Roger: Old dentist machine to the delicate work, like mine. There are lots of drills and more on ebay.de The white motor is from a...

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12-02-19, 05:30 AM

Roger Zimmermann replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

I see that I'm not alone with Dremel's failure! Anyway, as you wrote, they are useful. More than the old flexible shaft I have on my first Unimat...

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12-01-19, 01:56 PM

MODEL A MODEL replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

Oh! Your rims look great! Plated or painted?

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12-01-19, 01:55 PM

MODEL A MODEL replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

Hello Roger, I had sold Dremels for 19 years, and for most of the last 20, I have always had a few handy. Not a perfect tool but useful. I...

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12-01-19, 11:56 AM

Roger Zimmermann replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

All the wheels are done. I still have to add the tire valve; the hole for it is done. On the picture, the back side from two wheels is shown. ...

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11-26-19, 08:19 PM

Egon replied to a thread Pocher Bugatti type 50 Coupé de Ville: à résurrection. in Classics & Vintage

Hi Theirry, long time not seen, any update ?1hey1

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11-26-19, 06:56 AM

Roger Zimmermann replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

By the way, Don, those wheels are very large compared to the ones I did for the "modern" vehicles, they are 18" and the newer ones are 15". From...

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11-25-19, 12:42 PM

MODEL A MODEL replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

Hello Roger, I was just showing your spoked rim to a friend, using my phone, and it impressed him that when I removed a quarter that I had placed on...

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11-25-19, 04:08 AM

Roger Zimmermann replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

Thanks Don for your exuberant comments! However, I have to correct something: I'm not living in the Alps, but they are not far away. If there is a...

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11-24-19, 02:19 PM

MODEL A MODEL replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

I was just now looking through one of my collection of museum booklets, The Heritage Museum, and reading up about the V-12 and V-16, engines, ...

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11-24-19, 02:12 PM

MODEL A MODEL replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

Beautiful work Roger! I’ve missed that quarter! Another of your assemblies that could stand alone as a complete modeling statement of what one...

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11-24-19, 01:34 PM

Roger Zimmermann replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

The first wheel is done! At first, I thought that the spokes having an elbow would simplify the construction. Well, not exactly: the spokes must be...

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11-23-19, 02:28 PM

Roger Zimmermann replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

If the temperature is high enough, there will be a minimum of solder; at least it's the plan!

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11-23-19, 01:52 PM

MODEL A MODEL replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

I was thinking that it might help to keep the solder at a minimum Improving the flow preventing large “blobs”

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11-23-19, 01:46 PM

MODEL A MODEL replied to a thread Will Model Cars Magazine Survive? in General Discussion

Let’s build the best we can Support the magazines that are in need and deserving And, Play nice. This is distracting me from Roger’s...

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11-23-19, 01:22 PM

MODEL A MODEL replied to a thread Will Model Cars Magazine Survive? in General Discussion

There seems to be nothing to do to get payment for work done. Warning others IS a good service and use for this or other forums What will...

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11-23-19, 01:14 PM

MODEL A MODEL replied to a thread Will Model Cars Magazine Survive? in General Discussion

Well? At the rate of one issue per year, I think I can expect to be receiving magazines up to the year 2039? Not bad? Not good, but not bad. ...

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11-23-19, 11:50 AM

Egon replied to a thread Will Model Cars Magazine Survive? in General Discussion

Big Question. Why are we discussing an another web page in this forum, it is not time to close this discussion on Daniel's own web site, and for...

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11-23-19, 10:58 AM

Roger Zimmermann replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

Thanks Don! Effectively, I had to be creative with that machine and think outside of the box! The tinning solution would require to pre-tin all...

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11-23-19, 10:26 AM

MODEL A MODEL replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

Hello Roger, very nice work, -it’s always fun to discover the limits of a machine’s design. (Unimat motor placement) When it is time to soft...

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11-23-19, 08:02 AM

Roger Zimmermann replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

All the holes into the hubs are done; I'm glad it's over! After the first row at the large diameter, I had to drill the second row which holes, if...

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11-21-19, 11:28 AM

Roger Zimmermann replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

Don, in fast, I was thinking the last few days about that. I'm however too far to use this method. It requires a lot of machining, but obviously, my...

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11-21-19, 11:18 AM

MODEL A MODEL replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

I’m not suggesting this, I think you know every technique there is, but, a design by the old kit company REVIVAL, is another way to go. In effect...

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11-21-19, 06:57 AM

Roger Zimmermann replied to a thread 1:12 1932 Cadillac V-16 frame and engine in Classics & Vintage

I'm still in the process of drilling and I'm not sure about how many mistakes I did! Up to now I saw a couple which I cannot correct until I'm doing...

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