Armoured Car
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Armoured Car
Just finished one of the wheels and the engine, thanks to Robert Reid for the detailed photos.
The spokes were attached using a combination of solder and two part epoxy resin. To help fit the tyre I first heated it in very warm water and it slipped on without any problems. Sorry about the photos on their side, my tablet or the forum has a mined of their own.
The spokes were attached using a combination of solder and two part epoxy resin. To help fit the tyre I first heated it in very warm water and it slipped on without any problems. Sorry about the photos on their side, my tablet or the forum has a mined of their own.
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Re: Armoured Car
Ken,
wonderfully built motor & wheels. I did not build my engine. Will start after all wheels with it. Your pictures of the engine will help me. Thanks.
Best regards Michael
wonderfully built motor & wheels. I did not build my engine. Will start after all wheels with it. Your pictures of the engine will help me. Thanks.
Best regards Michael
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Re: Armoured Car
Your engine is stunning!
Later today, I'll try and post some more chassis pictures. The Alpine Eagle chassis is now about done, awaiting wiring. Radiator arrived from re-coring yesterday. A work of art in and of itself.
Cheers,
RPR
Later today, I'll try and post some more chassis pictures. The Alpine Eagle chassis is now about done, awaiting wiring. Radiator arrived from re-coring yesterday. A work of art in and of itself.
Cheers,
RPR
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Re: Armoured Car
Hello Ken,
more pictures of the engine would be great. I would be very happy about it.
Best regards
Michael
more pictures of the engine would be great. I would be very happy about it.
Best regards
Michael
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Hello Ken,
Thank you for the beautiful pictures of the RR engine. Really great built. These pictures will serve as inspiration for my engine.
Thanks again.
greetings
Michael
Thank you for the beautiful pictures of the RR engine. Really great built. These pictures will serve as inspiration for my engine.
Thanks again.
greetings
Michael
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Re: Armoured Car
Ken:
Absolutely beautiful!
The only suggestion I would make is that the 'block' where the wires come out of the magneto was made of 'Red Fiber" insulating material. It gets painted sort of a reddish brown.
This is a completely different magneto. But shows the insulating block in its true color
![Image](https://image.ibb.co/cgFXQU/magneto.jpg)
Amazing work!!!
I will post pictures of brakes and linkages this week!
Cheers,
RPR
Absolutely beautiful!
The only suggestion I would make is that the 'block' where the wires come out of the magneto was made of 'Red Fiber" insulating material. It gets painted sort of a reddish brown.
This is a completely different magneto. But shows the insulating block in its true color
![Image](https://image.ibb.co/cgFXQU/magneto.jpg)
Amazing work!!!
I will post pictures of brakes and linkages this week!
Cheers,
RPR
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Re: Armoured Car
Thanks for the advice Robert, I will sort that out as soon as I have finished the steering assembly.
Ken
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Well done in the timing pointer, BTW!
I had forgotten to make that until I saw your build...
Cheers,
RPR
I had forgotten to make that until I saw your build...
Cheers,
RPR
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Re: Armoured Car
Hello Ken, that is a magnificent build, very 'tidy', (welsh word for quality). Your attention to the fine detail does you great credit.....Mick.
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Re: Armoured Car
Thanks Mick for your kind comments, as you can see I have lots of help from my cats.
Ken
Ken