bjorklo 1620 Posted March 6, 2014 Got a new shipment of dye today, so I gave it another try to dye the wheels. This time I must say that I'm satisfied. Had to try and see how it looks with the tires on, and I must say it looks good Also I must thank Haider/Tamiya Era for the excellent tip in using grease on the tit screws that is hard to get in. Thanks mate. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiya Era 778 Posted March 6, 2014 Got a new shipment of dye today, so I gave it another try to dye the wheels. This time I must say that I'm satisfied. Had to try and see how it looks with the tires on, and I must say it looks good Also I must thank Haider/Tamiya Era for the excellent tip in using grease on the tit screws that is hard to screw in. Thanks mate. This is indeed a fabulous result...nice job mate.. You r most welcome sir!...:-) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WillyChang 1814 Posted March 7, 2014 ...using grease on the tit screws that is hard to get in. Thanks mate. toy cars ppl, toy cars... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted March 7, 2014 toy cars ppl, toy cars... hahaha.... please excuse my English Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted March 8, 2014 Today I tried, yeah i failed, to make the front lower damper mount, like the vintage Egress have. Since I only got a CF Plate I wont be able to get the bend that the metal part got. This is my first try, fail 1. The damper came much higher up than the original mount. Here I have made a new one, fail 2. I had to try it on my vintage Egress to see how it would fit. Here you can see how high up the damper comes, I will give it one more go and see if i can do better. I have gotten my new dimond coated saw blades which i read would work better for cutting CF. After trying it to day I'm impressed, now it's much easier to make the CF parts. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted March 9, 2014 I continued to make the damper mount today and came up with a solution that works. First I made a paper mould that I could test As you can see I will need to make the mount a bit wider were the damper is mounted, so that it will be a bit stronge Tested on my vintage Egress It seemed to be ok, so I made another one. For now they are good enough for me, but I will make a set of new ones after i'm finished with the whole build. After done the mount I couldn't resist making the next parts that I want to have in carbon fiber. So I took the wing side of my vintage Egress for mould. This time I'm used a 1mm carbon fiber plate. There were some damage in the carbon fiber that I didn't notice, so I will have to make at least one new wing side. Mounted on my vintage Egress, I must say that it looks good 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
isthisnametaken 8 Posted March 10, 2014 Nice work... I like all the custom building you're doing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted March 10, 2014 Nice work... I like all the custom building you're doing. Thanks isthisnametaken Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiya Era 778 Posted March 10, 2014 Awesome job there matey...indeed neat and elegant 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted March 10, 2014 Awesome job there matey...indeed neat and elegant Thanks mate, stay tuned for more to come Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiya Era 778 Posted March 10, 2014 Thanks mate, stay tuned for more to come of course mate,,although i am very busy and coming to forum rarely,but i will see your progress.... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted March 10, 2014 Just done a little bit building today 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mheald 351 Posted March 10, 2014 Can't wait to see this finished! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted March 12, 2014 After dying the wheels green I thought "is there a neon green dye out there" so after some searching i found a firm that could send some neon green dye to me. I got the package today and I couldn't wait to try it out. I took some of the gears and the spur-holder, because I have been thinking of dyeing em. This time I took a chance and used the stove inside the house and not the camping stove in the garage. A perfect result I must say, just how I wanted it to be Here is a comparison with the wheels I dyed Well thats it for now Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kyosho1 86 Posted March 13, 2014 Strong clues pointing to the building of a 😄😄 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kyosho1 86 Posted March 13, 2014 Something to ponder over. Can you see Egress cockpits in this "Green Hornet"? 😄 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted March 13, 2014 Strong clues pointing to the building of a That is one awesome car, wish Tamiya will make it as their 40th anniversay car. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted March 13, 2014 Something to ponder over. Can you see Egress cockpits in this "Green Hornet"? Yeah i can Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted March 15, 2014 Not done to much, but there is some progress. I got the titanium nuts that I bought from "Outta Control" I think they will look good on the Egress Then I had to check out how the neon green spur-holder will look mounted Now I think i have dyed all the gears that I was thinking of to dye. To bad it will not show once mounted. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WillyChang 1814 Posted March 16, 2014 reminds me of the box of fancy premium pasta shapes from the deli... 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kyosho1 86 Posted March 16, 2014 Reminds me of http://www.tamiyaclub.com/pictureframe.asp?t=n&id=img2088_22022009200320_2.jpg Pic from mymonsterbeetleisbroken 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tamiya Era 778 Posted March 16, 2014 This is so nice mate... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted March 16, 2014 reminds me of the box of fancy premium pasta shapes from the deli... What a greate idea, there you got a very good business idea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bjorklo 1620 Posted March 16, 2014 This is so nice mate... Thanks, mate :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ralphee 293 Posted March 16, 2014 Mould and cast your tranny housings in clear resin i say, if its not a runner that is, would be awesome to see the gears inside! lee 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
