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Now the cars are closed, we have to prepare the wheels. The photo-etched 3 ears bolts must be bent at the right angle and when glueing the wheels, don’t forget the position of the ears is different on the left and the right side. The end is near now and you should get the photographs of the finished models next week, but before let me wish you really nice Christmas holidays!
Hi Everybody! I take the occasion to wish all of the Forum's guys a Merry X.Mas and a pyrotechnical 2012 (hoping the Maya are wrong). I don't visit the Forum so often -- but some WIPs are particularly interesting. I like JP Magnette -- in my opinion the very best AMR builder ... in the past and now -- difficult to be so precise remaining simple and neat. But this steering wheel is wrong. I know something about steering wheels, not because I used to collect Nardis but because we realized, many years ago, a set of plastic "things" with a central photo-etching to sell our Tron spare parts. Our plastics were probably too thick. But this p/e here is too thin. There are better ways to realize this part. ALL THE BEST TO YOU ALL nice guys the other part of the Pond. Paolo Tron [URL=http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/838/jpmgto6423.jpg/][/URL]
I'm a big fan of JPM, as well and for me his builds are amongst the 1:43 classics but nonetheless he could have done a little effort to improve that out of scale steering wheel that spoils the final effect of his great job.
I beg to differ, I think this Nardi wheel is much closer in scale than any other I have seen with the possible exception of Jacques Brauers. Look at this 250GT SWB California, appears to be very close to what Mike Craig has produced, certainly closer than the oversized wheels on nearly every other kit and brand.
Very true David, I should at least compare to the correct car. The wheel might be a bit thin but I do feel that Mike has done a better job than most, I am not suggesting that it is spot on, just better than others. Have a Merry Christmas...
In an effort to redeem myself, I share a photo of a real GTO 64 steering wheel courtesy of Michael Gregg. I will let the forum members decide if this is close enough to be a deal breaker. :-)
The steering wheel "disappears" in the cockpit and even if it was in scale (which is not) it would be wrong anyway as a photoetch is always two-dimensional, while the real thing has a rounded section.
In my humble opinion, the casted white metal steering wheel,is too thick and rude. I prefer the TRON steering wheels but you have to sand down ,almost to an end the plastic rings.
Another good solution consists of applying on the steering wheel of flat photoetched metal four or five layers of enamel paint , matt wood color leaving a few hours drying time between the coats on both sides of the wheel and finishing with a clear satin varnish coat.
quote:Another good solution consists of applying on the steering wheel of flat photoetched metal four or five layers of enamel paint , matt wood color leaving a few hours drying time between the coats on both sides of the wheel and finishing with a clear satin varnish coat.
This is what I have done with the Esprit43 steering wheels. 2-3 applications of a good enamel in wood color does achieve the rounded effect of the wheel.
Next Project by Jean-Paul Magnette!
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