Rudy's build

[airb]

Hi al,l  i'am starting my Cobra.

I remove all the paint of the chassis and fill up all the seams.

Spray the whole chassis with an etching primer.

[airb]

The engine takes slowly shape, to me opinion the people who developed the kit

never see a Ford 427 V8 in real life.

The engine is a fantasy, the cylinder head covers are not on a equal line like on the

engine of the Cobra, picture 1 and 2.

But like on pictures 3 and 4, and takes me a rather sleepless night with the question

how to fix this.

I remove also the ribs on the sides of the engine. and build up new detail

on the sides.

I have two possibilities first to make a whole new engine bloc from

scratch, or to make changes on the kit's one. Because i am a bit lazy

i choose for the second.

And o.k. it's is maybe not like the real thing and you don't see much of it

but for my own peace of mind.

I hope you like it.

 

Rudy

[airb]

Some more pictures of the engine.

Almost ready for some paint.

[airb]

Some pictures of my almost finished rolling chassis.

[airb]

Some more pictures of the almost finished engine and modified transmission.

[whaynes]

Love what you have done- much improvement.  Where did the great looking nuts and bolts on the engine come from?

[airb]

Some pictures of my almost rolling chassis. If you like it, tell me, if you don't like it tell it me also !!!!!

[whaynes]

That looks so much better than the plain kit parts! I hope tgo start soon, but doubt mine will look as good.

        Walt

[airb]

1 hour ago, whaynes said:

That looks so much better than the plain kit parts! I hope tgo start soon, but doubt mine will look as good.

        Walt

Thank you, and i am sure, yours looks also good ass well, maybe better. Enjoy your build !!!!

It's a very simple model, with much space for some detail work.

Be sure you have enough documentation and pictures when you start to build.

[whaynes]

Trying to do so before I begin.. Could you tell me the sizes of the hex bolts you are using?

[airb]

43 minutes ago, whaynes said:

Trying to do so before I begin.. Could you tell me the sizes of the hex bolts you are using?

I use threaded rod from 2 mm and nuts of also 2 mm.

[whaynes]

Thanks for your reply- have some of those on order now.  They sure make a difference.

[MikeS]

5 hours ago, whaynes said:

Thanks for your reply- have some of those on order now.  They sure make a difference.

Where did you order them from? 

[Pierre]

en France :

3 hours ago, MikeS said:

D'où les avez-vous commandés? 

exemple in France

https://www.octantventeenligne.com/index.php?item=visserie&action=page&group_id=15&lang=FR

[airb]

https://knupfer.info/shop/ 

One of the best and also one of the cheapest, with a great service, in Germany

https://www.modelmotorcars.com/

In the U.S.

 

 

[airb]

Because i was not so happy with the seats, i sculpt one from milliput.

A little more sanding and the seat is ready to be cast in resin.

[James H]

Those are VERY impressive! 😲

I wish I had your skills.

[airb]

My Home made new seats in resin for my Cobra are almost ready

to place in the interior.

[Danny Wing]

Your rolling chassis modifications are just about what I have in mind for my own. I recently received my full kit. I am currently searching the forum for new ideas to bring the model to a more realistic appearance before I begin. Your motor modifications are very inspiring. I agree that the kit 427 doesn't resemble the real thing. Too bad that the model makers come up short with that.

[airb]

Some pictures of the Cobra, i am not satifait with the white striping (3 shades of white)

it is very pity but fixable (spray the striping again)

Included the right way to connect the oil lines, in the build description you must connect

one line to the fuel filter on the engine ??????

I made also some connectors for the oil lines in brass, looks more realistic than the ones

included in the kit.

Still a long way to go, to make it look like a Cobra, but the starting base is allright.

If you like it give me comment, if you don't like it also, questions please ask.

[airb]

Some more pictures of my Cobra, the radiotor and the almost finished engine.

[whaynes]

Rudy, I'm so impressed with what you have done.  So many improvements!!  Very inspiring for me to base my eventual build on.

                               Happy New Year!! Walt

[whaynes]

Could you post a picture of your transmission shift linkages? 

[RonP]

Great job Rudy!  Can you outline how you did the 'weathering' on the engine block?  Can you give more details on how you did the seats?  Where did you source the braided hose?  Thank you.