Help me build an aluminium racing toboggan....
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maser_spyder said:
WorAl said:
What's happened to all your pics maser???
ETA Lots of bandwidth exceeded images.
Ah dammit. That's 10 gb of images viewed this month! It's only 25 bucks to go pro, I'll log in and do it now, photobucket is pretty handy.ETA Lots of bandwidth exceeded images.
Edited by WorAl on Wednesday 1st December 22:56
Done, pics back!
Tonight, (Matthew), I have been painting the mk3 dark green, and designing the graphics for the first three models. It's too damned cold to be at the workshop sanding the seat.
Will be printing/cutting tomorrow with a bit of luck, so applying graphics to the mk1 and 3 this weekend. Then they'll really start to look finished.
I have a mini dv cam for each toboggan, so there will be plenty of footage for YouTube!
Tonight, (Matthew), I have been painting the mk3 dark green, and designing the graphics for the first three models. It's too damned cold to be at the workshop sanding the seat.
Will be printing/cutting tomorrow with a bit of luck, so applying graphics to the mk1 and 3 this weekend. Then they'll really start to look finished.
I have a mini dv cam for each toboggan, so there will be plenty of footage for YouTube!
LivingTheDream said:
maser_spyder][rant]PINK PAINT[/rant said:
It's not going to be pink any more.
Any colour suggestions for Mk3 please?
A nice base colour, plus some graphics that I'll do in vinyl, before a coat of lacquer.
Just paint to do and it's pretty much finished.
Really nice work Maser - very impressed.Any colour suggestions for Mk3 please?
A nice base colour, plus some graphics that I'll do in vinyl, before a coat of lacquer.
Just paint to do and it's pretty much finished.
I'd go for British Racing Green with yellow decals and a white roundel with the number 3 (or Mk3) in it. Although not sure where you fit the roundel.
Harks back to the early F1 cars driven by Stirling Moss et al.
Perfect for a British made racer with a Pistonheads theme
British made
I've ordered some webbing to make the strap and front pole strap, which will be riveted in to place, then it really is very nearly finished,
Mk2 has also been painted tonight, bright red, that looks great too.
I've got two more ideas left, and only one set of runners (and only limited room in the truck on the trip out), so the mk4 is going to be the best yet. Watch this space, I'm going very technical with the last one....
maser_spyder said:
LivingTheDream said:
maser_spyder][rant]PINK PAINT[/rant said:
It's not going to be pink any more.
Any colour suggestions for Mk3 please?
A nice base colour, plus some graphics that I'll do in vinyl, before a coat of lacquer.
Just paint to do and it's pretty much finished.
Really nice work Maser - very impressed.Any colour suggestions for Mk3 please?
A nice base colour, plus some graphics that I'll do in vinyl, before a coat of lacquer.
Just paint to do and it's pretty much finished.
I'd go for British Racing Green with yellow decals and a white roundel with the number 3 (or Mk3) in it. Although not sure where you fit the roundel.
Harks back to the early F1 cars driven by Stirling Moss et al.
Perfect for a British made racer with a Pistonheads theme
British made
I've ordered some webbing to make the strap and front pole strap, which will be riveted in to place, then it really is very nearly finished,
Mk2 has also been painted tonight, bright red, that looks great too.
I've got two more ideas left, and only one set of runners (and only limited room in the truck on the trip out), so the mk4 is going to be the best yet. Watch this space, I'm going very technical with the last one....
Oh! And pics please!
Pics as promised!
Unfortunately, the lacquer reacted a little with the paint (no idea why), and there's a couple of crackled bits that need flatting off with 1000/1200 and re-lacquering. Not a major job, but I've got this far, so may as well finish it properly.
Just waiting for the webbing to arrive now so that I can get the strap riveted in. I also need to cut back the front poles slightly, but my angle grinder has given up (needs brushes), so need to get a new one.
The decals were cut on the vinyl printer/cutter we have in the office, I had some rolls of vinyl that were thrown in with a printer I bought a couple of years ago, luckily there was plenty of yellow/gold/red to do strips, etc.
I did plenty of spares, just in case!
Applying vinyl is pretty easy, in this case, I did it by hand rather than with transfer paper (apart from the lettering, which was done by using transfer paper), and lined up the stripes by eye. If they're a little out, then it's my eyesight to blame.
So, here's the Mk3, painted, and ready for stickers.
And applying them, you can see I did a few different thicknesses of strips, just to give me some options. It was all designed on the hop, almost no planning here!
And the final article, just needs flatting off, another coat of lacquer, and re-fit the seat and webbing strap.
I'm being dragged out Christmas shopping this afternoon, but will try to start work on Mk4, and finish the seats for Mk 1 and 2 on Sunday.
Unfortunately, the lacquer reacted a little with the paint (no idea why), and there's a couple of crackled bits that need flatting off with 1000/1200 and re-lacquering. Not a major job, but I've got this far, so may as well finish it properly.
Just waiting for the webbing to arrive now so that I can get the strap riveted in. I also need to cut back the front poles slightly, but my angle grinder has given up (needs brushes), so need to get a new one.
The decals were cut on the vinyl printer/cutter we have in the office, I had some rolls of vinyl that were thrown in with a printer I bought a couple of years ago, luckily there was plenty of yellow/gold/red to do strips, etc.
I did plenty of spares, just in case!
Applying vinyl is pretty easy, in this case, I did it by hand rather than with transfer paper (apart from the lettering, which was done by using transfer paper), and lined up the stripes by eye. If they're a little out, then it's my eyesight to blame.
So, here's the Mk3, painted, and ready for stickers.
And applying them, you can see I did a few different thicknesses of strips, just to give me some options. It was all designed on the hop, almost no planning here!
And the final article, just needs flatting off, another coat of lacquer, and re-fit the seat and webbing strap.
I'm being dragged out Christmas shopping this afternoon, but will try to start work on Mk4, and finish the seats for Mk 1 and 2 on Sunday.
Or888t said:
Just read the entire thread in one sitting,
Absolutely-Awesome!!!
Top work!
Really great read, very inspiring.
&Really looking forward to -many- more updates!
p.s There is certainly some commercial viability in all of this, You should start thinking of them as prototypes!
Absolutely-Awesome!!!
Top work!
Really great read, very inspiring.
&Really looking forward to -many- more updates!
p.s There is certainly some commercial viability in all of this, You should start thinking of them as prototypes!
Cheers!It's been great fun, I wholly recommend it!
And I have mentioned it to my staff in China, who are looking in to aluminium fabricating factories....
maser_spyder said:
Or888t said:
Just read the entire thread in one sitting,
Absolutely-Awesome!!!
Top work!
Really great read, very inspiring.
&Really looking forward to -many- more updates!
p.s There is certainly some commercial viability in all of this, You should start thinking of them as prototypes!
Absolutely-Awesome!!!
Top work!
Really great read, very inspiring.
&Really looking forward to -many- more updates!
p.s There is certainly some commercial viability in all of this, You should start thinking of them as prototypes!
Cheers!It's been great fun, I wholly recommend it!
And I have mentioned it to my staff in China, who are looking in to aluminium fabricating factories....
great work Maser. I'd like one, however can I have one of yours? I'd feel safer 
Maser. Just wanted to say that I have watched this absorbing and inspiring thread with real interest. You have made a terrific job of it (them!), well done.
What especially tickled me was the delightfully Heath-Robinson-ish approach to doing something for the first time. A real case of adapt and overcome - most impressive and thanks for sharing. I look forward to the real-life performance stats.
What especially tickled me was the delightfully Heath-Robinson-ish approach to doing something for the first time. A real case of adapt and overcome - most impressive and thanks for sharing. I look forward to the real-life performance stats.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
Maser. Just wanted to say that I have watched this absorbing and inspiring thread with real interest. You have made a terrific job of it (them!), well done.
What especially tickled me was the delightfully Heath-Robinson-ish approach to doing something for the first time. A real case of adapt and overcome - most impressive and thanks for sharing. I look forward to the real-life performance stats.
Cheers!What especially tickled me was the delightfully Heath-Robinson-ish approach to doing something for the first time. A real case of adapt and overcome - most impressive and thanks for sharing. I look forward to the real-life performance stats.
It's been absolutely great fun so far, and I still have the seats and finishing off to do.
And the mk4 and possibly 5 are still to come.
I have big plans for mk4, now that I have a bit of experience in the fabricating line, I'm being a little more ambitious for the last one. A lot of thinking has gone on so far, but no actual work as yet!
PE strips have arrived, so they'll be bolted on some time this week, another finishing touch done.
Watch this space for the last big effort!
maser_spyder said:
Pics as promised!
So, here's the Mk3, painted, and ready for stickers.
And the final article, just needs flatting off, another coat of lacquer, and re-fit the seat and webbing strap.
Great work, the paint, decals etc. do make it into a really high quality looking item!So, here's the Mk3, painted, and ready for stickers.
And the final article, just needs flatting off, another coat of lacquer, and re-fit the seat and webbing strap.
Looking forward to updates on mk1 and 2, (especially 1, just love the sheer overenginering of the thing!)
And this crazy mk4 thing you have planned does sound exciting.
(As does the business viability of your whole
And... has / will the newly finished mk3 get any use in the current UK snow??
Been coming back to this to read every couple of weeks too, and it's provided great entertainment... Congratulations on what you've achieved.. 
maser_spyder said:
I also forgot to mention....
We'll be in Kitzbuhel, Austria, for all of February and March next year, trying out all the local toboggan courses in the area.
If there are any PHers heading out this way, drop me a PM and you're more than welcome to come along and 'test' any of these models!
I'm actually working out in Tirol (Soll, St Anton, St Johann & Landeck) and surrounding areas in Switzerland and Italy for about a week in mid Jan and again for 10 days in late Feb/early March, so may try and meet up to check out the 'Tobogoffs' in action on the slopes.. We'll be in Kitzbuhel, Austria, for all of February and March next year, trying out all the local toboggan courses in the area.
If there are any PHers heading out this way, drop me a PM and you're more than welcome to come along and 'test' any of these models!
RacingPete said:
What are the plans for the front of this one Maser?
As not sure I would want to fall off and have it run into me - Tobogoff Mk3 "The impaler"
Strange isn't it, but that's what they all look like!As not sure I would want to fall off and have it run into me - Tobogoff Mk3 "The impaler"
I'm just waiting for the webbing to arrive, once that's fitted I'll trim them back a little to suit the webbing. They'll probably match the approximate length of the runners.
2 x seats and PE strip fitting this week.
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