I didn't know Dr_gn had made a Ferrari 312...

[Alex@POD]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a1__niLIAQ



Shamelessly stolen from another thread.

[dr_gn]

Alex@POD said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a1__niLIAQ



Shamelessly stolen from another thread.

Thanks for the complement, but that's a whooooooole different ball game! I've seen it a few times, I think it was on Top Gear once? It's 'ultimate' stuff like that that inspires people to build models in the first place, which is great.

[NismoGT]

Not Top Gear.

Clarksons extreme machines i think?

Cracking model.

[DubZeus]

Thats not a model its a work of art.

[dr_gn]

DB7 pilot said:

dr_gn said:

Thanks for the complement, but that's a whooooooole different ball game! I've seen it a few times, I think it was on Top Gear once? It's 'ultimate' stuff like that that inspires people to build models in the first place, which is great.

Don't do yourself down Doc.. it's vid's like this and some of your builds that inspired me to 'dip a toe' into something more creative with little bits I've made over the last couple of years.

That's great to know - fancy posting some pics?

I do have a lathe, and bench drill, so I know that the skill involved in making a car like that is pretty impressive to say the least.

[dr_gn]

DB7 pilot said:

dr_gn said:

That's great to know - fancy posting some pics?

Fear my things pale by comparison, but was asked to do something for charity that I enjoyed and a chap on here, (Simpo two) kindly photographed for me:

Engine parts from a DB9, battery operated clock mechanism, timber, mdf, laminate, spray paint, a favour owed by a graphics guy and a few spare hours. It's wall mounted and measures about 800mm tall by 400mm wide. Stands off the wall about 75mm.

That's quite a bit of engineering! Where did you get the engine parts from?

[DB7 pilot]

An Indie Aston service specialist had the parts kicking around his shop from a written off DB9. I understand that insurance companies are quite specific about what you can and can't re-use, this '6.0 V12' plate is such an item. I had the idea for a clock and he had a charity day upcoming, so I volunteered to make something he could auction on the day (still pending).

A closer look at the clock face:

The plate and the little Aston wing emblem from a DB7 dashboard are the only items I had. Everything else is made by hand. The intake manifold sections are actually MDF, sprinkled with sawdust through a sieve and sprayed in a flat silver to imitate the rough cast of the true items.

The clock face has a gunmetal mainplate, the lower section is burnished stainless steel and antiqued copper, they're all laminate samples. I made the hands, DB9 logo and sub dials from brushed aluminium. The clock parts and cogs you see were simple E-Bay items for a few quid.