LongIsland Locost wrote:
It's a great model! Tamiya 1/12 scale Caterham master builder series. They are out of production now, but can still be bought on eBay if you have deep pockets. I was lucky enough to buy mine for $40
that's kewl. I still have models I built during my tween and teen years, mostly 1/25th scale AMT (before the ERTL merger) adn MPC, with a couple Revell and 1/24th Monograms in there.
I still have a half dozen or so that are uinfinished.
I hear ya on being torn about breaking the car. on the upside, you'll be making all the other '95 SVT cobras incrementally more valuable for their owners, and the Karma always balances, so I think you're good.
RE:using the 4.6 DOHC 4-valver. Yeah I admit I dig that engine. comes from my days building all those models and reading Hot Rod, ROad and track, etc, when the cool engines were the Ford 427 SOHC, the original Cossie DFV, the [pontiac SOHC six, etc. Yup the 4-cam MOdular engine is quite a bit bigger than the pushrod small block, and wouldn't realy fit in any of the bookish or book-derived (all the McSorley variants) locost frames.
I'd have to design my own frame around it, Something I've already done with the B-3. so...Crap, another project I hope I have years enough left to do.
anyway, enough of me hijacking your thread. continue mission!
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The B-3 build log:
http://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=13941 unfortunately, all the pictures were lost in the massive server crash
The beginnings of the Jag Special,
https://www.locostusa.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=19012Again, all pictures were lost.