Mini Kitless - A day in the shop with Jonathon

[Carl Fisher]

Took a drive down to spend a (short) day in the shop with Jonathon yesterday. This was the result.

My first fully kitless and a cool mini to boot. Looking back I needed to spend some more time cleaning up the relief below the threads but I just ran out of time before having to drive back home.

All in all I don't think it turned out too shabby. Definitely a fun project and I learned a bunch about the order to do things. Thanks Jonathon!

 

[jyreene]

Looks great!

 

[Exabian]

I like it

 

[Ed McDonnell]

I would never have guessed it was your first kitless if you hadn't outed yourself. Very impressive. Looks like you tested it with dark blue ink to go with the blue resin.:wink:

Ed

 

[Carl Fisher]

DC SuperShow Blue One of my favorite colors and since this one is part of my personal collection now, I figured I'd run it through it's paces for a few days (weeks?)

 

[ChrisN]

Very nice. Blue & black are my favorite colors.

 

[BSea]

Very nice. Those mini's are so cool.

 

[John Den]

"Proper Job" as we say down here in Devon.
Real Beautiful!
Regards,
John

 

[Brooks803]

Looks great Carl! Much better than when it left the shop. If you want to clean up that relief area look in hobby lobby in the model car area. I've seen these little sanding sticks with a conical end that would be perfect for the job. They have progressive grits to. Then use some polish on a rag and then a toothbrush (soft bristle) to clean up the threads.

Btw...that section is awesome! :tongue::wink::biggrin:

Don't forget the mandrel!

 

[Carl Fisher]

Looks great Carl! Much better than when it left the shop. If you want to clean up that relief area look in hobby lobby in the model car area. I've seen these little sanding sticks with a conical end that would be perfect for the job. They have progressive grits to. Then use some polish on a rag and then a toothbrush (soft bristle) to clean up the threads.

Btw...that section is awesome! :tongue::wink::biggrin:

Don't forget the mandrel!

It was rough form when it left the shop. I knew I was going to take the finial down a bit and shorten the threaded side of the cap to get the proportions closer to what I was after.


Mandrel is sitting at home waiting for me to find a mailer to send it back to you. It should be back in your hands in a few days. It does me no good to hold it hostage anyway since I don't have a triple start set here :wink:


Love the front section. I can't take credit for that as we ran out of time and ended up putting a completed one on from Jonathon's stash before I left, but I'm sure mine would have come out just like that :biggrin::tongue: