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Old 04-01-2011, 02:10 PM   #1
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Default Complete working 1932 Duesenberg - in 1/6 scale!

OK, this guy is a serious craftsman:
http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/Chenot.htm

He has built a miniature 1932 Duesenberg - with a working propane-powered engine - completely from metal parts which he fabricated himself.

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Old 04-01-2011, 05:34 PM   #2
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Having seen on youtube litterally hundreds of scale working V6/V8 and even V12 replicas it was only time to put one in a model car.

The quality and workmanship is incredible...

Had an email sent to me with a 1/6 scale F4U Corsair hand made out of steel.
Everything worked as should in the real thing, the engine didnt "run" but it was hand made as well.

Sheer quality..
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Old 04-01-2011, 07:25 PM   #3
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Amazing.
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Old 04-01-2011, 07:44 PM   #4
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I like the Ferrari working model.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a1__niLIAQ
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Old 04-01-2011, 09:05 PM   #5
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Old 05-01-2011, 10:28 AM   #6
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LHad an email sent to me with a 1/6 scale F4U Corsair hand made out of steel.
Everything worked as should in the real thing, the engine didnt "run" but it was hand made as well.
Post it up, please!
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Old 05-01-2011, 10:36 AM   #7
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There are some pretty tricky You Tube bids of a 1/6 F4U with working flaps and folding wings. And a few plans that you can scratch build yourself with balsa wood floating around.
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Old 05-01-2011, 10:51 AM   #8
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Old 05-01-2011, 12:45 PM   #9
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Incredible!

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Old 05-01-2011, 12:59 PM   #10
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just sent the link around the office - that guy is seriously talented and the Duesenberg is such an ugly car too
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Old 05-01-2011, 01:27 PM   #11
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Sensational,
I had a model of the same car for nearly 30 years. Certainly nothing as grand as this one , a Revell 1/12 (I think) absolute beautiful detail, right down to the spoked wheels.
My kid brother got hold of it one day and "vrooomed" it of the top of the display cabinet to it's ultimate destruction.I was shattered, Dad and I (more Dad) had spent weeks putting it together. Can well appreciate the effort that has gone into this.
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Old 05-01-2011, 01:29 PM   #12
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Wow I can't imagine having that kind of skill
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Old 05-01-2011, 02:20 PM   #13
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thats really amazing how he got it to work
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Old 05-01-2011, 11:54 PM   #15
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just sent the link around the office - that guy is seriously talented and the Duesenberg is such an ugly car too
Last time I did that I nearly lost my job!

But seriously that is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cant be botherd doing the dishes let alone something like this!!!!
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that is truly awesome, exceptional skill.
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Old 06-01-2011, 11:11 AM   #17
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I can think of only one word

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