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Builder Gallery
A collection of photos from model makers and machinists.
The photos mainly consisting of Pocher products but other items of interest
are included as well.
Many thanks to K. Raski for the following JPEGS showing his
beautifully built Mercedes 540K, complimented with a set of PSR wheels.
Coming in 2004
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to see more
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Bugatti muffler ends
machined from aluminum.
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Whitewall masking
tool - machined from plastic to fit snug over a tire and make a nice, crisp
and clean, paint
line.
On-line Assembly Instructions for Mercedes Wheel Kits
The instructions are done! - Page three is now
completed.
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Pg 3
I would like to thank all who contacted me and expressed
interest and enthusiasm for this project.
Email
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- New E-mail Address
John Parry
Precision Scale
Replicas
Phone 204.339.9367
New link added:
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and attention to detail, CMA endeavors to create first-rate, historically
accurate models.
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March 12, 2005
The Installation of PSR Bugatti wheel assemblies is
available. Click here
for link.
Alfa Wheels will be available fall of 2005. Wheels will be
available with or without brake drums. Email for pre-order. Price will be in
the same range as the Bugatti wheel sets. The plan is to build five sets at
this time.
Feb 13, 2005
Here are several pics of the Superprofile body on a
Bugatti chassis
to give you some idea how the PSR wire wheels look on this body style.
(One wheel set is still available)
For Alfa fans I have figured out how to get the proper
spoke angle for Alfa wheels and will be offering those soon. Pricing will be
in the same range as the Bugatti wheels.
I am also batching 12 sets of Alfa outer and inner brake
drum sets. These will be available with or without cooling holes and
processed either to a satin polish shine or glass bead blasted finish.
Pricing will be US$35 ea for the outer brake drum ($140/set) and US$38 for
the inner backing plate ($152/set).
As well, 12 sets of Mercedes brake drums in Aluminum will
be batched and offered at US$140/set.
Jan 16, 2005
Aluminum brake drum kits for Alfa's, replacement aluminum
brake drums for Mercedes, and wire wheels for Alfa's are coming soon.
Nov 6, 2004
Bugatti Wheels have taken a lot longer than anticipated.
Here are some JPEG's on the
PSR R&D Bugatti. If I ever get time I'll mock up the Superprofile body and
post pics.
(Two sets are still available).
April 17,2004
Here are some pics showing a set of Bugatti wheels going
together, a couple of sets of Alfa drums ready to ship, and a set of Bugatti
outer rims. If you look closely you can see how the Alfa break drums are
assembled - there is a machined spacer that press fits into the backing
plate to match the kit pieces and two brass spacers to allow mounting of the
stock brake shoes. Two finishes are also shown, polished and beadblasted .
Bugatti Wire Wheel Update - Jan 2,
2004
The first Bugatti wheels are back from the chromer, and
they look spectacular. As usual, my chromer (House of Silver) did a
fantastic job!
A laced up wheel can be seen
here. (The wheel is
fully laced, but not all the spoke nipples have been installed). As always,
please disregard my decrepit T50 - one day it will be rebuilt, but until
then its main purpose in life will be as an R&D test bed. In the photos you
will see several brake drum configurations. Orders will be shipped with
aluminum brake drums, these can be painted to any desired color, left in
their natural state, or polished. I prefer the black as this really shows
off the spokes but, from what I have seen, most of the concours cars are
left natural or polished. The drilled brake drum is for use on the Alfa kits
- the pic is shown so you can get an idea of how it would look (the Alfa
wheel is a lot skinnier so you'll have to use your imagination). Enjoy.
The following items will also be
supplied with the wheel kits:
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Brake drums (machined from aluminum as per the actual car)
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New wheel mounting system (brass)
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knockoffs (brass, chromed).
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Other surprises - TBD
The prototype work is completed, pricing is set, and work
has commenced on the manufacture of five wheel sets..
NEW
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Now Available - Bugatti Outer Rim Replacements
If you are looking to put a little more realism into your
Pocher Bugatti, then this may be the item for you. Machined out of aluminum,
and slightly polished, (highly polished if you choose!) these outer rims are
drop dead gorgeous and more importantly, they are replicas of the actual
cast wheel rims used on a Type 50 .
There is a minor hitch to all this though, but don't be
worried, it is not insurmountable. The Pocher plastic rim assemblies need to
have some minor machining performed on them to accept the rims. I can
perform the machining operations for you, (at no charge) or you can have
your local machinist do the work. I will gladly supply you with the required
turning information.
Price: US$38.00 each
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Found - A Bugatti Superprofile
with Wire Wheels
B&W Photo courtesy
Veloce Publishing -
www.veloce.co.uk
From the book: Big Bugattis 46 & 50 by Barrie Price
I'm very excited about this find! The above b&w photo shows a Bugatti T46
chassis with a T50 Superprofile body. The top photo shows the T46 as
originally delivered, to the USA, with wire wheels. The bottom photo shows the car after
it was placed in the Bugatti museum, also known as the Schlumph Collection.
The museum was responsible for changing the wheels to the cast magnesium type.
Personally, I
prefer the wire wheel look. The T46 and T50 are basically the same chassis
and engine set up, except for the addition of twin cams on the T50.
Many thanks to Michael Toomey (Bugatti model club editor), and Herman
Brouwer, for information on the Superprofile above, and Bugattis in general.
The plan at this stage is to start research on Bugatti wire wheels and put
together some scale plans
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start the machining process
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and, after a total time of approx 180 hours, (watch here) 1/8 scale Bugatti
wire wheels ready to be installed on a Pocher Bugatti. |
