McLaren step by step so far

[John McGuyer]

Our old Led Zeppelin M8E/D has been purchased and was there. It is the blue car with the wild paint job designed by the guy that did the Yellow Submarine movie.

I'm going to have to post a picture of one of my trains to prove I also build things.

John

[HectorBell]

John, many years ago, to earn a crust I worked as a clerk in the local benefits office.  One day a really weird guy came in who had "gone bad" after working on the animation of Yellow Submarine!  I later worked with a guy who confirmed this fella's name.  I wonder if it was the same bloke?
Hector

[John McGuyer]

The guys name was Peter Max. He was a well known artist at the time. I understand his paintings now get many dollars. The paint job on the car depicts a Zeppelin flying through a field of stars. Definitely not kiwi orange but does draw a crowd. Actually, it never ran in the Can-Am series but rather the European equivalent. The vintage promoters over here still do welcome it because of the unusual paint and history.

John

[RoughboyModelworks]

This all brings back memories of a CanAm race I attended many years ago at Mosport Park north of Toronto. Somewhere I believe I still have some pictures from that adventure...

Bill

[John McGuyer]

Hector
I sure would like to see more of this project.
John

[Nurser]

John, I've just put some more pics on the fotki site of engine, bellhousing and gearbox. Shit pictures, but I'm rusty. I haven't touched the site for 4 years!
Hector

[Nurser]

Daguerrotypes?  I should have been so lucky.  Bloody woodcuts mate, done with a locally knapped flint on the back of a lazy cow!
Hector

[John McGuyer]

Hector

I hope I don't sound too stupid, but what is a fotki site?

John

[Nurser]

John, my friend in California has a big fotki site which is a photo storage thing like photobucket.  He lets me upload photos on my own little bits of it.  That's where all the M8F step-by-step is stored.  After 4 years, I've just loaded on some shots of the Big Block and gearbox.  I never keep the link, but if you go back to the beginning of this thread I think Rich R left a link to it.
Hector

[Nurser]

For that, sir, I would normally have you vapourised, but the fact is we need more like you on Zog, so you're forgiven.  I have spares anyway, in my 4th Dimensional shed ( the one only I can see) Har-har-ha-h......hector

[Nurser]

Colour, manoeuvre, Barbour jacket, flavour, savoury.....Give in yet???
Har-har-ha.........Torture by lexicon.

We say Jag-you-er
You say Jag-warr
We laugh.

But you don't really say potarto, do you?
Hector

[John McGuyer]

I've really been enjoying looking at the pictures of this project on the fotki site. You are doing such an incredible job. I'm amazed you don't have more machinery. Brings back memories of working on these beasts. By the way, did they tell you about the 'purple rivets'?

John

[Nurser]

Good man, I knew you'd say it proper-like<g>

Potarto, like the song? tomato tomarto, potayto, potarto?
Hmm, let's call the whole thing off,eh?

I have a few pics of three-wheeler masters, not all of 'em.  I have some finished models tucked away in the same cabinet that houses the whaler Bill wants to see, but opening the door of it would require a major redecoration, my daughter being a piler-up of crap in front of things. She also has a short fuse!
But if you have anything interesting I'd love them e-mailed over, mate.
Cheers, Martin

[John McGuyer]

Down south we call it a tomader.

John

[RoughboyModelworks]

So is this Fiat's answer to the Chaparral 2J Hoover... 

Bill