Thread: 2/3 scale Brough Superior

Beautiful bit of turning there mate!.
That paint effect you've got is spot on for the blueing on an exhaust.
Whether or not the exhaust on the Brough gets blued, I'll definitely be hounding you about the way it's done.
Fantastic stuff thanks.

Cheers
Trev.

Love the pipe work. Got me tinking of all different shapes you could make

Fletty .... Vote 1 for the 3 wheeler ☝

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Well that's the most complicated thing it's ever been my pleasure to make.
After a long drawn out process of pretty much having no idea of what I was doing, I've finally got something that looks Kinda Sorta Right!.
I haven't finished shaping the fins yet, but it's within the ball park.

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Honestly there's more fins on this engine than you'd find in a Chinese Soup Kitchen.

Given another day they should be on the mark.
Then I'll get back to working on the rocker arms.
I found some more steel rod to use as the second set of pushrods.

Or just thinking about it I may have a go at the Magneto.
It will be one or the other unless it's something else!.

But at least that should be the end of the (Please insert any inappropriate word you think would work best) Fins!.

Cheers
Trev.

Looking sweet

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

The engine is looking amazingly good, Trevor...
You are a hard task master from where I sit.... what & how you've made it happen WOW!!!!
Cheers, Peter

Trev

Looking great

Does this mean that this part of the motor is nearly FINished ?

Regards

Charlie

Originally Posted by Keith_1

Does this mean that this part of the motor is nearly FINished ?

Regards

Charlie

"ASOLUTELY"
Like I said it's kinda sorta finished.
Unless of course I change, modify, redo, rebuild, refurbish, rehash or further Duck Fudge it in any other manner whatsoever.
But even if it's not finished it is closer to being finished than it is to being started.
So you can rest easy Charlie Boy the part is probably more than likely almost finished!
"Kinda"

Cheers mate
Trev.

Originally Posted by Repliconics

"ASOLUTELY"
Like I said it's kinda sorta finished.
Unless of course I change, modify, redo, rebuild, refurbish, rehash or further Duck Fudge it in any other manner whatsoever.
But even if it's not finished it is closer to being finished than it is to being started.
So you can rest easy Charlie Boy the part is probably more than likely almost finished!
"Kinda"

Cheers mate
Trev.

So does that mean "Nearly"

With all of the words to describe what a great build this is I can't think of any new ones, so I will stick with "just great job Trev"

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Hi Trev, at auction NOW, any interest? I have taken some pics in case?

fletty

I'll tell ya what fletty if you happen to see any old small brass gas fittings or little nuts and bolts like from old power points or clocks that would be kool.
But only old stuff with slotted heads.
No horrid Phillips head stuff.

It will be interesting how much that Indian sign goes for.

Cheers mate
Trev.

Originally Posted by Repliconics

I'll tell ya what fletty if you happen to see any old small brass gas fittings or little nuts and bolts like from old power points or clocks that would be kool.
But only old stuff with slotted heads.
No horrid Phillips head stuff.

It will be interesting how much that Indian sign goes for.

Cheers mate
Trev.

There's a group of blokes here wearing Indian tshirts and Indian bike vests similar size petroleum signs are going for $1000!
its like an American Pickers convention!

Trev

Thought you might like this

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_F._Phillips

Charlie

Originally Posted by Keith_1

Thought you might like this

Charlie

"Ha Ha" it is to laugh!.

I made a start on the Magneto today.
But it didn't take long before I realized the timing chain cover needed to be shortened.
As it was the magneto was going to be to forward of the exhaust pipe.
Which would have put it in the way of the front wheel when the frames built.
So I made some modifications and it's looking a lot more the go.

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I found some good pictures of a Lucas magneto that's the right style and age to have been fitted to the bike.

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So I'll see if I can get something looking like it.

Cheers
Trev.

Had great fun over the weekend working on the Magneto for the Brough.
Lots of odd little shapes combined to form an overall appearance.
Just the sort of thing I really enjoy making.

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The first two photo's show the front panel of the Magneto.
Laminating the pieces together to build up the basic shape is always the first step.

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The third photo shows the back of Magneto with all of it's individual pieces (10 in all) glued together and blended with filler.
The next shots just a bit of fun with the part after being sprayed in primer drying in front of the fire.

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The front panel needed a tube to run down the left side of the points cover.
So that's another pen I've got with no lid!.

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It doesn't matter how much I do this stuff it always surprises me how a coat of primer changes everything.

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Cheers
Trev.