Hi guys

Thought you might be interested in my latest creation
I'd plannned this years ago but only just got round to seeing it through.

I love the Johnny Ligfhtning casting for the James Bond Aston Martin and thought its screaming for a few extra gizmos. Ejector seat and bullet proof shield are next on the list but I decided to start with a set of working tyre slashers. I like to be a bit different with all my stuff and so the challenge of making these work in 1/64 with each wheel working inndependantly of the others seemed a good enough challenge.

I wanted each hub 'slasher' to pull-out and push back-in independantly of the others, so the car could be posed in any configuration like the real thing.
I also wanted each wheel to still spin independantly on it's axle.

My initial idea was to simplify the design and have the wheels spinning freely but with the slashers sliding from one side to the other, but while thinkin' it out I found a way of doing the full monty with all free spinning and each hub slasher being free to pull-out or push-in on each wheel.

http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/5207/007astonrm1rn4.th.jpg (http://img80.imageshack.us/my.php?image=007astonrm1rn4.jpg)

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Ok its a silly idea but it all worked out and I kinda like it !!

If anyones interested in a 'How I did it' I'll do one of my marathon posts with construction pics, but they take me half a day so only if 'ya want more!!

Thanks for looking :wave:

That's cool. Of course I'd like to see how ya done it!

FYI: I held out for quite some time using Image Shack. What made me switch to Photobucket was all the double transfers I had from copy to paste. Very time consuming especially for those of us still on dial up. Since I started using PB those problems have stopped and its no harder to post from PB than IS. Might want to consider it.

If that's your TD IV entry, I think the rest of us are in trouble. :jest:

I Want More! I Want More! I Want More! I Want More! I Want More! I Want More! I Want More! I Want More! I Want More! I Want More! I Want More! I Want More! I Want More! I Want More! I Want More!

Cheers guys :thumbsup:

I'll see what I can do

I'm looking forward to hearing more on your project. I've got some of the JL 007 Aston Martins socked away, too. I guess it didn't occur to me to mod any, since I had the 1/64 Corgi back when. One thing I hate about the JL's though: the clunky mirrors.

I wonder if it's possible to squeeze in a pager motor to run those killsaws? ;)

Ha ha that'd be something else toyroy !! :D
I might have a go now you've mentioned it- plus an oil sprayer and smoke screen And then enter it for the TD...................

Heres a bit more for 'ya.

This pic should speak a thousand words....

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8473/007chassispartswm9.th.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/my.php?image=007chassispartswm9.jpg)

Theres a few ways of doing it which would change the design a bit, but the basic layout would remain pretty much the same.

My initial idea was that the inner hubs themselves would have to limit the travel of the slashers and stop them from pulling out, so I turned new ones from brass for the job. But when I thought about the design, I realised I would then have no way of flattening the ends of the slasher spindles once the 'tube in a tube' assembly was together.
The outer plastic hubs on the JL wheels fit nice and tight in the tires and so the obvious way was to have these stopping the spindles from pulling out leaving a better layout for the hubs and axles.

Each brass hub spins on an inner brass tube with the ends of the tube expanded out on each side in the hub recesss- so each hub spins freely on the axle tube and cannot come off just like a normal wheel set. This inner tube is housed within an outer tube which has 2 spacing rings at each end. The ends of this outer tube are also expanded out so that the spacer rings cannot pull off. When the complete axle assembly is dropped down into the milled channel in the chassis the spacer rings then sit over the cut-out preventing the axle assembly from sliding from side to side in the base. This set-up with the spacers could be changed but you'd then have to find an alternative way to fix the outer axle tubes to the chassis. I did it this way as I'm not a lover of models held together with any form of adhesives !!

Heres some more pics

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/4731/millingchassisr1ie3.th.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/my.php?image=millingchassisr1ie3.jpg)
Milling out the channels on the base to suit the outer axle tubes

Making the jig to securely hold the casting is always a lengthy job- this JL casting has a lot of underside detail and so the aluminium block needed a lot of profiling to the contours of the base

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Turning the brass wheel hubs

My final design means that you could do this conversion without re-making these, but the molded plastic inner hubs are never an accurate precision fit and since the whole thing needs to be very precise with the inner axles expanded out in the hubs etc it makes a far better job in brass or aluminium. The next hubs I make will all be from aluminium.
I only used brass here 'cause design #1 needed brass on brass for a smooth bearing surrface, but I changed this and this final design means Aluminium would be fine.


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Turning the aluminium 'slashers'

This sort of stuff is great fun on the Emco as its well suited for it. I turned the profile of each slasher onto the bar, drilled each 0.1mm undersize for the spindles and then transferred to the mill for milling the 3 concave cut-outs to give them their shape. Then it's back on the Lathe for the completed 'slasher' to be parted-off the bar. Same for all 4

Each Aluminium 'slasher' is then fitted onto 1mm stainless steel spindles accurately cut to length- each one a tight press fit with the spindle end then rivetted over to form a neat dome. The slasher spindle is then fed through the outer plastic JL hub (with the spoke detail) and the end 5mm on each flattened to form a stop. When this outer hub assembly is then fitted onto the spinning inner hub the slasher spindle is free to rotate and slide in/out within the inner axle tube.

Theres a lot of working out dimensions to get it all to fit together, depending on what you make and what sizes you use for all the parts etc. Theres also small tools to make in order to expand the end of the tubes out so that they are perfect all round and allow a smooth running fit without too much wobble or play. Stuff like this is all part of the project and adds to the fun for me !!
This conversions a Load of fun and well worth it as I've never seen one done before in 1/64

Hope this all makes sense !!
Thanks for lookin' and readin' :wave:

You, my good man are in-friggin-sane!
I love it...that think could cause some serious 1/64th scale car-nage!
I don't think there's been anything like this here before - we're lucky to have you here :wave:

- D. Zaster -

great stuff.

Thanks guys

QUOTE Lummox: 'I don't think there's been anything like this here before - we're lucky to have you here'

Wow thanks man- I'm flattered and honoured to be here !!

I thought this was a bit different and that it might be of interest to a few of you guys. Gonna start choppin' up the body shell next for the bullet proof shield. Keep watchin' :wave:

That would work great on a slotcar. Not sure the other racers would like it though. :devil:

Great Aston! :thumbsup::thumbsup: rr

MetalMaster,
Have you decided yet whether your roof section will blow off, like in the movie, or be hinged, a-la Corgi?

Probably blow off as in the movie, all down to how compact the release mechanism will fit in- I'm having problems finding a radio control TX with a 4000 mile range, so it looks like all you guys entering the TD IV are safe 4 now.................. :jest: