Help me to create Break Caliper

[alanjg]

Hello guys, I would like to create Break caliper for some of my 1/18 Bburago models. So need help and some Ideas to create it.

come on everyone.

[Petrolhead]

Where is Manish?

[manishalive]

Thanks sid .

@ Alanjg: you can either make a brake disc from a used coke can and also cut out a caliper from the same. But I have got a better Idea

1.) for Disc - there are shims available in the market (which are less than 1 mm in thickness and also available in various thickness too) they are in shiny stainless steel, hop around and you may get the right inside and outside diameter one.

For the Brake pipe use a thin black wire for the rice lights (the chinese diwali lights). At the end towards the caliper paint it silver to mimic the end connector. If you want to mimic spring on top of brake pipe curl a silver wire strand from any electrical cable, that will give just the right look.

Now for the caliper, you can either carve a kidney bean shape from a styrene sheet. Other idea is to use the "salma sitaras" which come in all shape and sizes from a fancy store, I think you will get a bean shape and round ones too (to mimic the piston bores). To give the necessay thickness you might need to glew 3 -4 ones togather.

I hope I have given good idea on the stuff. If you need any further help please let me know.

[Diecast]

Great idea Manish.

[alanjg]

(01-13-2012 02:26 AM)manishalive Wrote:  Thanks sid .

@ Alanjg: you can either make a brake disc from a used coke can and also cut out a caliper from the same. But I have got a better Idea

1.) for Disc - there are shims available in the market (which are less than 1 mm in thickness and also available in various thickness too) they are in shiny stainless steel, hop around and you may get the right inside and outside diameter one.

For the Brake pipe use a thin black wire for the rice lights (the chinese diwali lights). At the end towards the caliper paint it silver to mimic the end connector. If you want to mimic spring on top of brake pipe curl a silver wire strand from any electrical cable, that will give just the right look.

Now for the caliper, you can either carve a kidney bean shape from a styrene sheet. Other idea is to use the "salma sitaras" which come in all shape and sizes from a fancy store, I think you will get a bean shape and round ones too (to mimic the piston bores). To give the necessay thickness you might need to glew 3 -4 ones togather.

I hope I have given good idea on the stuff. If you need any further help please let me know.

Thats great. but i have no idea whats the chinese diwali lights wire is and styrene sheet is it Foam Board or its more like acrylic display kind of material ? and what the hell is salma sitaras?

[srinjayray]

Monish mate way to go!!! Brake discs out of coke cans - I couldn't have imagined it in my wildest dreams, and now it sounds "spot on"

Just reminded me of your works on that 1:24 Cobra. Any updates???

[manishalive]

(01-13-2012 05:39 AM)alanjg Wrote:  Thats great. but i have no idea whats the chinese diwali lights wire is and styrene sheet is it Foam Board or its more like acrylic display kind of material ? and what the hell is salma sitaras?

Ok then will post a understandable reply with pictures.

(01-13-2012 05:47 AM)srinjayray Wrote:  Monish mate way to go!!! Brake discs out of coke cans - I couldn't have imagined it in my wildest dreams, and now it sounds "spot on"

Just reminded me of your works on that 1:24 Cobra. Any updates???

Cobra is still waiting for parts from US, which are kind of lost. If nothing turns up I will assemble back the cobra as is with fewer mods.

[alanjg]

(01-13-2012 05:19 PM)manishalive Wrote:  

(01-13-2012 05:39 AM)alanjg Wrote:  Thats great. but i have no idea whats the chinese diwali lights wire is and styrene sheet is it Foam Board or its more like acrylic display kind of material ? and what the hell is salma sitaras?

Ok then will post a understandable reply with pictures.

Sure manish waiting for the pics.