1/6 Scale Blade Runner Spinner scratchbuild (Complete!)

[Marine Boy]

Whilst building the wheel covers, i noticed another error on the Fujimi kit. The horizontal channel on the covers should line up with the channel on the doors. The Fujimi kit sits slightly lower, and also on mine, since i followed the dimensions precisely. Unfortunately, there is no easy way to rectify this, without rebuilding the entire front end, so i'll just live with it.

Adding the little airscoops at the back.

Made the hinge bracket, there is a metal "L" bracket embedded within the plastic for strength. I also cut away some of the inner panel, to give clearance for the dome.

Attaching the cover with a length of brass rod.

Covers in place. There is still some tweaking needed for a perfect fit.

The opening on the inside of the dome, is needed for the wheel folding mechanism.

 

[kyekye]

That Wheel mechanism looks so cool! I'll have to dig up the old Medicom version to play now!

 

[Marine Boy]

Front wheel uprights under construction.

Extended. The top arm is connected by a square section brass rod. This will extend rearwards into the dash area, where it will be driven by a servo.

Shown installed into the wheel housing. A separate arm will run off the brass rod and push out the wheel cover at the same time.

 

[Indiana Fett]

This is looking incredible Marine Boy, great work! I so wish Joost or somebody would offer up the 2019 police spinner and K’s 2049 spinner. I would get both. I passed on the Blitzway Ecto-1 because as much as I love it, it’s just way too huge for me to display anywhere in my house, but I do have the HT DeLorean time machine, which is about as big as I could go for vehicles and I believe the spinners would be comparable in size to the DeLorean, give or take a few inches.

will continue to watch this thread with great interest. Bravo sir!

 

[Marine Boy]

Wheels being constructed. I thought about making 1 and making a mould of it, but it was actually quicker just to build all 4.

The centre section is removable, to access the retaining screw.

 

[generalszabo]

How did you make the wheels?

 

[Marine Boy]

Each wheel is a heavily modified RC wheel. The spokes are cut away, leaving just a plastic rim on the inside. I used a Dremel to remove the lettering.

The new wheel is a 50mm pipe connector, cut in half.

Support flanges are built up on the inside. I used the same wheels and methods on the Aston, so this part went very quickly.

The outer face is just a cone, glued to the rim.

Sand the edge flat.

Making the centre dome. Just 2 circles of 2mm plasticard glued together, shaped with a dremel and finished by sanding.

Glued to the cone. The brass tube is used to centre it.

All the parts complete. I enlarged the centre dome and had to modify the central rib for greater accuracy.

The rear hub is screwed into the back.

The central rib is a push fit to access the main screw.

 

[Masao]

Sorry I didn't see this thread sooner. The wheels on the drivable spinner were mag wheels with covers.

Some of us have done a bit of research on this but never got a model this far.

Great job on this project so far.

 

[Marine Boy]

Front axle made. My original plan was to have functional steering, but the wheel folding mechanism pretty much rules this out. I considered a cable based linkage, but this would have been very sloppy and ultimately not worth the hassle. I'm in 2 minds about keeping the suspension. It works, but does create a bit of wheel wobble.

The gap on the underside is not too obvious.

 

[D.R.37]

Quality engineering.

 

[Marine Boy]

Added some trim pieces on the covers.

Linkages for the covers finished. It took fair bit of trial and error to get the wheel and covers to synchronise. The grey arm will connect to the drive mechanism.

I remade the side vents with the correct number of flaps, 6, not the 4 on the Fujimi kit.

Most of the front end now complete.

Drive mechanism under construction. 2 rods will connect the large gear to the grey arms. I'm not sure this will have enough torque to operate the wheels. My fall back plan is to use some mini linear actuators.

 

[Artoo]

Are we watching this take shape in "real time"? How do you get so much done so fast?

 

[Marine Boy]

Working on the interior. I have to make sure the underside of the dashboard is well finished, due to the large windows in the floor pan. I'm going to make the pilot's controls tilt up, for better access.

As i suspected, the drive gear wasn't strong enough, so i'll order some linear actuators. It's a costly expense, but reliability is essential, since dismantling the model for maintenance is a PITA.

 

[Marine Boy]

Are we watching this take shape in "real time"? How do you get so much done so fast?

I'm on holiday right now, so typically spend around 6hrs a day working on it. Enthusiasm for a project is at it's highest during the early stages, so i get best use of my time off.

 

[Artoo]

Amazing speed at which you work! I just assume you have a team of Elves helping you.
With the holiday season and some personal "down time", I've been working on some customs myself, but can't comprehend getting this much done.
Bravo to your dedication!

 

[TonTon]

This is just incredible

 

[Marine Boy]

Built the dash monitor around the viewer. It's easily removed to power it on. This is much easier than trying to wire it into the car. I'll use the slideshow function to display the images, saves me having to wire buttons into the dash.

The monitor can be rotated and is easy to remove.

The instrument binnacle lifts out of the way, to make figures easier to get in.

I built grooves into the dash, to allow fitting of EL wire later on.

 

[Marine Boy]

Installing the motor for the door. I won't know if it's strong enough to lift the door until i can mount and test it.

 

[Marine Boy]

Successful test. There's still more weight to be added though.

Added the lower trim panel.

There is a latch fitted to the door sill. This isn't functional as such, it's there to guide the door into the correct position when closed.

 

[kyekye]

Door Motion looks glorious!! So motors are in the doors!