DARRACQ

 Hello to all my friends, thank you for following this construction of the Darracq, of French origin and one of the first cars to come to Portugal in 1900.

Today I'm here to show you some more progress in the construction of the chassis and suspension springs, and some photos of this work.

DARRACQ

 Today I will show some more progress in the construction of the Darracq, the wheels are finished, it remains to paint and adjust the axle fittings, start of the chassis, springs and wooden mold to format the metal hood.

DARRACQ

 Hello to all friends, as I promised, today I will show some photos of the beginning of the construction of the Darracq.

As always, I like to start by building the wheels, as it is a slightly more complex job that requires some templates for construction, and especially these wheels, as they are mixed, with wooden spokes, wooden and iron rims and rubber tires. Here are some step-by-step photos of this job. As always, the wood used is beech.

DARRACQ

Olá a todos os meus amigos, desejo que todos vocês tenham passado bem. Depois de uma relativa ausencia dos meus trabalhos, hoje venho fazer a apresentação do meu novo projeto, um Darracq de 1900.de origem Francesa, ele é um trabalho desafiante pelas caracteristicas que possui, mas ao mesmo tempo um trabalho aliciante, a escala será 1/7. Algumas características técnicas deste automóvel muito raro, mas muito interessante pela história que tem, foi um dos primeiros automóveis a circular em Portugal no ano de 1901. Motor a gasolina, 1 cilindro de 900 cm 3 e a potencia de 6 1/2 CV. caixa de 3 velocidades frente e 1 trás, pneus de borracha com camara de ar, raios de madeira e aros de madeira e ferro, e tinha como velocidade mãxima 50/60 Km. hora. Esta reliquia unica encontra-se em exposição no Museu Nacional dos Coches, em Lisboa, ao lado do Panhard & Levassor, o primeiro automovel que veio para Portugal em 1895. Algumas fotos deste , que será brevemente o meu trabalho , espero que gostem e apreciem.

Panhard & Levassor

Hello to all my friends, after a break in building my hobby, I took the opportunity to make some improvements to the Panhard & Levassor, replacing the engine, the radio control and the reverse gear, which I didn't have, the wheel turning angle was also improved. . Here I show some phases of this work and a short film where you can see these resources. I hope you enjoy seeing it.

WAGONETTE DE SANTA LUZIA

Finally, today the first step of this project was completed. Wagonette de Sta. Luzia was completed. Next comes the coupling of the two mules and their respective harnesses, some photos of this conclusion. As you saw in the original photo, it doesn't have side lights and it's also not possible to know if it has supports or not, that's why I didn't add them.

WAGONETTE DE SANTA LUZIA

Some more progress in the construction of the Wagonette, as you can see it is going very well, as it is a relatively easy miniature to make, despite not having detailed plans, just the photo I published. A few more photos of the progress.