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One of my favorite accessories for my Miata is an original Factory Service Manual. It comes in a three-ring binder that’s about four inches thick and contains hundreds of loose-leaf pages describing in exquisite detail how to take apart and rebuild a 1994 Mazda Miata. There are fold-out maps of the entire wiring harness with every wire color clearly labeled. There’s even a book of basic diagnostic procedures included at the front.

There is something about the level of detail of ...

Yes, apparently the stretch of Broadway right below my 23rd story window can only be repaired at eleven at night. Jackhammers, large trucks with hydraulic pumps and backup indicators. A wonderful cacophony of stuff I can't sleep through.

Here then are some snapshots of the current state of the model.

The nose. I've done a lot of work here, but the main design element is not done yet. Since I want this car to reflect my personal goals for the 818, I'm going with ...

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Wednesday is supposed to be my day to work on this thing, but work ran late and I spent some time on the 818 forum dealing with posts there. I got maybe a solid hour in on the model, which is less than I'd like but satisfying. I'm warming up some clay now and will put it on and take more pictures before I go to bed.

In addition to trimming away excess bulk, I started fleshing in some curves. Along the way I discovered that for now, the "hump" to go over the engine is ...

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I didn't mean to post to the blog today, but I came across this old Top Gear [URL="http://www.streetfire.net/video/top-gear-season-7-episode-1-all-rightsbbc-uk_part-1_2198407.htm"]episode[/URL], in which they review the Ascari KZ1.

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Hammond points out the reason you've probably never heard of this impressive car. It isn't ludicrous. He argues that with a handful of marques already well established, ...

This weekend has been very productive. I didn't get to the studio to work on my pottery, but I have been attacking the model quite a bit. With the toaster oven providing adequate heating, I was able to slather enough hot clay onto the foam buck to get somewhere. I also remembered to print off wheel templates at the office, so I now have wheel-shapes in the appropriate places. On Saturday, I took a nice walk through SoHo and stopped by the sculpture store for another stick of clay. This should ...

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