I've been doing some more research and it's getting exciting! Cannot wait to start making the buck! I talked to the Bryce and Mike at Partsnap and they may be able to scan the windshield frame and dash for me, then make the parts from a 3D printer. The windshield frame will be to form a template so I can ship that to a glass manufacturer who will use it to make the correct front windshield for me when the time comes.
Here's a picture of BMW's original assembly buck, not the hammer buck. I'm trying to get photos of that but it's a pretty closely guarded secret. Rightly so! Otherwise you'd have more idiots like me trying to do what I'm doing and actually succeed!!
What I see in other restorations for other cars is the nose piece being carved from a block of solid wood, usually oak, so the curves can be hammered out directly on that. Man... good thing I was an art major before deciding to become a pilot. I knew"d that edjumacation thing would be useful one day!
Cheers
Dave