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Post by Stangfreak on Mar 30, 2014 9:29:35 GMT -8
I've been playing around with this one as I go. I made the front risers for the straight axle.I used different size aluminum tubes for the axel holders.  I stripped and primered the body and found some fender well headers I cast to use and make fit. I made a gasser tank from a round piece of plastic and some fine wire and found a parachute I also cast to be used later.  I decided on this blue color because of the dumb yellow windows. I bought some small decals from The Redline Shop, which were NO JOKE applying. The decals were not separated on the sheet, so I had to cut each one separate and very close to prevent a bunch of over hang.  Here is what I have so far. Still have to do some detailing and paint the bed cover black before the gloss clear cote. Mount the tank and parachute, then stick it together to stay...
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Post by 5thGenCamaro on Mar 30, 2014 12:56:23 GMT -8
Looks great, nice work.
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Post by Carcollector on Mar 30, 2014 13:45:26 GMT -8
Great Job, looks great  Patrick |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 30, 2014 14:00:12 GMT -8
Nice job the Gasser Steve, I wish I had more time to do some customs, but I don't, which is a stinker  |
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Post by Stangfreak on Mar 30, 2014 16:31:25 GMT -8
It's now clear coated and detailed some...  
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Post by Full Flaps! on Mar 31, 2014 6:33:00 GMT -8
Stang, that's a Real Fine 4… 27! Ha, and she sits right. Nice progress shots too. Nothing like creating your own "Super Treasure Hunt", 1 of 1. About the yellow windows, if I were you I'd remove that piece entirely, and replace it with custom cut windows made from thin sheet plastic and a bit of glue to hold them. Or even blister plastic would work, and you have that anyway. If you cut them snuggly enough, they'll be a perfect match for the frames, and they'll lay flush like in 1:1, rather than recessed.  I almost forgot to mention, you're pretty handy so maybe you already do something like this. Tracing a template around the window frames of either tape or thin paper - like tracing paper. And then using that template to cut the plastic will ensure a match. But it is a delicate and exacting process. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2014 22:15:35 GMT -8
That came out real nice Stangfreak, thank you for sharing the pictures.
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Post by Stangfreak on Apr 2, 2014 5:29:19 GMT -8
Stang, that's a Real Fine 4… 27! Ha, and she sits right. Nice progress shots too. Nothing like creating your own "Super Treasure Hunt", 1 of 1. About the yellow windows, if I were you I'd remove that piece entirely, and replace it with custom cut windows made from thin sheet plastic and a bit of glue to hold them. Or even blister plastic would work, and you have that anyway. If you cut them snuggly enough, they'll be a perfect match for the frames, and they'll lay flush like in 1:1, rather than recessed. I almost forgot to mention, you're pretty handy so maybe you already do something like this. Tracing a template around the window frames of either tape or thin paper - like tracing paper. And then using that template to cut the plastic will ensure a match. But it is a delicate and exacting process. I have a set of clear windows coming in the mail from a friend. I'll try those out and superglue them and get rid of that dropped look... Thanks for the tip though. I don't think I'm that good...LOL...
I slapped together a set of wheelie bars for my gasser. Not sure yet if I wanna keep them on the car though.Maby if I put the supports from the little wheels to the rear bumper, it will change the view...
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