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'32 revell ford roadster > ROUGHROD ....


crazyrichard

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thnx guys and well to be dead hounest almost every hole i drilled right away with this size drill bit and the lining up was just done by eye , didnt messure or mark them

on the rear the only thing i did was draw a straight line and teh spacing was done by eye , the tunnel was just random ...

its like i said a few posts back , if i would have messured and marked everything and pre punched it it could have been even tighter ..

but oon parts like a front axle that would be a must , on the body i quite like the slightly rougher look now and the fact it looks more like old fashion hand work instead of going more to the robotic / waterjet look

also with the paint and the shading i hope to achieve on the holes i think (hope) it will work out

this rod has brought me on great new idea's , in the future i could use this technique with smaller drill bits on parts like brackets or axles , just a tiny bit but it could add a lot to like tha undercarridge of a model

but most important of it all i'm having a ton of fun with this build :lol:

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thnx :)

this update will show it all more as whole i think and now the details and all braces are added it comes alive more

closed the inside of the cab at the end of the tunnel with a sheet of styrene so its now closed inside , that actually stays on the chassis when teh cab comes of same go's for the seats

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fixed the rear axle in place and use the top of the fuel tank that usually go's on top of the chassis on the bottom , that closed

the gap between chassis and body and makes it all smooth.

just shaved the fuelk filler cap of

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then added the trans mount and braces for the axle

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found a cool steering wheel in my partsbox and drilled some holes in the spokes (no i'm not going to count all the holes on this project hahaha)

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still loose in place drilled a new hole in the steering colom brace so the whole assembly can sit more horizontal , looks more racy i guessed

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very very rough dryfit of the ride hight / stance , its dead on its low but still looks drivable to me (?)

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dryfit with the grille , fixed front axle and axle braces

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hey thnx , well yes that kind of the thing i'm still in doubt about , the engine ..

the original revell engine is too tiny so thats not going in ..

then i do have some lager blocks in the partsbox and one drag racing engine .. those would need to be build up from scratch all just blocks ..

i do have a awsome flathead and that one fits like a glove , i only have to make some mounts for it so it will stay on the right hight..

also i have some real brass stacks that would look cool on some scratch build carbs

dryfit >

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drilled the spark plug holes open

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but like you said a big block could be awsome too , still leaning towards this flathead , i just love them and it fits the theme
with a big block you def. would not need the weightsave from the holes lol
you would have enough power to run it with a massive body right ?

so the flathead being less powerfull would fit with all the speedholes weightsave wise and therefore ....

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good enough :lol:

first i need to get the bare metal going >

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after spraying it always looks tight , wrubbing it with a cloth will make it come alive and going more towards bare metal , after that a mild sandpaper will really make it .......

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the preshading of the panellines worked awsome from now on i will do it like this , they actually look real dark without becoming all black , also this way i really got it more even and tight then doing it afterwards

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went over the body with black acrylic paint on a cloth and washed it on and then rubbed of untill i was happy.

then with a tiny pensil i went along the edges with matt black enamel paint and rubbed it of with a cloth leaving some fine lines along the bdylines for added depth

floor inside is matt black , the tunnel now really pops

also did the chassis that was a crime to sand with all the small parts on it

next step some black en chrome detailing on the chassis

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thnx !!


first sanded the tyres and painted the deeper part of the rim spokes black

before >

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after >

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steering wheel / colom chrome (sorry for the blurry pic)

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and then painted the edge matt black

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engine in bright red , just the base needs some washes and some details need to be painted plack etc etc
thought it would pop with all the grey and bare metal

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well its on its wheels , i needed to make some custom backsides to glue them on the front and rear axle



changed the engine from red to matte green , the red was to bright red for all the black and greys ..
but ater dryfitting .. hmm maybe i will build a big block out of all the left over parts i have
i also have a drag racing engine , just the bare block

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did the grille a bit rougher , on this pic the grille house really shows the bare metal effect

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the stance

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test fit of the steering wheel

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thnx

started a custom bigblock v8 out of several parts

used a old incomplete blown v8 but going to build it up without a blower

the exhaust manifolds are from the revell kit , but mounted upside down to the new engine so they run free , i will modify those and make pipes on them


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the valve covers mounted

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lowered the big square in the middle where a blower should mount and placed a left over intake manifold

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cut of a revell gerbox and made it so that is one piece with the driveshaft and can slide in separate from the engine

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like this (tranny is upside down)

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Very Cool!! Love the finish on the body! I think the contrast between the early body style and the late style wheels is a nice touch! Keep up the good work!

thnx :)

the post above you is now editted , recently when i make a whole post with pictures only part is there and the rest of the text and all pics are gone :(

i now know what helps , fill in verything without the smiley window and then switch to where the smileys are there and the pics are visible as a picture instead of a link typed .... like %7Boption%7D and the hit post :lol:

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