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1/16 Scale Army Vega Funny Car - Finished 10/14/2018


Mooneyzs

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Clayton... Thank you at the time I started that body bracing I had never seen anyone do it before and thought I would try it. the body bracing bracket I made from styrene. I believe Dirt Modeler has them in photo etch, which UI would of loved to of used and save me some time...lol... will use them on my next build

Bob... thanks... I will have to go back and take a look at that post.

Dave.... thank you... how did you know I was going to polish the lug nuts... lol I am hoping to have an update soon for you guys. I may not have pics up ubtil sunday since i am trying to mock up the car for the Desert Scale Classic on saturday.

Mark... thank you. I will be honest I can't wait until more is accomplished on this but I feel I am making a pretty good head way it now, especially since the body work is pretty much finished. now I need to jump back and get a few more parts drawn up and printed so I can get the engine finished.

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This is an absolutely stunning model. Even in its unfinished state, it is impressive!! Just wait 'til next year! ;)

I agree Danno. Chris could easily have this done by the end of 2016. Or did you mean by next years contest? I dunno' 'bout dat. I'm pretty sure there's a missing rivet in the hatch, but I didn't have an hour to stand there and count them !!!!

Chris, my new friend, now that I know you, you're fair game Buddy. Seriously it was Total Joy to meet you and see that magnificent beast in real life. And the Vega.

Sorry, I just got home and I'm a little road weary. I'm responsible for the genocide of every flying bug from Phoenix to Vegas.

Next year can't come soon enough.

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Tim.. thank you. I am starting to make some headway in this. All of that sanding the body filler got old but well worth it. I will post some pics later.

Ray... thank you it was an absolute pleasure meeting you at the show. Iblook forward to chatting more with you at the the next show here.

Danno... thank you so much. I always have a great time with you guys. I know i keep saying it will be done next year. I have been keeping to my plan that I wasnt going to rush anything as much as I want this build done now I just want it to be as best as I can make it. I know its not perfect but ubam happy with it. Well I really think it will be done sometime this year B)

Joe... thank you. It was a blast meeting you this past weekend. Yep the goal is to have it done by next years show... well before then actually. lol.

Well fellas stay tuned and I will get an update with some pics when I get home from work today. I actually should of done the update on sunday after the show.

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Alright Fellas.... As I mentioned earlier that I was going to post pics when I got home from work. I apologize for the Delay had some other stuff going on when I got home and it took me a little longer to crop and resize the pics to upload to photobucket. Well as a few have probably already seen some of the pics of the Desert Scale Classic, so I can let the cat out of the bag. I have hit another Huge Milestone on this project. It's Official..... the Body is finally in Primer, I will need to add a little more body filler in a few spots and I will be blocking the body out and adding another coat of primer on it but with this first coat of primer it feels great to have it in this state.

For the Primer I shot PPG's Omini 2K automotive primer on it. I am very happy with this material. I shot only 2 coats of primer on it. I also Painted the Body tins, although I need to touch it up because on the last coat of the black I shot when I went to put it in the car board box it fell off the Popsicle stick that I glued on to the side to hold it while I painted it. Well it fell off my work bench in my garage and slid under my El Camino. Needless to say my stomach turned when it happened but I was lucky enough that nothing broke on it and all that happened was it chipped the paint in a couple minor spots. I will touch those spots up and then it will be ready for rivets to be installed into it.

I have a bunch of pictures to upload of this. Not sure I will give a description of every picture but I also had the chassis Mocked up with the engine and everything for the Desert Scale Classic. I hope you guys enjoy what I am calling a Milestone that I have hit with this. I am motivated more than ever to make a lot more progress now that I am seeing it come along more.

Well Here is the start of getting the body in primer. Here is the Materials that I used. PPG's Omni 2K Ureathane Primer:

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Here is the body and escape hatch sitting on the hood of my car after I was done shooting 2 coats of primer letting it dry. This Material is awesome it is fully dry in 2 to 3 hours where you can sand and shoot the top coat on it after then if you would like:

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Here is the Body after it was dry:

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Front End Shot:

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Another Shot:

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The Back:

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The Mock up of the rear wing:

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Here it is on the body stand:

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Here is an up-close shot of the fender and bumper where I had to add material behind the bumper and fix the crappy job revell did on it:

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Front End Again:

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Back to our Normally scheduled program....

Here is the other side of the front bumper & fender fix:

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The Rear Panel again:

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Here is the under body with the Body tins painted with Hot Rod Flatzs Urethane and the body support structures installed:

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Up Close shot of the font body support structure:

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Here is the rear body panel supports:

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Here is the Body Tin installed:

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Here is the edge of the body tin that I need to fix since it landed on it. It will get touched up:

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Here is the Chassis Mocked up with the Engine, Tranny and all:

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Up Close shot of the Engine mocked up:

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Here is the Fire Bottle and steering shaft mocked up:

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Front of the engine:

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The Belts:

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The Fuel pump, sorry the pic is blurry but you can see the main fuel line feeding the fuel pump which will get heat shrink tube added to it to represent the rubber hose:

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Looks awesome Chris. I hope to see this finished, well at least see it period, next year. The body is lookin great man. The chassis is lookin fantastic. Can't wait to see some wires and hoses on it. It looks really good in primer with the wheels and all, sittin on the chassis like that.

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Clayton... Thank you Very much. The Plan is to have this build done sometime this year. I would prefer the sooner the better but I would think between August and October time frame but I think I can get it done sooner. we will see I won't make any promises. other than I really want to finish it this year, Did I mention that already ;):lol:

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Nah you won't Jinx it. If you ask Danno he will tell you I have been saying I will have it finished next year for the past 3 years....LOL. Its kind of a running Joke and he was surprised that I actually had a finished build at the show this year. I am seeing where I am getting close but I am still a few months away. If I just stay on it I should have it done before I realize it. There is a show here come November I believe and it would be nice for it to be there but if not I would like it done for the NNL West next year and then it can go on the Model Show tour for the year... LOL

Ok Fellas.... I realized that I forgot to upload a pic of the paint for the Body Tin Work. Here is a shot of the material and airbrush used shooting it:

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Yeah buddy. I hope to have a BIG 1/24 scratch built trailer done for next year. With the truck trailer it'll be about 5 foot long!

I really can't wait to see this in person 1 of these days. I'm running local for Pioneer Sand this week. I hope to get by Hobby Town and Hobby Depot this week. HD has a few kits on hold for me.

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