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Homebuilt Guitar Appreciation thread
Fat Brian replied to iamsuperdan's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
God that thing looks heavy, my back hurts just looking at it. -
Homebuilt Guitar Appreciation thread
Fat Brian replied to iamsuperdan's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
The diagram I'm working on uses two coil split-able rail humbuckers, a five way super switch and two push/pull pots to give you seven total pickup options. Here's a link to the original post with some notes about a couple changes that need to be made. https://www.buildyourownguitar.com.au/forum/showthread.php?t=1748&page=16 For the paint, the goal was a to make a guitar that looked like it have been through several revamps over the years. I started with what would have been the original finish, a two tone sunburst. Then I used a crackle stensil and applied the metallic red paint, I wanted wider cracks because I wanted the sunburst to be recognizable under the white top coat. The white was actual crackle paint and most of it fell off immediately and left way more of the red exposed than I had intended. At that point I was kind of over it so I covered what was left with polyurethane. Here's a better pic of the body. -
Homebuilt Guitar Appreciation thread
Fat Brian replied to iamsuperdan's topic in The Off-Topic Lounge
I just need to post these pics so I can link to them on another forum I can't post pics on. I'm having some wiring issues. -
Not a review, but a future release "hopefully" - Mustang II
Fat Brian replied to Sledsel's topic in Car Kit News & Reviews
The MPC King Cobra, white box, yellow car with big flares, green snakes, has the rear spoiler and side window louvres too. The rear louvres from the currently re-released Shelby Charger fit pretty good in the rear window too but will need to be shortened about a quarter inch. -
They're still out there
Fat Brian replied to Modlbldr's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Stuff like that hurts my heart. I hope they make it to someone who will restore before there's nothing left to save. -
Yeah, that kit was out but seemed to be gone in a blink for some reason. I wanted it because it had the corrected body with the gasser parts but I didn't want to pay ebay prices. I got lucky and found one at a show for just over MSRP.
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Stash organization
Fat Brian replied to atomicholiday's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
My shelves are semi trucks and odd shaped boxes, Japanese kits and armor (basically the flat boxes), cars and trucks sorted by manufacturer, then race cars of all sorts. -
What interrupts your build time?
Fat Brian replied to TopherMcGinnis's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Work is pretty boring, I'm a scheduler for a utility company. Other than that I'm building a guitar right now and every once in a while I'll get distracted with a video game for a few weeks or so. -
Yes, it's honestly one of my favorite parts of a build, figuring out how a vehicle came to be the way I'm building it. I think this started because I'm allergic to building anything stock and had to find a rationale for the things I build. How elaborate it gets really depends on fun the story becomes. Here's a recent example of a deep story dive:
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At first I thought those were pics of the real car you were building a model of. That is truly incredible work.
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You couldn't make this stuff up...
Fat Brian replied to Ace-Garageguy's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
I'm subscribed to that channel, the amount of people who just cover things with spray foam is truly astonishing. -
Best chrome to brush paint
Fat Brian replied to 1hobby1's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
I brush Molotow from the refill on small areas but it doesn't lay down smooth over large areas. Bare metal foil is your best bet. -
What are the must-build classic kits?
Fat Brian replied to CabDriver's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Unfortunately, a lot of "classic" model kits don't hold up today. I took a shot at the Monogram Bad Man kit last year and halfway through I was wondering why I was subjecting myself to building such a bad kit when good 55 chevys exist. I feel like kits of that vein need a high dose of nostalgia for the builder to tolerate their shortcomings. -
Lowering model cars and trucks
Fat Brian replied to Tob's topic in Model Building Questions and Answers
One thing that makes that particular kit difficult to lower is the metal axles. To lower the front you'll have to cut into the engine block unless you find a different way to mount the front wheels. -
I believe it was listed as a modified reissue so they'll probably add a flat hood and make sure the decals are correct.