brett Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 or some thing like that . Not getting much in the way of feedback to bounce ideas off in the mainn forum so thought I'ld drag (sic) it over here real quick mockup to check for any wheelbase and/or any other fit problems no pics of the olds yet as that has its own kit chassis to start with. Colors have been chose for all four with artwork decided on for two so far Got a bit achieved on the first (and easiest ) this one will be Famine each car will be the color of the horse ie red for war, black for famine ,have a pic of the horseman and its name on it. well I hope I havent buggered it up though the test chassis seemed to fit alright, when I test fit its own the wheelbase seemed to be a bit off (about 4mm too long so I wopped the front of the car off and added some styrene 4x2 mm why 4x2? well the width worked out pretty good and the thickness keeps me pretty close to the right shape with minimal filler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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brett Posted May 17, 2011 Author Share Posted May 17, 2011 paint !! decals in the next couple of days. 57 has been polished the mustang has not been cleared yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Brett these are looking great. Loving all of the Mods... Keep up the awesome work and keep posting pics. Can't wait to see more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hOLMS Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Yes sir Mr. Brett...looking very nice, like them all. Great job so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funhouse1 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Great stuff! I am totally intimidated by the complexity of Pro Mods and you just nail 'em... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperStockAndy Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Very nice!!!!! Your builds inspire me!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Ambitious and well executed Brett. I'm watching this one all the way buddy. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Good stuff Brett, I like the mods to the mustang, the 57 looks good with the front bumper work too, and you can never go wrong with black paint keep the pics coming... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320wayne Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 Great looking builds so far Brett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 Thanks guys, it means a lot, hope you can see enough, all decals are made from various web sources sized and printed by me still have a few more to go, bit hard on the eyes trying to cut around them all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Looking great. They are coming together real well. More, more, more . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZ Boy Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 Both of those are lookin' good Brett. I like your body mods to the Mustang. Keep it coming! Aaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Cool! I like the Stang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragracer Posted May 21, 2011 Share Posted May 21, 2011 Both cars look great Brett! I have a question concerning the decals (really 2 questions), are they printed on clear or white decal paper?, did you have any trouble with bleed-thru or did you double up on the decals?, asking because I'm going to be printing up my own decals (using decal paper from BMF) & I'm wondering if I should print up 2 copies of the decals & double up. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted May 21, 2011 Author Share Posted May 21, 2011 Thanks Ben and Richard. Richard, I used white, one layer is enough , no bleed through, however they were tricky to cut out especially the smaller contingencies . I have experimented quite a bit with the whole home decal thing and on clear doubling up doesnt help much even over orange which isn't all that dark. Pity I have two whole sheets ready to go of race car names but no way of printing as yet . I do all mine through microsoft publisher as thats what I have. Hope this has helped a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragracer Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Thanks Brett, it has been a big help,I'll print up 1 copy & see how it goes on (when I get that far), if it bleeds through I'll just print up another copy & double up, have to use white paper for mine because the main character has a lot of white, (she's very pale!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hOLMS Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 Thanks Brett, it has been a big help,I'll print up 1 copy & see how it goes on (when I get that far), if it bleeds through I'll just print up another copy & double up, have to use white paper for mine because the main character has a lot of white, (she's very pale!). Yeah...THX Brett, great info. I've never printed my own, but I may try using Corel's X5 imaging suite. That is some great software that would be perfect for decal making. Happy modeling all!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Pol Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Hi Brett: Nice job so far a question for you when you do the decals. What resolotion do you print your decals at and also what decal paper do you use. Any help would be great. John Pol Thanks guys, it means a lot, hope you can see enough, all decals are made from various web sources sized and printed by me still have a few more to go, bit hard on the eyes trying to cut around them all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 (edited) Thanks John, I,m not going to be very helpful I'm sorry, the decal paper I got locally online and it comes in an unmarked packet with typed instructions with no clue as to which brand they are. They are the 11x8.5 " sheets in white though clear is available. And I printed them on the wife's Brother multifuction on photo quality ,glossy papaer as thats what the instructions said to do. I have previously used my Epson stylus with no problems but it has issues printing documents from publisher. Sorry this probably wasnt much help, just ask if there's anything else Edited May 24, 2011 by brett Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragracer Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Thanks John, I,m not going to be very helpful I'm sorry, the decal paper I got locally online and it comes in an unmarked packet with typed instructions with no clue as to which brand they are. They are the 11x8.5 " sheets in white though clear is available. And I printed them on the wife's Brother multifuction on photo quality glossy papaer as thats what the instructions said to do. I have previously used my Epson stylus with no problems but it has issues printing documents from publisher. Sorry this probably wasnt much help, just ask if there's anything else Sounds like the decal paper might be from Bare Metal Foil, the ones I got ( white & clear, bought both)come in 11x8.5, does the back of the paper say Inkjet White waterslide decal paper?, other brands might come in the same sizes with the same printing on the back, I don't know. Any Ideas on the colors for the remaining 2 "Horsemen"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 They are all coming out good, but my favorite will be the Studebaker. I have one and am trying to figure out how to build it. What donor hit did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett Posted May 24, 2011 Author Share Posted May 24, 2011 Thanks guys,the stude will be white (pestilence) and death the pale hose (greenish white) was going to be the late model revell olds (prostocker) upgraded to a blown doorslammer, kinda undecided on body style at the moment. Have a lot of kits to choose from but some cars wont look right in that color . Clay, I generally use the revell T S (top sportsman) kits as the basis for all my builds, done a couple of brass chassis that I'm pretty happy with but cant seem to scratch a styrene one for the life of me (and I have some great detailed plans ). Heres a stude I've done previously using that doner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 What mods need to be done to the chassis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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