Red rocket 10 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Outstanding ! Keep up the great work........ Leonard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Looking awesome.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewaskew Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 Looks real good man. God Bless Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookie86 Posted October 11, 2014 Share Posted October 11, 2014 To awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Anymore updates? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted October 18, 2014 Author Share Posted October 18, 2014 Hi Bob, this car is being set aside for the time being as I have so much time and effort already expended on the Henry J that I'm picking that one back up so I can have it completed sometime next year. The last couple of weeks I've been spending time trying to learn how to mill as I mentioned in the Henry J thread and it IS time consuming (at least for me as a beginner) there is SO much to learn. I had a healthy respect for machinists before I even bought the Sherline, but for sure, I've come to appeciate their skills even more so if that's possible. Thanks for asking and following along on my builds. Cheers, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixx Posted October 18, 2014 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Holy cow!!! That's looking so dang cool so far Tim! Awesome body work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted June 27, 2015 Author Share Posted June 27, 2015 Raining cats and dogs today and wanted a change of pace...so I dug him up (get it?) and worked on the hood and nose today. The nose was never to my liking and was shapeless. The hood was too high so I took it down for a better profile. The front end was an inspiration from Tyrones recent mustang 10.5 outlaw car. I made it more angular and picked up the angles from the headlight "eyebrows". This one is just like my Henry in that I put it away for 8 months or so and started hacking at it just for giggles. It's starting to grow on me. Comments always welcome. Cheers, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Looks like you've already done some serious body work. I don't have a clue what these types of cars are but I'll bet you have plans for the future of this project. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmaracing Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Looks bad a$$ Tim.. Great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepxj Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Wow,what a great start..I just cannot get over the amount of talented builders there on here.The body work blows me away.Just keep those pix coming.Cant wait to see this thing when it's all done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyrone Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 Love the changes to the front of the car.... It flows better..... great job... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 Nice changes. Body looks better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmad Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Awesome scratch building on the Mustang Body ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Woodruff Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 Nice way to take a break. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 Appreciate ALL of your comments on this "beast". Tyrone, completely agree, it does look much more aggressive and integrated. The one area I want to change yet is the front end.......specifically the wheel opening shape and size and narrowing the actual width of the front end too reshaping the front wheel flares /lip. The hood scoop needs to be shortened at somepoint so it fits up against the windshield. But you get the idea. Len - yeah, after cutting and soldering and machining metal, it was nice to just hack up and work with plastic. Simple and quick. The whole thing took me about 90 minutes to effect. Granted, there is a LOT of bodywork refinement that needs to be done, but the bones are getting better on him. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kilrathy10 Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 (edited) That's one awesome looking car, Man.....I don't, usually, come over to this section......More of a big rig modeler, but I build race trailers and the idea of a beautiful drag body like this one, really sparks my interest......I need to build one for my latest race rig......Thanks for this idea....Very nice work on this.....I love it......It would look so good inside this thing...... http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=102333 Edited July 3, 2015 by kilrathy10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Thanks JT. I must say, that's the first I've seen of your rig. Very very nice I must say and your taste in cars is great too! Gotta love the mustangs right? Cheers, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share Posted July 18, 2015 Continued working on the Mustang which might become a modern funny car instead of a promod. Anyways, it's getting closer each time I putty and prime it. comments welcome. cheers, tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I like the idea of a promod mustang myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeepxj Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 I like it a lot.And by the way,definitely keep it a Pro Mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeard Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 out standing work looking great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 I hope that tool shows up soon as it seems that idle hands are the work of the devil so I keep hacking on Frankenstein. I made the decision to make it into a modern funny car instead of a promod afterall. Never made one so I thought it would be a fun build at somepoint. The valance / rocker panel was revised and yet it is still 1/8" too short so I'll have to fix that. The big challenge is the roof. It's a mess now but it's on. I have to make the rounded tapered back as close to the way the big boys do them. I'm considering brass possibly to do those sides. Have to see as I go along. I had the car in a "good place" to be a promod but I just couldn't help myself. It's only plastic right? Cheers, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeard Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 wow that car was looking great as a pro mod but now its going to be a funny car body keep up the great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Tim, I hope you can pull this off 'cause that promod body sure was purdy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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