comp1839 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 great things going on there chris. looks fantastic!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted December 13, 2013 Author Share Posted December 13, 2013 John... thanks Brother!! Brad... I am not sure about the burgundy vehicle. Mike... Thanks man. I figured it would be a good way to get the rivets the correct spacing....lol. Although I do have redrill one of rivet holes because It wasn't in line with the rest. So I will fill the hole and re-position it. Dave.... Thanks my friend. Its getting exciting...lol Ok guys I am happy to say that I have received my blower pully that I had Jim at Micro Nitro redo for me. Here is a couple of pics. I added a little black wash between the teeth to get a better idea of how it looks. Here the pulley is the correct diameter now, I screwed up when I originally drew them up, I should should a comparison of the original and this one: Here the pulley with the blower: and the Injector Hat: Time to get back to the workbench and get a little more work done on the car..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatGuy Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Chris - awesome updates. How did you get those rivets parallel to each other ?? Mine would be all over the place. Great work. Don't rush anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted December 16, 2013 Author Share Posted December 16, 2013 Dave... Thank you. I took the kits rivet sanded it down a tad, marked it with a sharpie and used a needle to mark the center and then drilled them for the rivet. Well guys I got a little more work done on this today. I was able to finish getting the holes drilled for the rear window as well as I got the rear portion of the body tin work pined to hold it in place. Here is all of the holes drilled in the lip of the rear window: Here it is mocked up with the rear window in, with rivets placed in all of the holes: Here is one side of the rear tin pined, if you noticed I drilled the first one in the wrong place and will fix the hole: Here is the holes for the other side: Here is the ever green .040" rod that I am using as the pin which gets glued into the body: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Very nice work. Your attention to detail and craftsmanship are amazing! bobthehobbyguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 OUTSTANDING Chris!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 What a fantastic build. Can't wait to see it finished. A simple glue bomber like myself can't even imagine how something this nice can be built. Love watching it all come together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp1839 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 just incredible details chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackbeard Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 x3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurattraction Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 x4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 X5 ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Photos Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Nice work Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 X7!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostreet Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Nice work Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted December 17, 2013 Author Share Posted December 17, 2013 Everyone... Thank you all for the kind words. I know it wasn't much of an update but its part of the little details that needed to get done. I am hoping to get a little work done on it tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Any progress is still progress, no matter how you look at it. I'm just glad your progressing on this epic build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I just think you are trying to find as many things to detail as possible so you can hit the 200 page mark! JK Looking pretty good man...your gonna need lasik for you eyes by the time your done though...beside the radiation burns from starring at the computer monitor all day for the day job! Keep up the great work this thing is going to be a beast when it is finished! So take as long as you need to build it the way that makes you happy....cause thats all that matters in the end is how you feel about it......the rest of us just get to drool over it a couple times a week and maybe learn a new trick or two to improve our own builds with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 Brad... Thank you my friend. You are right that no matter what even if little it's getting things done and progress is being made. I need to finish this one up so I can reveal the next build... Lol Dave... Lol at hitting the 200 page mark. I believe there is a side bet going on as to how many pages this build will have when it's completed...haha thanks for the kind words on this build. I can't wait to show some more details on this especially the engine and I am really hoping to have it completed by Desert Scale in April. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragcarz Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 Are You Kidding Me....... I'm such a hack....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted December 22, 2013 Author Share Posted December 22, 2013 Hello All.... I have gotten the start of the body a little more done... not much but before I show those pictures I have to take a moment and Thank one of the builders here for them going way above and beyond when I had asked for some help. A while back I contacted Dave (Comp1839) in regards to details on pulleys for this build. I had sent a few drawings to ask him to check them out and give me some feed back on the sizes and the details. All I was expecting was to get a message back from him letting me know the sizes of the real ones since I know he has access to 1:1 parts. Well just the other day I had received a package in the mail from him. Low and Behold Dave took the time to machine these for me. I was totally blown away for one.... that he would take the time to make these for me when all I asked was for the sizes so I could model them in SolidWorks correct. Two.... The detail that he put into these I was amazed at them and I know he put some hours into making these as well. Dave I can't thank you enough for taking the time to help me on these. I will be forever grateful and you don't know how much I appreciate what you did for me. I also need to thank Dave for all of the back ground information that I have asked him that no one here really knows about. As many of you know I have been trying to make this replica of the Army Vega Funny Car the best I can with the limited pictures I could find of this car. There have been many times I have send Dave silly questions asking if he had any info or even pictures or some dimensions on parts. Dave is a truly amazing modeler and he doesn't hesitate to help with info when you ask him. Dave is also an outstanding guy and just one of the many talented modelers out there that I look up too. Dave thanks again for being generous and going out of your way to help me with things. Here is a peak at the pulleys. I need to do a little rework to my block to mount the new pieces so for now you will just get to see these little gems..... Here is the 4 pieces that Dave machined for me: Here they are again with the two piece crank pulley together: Here is the blower pulley put into place to get a feel for what it will look like on the engine: Dave thank you again, I feel truly blessed not only for you willing to go out of your way and help me with this but to also call you my friend. Thank You. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted December 23, 2013 Author Share Posted December 23, 2013 So here what i have started on next. I am working on making a working escape hatch and since I was using the Jungle Jim Vega body and adding the Army Vega front and rear pieces to it, it had no escape hatch panel. I have taken and made a template to start with for the escape hatch from the Army Vega body and will transfer and cut out the hatch in the Jungle Jim Vega body. I used Tamiya masking tape laid it over the body, then took a pencil to draw the panel and then I cut the tape. From there I took the mask panel off the one body and placed it on the other so I could use it as a template to cut the panel out. Here is the Army Vega body with the tape and then tracing the escape hatch: Here is the mask template after I had cut the hatch out of the template and placed it onto the other body that I will be cutting out the escape hatch from: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoparWoman Jamie Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I love it so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Teresi Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Looking good Chris……..glad to see your getting some bench time ……even during the Holidays…….good job Brother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Photos Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Dave great work on the pullies. Chris the hatch it looking great, nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatGuy Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Chris, the hatch is looking really good and the pulleys from Dave look great. He is a down-to-earth genuine guy. I got to meet him this year and he answered all my dumb questions. He is not the kind of guy that gives you more info than you asked for. He doesn't flood your brain with too much. He answered my questions and when I asked for more about a subject he gladly responded. He has a wealth of experience and knowledge and we are all glad he makes it available to us. Merry Christmas to all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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