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[crazyrichard]

and tonights build session

first tried all the wheels on the truck , they still need a wash though





crappy pics but oh well

first made some rear frame rails , doing it this way because its easy and due to the smooth underside you woulkd not see a whole chassis if i made one



some sides to close it up



rear plating , need one more layer so its the same hight as the rest and i can close the seem and really make it one piece



set the rear to roughly the ride hight and put a loose wheel in front

[JasonFL]

I love what your doing here Richard, what a cool combo. I really like the look of the 32 on the back on the first page but I think the salt lake racer on the back was the perfect choice. Can't wait to see where you take this, I love watching your build ups. Keep it going bud

[crazyrichard]

thnx well i was really sick so i have not done much
yesterday i made and sprayed some moon disc covers ... i hope to do some stuff today

[crazyrichard]

well felt like building again today ... i'm feeling a bit better now , first the rough belly pan work i did a few days ago



used old vw beetle hub caps from a incomplete 1/16 kit and removed the vw logos and painted them silver / chrome



and now you see why i used the cobra wheels the caps fit in these perfect and still show a lip of the rim so i was able to color match that to the body





then i scewed up a bit last week at the rear and had to make somthing to cover my mistake .. i used rings and taillights for this
i have to undo the lights from paint and make them red .. did not want taillights but like said i had no choice



assembly



looking at the semi shine i decided not to clear coat it , a deep shine would not fit this car imo

[crazyrichard]

started teh detail work today

first painted the rollbar chrome



red lenses and chrome bevels , pretty nervewrecking painting lol



then did the front suspension . rods and backside of the rims chrome



hamdpainted the "window" frame and although it was a risk i was able to get a super tight line and shape



overall looks




i was pleased with the results but pretty static and plain , i wanted it to look like it did several runs on the salt ...
this is what the first set up is atm
dont mind the 22 i did that with black and painted the center with chrome , looked cool untill i touthed it b accident and tried
to clean it off , the paint was east but the back didnt want to work with me
so i redid the black but ruined the numbers and made them too thick.
also after the salt weathering it now looks stupid , the chrome inside of the numbers is now gone ..
so i will fic that later with something new

make it or break it >>

Edited by crazyrichard, 17 November 2012 - 09:41 AM.

[crazyrichard]

got rid of the ugly lettering by wet sanding it , then downtoned the white a bit ..
i would have been better of with a darker color now on the pics you cant see the salt effect real good , would have popped so much better on a dark color







hard to shoot in this light > the open headers / exhaust that will come out of the side later on , gonna do those chrome





national street rod association decal on the rear





some decals , need some mild weathering later on

[crazyrichard]

this is the part where the real weathering begins .. white arylic paint with superfine sanddust mixed ...



the bellypan , did that darl with salt .. wanted it to stick out and if it was light grey it didnt pop that good



salt build up low on the sides





painted the seatbelts , have to redo it with matt paint this was gloss and that looks weird , the chrome closing stuff (??) is scratch made



some outside pics where you see the difference between the blue and salt better









i probable will make the truck into a shorter truck so i can hang a sort of flat / low trailer behind it with room for 2 cars ..
then i can add a future racer or mix and match ..

[Custom Mike]

The racer looks great Richard, I'm too into shiny stuff to do any weathering, but maybe someday....

[crazyrichard]

The racer looks great Richard, I'm too into shiny stuff to do any weathering, but maybe someday....

thnx and well i love shiney as well but weathering is jsut so much fun to do .. and also a challenge ..
for me it makes a model come to life really..
i knew this one had to be weathered because looking at older dry lake racers i just loved the used and dirty pics more then the clean ones

[crazyrichard]

the exhaust i want to use and make on the sides (later on)



placed a shifter (too dark to get on a pic) and i found a great steering wheel fits like a glove , needs paint still





got a lego helmet from my son and cut it so its open face , will close the visor holes and paint it later





then got it towed away for the night





on this pic. you see the grille good wich got a wash

[Custom Mike]

That tow truck is wicked! I'd love to have that one in my display case!

[crazyrichard]

That tow truck is wicked! I'd love to have that one in my display case!

thnx , the build thread is somewhere here also ( i build that recently out of 2 kits)

[crazyrichard]

painted the shifterknob and steering wheel while they where inside lol
made the steering wheel brown wood like and chrome..
the knob started with a base of chrome , then a light wash with brown and orange clear from tamiya over that , almost looks like polished walnut wood



did some general clean ups after the salt weathering

Edited by crazyrichard, 19 November 2012 - 10:10 AM.

[txdieseldog]

Rich, that is incredible!!!!!!! Nice, clean, old style salty! How fast did they clock it on the runs? Looking for to seeing the two matched up.

[crazyrichard]

Rich, that is incredible!!!!!!! Nice, clean, old style salty! How fast did they clock it on the runs? :D/> Looking for to seeing the two matched up.

we didnt messure

thnx

[crazyrichard]

put a superthin coat of primer on the truck cab .. and well its was smooth as .... without any bondo or ...





used a left over amt pick up interiour and cut that up to use the floor and tunnel .. put the truck kits bench on there



those fake pedals , i just left them you cant see them after fitting everything together

[crazyrichard]

interiour work

[John Teresi]

Richard........love what you are doing..........ABSOLUTELY AWESOME man.

[crazyrichard]

thnx

[crazyrichard]

tried a wrench on the bench (rime )



printed some vintage mag covers





boneville racer / cover



made it thicker with a sheel of plastic



super close up





and made one for the pick up as well