scampy72

ok this one is a 32 ford hot rod barn find. built this one for my fiancee for our 4 year anniversary. ..... i did other things too!!!! i made the "weathering/dirt" by spraying the candy then scraping it while it was tacky, leaving some in the edges. then i resprayed the candy. i didnt use clear. i got the aged crome effect with super glue. put it on and let it cloud lol, and finally i left the exhaust hanging off the headers. i hadnt started to really wire things yet on this one

hey guys, im new here, been floating around a bit. hope you like the builds i have to show you. the first is the black widow re-release. its mostly box stock except for the wiring/fuel lines. one of my better models.

us platic corp. has styrene in both sheets and rod for dirt cheap considering. in sheet styrene i got a 5x6 ft pice and i think i paid like 12 buck including shipping. forgot how thick i got it. http://www.usplastic.com/?gclid=CMOkju6sma8CFcjb4Aodqy9_-Q

i agree with andy. ive used them and they look good to me. once there un der the body with the suspension they just look like heavy duty shocks. also if youre really concerned with the size you can always use a set of small tip needle nose pliers and re-shape the spring.

i do this with sand paper and files, it takes patience to make sure its a)straight and b)you dont go too far you can use a dry erase marker to mark how far you need to go that way it can just be washed off.

search on instructables.com for a vacuumm former, i think ive seen a couple.

i had the same problem. after reading the spray can of the color it said to let it sit three days before clearing or wrinkling may occur. thats probably youre problem. make sure you read the cans before spraying cause they can all be different.

sorry, i dont have many pics of what i mean. im new to the forum too. but what i was saying is to basically cut a triangle then round the points off so there arent sharp points. i do this because i find that sharp points tend to break off a bit easier then rounded ones. situate it with the longest point up. as said sheet styrene is plastic, that is almost the same as what models are made of, its just a bit more pliable. the other ideas on here are good too, z-ing the frame may actually give it a more rat rod-y style.

this is pretty easy i think.... for the front-- use sheet styrene and cut a rounded triangle big enough to mount the wheels on. figure out how low you want to go, use that to measure how big the triangle needs to be, it should connect to the frame. if it needs to be real tall you may have to create a brace on the back to support it. in order to mount the wheels, cut off the stock mounts and glue them in where you need them, triple check measurements to be sure the the same on both sides other wise itll be wonky for the back-- again figure out how low you want it to be, then there are two ways. easiest is to cut the leaf spring til they fit on the frame when at ride height. harder but better looking is to get rid of the leafs all together and make coil overs. i found a good way to do this is to use round styrene rod and the springs out of old click pens, make them however big you want and then apply so the ride height is where you want it.. this is the ways that ive used and they have worked for me. good luck, hope i helped. marc