restoman Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Waiting for some parts and foil and saw this sorry looking kit in the stack. I initially thought of a body shop look - different colour door and fender, missing trim, maybe some rust, etc. Then thought of a wrecked car... have never done one, so... It's not a very good kit so cutting it up was easy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Wow that's some impact . Nice work . Altho I would of painted it before crashing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 Yeah, that thought crossed my mind... but this way i can rust it at the points of impact to make it more believable. That's my story and I'm going to stick to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorbolt73 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) Very nice work. What technique did you use in making the wrecked body panels? Did you make the fender and hood out of aluminum and then "wreck it" or did you modify the kit plastic?. The busted windshield is great too. Edited May 4, 2015 by Rotorbolt73 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Very cool indeed. I think doing a wreck or derelict, is probably a lot more tricky than doing a straight car, but if done well, can look really nifty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 I cut the fender off, bought some throw away foil trays at the dollar store, cut one up and rubbed it out against the fender and hood until it looked right. I left the shape big enough to fold the edges over the fender and hood edges for some strength. It really didn't take long at all. I think I'll do the same for the rad support, maybe even the bumper. There's nothing on the backside of the new/wrecked panels to give anything strength - I was thinking of mixing some epoxy glue and coating the backsides... ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 thats cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotorbolt73 Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 AHH..I figured you used the aluminum sheet method. Never done it myself but those that I have seen done do coat the backsides of the panels with epoxy or something similar to give it some strength.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Wow! How many people died in that wreck?! Should make an interesting build. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouO Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 I've been thinking of doing something like this, that maybe also got dropped off in the wood (gutted parts here and there). How did you do the windshield? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry P. Posted May 4, 2015 Share Posted May 4, 2015 Nice work so far! Very convincing. Once you get it painted and weathered/rusted, it should be very cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted May 4, 2015 Author Share Posted May 4, 2015 For the windshield i just ran my X Acto blade in a wiggly pattern from a perceived point of impact. I really wasn't too happy with the results...though it looks ok in the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ed Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Looks like you need a D10 Cat for it to be running into. Sort of a Gone in 60 Seconds kind of Diorama. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Looks like you need a D10 Cat for it to be running into. Sort of a Gone in 60 Seconds kind of Diorama. ... Or Vanishing Point... too bad it's not a Camaro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Very interesting method you used. When painted it will be awesome.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ed Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 ... Or Vanishing Point... too bad it's not a Camaro. Whoops, Movie Scramble.............. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spencer1984 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Looks great so far, foil looks much more realistic than heated/bent plastic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
restoman Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 Whoops, Movie Scramble.............. The Camaro was the car that was plowed into the dozers for the final scene... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Ed Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 The Camaro was the car that was plowed into the dozers for the final scene... I've never seen either of the Movies. Just figured given the Flattened front end of the subject car, it'd be a good use of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 looks cool, good job wrecking it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBrown Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 The Camaro was the car that was plowed into the dozers for the final scene... you mean a dodge challenger right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Most Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 No, he means Camaro The next time you watch Vanishing Point, watch the final scene closely- you'll notice they used a '67 (?) Camaro instead of the Dodge for the actual crash. It's a "blink and you'll miss it" kind of thing, but it is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeBrown Posted May 6, 2015 Share Posted May 6, 2015 No, he means Camaro The next time you watch Vanishing Point, watch the final scene closely- you'll notice they used a '67 (?) Camaro instead of the Dodge for the actual crash. It's a "blink and you'll miss it" kind of thing, but it is there. i think ill have to put my dvd in and slo-mo the end now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldnslow Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 here's a screen grab, Camaro, the blast has started before the car hits the dozers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
microwheel Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 very cool project. Can't wait to see where you take it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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