afx Posted January 29, 2020 Posted January 29, 2020 Great start on the flares, what putty are you using?
Dann Tier Posted January 29, 2020 Author Posted January 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, afx said: Great start on the flares, what putty are you using? Thanks, Bud!!...my favorite; Milliput Super Fine White.
afx Posted January 29, 2020 Posted January 29, 2020 4 minutes ago, Dann Tier said: Thanks, Bud!!...my favorite; Milliput Super Fine White. I'll have to add some of that to my tool box!
Dann Tier Posted January 29, 2020 Author Posted January 29, 2020 Just now, afx said: I'll have to add some of that to my tool box! You'll love it!!....drys fairly quickly when mixed properly....drys freaking rock hard!!...can be cleanly/easily scribed...sands easily enough, and can EASILY keep a sharp edge!! Nothing i've used it on has ever shrunk either!!.......the rear hump on this Jag was done 20+ years ago!!
stitchdup Posted January 29, 2020 Posted January 29, 2020 Nice work on the arches, they should look sweet with those wiiiiide wheels. Now I need to find milliput to try. Quick question about it, can it be used to make things like bumpers that dont have support behind the milliput?
Dann Tier Posted January 29, 2020 Author Posted January 29, 2020 6 minutes ago, stitchdup said: Nice work on the arches, they should look sweet with those wiiiiide wheels. Now I need to find milliput to try. Quick question about it, can it be used to make things like bumpers that dont have support behind the milliput? Sure can!!!
swede70 Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 That looks great. Certainly a nice stance, intelligent and well-thought out upgrades throughout, while the color choice made will surely set it apart. Thanks for sharing... Mike K./Swede70
Dann Tier Posted January 30, 2020 Author Posted January 30, 2020 18 hours ago, cobraman said: Great looking wheels and tires ! Thanks, bud!!
Dann Tier Posted January 30, 2020 Author Posted January 30, 2020 5 hours ago, swede70 said: That looks great. Certainly a nice stance, intelligent and well-thought out upgrades throughout, while the color choice made will surely set it apart. Thanks for sharing... Mike K./Swede70 Thanks, bud!!....and fellow Michigander!!!
Dann Tier Posted January 30, 2020 Author Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) While i was waiting for things to dry, i decided that i had nothing to lose trying to fix that Horrible distortion in the windscreen. I had the idea that maybe if i cut it out, that might fix it.....NOPE. My next step was to sand the heck out of the inside of it to flatten it out, and you know what.....IT WORKED GOOD ENOUGH!! -Photo 1&2; As you can see, even after cutting out the windscreen, the distortion is still very bad! -Photo 3-7; these photos show the HUGE difference sanding the inside of the windscreen made!!! Edited January 30, 2020 by Dann Tier
swede70 Posted January 30, 2020 Posted January 30, 2020 (edited) Nice work on the 'glass'. I've been thinking Novus 2 is too harsh and Novus 1 too tepid for words, while (again) Tamiya comes up with something that proves superior. If it might matter, sometimes I'll go over my clear plastic with a very wet application of Mequiar's Quik Wax which seems to help too. Indeed - I'm hoping our Michigan weather doesn't quickly morph into something terrible. Trimming my Jo-Han Javelin glass and fitting it tightly to the resin shell I'm using will be dreary work enough, although getting the front and rear screens in good enough condition to confidently use would help too! Kind regards... Mike K./Swede70 Edited January 30, 2020 by swede70
dino246gt Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 Great wheel and tire choice, and that windshield, wow, great job on that as well, I'm sure the whole Pantera will be a stunner!
streetmachine11 Posted January 31, 2020 Posted January 31, 2020 that wheel flare treatment is nice and simple definitely going go try that. this is a nice build
beeRS Posted February 1, 2020 Posted February 1, 2020 Well done on the glass Dann. This is exactly what I've done on mine, though mine is not polishes out yet. Good to see how well it came out on yours. Are you going to use the kit side glass, or make new one?
Dann Tier Posted February 1, 2020 Author Posted February 1, 2020 On 1/30/2020 at 6:42 AM, swede70 said: Nice work on the 'glass'. I've been thinking Novus 2 is too harsh and Novus 1 too tepid for words, while (again) Tamiya comes up with something that proves superior. If it might matter, sometimes I'll go over my clear plastic with a very wet application of Mequiar's Quik Wax which seems to help too. Indeed - I'm hoping our Michigan weather doesn't quickly morph into something terrible. Trimming my Jo-Han Javelin glass and fitting it tightly to the resin shell I'm using will be dreary work enough, although getting the front and rear screens in good enough condition to confidently use would help too! Kind regards... Mike K./Swede70 Thanks, bud!, i love Tamiya products!!.....its not perfect, but its a heck of alot better!!
Dann Tier Posted February 1, 2020 Author Posted February 1, 2020 On 1/31/2020 at 9:56 AM, dino246gt said: Great wheel and tire choice, and that windshield, wow, great job on that as well, I'm sure the whole Pantera will be a stunner! Thanks alot, bud!!
Dann Tier Posted February 1, 2020 Author Posted February 1, 2020 On 1/31/2020 at 10:00 AM, streetmachine11 said: that wheel flare treatment is nice and simple definitely going go try that. this is a nice build Thanks, Jason!!, its always worked out good for me, and if you want them to be separate pieces, then you burnish down masking tape on the body, then shape the putty over it. Once dry, you can carefully remove it.....Milliput dries rock hard when mixed properly. Its one of the UK's greatest modeling products!!
Dann Tier Posted February 1, 2020 Author Posted February 1, 2020 7 hours ago, beeRS said: Well done on the glass Dann. This is exactly what I've done on mine, though mine is not polishes out yet. Good to see how well it came out on yours. Are you going to use the kit side glass, or make new one? Thanks, Bud!!, i recently decided to sand smooth, and re-polish the outside, and i think it improved it a little bit more...not much, but still its 10x's better than it was! Nine times out of ten, All my builds get new, scaled-down side glass....this one will too -if ever a kit needed it, lol
Dann Tier Posted February 21, 2020 Author Posted February 21, 2020 (edited) Hey, everyone!, i finally have The body of this one ready for paint as well! Using styrene strip, i was able to Remake the mesh framework, and i was able to leave a lip for the mesh to attach too. -Photos 1-3; I would rather make the strips longer that to measure. Its easy-peasy to trim it off. -Photo 4&5; All cleaned up ready for primer! -Photo 6; I also decided that the front wheels were too deep for me, so i changed the offset, and i'm happy now. Edited February 21, 2020 by Dann Tier
vamach1 Posted February 21, 2020 Posted February 21, 2020 Nice mods. It's crazy this kit oats what it does when it is still an old motorized kit with no engine. The widened wheels look great. I build the Testors one years ago and from what I have seen the new kits are not much different.
Dann Tier Posted February 21, 2020 Author Posted February 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, vamach1 said: Nice mods. It's crazy this kit oats what it does when it is still an old motorized kit with no engine. The widened wheels look great. I build the Testors one years ago and from what I have seen the new kits are not much different. Thanks, Rex!, this kit has alot of good points, but the windows, and interior arent one of them. I've never seen center column controls like these on ANY Pantera. I love the Testors ones too....i'm building one of those too, but i have a motor going in it.
935k3 Posted February 22, 2020 Posted February 22, 2020 That window is a fantastic improvement. Where do you get your Tamiya polish? Tamiya America has not listed it for years and no hobby shops have it.
89AKurt Posted February 22, 2020 Posted February 22, 2020 I'll have to look at the Milliput that I got, must be different than yours because it didn't get really hard. I'll have to look for that Tamiya polish! Looking good Dann the man!
Dann Tier Posted February 23, 2020 Author Posted February 23, 2020 On 2/21/2020 at 10:47 PM, 935k3 said: That window is a fantastic improvement. Where do you get your Tamiya polish? Tamiya America has not listed it for years and no hobby shops have it. Thanks, Bud!, if i remember right, i got it from Hiroboy.
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