70.5 Camaro Promod

[Ian McLaren]

Great work here Marcos on the wheelie bars, they really represent the real deal well, very believable!

[Tortuga Kustomz]

On 3/6/2023 at 2:57 AM, Straightliner59 said:

Looking good, Marcos. Keep it going, my friend!

Thank you Daniel

On 3/6/2023 at 8:19 AM, Ian McLaren said:

Great work here Marcos on the wheelie bars, they really represent the real deal well, very believable!

Thanks Ian, I want to add some detail, but they are not coming well for some reason, hope to be able to make them before I call this one done LOL.

 

Here’s an update on this bad boy, really small but I’m happy with it, work on the pulleys belt material and added this old printer belt (the belt that move the cartridge) and it’s a perfect fit for this 1/25 scale resin pulleys from flashpoint, also I was mocking up fuel likes for my fuel distributor block behind the blower hat and make the decision to go clear red instead of black this time, I want to give some color without compromising the mean look, hope you guys like it 

[AmericanMuscleFan]

Good trick for the belt Marcos, this is the kind of finding I really like and I am not the only one.... ?

[Ian McLaren]

The design on your wheelie bars looks correct, what size tube  does your material scale to. Bars that long are usually  1 1/4" for the lower and 1 1/2" for the upper tubes.

[Tortuga Kustomz]

12 hours ago, AmericanMuscleFan said:

Good trick for the belt Marcos, this is the kind of finding I really like and I am not the only one.... ?

Thanks Francis, and yes, that is one of the thing i like about this hobby, i can use a lot of stuff that can match 1:1 parts or tools

5 hours ago, Ian McLaren said:

The design on your wheelie bars looks correct, what size tube  does your material scale to. Bars that long are usually  1 1/4" for the lower and 1 1/2" for the upper tubes.

Thanks Ian, well, the evergreen rods that i use is the #222, which is 0.062", so basically I'm using 1 1/2" on lower and top bars in scale, pretty closet to the real deal

[Ian McLaren]

1 hour ago, Tortuga Kustomz said:

Thanks Francis, and yes, that is one of the thing i like about this hobby, i can use a lot of stuff that can match 1:1 parts or tools

Thanks Ian, well, the evergreen rods that i use is the #222, which is 0.062", so basically I'm using 1 1/2" on lower and top bars in scale, pretty closet to the real deal

Ok, that is definately in the ballpark. I read an article in a model railroad book on scale effects and have seen similar thoughts on armour modeling sites that related to the effect of the scale viewing distance on size and colors.  The theory goes models should be painted slightly lighter in color and smaller details should be slightly under scale to look "right".  I don't know if I fully endorse this line of reasoning but I never use black on my models, always a very dark grey and if I can't use or get the correct scale size material I always error to the next smaller size available, never up.  Plug wires and injector hoses always look more correct when slightly under scale, especially when they are photographed.  I do try to use correct scale materials when available but I think about this most times that I'm working with smaller measurements

[charlie libby]

Your project is looking awesome .keep up the great work.

[Tortuga Kustomz]

4 hours ago, charlie libby said:

Your project is looking awesome .keep up the great work.

Thanks brother

[Tortuga Kustomz]

Hello everyone, make a little progress on the engine, not a lot but just added decals to the pulleys belt and connect my fuel valve to the fuel block behind blower hat, looks good so far 

[Ian McLaren]

The engine is really coming along nicely, well done.

 

[Straightliner59]

Looking good, man! Keep it up, my friend!

[Tortuga Kustomz]

22 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

Looking good, man! Keep it up, my friend!

Thank you Daniel

[charlie libby]

i know how that is ,i am from maine. your project is really looking incredable. always a pleasure to look at

[Tortuga Kustomz]

On 3/27/2023 at 6:32 PM, charlie libby said:

i know how that is ,i am from maine. your project is really looking incredable. always a pleasure to look at

Thanks Charles, glad you like my work

[Tortuga Kustomz]

Hello guys, did a lot to this project while I was out of the page, finish the engine block and exhaust, working now on the lenco.

[Ian McLaren]

WOW it just keeps getting better and better Marcos, two thumbs way up!

[Straightliner59]

Coming along very nicely! Good work, my friend!

[Tortuga Kustomz]

On 5/24/2023 at 10:25 AM, Ian McLaren said:

WOW it just keeps getting better and better Marcos, two thumbs way up!

Thank you Ian, i'm very happy with the results

On 5/25/2023 at 1:18 AM, Straightliner59 said:

Coming along very nicely! Good work, my friend!

Thanks Daniel

Time to work on my Lenco transmission, added some decals and started assembling and painting hte PE Lenco from futurattractions, also paint my scratch build optima battery and it's coming real nice too

 

[John B.]

Very nice - a master class in detailing!

[Tortuga Kustomz]

15 hours ago, John B. said:

Very nice - a master class in detailing!

Thank you John, glad you like it

 

Here is another update on this bad boy, definetly one of favorite details of this project, Lenco trans from Futurattractions, just love it

 

[Ian McLaren]

Great job on the Lenco, it's hard to tell it from the real deal, well done!

[Straightliner59]

Lenco looks sweet! Nice work, Marcos!

[Tortuga Kustomz]

22 hours ago, Ian McLaren said:

Great job on the Lenco, it's hard to tell it from the real deal, well done!

Thank you Ian, really appreciate that

5 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

Lenco looks sweet! Nice work, Marcos!

Thanks Daniel

Here are some pictures of the engine before i put it in place for good in the chassis

[Scott8950]

Wow that's some very impressive work. 

[Straightliner59]

Looks like it's ready to make some noise!