Tortuga Kustomz Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Hello guys, i'm in winter time here in Mass and i can't shout any paint inside the apartment, one of the things i need to have when i move is having my hobby room LOL, well, the only thing i can do lately is build stuff and scratch build a lot, so i decide to start a new project that is been looking at me like i was the bad guy who doesn't want to work with him... This is my 70.5 Camaro Promod, resin body and will have a Blown Hemi on it, the rest will be aftermarket parts and a lot of scratch building, starting from the chassis and roll cage, i'll try to follow promod guide lines and rules for this project, hope you like it... First setup my blank page where i'm going to draw what i want Second, set the high i need to go, 3" ground clearance Third, start getting all that styrene together 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Where exactly did u get that body?And wow,looks like your working in your kitchen,lol.Yea there’s no painting at my place either..But I do like what I see so far though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 One wild looking body there Marcos. Gonna be cool!!👌 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordgodbob Posted February 19, 2021 Share Posted February 19, 2021 Definitely following this...I need to watch a chassis being built, I’ve never done that and I need to learn! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted February 20, 2021 Author Share Posted February 20, 2021 18 hours ago, NYLIBUD said: Where exactly did u get that body?And wow,looks like your working in your kitchen,lol.Yea there’s no painting at my place either..But I do like what I see so far though. You got that right Ron, in the kitchen all the time LOL, but at least work for now until a find a better place, glad you like it man 15 hours ago, TransAmMike said: One wild looking body there Marcos. Gonna be cool!!👌 Thanks Mike, yes this one will be a crazy one for sure 15 hours ago, lordgodbob said: Definitely following this...I need to watch a chassis being built, I’ve never done that and I need to learn! Thanks for the support Tim, i'm still in learning mode, and this is my first one going with rules and regulations... Well did some progress, i'm happy how this turns out and the fitment is going well so far, added some work to the rear end and the 4 link setup... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted February 20, 2021 Share Posted February 20, 2021 21 hours ago, lordgodbob said: Definitely following this...I need to watch a chassis being built, I’ve never done that and I need to learn! I with you on your statement Bob, same here and thanks Marcos for posting this. Will probably be a bunch of questions. Where do you get the "brackets" ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted February 22, 2021 Author Share Posted February 22, 2021 On 2/20/2021 at 10:38 AM, TransAmMike said: I with you on your statement Bob, same here and thanks Marcos for posting this. Will probably be a bunch of questions. Where do you get the "brackets" ?? No problem Mike, I will happily answer anything that I know, most of my aftermarket parts I get them from Ted, when something is not there I go to my closest hobby shop and get it from there https://www.tedsmodelingmarketplace.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted February 22, 2021 Share Posted February 22, 2021 Another great project Marcos! It's always a little intimidating to make a frame from scratch but it will definitely be very rewarding when you finish this project and can brag about doing it yourself! By the way, you are going to have good painting sessions this spring as I can see... 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted February 23, 2021 Author Share Posted February 23, 2021 (edited) 20 hours ago, AmericanMuscleFan said: Another great project Marcos! It's always a little intimidating to make a frame from scratch but it will definitely be very rewarding when you finish this project and can brag about doing it yourself! By the way, you are going to have good painting sessions this spring as I can see... 😉 Thanks Francis, yes definitely is always rewarding the finished product when doing this, even when is not great and is super hard when you don't know what to do next or how to do it, yes i will have a good amount of project to paint LOL, thank God a friend from my local club let me use his paint booth to do some painting so i can continue with my other builds, i have a question for you, i know you have the name and link of your projects setup, how you do that, I've been trying to do that and they don't look like that at all if you don't mind me asking... Edited February 23, 2021 by Tortuga Kustomz Miisin info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted February 23, 2021 Share Posted February 23, 2021 2 hours ago, Tortuga Kustomz said: Thanks Francis, yes definitely is always rewarding the finished product when doing this, even when is not great and is super hard when you don't know what to do next or how to do it, yes i will have a good amount of project to paint LOL, thank God a friend from my local club let me use his paint booth to do some painting so i can continue with my other builds, i have a question for you, i know you have the name and link of your projects setup, how you do that, I've been trying to do that and they don't look like that at all if you don't mind me asking... Marcos, this is part of your signature and to add some links of you projects at the bottom of this one you just have to select the option "Account Settings" at the top right of your personal profile page then you will see some options on the left including "signature". Select this option and you will be able to add your links there (at the bottom) but keep in mind that you are limited to 3 URL links or 4 lines of text if I remember well. Hope it will be useful, Francis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 (edited) 13 hours ago, AmericanMuscleFan said: Marcos, this is part of your signature and to add some links of you projects at the bottom of this one you just have to select the option "Account Settings" at the top right of your personal profile page then you will see some options on the left including "signature". Select this option and you will be able to add your links there (at the bottom) but keep in mind that you are limited to 3 URL links or 4 lines of text if I remember well. Hope it will be useful, Francis Thank you so much for the help Francis, i think i got it right LOL, but like you said, only 3 URL and i already have the one for my Club, so only can add 2 of my projects, but is 5 lines instead of 4, so i'm good for the moment, one of my projects is almost done so i decide to left that out for the moment Edited February 24, 2021 by Tortuga Kustomz missing information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Colmer Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Marcos, this is a great start to what promises to be an excellent build. Laying out the chassis on lined paper is simple genius! I can't believe I have not seen that before, but I will be stealing that idea for my next chassis build up. I'll be watching! Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted February 24, 2021 Author Share Posted February 24, 2021 2 minutes ago, Scott Colmer said: Marcos, this is a great start to what promises to be an excellent build. Laying out the chassis on lined paper is simple genius! I can't believe I have not seen that before, but I will be stealing that idea for my next chassis build up. I'll be watching! Scott Glad you like it Scott, i saw this a long time ago on facebook, i've been follow that guy builds for a long time and he is an amazing builder, he was the who told me to do that, and been using that idea since then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted February 24, 2021 Share Posted February 24, 2021 Off the charts fabrication. Looking good Marcos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted February 25, 2021 Author Share Posted February 25, 2021 (edited) 8 hours ago, mustang1989 said: Off the charts fabrication. Looking good Marcos. Thank you Joe hello, i added a few things to it, not much, hope to do more tomorrow Added floor to drivers side with 0.010 sheet styrene and starting to play with a funny car seat, to make a custom racing seat for this project Continue with the funny car cage and added some bars in the back of the seat Edited February 25, 2021 by Tortuga Kustomz missing information Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 Well guys, i have another update on this one, is been super fun so far Started to add the rear section of the chassis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted February 28, 2021 Share Posted February 28, 2021 Great start Michael Looks like it's going to be another stellar model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted March 2, 2021 Author Share Posted March 2, 2021 On 2/28/2021 at 8:06 AM, Ian McLaren said: Great start Michael Looks like it's going to be another stellar model. Thank you Ian I really appreciate that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 Ok guys, here is a little update, did work a lot on the rear section of the body and the interior, started on the firewall too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted March 6, 2021 Author Share Posted March 6, 2021 Here's another update, is not much, but i did a scratch build Optima Battery for this project and added some windshield bars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Great work Marcos, the bird cage frame is awesome and seem to fit perfectly with the body shell. I love your Optima battery, I made one for my '70 Plymouth GTX using pretty much the same technique and you nailed it my friend! 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 It just keeps getting better and better. Love the battery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordgodbob Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Fantastic looking build! Love it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Williams Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Marcos, the beginnings you've chosen is THE only way to build scratch built models. Printed out paper to keep things square is cheap, and always the easiest method forward. Compliments. I like your build style! Mike.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 On 3/6/2021 at 10:40 AM, AmericanMuscleFan said: Great work Marcos, the bird cage frame is awesome and seem to fit perfectly with the body shell. I love your Optima battery, I made one for my '70 Plymouth GTX using pretty much the same technique and you nailed it my friend! 👍 Thank you Francis, glad you like the battery, this was the second time i build one, the first one was years ago and didn't came out nice as this one, i think they look better making them isntead of buying them On 3/6/2021 at 1:52 PM, Ian McLaren said: It just keeps getting better and better. Love the battery. Thanks Ian, i really appreciated On 3/6/2021 at 4:42 PM, lordgodbob said: Fantastic looking build! Love it.... Thank you Tim On 3/6/2021 at 6:31 PM, Mike Williams said: Marcos, the beginnings you've chosen is THE only way to build scratch built models. Printed out paper to keep things square is cheap, and always the easiest method forward. Compliments. I like your build style! Mike.. Thanks Mike, i really do appreciate that and yes, i like to do stuff my way, making sure everything is in place and straight, glad you like how this project ir coming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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