Ian McLaren Posted March 6, 2023 Share Posted March 6, 2023 Great work here Marcos on the wheelie bars, they really represent the real deal well, very believable! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted March 8, 2023 Author Share Posted March 8, 2023 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmericanMuscleFan Posted March 8, 2023 Share Posted March 8, 2023 Good trick for the belt Marcos, this is the kind of finding I really like and I am not the only one.... 😉 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted March 9, 2023 Author Share Posted March 9, 2023 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted March 9, 2023 Share Posted March 9, 2023 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie libby Posted March 10, 2023 Share Posted March 10, 2023 Your project is looking awesome .keep up the great work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted March 10, 2023 Author Share Posted March 10, 2023 4 hours ago, charlie libby said: Your project is looking awesome .keep up the great work. Thanks brother Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted March 16, 2023 Author Share Posted March 16, 2023 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 The engine is really coming along nicely, well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Looking good, man! Keep it up, my friend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 22 hours ago, Straightliner59 said: Looking good, man! Keep it up, my friend! Thank you Daniel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie libby Posted March 27, 2023 Share Posted March 27, 2023 i know how that is ,i am from maine. your project is really looking incredable. always a pleasure to look at 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted May 20, 2023 Author Share Posted May 20, 2023 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. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted May 24, 2023 Share Posted May 24, 2023 WOW it just keeps getting better and better Marcos, two thumbs way up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted May 25, 2023 Share Posted May 25, 2023 Coming along very nicely! Good work, my friend! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted May 27, 2023 Author Share Posted May 27, 2023 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 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted May 27, 2023 Share Posted May 27, 2023 Very nice - a master class in detailing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted May 28, 2023 Author Share Posted May 28, 2023 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 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian McLaren Posted May 28, 2023 Share Posted May 28, 2023 Great job on the Lenco, it's hard to tell it from the real deal, well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Lenco looks sweet! Nice work, Marcos! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted May 29, 2023 Author Share Posted May 29, 2023 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 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Wow that's some very impressive work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Straightliner59 Posted May 29, 2023 Share Posted May 29, 2023 Looks like it's ready to make some noise! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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