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TRIANGULA! 8th Scale Showcar! Progress 1-15-12


Ira

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Looking forward to seeing more progress on this one.

bobthehobbyguy

Thanks Bob,

The final primer coats are dry. More photos coming soon!

I am setting up all the finishing steps in a priority list, so I don't forget something when gluing all the components together.

Triangula should be done by the end of the year...

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Great I'm looking forward to seeing it at the nnl west.

I do have a question how are you connection the motorcycle engine to the rear end?

Thanks

bobthehobbyguy

Thanks for asking!

The rear wheels are on swing arms, (like on a motorcycle), with chain or belt drive to each. The engine is connected with 2 drive shafts. This runs the drivetrain on both sides of the driver and allows me to set the drivers seat very low, right between them.

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I found these wheels at a Dollar Store!

They were packaged sepparately and sold as toys with an optional launcher.

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The wheels are about 10th scale and are very nicely detailed, perfect size for Triangula!

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I removed the nylon launching parts and finally found a good way to mount these to Triangula!

I am grinding the square mounting post down so that it fits inside a thick piece of plastic tubing.

Then I found another length of plastic tubing that fits inside the first length of tubing, and it fits the front axle mounts!!!

This set-up works Great on the rears too!

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I found some 8th scale Corvette Brakes in the parts box that will be perfect for Triangula!

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The brakes are one-sided, so I traced their shape on sheet plastic, to make backs for the brakes.

The Front Brakes are visible from both sides so I made additional parts from sheet plastic for the Fronts. The Rear Brakes are one sided and don't need any more detail on the Rears.

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Here are the Brakes with all the pieces glued together. This set up will allow me to mount the Brakes right on the new wheel hub mounts.

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Now I need a little putty and primer...

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I'm getting all of the parts together for the interior!

The dashboard is from Monograms 12th scale '57 Chevy.

I cut the bottom half off of it!

The steering wheel is from Monograms 8th scale '95 Corvette.

I cut the top half off of it!

The control panel is cut from the Monogram 8th scale Camaro's dashboard. A second control panel from Monograms 12th scale Testarossa has already been fit into the interior.

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Here are the Dual Belt Drive Guards!

This is how the power get to the rear wheels...

There are two Swing Arms, one for each rear wheel.

There are two Belt Drives, one for each rear wheel.

Power goes from the engine to a transfer case to the Belt Drives.

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No Driveshaft! This allows the driver to sit lower in the Triangula!

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TRIANGULA GOT PAINT!!!

Started this project over 2 years ago...finally got it painted!

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The paint is Testors Diamond Dust on the top and Tamiya Mica Blue on the bottom.

The body is going to dry in the closet for a few more days, then...

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FLAMES!!!

I need more flames!

I realized one sheet was not enough and I finally found a second sheet of Flames on line!

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After the paint dries I wil be applying the Flames to the areas of the body painted with Diamond Dust.

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  • 2 weeks later...

More Painting....

After the Diamond Dust paint dried, I turned the body upside down and sprayed the underside with Mica Blue. I didn't mask the top area so the separation line between the colors is soft.

The interior and engine area have been painted Flat Black.

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While I was spraying the Mica Blue I turned the body slightly and sprayed the taillight area also!

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