gregbbear Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 Bad news!!! After stripping the paint on my frame and chasis, I left it out to dry. Unfortunately, one of my co-workers (I did this at work) decided to smash the frame and roll cage with a racketball racket. I will have to figure something out, besides kicking somebody's rear, that is. It is way too destroyed to use. I have other Foxes, including racers, so I will start again. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 Hopefully he did it on accident Greg, or I would be smashing his wallet for the replacement kit $$$, then maybe his head for being a second-rate douche. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifster Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 One word: Thundercougarfalconbird! Nothin makes you feel more like a man than a Thundercougarfalconbird! I wish I had signed up for this forum a while back to get started on this. I'm still looking for a Pikes Peak car so I'd hate to devert in too many directions. This is a great project and I'm looking forward to seeing the finished results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 One word: Thundercougarfalconbird! Nothin makes you feel more like a man than a Thundercougarfalconbird! I wish I had signed up for this forum a while back to get started on this. I'm still looking for a Pikes Peak car so I'd hate to devert in too many directions. This is a great project and I'm looking forward to seeing the finished results. You can handle it! I have this and 6 other projects for 4 other community builds on the desk right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifster Posted August 12, 2010 Share Posted August 12, 2010 You can handle it! I have this and 6 other projects for 4 other community builds on the desk right now! But I don't have enough Eagle for it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted August 12, 2010 Author Share Posted August 12, 2010 Never too late to join.......runs until the end of the year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregbbear Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Well, I think I found a solution to my problem. It appears that the roll cage is the same in the "whistler" kit as in the Revell Trans Am Camaro. I have an old Rain-X Camaro that I stripped the parts from. It was one of those "new in the box" ebay buys. What they meant to say was "body painted purple, and decals ruined". Now it finally has a purpose. This turned out to be a darn negative sounding post. Sorry. I am glad to be back in business. Hopefully some progress pics this week. Cheers, Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted August 17, 2010 Author Share Posted August 17, 2010 Good to see you were able to salvage it Greg. I look forward to seeing more of your build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Stone Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 Soon as I finish my '66 Chevy II, I'll be back in on this, either with the MPC 79 Cobra I've already started, or an MPC 84 SVO (or both). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted August 17, 2010 Author Share Posted August 17, 2010 Cool Eric; I know how it is. I have the 83 vert and the 91GT for this, the Hachi and the Hako for the JDM CBP, and the 62 Buick for the BSAC..........all going at the same time. Progress is slow, but it is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Stone Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I can only do one at a time, it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted August 18, 2010 Author Share Posted August 18, 2010 I can have many running at one time, but it seems none ever get finished this way! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony T Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 (edited) No pics yet - I have been working at my Whistler Mustang. Not much but cleaning up mould lines on the chassis/rollcage halves. The bottom of the chassis plate has severe sink marks where the framework on the top side is, which means I have to loose the dzuse fastener detail, and will have to putty and smooth the bottom. Oh, well..didn't think you'd want pictures of my sanding sticks, and red plastic dust!! On the plus side, the chassis is looking better now. Once I've got the sanding done, I'll get a pic or two. Edited August 18, 2010 by Tony T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted September 21, 2010 Author Share Posted September 21, 2010 Got the front fenders thinned, and the door skin surrounds thinned to give them a realistic thickness. Got the taillight housings cut from the body and boxed in. Pics to come when the camera battery is charged and I upload them to Photobucket. Mods, move this to the CBP section please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 Mods, move this to the CBP section please. Bradley, I sent a PM to Gregg and Harry letting them know just in case they didn't happen to see your post. I've been trying to help them out by letting them know when I see one or ones I'm currently in. I don't know how I missed this one since it's one I'm in, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted September 24, 2010 Author Share Posted September 24, 2010 (edited) Thanks Matt........still hasn't been moved yet though. Oh well. These are going into a TurboCoupe build I am working on, but I thought I would post a pic anyway as they are the prototypes for my 1991GT build. They are Bilstien Coil-overs (non-adjustable shocks); my 1991 has Konis with a sleeve kit (I am working on the scale renditions of those right now....they will be in with the update pics of the 91). I still have to add the black to the shock end recesses (for the Poly bushings) and the overall black wash to seperate the shock body from the shock tube. Let me know what you all think. It took me the better part of the day to scratchbuild them. They are .090" styrene tube (shock body) with the center drilled out to accept the .062" styrene rod (shock strut). I then found a 6-32 screw and wound .020" safety wire around, counting the coils and cutting/pinching/stretching to get the right height. I made the sleeve stops/spring perches from scrap styrene turned down to .1685" diameter (springs are .1560" O.D). paint is Tamiya French Blue (close match for the Bilstien Blue), Tamiya Bright Yellow, and Tamiya Silver Leaf. Thanks for looking. Edited September 24, 2010 by whale392 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highway Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 Thanks Matt........still hasn't been moved yet though. Oh well. Yep, if I had the power to move it, I would! Well, it will hopefully find its way there soon. Nice job on the coilovers, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MZ 500 Posted September 24, 2010 Share Posted September 24, 2010 (edited) Hmmmmm, I am late to the party by I like the subject this is one that I have been wanting to build This car was raced in 1994-95 and is one of my favorite drivers, you can tell this Fairmont is pretty modified and would have sat on a Granada or T-Bird full frame since this class required it. I am not sure there is any Fairmont bodies out there but I thought I could start with something that had a similar shape and morf it into a Fairmont. Any ideas?? Edited September 24, 2010 by MZ 500 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted September 25, 2010 Author Share Posted September 25, 2010 Someone has had a body in developement for about the past 4 years now, don't know if it has made it to the production master stage yet. I am waiting in the line for one of the bodies, I will tell you that much. Matt; thanks for the compliment on them, the fronts are done and awaiting me to get to setting the cars final ride height so they can be finish-glued together. As they sit now, everything is just press-fit/loose-fit together. I need to finish the caster/camber plates for the front so that I can finalize everything. I will be taking the 1991GT Mustang build and the 1987 TurboCoupe build to the Toledo show on October 9th as projects. We'll see how they're recieved there........lots of work to do before then though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Johnston Posted September 25, 2010 Share Posted September 25, 2010 Slow but sure I am making progress. I'll make the deadline but have a few other projects I have to finish before I focus totally on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted September 26, 2010 Author Share Posted September 26, 2010 Looking good Jeff! I have always liked the 'Gulf' paint schemes, and it just looks right on a FOXes squared off lines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted September 26, 2010 Author Share Posted September 26, 2010 I stand corrected by my own investigativeness. I once stated that there wasn't a good T-5 tranny in 1/24th scale and that I was going to have to modify the SROD that comes in every Mustang kit from Monogram/Revell in 1/24th scale. Well, I got to working with the 1/24th scale Revell-O-Gram 1987 Thunderbird TurboCoupe kit and realized that IT IS A T-5 tranny! I will have to mate the T-5 cases to the SROD bell (after modifying the Bellhousing of the SROD), thereby giving me a good looking T-5 for my 1991GT project. I am excited and went out to buy another Turbocoupe kit just to scavange the T-5 to use as a master for resin reproduction. More progress pics coming soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted October 5, 2010 Author Share Posted October 5, 2010 This car will be at the Toledo NNL on the project table. If any of you are going, see you there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Stone Posted October 5, 2010 Share Posted October 5, 2010 That's cool, Bradley. Maybe I oughta try pulling a mold of one too so I'll have correct ones for my own collection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Johnston Posted October 16, 2010 Share Posted October 16, 2010 some of my progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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