my80malibu Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Primer Woo Hoo. I am so stoked. Chris will you be at the DSC next week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 Greg.... Yep better to realize now I forgot the tabs but it wouldn't of been the end of the world if I had to add the tabs after primer but was glad I caught it before hand. Brad... it was great to chat yesterday for a few. Thanks for noticing a few things and pointing them out. Glad I got those last few tabs in. And yes today is Primer Sunday. I am getting ready to pull stuff out and all I need to do is figure how I am going to hold the chassis while I primer it. I am going to have to rig up some wire so I can hold it while I spray. So I will have some pics in a little while for ya. Gabriel.... I can't tell you how stoked I am to finally be able to lay some primer down on this bad boy. Yep I will be at the DSC next week and this build will be with me . Looking forward to seeing you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 (edited) Well I know this Update has been long overdue and many people have been anxious for it. As Brad said it earlier.... it was Primer Sunday. I was finally able to get primer on the Chassis very excited and happy to be at this point with the chassis. I was very pleased with how the primer turned out and was able to notice a few spots on the chassis that I need to fix. No biggie was expecting it to be like that in a few areas since I couldn't totally see with just the raw materials. I sprayed a total of 4/5 coats of primer on it. Now I can start getting to the engine and tinkering with that. Going to get back to the build and start with some engine stuff. gonna even try to get some engine parts primered. I need to break the engine down by taking all of the hardware out and then give the resin parts a nice little bath in the Whestly's white wall bleach. Here are a few of the long waited primer pics. Thank you for looking This also feels like a big milestone and finally past the chassis rebuild hump. The very first coat of primer was given in a light mist: Didn't want to bore you with pics of each coat, so here is after the final primer coat: Opposite side: Edited June 12, 2020 by Mooneyzs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Chris looking good. bobthehobbyguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Oh yea!!! That is one spectacular looking chassis Chris. A huge milestone in my book. Now onto the engine, the fun stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatGuy Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Oooh la la. Looks really good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted April 15, 2012 Author Share Posted April 15, 2012 Bob... Thanks man!! Brad... You are right that this is a huge mile stone. Oh yeah time for some fun stuff now Dave.... Thanks man!! Feels great to have it in primer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Photos Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 Chris the chassis looks great, glad you have this behind you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comp1839 Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 holy cow!!!! can it possibly be? looks great in primer, chris! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagedragfan Posted April 15, 2012 Share Posted April 15, 2012 well lookie there!! it has primer!! that is sweet Chris , you must be pretty excited ! I think we all are excited for you brother, time to move on to the next step! nice work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostreet Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Looks great in primer Chris, I can't wait till i get to that part myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romell R Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Thats one AWESOME looking chassis Chris I'd say that a job well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Keith Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 YAY!!! Primer! A milestone! Can't wait to see it next weekend! Have A Great Day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragracer Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 The chassis looks great Chris, now....you just have to paint it! LOL!, (it can wait for a little while, I guess!), can't wait to see the engine coming together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eviltwincustoms Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Oh man... what a sight for sore eyes.... seeing your chassis in primer! Look at all those TAB's sticking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Teresi Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Chris.......now that is a F/C chassis .......looks AWESOME!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 This is something, I've been waiting for, you did great job with the frame, and it looks very good in primer. I can't wait to see what you do for the engine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted April 16, 2012 Author Share Posted April 16, 2012 Mike... Thanks buddy.... feels great to have this behind me now. Dave.... It is finally there bud. Thank you for your help that you provided me with. I know its a shocker that its finally in primer...lol Bill... thank you man. I am totally excited. There is still some more chassis work in regards to steering and other details but I know I am in need of a break from the chassis. So I will be focusing on the engine for a bit. Joe... thank man. When you get to that point when you shoot primer, it will be that milestone you couldn't wait to get to. Rom.... Thank you Buddy!! so happy to have it in primer now. But I will have to admit that there are a few spots that I will be going back with some bondo and touching a few things up that I could not see before. But for now I am calling it good...lol Keith... thanks man. Looking forward to chatting with you on Saturday. Richard.... thanks man. Now I can't wait to get paint on it and see how that looks...lol. I have a few cool things I am gonna do with the engine. Bart.... You can say it its about time...lol I don't think I wanna see another tab for a while...haha. Just wait til you see how I detail the tabs out. I have had an idea for a while that I was going to do but it will have to wait until I get paint on it. But then again I may be able to mock it up. John... thank you Bud!! I am super excited that I can finally move onto building more of this build now. Niko... Thank you. I have to agree that it looks good in primer was getting tired of seeing it in bare plastic...lol Stay tuned my friend. I have some cool things I want to do to the engine. I will tell you that there will be various Alclad paints that will be used on it. As well as some other cool details I am planning for it. So no real big update for the evening. I did pull the rear end out and sprayed it with some more primer. Actually used some red oxide color primer just to break it up for the show this coming weekend. I did start to tear the engine down, removing all of the bolts and it will be ready to get put into the Whestly's white wall bleach tomorrow when I get off work. since it is resin, I don't want to take any chances with the paint and will soak it for a while then give it a quick bath in some dawn soapy water. Stay tuned and hope to have more for you tomorrow. We will see what I can get done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stump Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 Chris, SUPERB ! Man, now that it's got an even colour, it shows how much extra you put in, a LOT easier to see in my opinion. Not saying that we couldn't tell before.... but I just did some comparisons with an "old" 1/16 chassis I got laying around....... But man.......it's like chalk and cheese.......Yours looks a MILLION times better. GREAT work buddy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmpsebring Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 When people look at this they will want to build one too. Then they will get the kit, look at the parts.....and ...they will be confused... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 (edited) Oh, yeah, man! Awesome is a good word! Looks great, Chris ... hard to believe it's not 1:1. It'll look great on the display only/primer/project table!! Great work. Edited April 16, 2012 by Danno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decal Art Posted April 16, 2012 Share Posted April 16, 2012 That chassis is perty isn't it? Artster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 Greg.... Thanks buddy....I know what you mean. I think it looks better with primer on it too . I Should post a pic of the chassis before and after all of the mods on it together. The differences should stand out big time. Jack... LOL I never thought of that... haha. Danno.... This will definitely be on the Primer table for sure at the show. I can't wait til Saturday for it Art... Thanks buddy!!! I need to give you a buzz soon to catch up with ya man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted April 18, 2012 Author Share Posted April 18, 2012 (edited) Ok So I did some more work on this build tonight. Didn't get too far but was an accomplishment. I ended up working on the blower getting the front and rear pieces glued to the main body, as well ad drilled out the front piece for the pulley. Then after that I I decided to do an initial primer coat on some of the engine parts knowing all well that I would have to go back and fill some pin holes and things from the resin kit. Plus I was wanting to see some more parts in primer.... Here is my progress from the night.... Here is where I started this evening, getting the front blower face drilled for the pulley: Here is the aftermath, I first drilled a pilot hole then used a bigger size, then went to final size: Then glued the front and rear pieces on to the blower and then I had to test fit the pulley in the Blower: Once I was done with that, it was primer time... Oh Yeah!!: I couldn't resist to not sorta piece the engine back together to see how it looked by setting all of the parts on it. I decided to leave off the bolts for now but I will mock it back up with bolts before the Desert Scale Classic show this weekend. I had Jim aka Micro Nitro machine the pulley's for me and he does killer work. My question for everyone is after looking at my reference pics I am wondering if I made the blower pulley a little to big in diameter. The pics I have seems like it shows it a little smaller. So I am thinking about updating the drawing for that pulley. What are your guys's thoughts and Be honest should it be a little smaller??: Another Primer shot at a different angle: Edited June 12, 2020 by Mooneyzs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Man that looks killer. I'm with you on the blower pulley being a bit too large. Its going to look even bigger with a belt wrapped around it. Man, I hate to suggest anything that slows this down but you want it right, so have it redone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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