John Teresi Posted April 1, 2012 Posted April 1, 2012 Romell..........I really have enjoyed watching this AWESOME build come together.......your best work yet.......love it.
Romell R Posted April 1, 2012 Author Posted April 1, 2012 I purchased two 1/16th scale helmets from charlie over at ProTech and they came in today. heres what I did with one of them...... Heres the helmet fresh out the packaging.... And here it is after about 3 hours of masking and spraying.......oh and I drilled it out too. I also have a visor but I cant put it on untill after I shoot the clear on it.....
jmpsebring Posted April 1, 2012 Posted April 1, 2012 Clever layout again! That's a very pretty blue. Earlier you wrote Orian Blue....I'm not seeing that anywhere. (or Orion Blue). Is it a HOK color? Google came up with a 50'S CADDY COLOR...???
eviltwincustoms Posted April 1, 2012 Posted April 1, 2012 Jack actually HOK doesn't make an Orion Blue. What ROM used was Orion Silver metallic for a base then laid down Oriental Blue Kandy. Post #1047 says the blue color.
Dragracer Posted April 1, 2012 Posted April 1, 2012 Of course, the helmet came out excellent Rom, must be hard painting something that small (I know it's 1/16th, but still, that detail must be hard to do), like the Dodge Ram decal!
Romell R Posted April 1, 2012 Author Posted April 1, 2012 Clever layout again! That's a very pretty blue. Earlier you wrote Orian Blue....I'm not seeing that anywhere. (or Orion Blue). Is it a HOK color? Google came up with a 50'S CADDY COLOR...??? I apologize if I stated the wrong color but the paint is Oriental Blue and yes it is HOK.
Mooneyzs Posted April 1, 2012 Posted April 1, 2012 Rom... that helmet is sweet man. abother nice piece of work to this model. loving it.
1320wayne Posted April 1, 2012 Posted April 1, 2012 Nice work on the helmet. Just one more feature to help bring it all together.
jmpsebring Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 I apologize if I stated the wrong color but the paint is Oriental Blue and yes it is HOK. That makes sense. On the front it's over silver met. on the rear it's over white.
Romell R Posted April 2, 2012 Author Posted April 2, 2012 That makes sense. On the front it's over silver met. on the rear it's over white. you are correct my friend
Romell R Posted April 2, 2012 Author Posted April 2, 2012 Got a one of the doors finished today will finish the other tomarrow also finished the helmet so I thought id show them to you. I hope you enjoy! heres the door assembled note the window bolted onto the window frame ..... still have to clip the stems off .... I did the panel in carbon fiber.... and the helmet with visor attached.... Cya again tomarrow...........
vintagedragfan Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 beautiful work Rommell !!! down to the final detials, very COOL!!
pharr7226 Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 Nice crisp and clean cut on the door. The helmet looks awesome.
jay8allday Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 your a beast man this whole build is un real man
Dragracer Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 the windows/door panels are awesome looking Rom,& the visor on the helmet, top notch!
Romell R Posted April 2, 2012 Author Posted April 2, 2012 Thanks fellas I really appreciate your support.
eviltwincustoms Posted April 2, 2012 Posted April 2, 2012 Man ROM that door looks killer, I really like that smooth clean circular cut for the opening to the door latch. Care to share with us how you made the cut so precise?
Mooneyzs Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 Rom... the Door work is beautiful. Nice job on the window supports and the helmet looks awesome too. Great job!
Romell R Posted April 3, 2012 Author Posted April 3, 2012 Man ROM that door looks killer, I really like that smooth clean circular cut for the opening to the door latch. Care to share with us how you made the cut so precise? Wasnt hard Bart I just drew a dot on the window the size I needed with a black sharpie, then I used a drill bit in my dremel to punch a starter hole , then all I did was ream the hole out with the drill bit untill all the black ink was gone. Wahla ! instant access hole.
Romell R Posted April 3, 2012 Author Posted April 3, 2012 Well fellas this one is a wrap! offically finished I just wanted to post a couple pics of it as it will be displayed. I wont be posting anymore on this build. there are some more pics of it in the "Under Glass" section http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=56574. thanks for joining me on this long journey and for all your support. im gonna take a break before I start my next project (which will be a 69 Camaro ProMod) Take care and I'll talk to ya soon. under glass link: http://i179.photobuc...donedeal005.jpg
vintagedragfan Posted April 3, 2012 Posted April 3, 2012 congratulations Romell! that is one incredible machine, now it is time to sit back and enjoy it, I hope to see it in person someday! beautiful job my man!
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