Psychographic Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 (edited) The seatbelts are done after about 3 hours of working on those tiny little PE parts. I can't mount the shoulder straps until the cage is in as they mount to it. I thought it would be easier to mount then to the cage first. I cut little pieces of the PE sprue, bent them at 90 degrees, and Ca glued them to the floor and cage for mounting points for the belts. Talk about an exercise in patience and coordination, two things I seem to be lacking in my old age! I won't mount the cage until I finish up a couple of more parts. One of those parts is the new cover for the transaxle and rear suspension. I made one before this project stalled, but I have no clue how it fit because it sure doesn't now. I made a buck out of .030 sheet styrene and want to try the heat shrink clear bottle trick to make it. Here's the piece in place. It still needs a little shaping to fill in around the part that sticks out in the middle of the back as I doubt the bottle plastic will conform to it very well. Edited April 7, 2014 by Psychographic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 (edited) The cover didn't come out too bad. I might add a strip of half round to the front and back edges of it to clean it up a bit. The clear cover by itself. And in place. After a little polishing, it just about disappears. Edited April 5, 2014 by Psychographic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted April 7, 2014 Author Share Posted April 7, 2014 The interior tub is done. The gauges are white, because the glue I used to make the lenses hasn't dried yet. it will dry clear to reveal the painted faces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Minarick Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Very cool, Dave ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Loving watching this progress .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted April 7, 2014 Share Posted April 7, 2014 Wow................................just...................................wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 (edited) Plan ahead! This bit of advise has obviously been lost on me during this build. I started plumbing the airline for the bags, what a pain that was for a detail that is almost unnoticeable. I decided to make them look like they run through the frame, the back ones weren't bad, but the front one sucked to do. Bending them into shape with the front suspension arms in place was an exercise in frustration. The front lines are too hard to get a pic of, here's the back lines. I also made an airpump and tank, and got them mounted. I can't plumb these until the interior tub is permanently mounted to the frame. I also made a battery box. Edited April 10, 2014 by Psychographic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Edman Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 great progress Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren B Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 awesome progress, this thing is insane. all the creativity wow........cant wait to see it finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 sick !!!!!!!! whouw this is turning into one stunning insanely cool model ... whouw !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted April 16, 2014 Author Share Posted April 16, 2014 I have never struggled so hard to build a model in my whole life. Poor planning and shelving this build is really kicking my butt! I'm working on the plumbing and linkages. I've got the trans cooler done, I made a master cylinder and the brakes are almost done, the fuel lines are started and that should just leave the shift linkage. I have a steering box ready, but it can't go on until the interior is mounted to the chassis. The turbo covers and grille/headlight buckets are painted. She's getting closer to the finish line. Hopefully, with a little luck, my NNL East deadline will be met. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted April 17, 2014 Share Posted April 17, 2014 Looking good. Sorry to hear about the problems you are having with it. It a real pain when a model doesn't want to cooperate with you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 Looking good. Sorry to hear about the problems you are having with it. It a real pain when a model doesn't want to cooperate with you. Thanks Bob. The problems are my own fault, I knew sooner or later just winging a build rather than planning it all out would bite me you know where. I think the idea of trying to finish it up in a little over a week has me a bit stressed too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted April 18, 2014 Author Share Posted April 18, 2014 (edited) The interior and chassis are finally one assembly. I thought I had finished all the plumbing, cables and wiring, but I forgot the shifter cable and now that it's all together, I'm not sure I can get it in or if I even want to try. I think I can live without it. Now to paint the front suspension and get that buttoned up. Edited April 18, 2014 by Psychographic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin T Posted April 18, 2014 Share Posted April 18, 2014 Here's how I feel about this. I think my head exploded several pages back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Looking good. Did you scratchbuild the front suspension and if so what did you use to make it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 (edited) Austin, how appropriate to have a video with Alice in it. first, I loved the original Alice Cooper band as a kid, it was the band that got me interested in music. Second, with all the grief this build has put me through since I got back on it I decided to name it "Welcome To My Nightmare". Bob, the front suspension is scratch. It's made from 3/64' evergreen rod, 1/16" tube, the airbags are o-rings wrapped around some 1/8"rod, and the kingpins are 3/64"rod. The spindles are made from 1/16"tube and some scrap .040 sheet. The tie rod is brass rod with brass tubes soldered to the ends. Go back to post 18 on page one of this thread, it shows the construction of the suspension. From now on I plan to make my suspension pieces from brass, the styrene is too fragile. Edited April 19, 2014 by Psychographic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 awsome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share Posted April 23, 2014 (edited) Things are wrapping up quickly, I made a fan belt out of tape and painted it satin black. An electric fan made from a slice of an inner rim, some strips of .010 x.080 and a circle cut from some .030. I made it real quick and not with much detail, the blades are flat but airbrushed to look like they're mounted at an angle. I didn't go crazy on this as it is barely seen behind the grille. Other things I've managed to finish, the ignition coils, throttle linkages, door panels, steering and brake linkages, radiator and coolant lines, headlights, the grille shell is mounted with new brass mounts, front and rear glass, and the body is out of the booth. I'm very disappointed in the paint, hopefully a quick sand and re-clear will take care of things. It looks like the Jeep just might make NNL East this year. Edited April 23, 2014 by Psychographic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Looking good. Keeping my fingers crossed you get it finishdd for the nnl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOODBANE Posted April 24, 2014 Share Posted April 24, 2014 This is such a SWEET build. You are an artist.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MADDOG Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 pffft crazy build , love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psychographic Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share Posted April 27, 2014 I'm finally at the end of this journey and I did make it to NNL East this year. To all who followed along and posted words of encouragement, I thank you very much. I'm going to post some finished pics right now, so go look on the "Finished" forum to see how it came out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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