Cato Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Anyone have a good system to make them? Are they commercially available? Styrene, brass, PE?? Show me what you've done-thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southpier Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 (edited) archer transfers http://www.archertransfers.com/ASSETS/SurfaceDetailsPg4.pdf http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=72253&hl=louvers#entry900343 micromark reportedly has something similar and more moderately priced, but i couldn't find it on their website. http://www.micromark.com/dry-transfer-letters-numbers-and-graphics.html http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74106&hl=louvers Edited April 25, 2013 by southpier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 I think some guys have used ladders they get from the train section of a well stocked hobby shop and then cut the body and fitted and molded the ladders in. Different scale ladders will give you different size louvers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cato Posted April 26, 2013 Author Share Posted April 26, 2013 Thanks for the tips and links. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgflatliner Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I'm working on a 58 vette and thought it'd be a good idea to open up the vents on the hood. needless to say, now i have a big squarish hole on the hood where the louvers used to be lol.. so how would/should i go about creating new louvers? what thickness sheet styrene would be to scale? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Check out Archer dry transfers. http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=31172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 I would try using .005 or .010 styrene. The.010 would probably work best. The .005 is almost literally paper thin and probably would be tough to glue. I have opened louvers on hoods by scribing them with a razor saw until I get through, then finish them up with a photo etch blade and sandpaper. It's tedious work, but worth the effort in the long run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgflatliner Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 i tried the scribing process, but the louvers on the top don't match the louvers under the hood. so it's in need of all new louvers. skip, i'll check that other thing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgflatliner Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 the dry transfers are a little too small for the 58 washboard hood. I'll check out the sheet styrene when i get home and see if i can get it to work. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjordan2 Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 Interesting approach. If I had owned a 1:1 '58, I would have been interested in opening those fake louvers, too. You may already have all of this info, but it showed me some things I didn't know... http://www.oldcarsguide.com/chevrolet/corvette/1958-corvette.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wgflatliner Posted May 7, 2013 Share Posted May 7, 2013 doh. ok - i guess i need a new hood lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosedude Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Does anybody have a trick to make louvres? I'd like to put some on a 56 chevy that I'm doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Archer ...link..http://www.archertransfers.com/AR88038.html MCM topic....link...http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=31172 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted August 28, 2013 Share Posted August 28, 2013 Or, if you can find a louvered panel from something else that has the same curvature (or flatness) as the panel you want louvers on, IF there's enough meat surrounding the louvers on the donor panel, it's entirely possible the stitch the louvered area into a carefully fitted hole in your original panel, and fill and finish the seams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miatatom Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 This is a really good way to make your own. I haven't tried it yet but may give it a shot just to see if I can. http://automodeler.kitmaker.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=features&file=view&artid=1240 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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