Mach1revo Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Perfect! Im messing around with the same kit but im not going to go as far with the body. I applaud you for taking on this many corrections and look forward to the finished product. Whats the plan engine wise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted July 29, 2013 Author Share Posted July 29, 2013 (edited) Perfect! Im messing around with the same kit but im not going to go as far with the body. I applaud you for taking on this many corrections and look forward to the finished product. Whats the plan engine wise? Like my driver, the engine will be a bone stock 5.0 with automatic and air. After a few more rounds of micro-sanding and priming, I'm calling the body work done. The final step is to get the window glass in order. I'm modifying the stock glass to be used as vacuform masters, this involves lengthening them with plastruct and using super glue/accelerator and glazing putty as filler. I've never done this before, so hopefully I'm on the right track. -MJS Edited November 3, 2013 by Maindrian Pace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 I'm modifying the stock glass to be used as vacuform masters, this involves lengthening them with plastruct and using super glue/accelerator and glazing putty as filler. I've never done this before, so hopefully I'm on the right track. -MJS Looks like you are (on the right track) to me, Mike! Great work. {PS - It'd be nice to get this body of yours cast.} Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Impressive work. Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Jon Posted July 29, 2013 Share Posted July 29, 2013 Looking great, nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jantrix Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Most impressive work and though the model isn't my bag, I'm sure glad you are providing the master for casting. Very likely your work will live on for many years, and thats never a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR Dubois Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Why aren't guys like you applying for the job of head of production at Revell, AMT, etc.? You obviously care more about putting out a proper product than the designers in charge at the present time!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Kourouklis Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Noo kiddin'! I don't think sending one of those resins to Des Plaines would go amiss at all. Looks ridiculously, silly better for the relative subtlety of all the adjustments. Good show, Mike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Hmmm..looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted August 7, 2013 Share Posted August 7, 2013 Wow!!! Muuuuuch better! Very nice work!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustbucket82 Posted August 10, 2013 Share Posted August 10, 2013 Send a bill to Revell with your cost for time and materials, since you had to do something that should have been correct right out of the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted August 12, 2013 Author Share Posted August 12, 2013 I dropped the Mustang off to the Master Caster on Saturday. We talked about models, resin casting, the hobby, real cars and trucks, and future projects, scale and otherwise. Greg didn't let any weeds grow under it, and it's in-process. To see how casters who know what they are doing cast, check the thread on the SMCBoP site. http://smcbofphx.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=rs&action=display&thread=1848 -MJS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cartoon Network guy Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Truly awesome work!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olskoolrodder Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 VERY nice so far,awesome scratchwork! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragfreak Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 (edited) I don't know how I missed this thread, I sat here and read the whole thing, your work is absolutely incredible! Amazing job Edited August 12, 2013 by Dragfreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george 53 Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Oh YES, THIS is wat it's all about. i HAVE to agree with Harry that we should NOT have to do these mods OURSELVES for the price paid for the product. But since it's wat we got, an it's only plastic, CUT that rascal up! YOU sir, give me hope and knowledge that we plastic cutters are alive and healthy! i may not cut it quite as well as you, but I don't let that stop me! GREAT conversion, THANKS for shareing it!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted August 12, 2013 Share Posted August 12, 2013 Awesome work in the conversion!any chance we could twist your arm and get you to do a convertible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted August 13, 2013 Author Share Posted August 13, 2013 Thanks again for the nice words, guys. Awesome work in the conversion! any chance we could twist your arm and get you to do a convertible? Depending on how this goes, quite possibly. I'd like to do a convertible with both up and down tops, and a hatch back. If I do a hatch, I'd love to do a '93 Cobra, since the Monogram version is hard to look at. -MJS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustangmodeler Posted August 13, 2013 Share Posted August 13, 2013 very nice fox mustang.......wait for the results Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford guy Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 whut'd I do ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 (edited) I got the glass master made up for the vacuforming. With no better idea, it's made of Sculpy oven bake modeling clay; I'm sure there is better stuff to use, but this will do for now. Pull one was not very successful, I waited too long with the sheet under the heating element, so it drooped down too far, and I got runs in the windows. Pull two was much better, I didn't let the sheet droop as far, and I got no runs. You can see the first windows behind it. The first usable window unit: We're making good headway on this. -MJS Edited November 3, 2013 by Maindrian Pace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abell82 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Have you compared a convertible front windshield to the new body, after you raised the roof ? It should be a pretty close fit, with minor trimming on each side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Wann Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Great job, Mike. I know you are having fun. I started the hood mold over on our forum. I liked that it did not have the usual rough areas that would normally represent under hood insulation. I gave the hood a polish treatment and will see for fun what the hood looks like in clear. If you happen to get one it is just me experimenting. It is a great way to get material used up before it sets too long and just goes bad. I have found that when science determines a expiration date on resin products they are on the dot. So, I have tossed out good money. I think my failure rate might be higher if I lived in a high humidity area. I'm pretty sure I would have a de humidifier in my room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maindrian Pace Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 Have you compared a convertible front windshield to the new body, after you raised the roof ? It should be a pretty close fit, with minor trimming on each side. I have tried the Monogram convertible windshield. Height isn't a problem, but the glass is flatter with not enough curve. And we all know what happens when you try to bend clear styrene. Great job, Mike. I know you are having fun. I started the hood mold over on our forum. I liked that it did not have the usual rough areas that would normally represent under hood insulation. Greg, it is fun to use that machine. But it also brings me back to my less than fun dental lab days. However, I suppose that without working at the lab, I wouldn't have known about the machine, so it all fits together somehow. -MJS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abell82 Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Yes,but it should be able to provide a viable "buck" if nothing else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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