MeatMan

Beautifully done!

Nice!

I've been dealing with some health stuff so I've done limited bench work but now that I'm a bit better I want to get back into the swing. Yesterday I stretched the Beetle chassis to fit the KG body. It was less work than I expected really, but revealed the remaining work needed. The rear interior section fits fairly well but isn't wide enough. I think I'll cut the upper portions of the interior panels, and the seat bottom (it sits too high), and start fabricating new panels because they need to be wider, and come forward to abut the door panels. As a matter of fact, I think I'll extend them forward to the dashboard. I may need to also open out the engine compartment, as its more open than the Beetle compartment. I'm not sure if I need that level of accuracy though. It might even make more sense just to fab, or design and print a new one. I'll take that a step at a time.

Cool!

Sweet!

Well done!

Yes, a beautiful look!

Nice work Ken!

Awesome work!

Nice!

I did this over yellow and found no issues to this day. It was painted with Testors enamel spray.

Killer!

From that mag that's no longer published.

Very nicely done!

I've used it, in fact I have several colors of it shipped to me by accident. I always thin it to at least 25% to get it to spray finely enough for me. Its a water-based product, so its not going to etch into the plastic like solvent-based paints. You need to sand the body with 600 grit prior to spraying. Have you watched Chris on any of the YT vids? Lots of good info on Createx.

A quick how-to for adding a logo to a drawing. I used the free app Meshmixer, but you can use Blender as well. I made a drawing for a Model T bed to fit my C-cab to convert it to a pickup but I didn't have a way to add the Ford script so I downloaded a free file of a full sized coaster with the Ford logo from Cults. I pulled the logo into Meshmixer and used the Plane Cut tool to cut away all of the surrounding drawing I didn't need. Then used the Transform tool to resize it to fit the bed. The key is to have enough material to embed into the original file yet leave enough above the surface to show. I next imported the bed into the drawing. The program will ask if you want it resized to fit, to which you should select No. Again I used the Transform tool to move the logo to the appropriate position and moved it so only the text would show beyond the tailgate surface then select . I then selected Accept to complete the operation. In the Object Browser I selected both drawings using control/select. A list of options will appear on a panel. Select Combine to complete the operation.

Thanks Chris. I don't recall seeing yours. I saw one on Shapeways that was never for sale but it wasn't from you. I typically don't offer files that are already out there.

I love what you've done myself. l I'm doing a roadster as well and thought the same, but keep this in mind - the 2020 record for the CBR is was 26 hours, so if you're going for the record you don't run if the weather isn't perfect so topless isn't a big deal. Ditto if you have any car trouble. I'm building mine based on those premises and damn the torpedoes (critics).?

Nicely done!

Well done!

Awesome build!

I would check with the card company to ensure what your rights are and if I'm covered, quickly move to cancel the order. Also, make a screen print of any promises on their order page/website regarding ship dates, and any email notifications you may have received. Just to have some evidence in case it needed. Good luck!

Thanks for the explanation. I think yours looks reasonably accurate. I used the attached pic myself to calculate the boom length, and looking at the drawing with it in the truck bed, yours looks pretty close if not spot on.

High quality work!

I built that kit a couple of years ago and it was a bear, but with patience and your obvious eye for detail I'm sure this will be a sweet build.