Daxman
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I covered the rust colored primer with a few coats of dullcoat. I used blue tape to mask off the areas that I wanted to remain rust colored. Then applied white acrylic over the entire body. I waited about an hour, then painted the blue. I used a 220 grit sandpaper to cut through the acrylic, then used a fine sandpaper to get the rough spots and scratches out.
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I applied more weathering and started on the exterior hose placement, More weathering to follow.
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Added some color and started weathering last night. I'm loving the color!
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Yes, I was just trying to get the correct placement for the headlights. I need to make a bracket of some sort that fits the character if the car. I painted the turbines. They'll be weathered of course. The 2 intakes on top of the turbines are made from the grill of a 70 Camaro cut in half. If you look close, you can see the "454" badge peeking out from under the divider. I hope to add more cool interior gadgets. A second gauge cluster behind the one shown. Lots of control sticks and buttons! The plan for now is to paint a two-tone baby blue and white combo. Blue on the top and fenders, white on the door areas. I think that I'll use those colors on the little extras like the wings and the side thrusters. I have not decided what to do with the side window vents. Aluminum or body color?
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I added a small strip of styrene for the front fenders. Experimented with the headlight placement. I'll have to make some kind of a cool fixture to hold the headlamps. The front wings are now linked and turn together.
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I added these intakes to feed the rear turbines. Still not sure where this is going. I'm imagining a future, retro, race car. Racing numbers on the side, with some sponsors. Not sure if I want to do a vintage style or a more futuristic look. I haven't used decals since I was first building models. This is going to be my biggest problem after finding a paint scheme that matches the car.
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More intakes! It needed more air for the two main turbines hanging out the rear. Plus, I like intakes.
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I added these cool intakes under the front fenders. I might put radiators behind them.
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If you're adding an existing car to it, I'd say it would be fine. Seems like a good platform to start with.
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Thanks guys! I changed out the rear side turbines for a better set. Scratch built these this weekend. It's only going to have the driver's seat. The rear seat area will be separated by a firewall. The back seat will be crammed with all kinds of engine parts. Intakes, pipes, wires... The plan is to have the two rear side windows as intakes. Possibly the rear window as well.
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Added some details to the rear side jets.
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The rims that you used to make the intake side of the turbine are perfect! As well as the chrome center cap. Looking good!
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Great minds think alike when using scale model seats. I changed the side rear thrusters. I wasn't happy with the previous.
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I'm working on 2 VW beetles. Both are hover cars. They'll be completely different from each other. I stopped working on the first one because I'm really excited about this one. I cut the bug in half down the middle. Then sanded off more than 1/3. Making the turbines from scratch. All from styrene rod and some Ford Raptor rims. When it's complete, I don't believe you'll see the face of the Raptor rims. I only used them for the details that are usually covered by the tires. The backside of the rim. Some moveable rear thrusters for vertical take off and high speed turns. Covering up the old passenger door. I had visions of the Return of the Jedi Speeder bikes. I made the front wings for flight control from the 2 front seats.
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I used the two front seats out of the RocketWagen to make some wings. I hope to make them appear to have lots of moving parts. Hydraulics, linkages, flaps, all that good stuff.
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I worked on the RocketWagen's twin turbines. These were fun to make. I used a few different sized styrene rod and Ford Raptor rims to make the intake side. Can't wait to paint these!
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RocketWagen, until I can think of a better name....... Two large turbines coming out of the engine compartment for main thrust. I plan to add many more smaller pipes surrounding these main turbines. There will be a driver's seat, then a wall separating the engine compartment. The rear seat area will be full of engine stuff. I would like to make the rear windows, into large intakes to feed the turbines. Possibly a roof intake thru the rear window as well. Similar to the intakes on some of the Baja Bugs. That would look cool! Hope I can do it. Sealing off the old passenger door. I want to mount moveable side thrusters that would provide lift off and help with the steering. I may be putting wings on the front suspension. Think - SpeederBike from Jeturnof the Jedi. Body themes and color choices. This is where I get stuck. DieselPunk. I'd probably paint it turquiose and weather it similar to the 32 Ford. Lots of grease and rust. Bare aluminum. This would probably be the most difficult for me, but the one I want to try the most at this time. Picture rivets, light-weight materials, pure speed, racing decals and a racing number. Formula 1 type racing colors with graphics. I will spend countless hours thinking about this...........It's a curse.
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I'm trying to figure out what the front white piece is from. What is it? I like it! It's different and crazy. It fits together well. I can picture all kinds of mechanical devices hanging out from under the nose piece.
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Use it! I'm sure they'll be totally different. There's different turbines to mount, different color options, accessories...so many options. Plus it's a convertible! That would be cool to see.
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Give it a try. It could be what you need to get back into the hobby.
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Thanks guys!!!! You have all said some very nice things and it is most appreciated. The comments motivated me to start a community build. I hope you will all join and make some amazing jet powered vehicles.
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Hello fellow model builders. I've built 2 jet powered hot rods over the past two years. I'm very proud of both models. Each turned out far better than I had imagined they would. I had a ton of positive comments on the forum and I really appreciate everything that was said. Thank you guys for the support. The comments were great! There was some interest in starting a community build. I thought I'd get it started. There's only one rule. It has to be powered by a turbine of some sort. Now, I'm no turbine expert......and I'm sure that the turbines that I made would probably not really function...but they look like they would, right? It has to look like it can fly via turbine power. Any year or type of vehicle is ok. I have since started 2 new jet cars. Both are VW bugs. Both should be very different from one another. I want this bug to be like a race craft. I might put numbers and a racing paint job on it. This bug is going to have a single huge turbine out of the rear and some sort of wings out the front. It's going to be crazy.
