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Thank you. Too bad the paper towel is over the pliers in my cluttered bench picture, the tips are round and tapered, not flat, I learned to not have a death grip which dents the wire. It's difficult to match the other side, I still struggle with that. Look in the bead section of the craft store for wire bending pliers. And no, for this project that is built for the Cannonball - Year Of Your Birth community build, that is staying on. I usually remove such script. Now I think I'll paint the letters just to trigger everyone even more. ? That particular car was the primary inspiration! Okay, I usually don't poll people for opinions, because there is always someone who gives a third option without thinking that you need to buy more stuff. I have lots of paint, pearl purple (I have 5 different paints) just won't look right on this car, I don't want to do silver, or red. Narrowed it down to two themes: A - Subtle period correct blue for VW Beetle, not as boring as Panzer grey, or bright like American cars of the time. I have not used this surfacer primer before, could use Tamiya grey primer. Interior - regular leather, safe choice, not too dark to be a waffle iron in the summer, want to try a technique I found out about recently on this forum. Wheels - I've used this aluminum before, it's nice paint. B - I've done two models in pearl white, and my daily driver is, so I should be bored with it, but I think it will look good, and will fit the Snowball name (license plate SNOBAL). Tamiya white primer is good stuff, but will still do the surfacer first. Interior - Dark red, used this paint on the 250LM, worked well. Wheels - Polished aluminum. I'm debating whether to have carpet on the floor, either black which I have, or matching the seats painted flocked panels. Dashboard seems to be whatever one wanted, generic is ivory. Thinking the trunk could be bare paint, or carpeted, depends if I want to add something else besides the spare tire. Sway bar gloss black, or red. Will be thinking about this, when I sand everything I made which will take forever. I could switch the wheel color choice, but think BBS gold is not an option. Now I see that sun visors need to be made. Debating about making a cooler for Monster energy drinks, since I have a bunch of labels left over from last year. Need to go back to the engine bay to finalize details such as the battery, radiator hoses, heater hoses, a few wires with a big one to the computer module, should I make horns?

Thanks for saying that. I'm not trying to be an attention hog, just like showing the process on how to milk out a build forever. Thanks! But I need to add some drama like a reality TV show. I'm thinking about modernizing the headlights. I don't like the chrome dome parts in the kit, will hog out the lens. Just checked out the eBay listings for 7" diameter, holy cow didn't know there are so many of these Star Wars lights available! So I'm thinking of getting these reduced to size, printed out, just need clear lens, should be good enough. First choices: But when I saw this, think it's perfect! Can get rid of the turn signal chrome domes.

New gear shift and parking brake. Used regular straight pins, the oldest detail thing used for model cars. Wine bottle lead foil, which I need to find if that's still being used.

Twitter: An art gallery that will drive you crazy Explains when I scratch build things, that it ends up being lopsided.

Thank you! I believe in the KISS principal (keep it simple stupid).

Looks like you made something at each end, I think each project may need that. I might try epoxy putty. Got the headrests done. I keep the big part of the sprue where the plastic is injected, the blue one came from the Tamiya Subaru that I built last year, so hope that brings good luck. ? Now I'm hitting the sack. ?

Cool, very nice! ? I considered getting those wheels for my build, but couldn't find them. Those are rare kits, so anyone who has one consider yourself lucky. Are those the kit tires?

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This is a fun detail to do, but you need fine solder wire. I started at one end with enough of this superglue (which I love), let it cure enough before pulling around the edge then glue, quickly wipe with paper towel. The back was started at one end of the center, glued along the top, then this is where the solder is the bomb, bent around to continue down the sides. This was a really fun detail to add.

I've dedicated most of my time (other than basic survival stuff) this weekend on this project, in the possessed/obsessed mode. Thanks Carl! Brake calipers, started with a disk, divided into quarters, punched disks to indicate 3 pot front and 2 for the rear. Not concerned with accuracy or detail.... .... because the wheels obscure so much. Started on the interior. Drilled holes for toggle switches. Drilled bigger holes for Detail Master speakers, will back with black paper. Drilled another hole for the fuel filler, which is a resin copy of the Isuzu Vehicross which I use all the time. Made a rendition of a modern radio face, which covers the 190SL on the dash which is not accurate. Fabricated pedal arms out of coffee can steel, used Detail Master early design photo-etch, narrowed one pedal for the gas. All of this is barely glued together, will straighten up during final assembly. Piping on the seats is thin solder wire, got from a vendor at a Phoenix model show. This is actually fun, the bottom part had a perfect ledge, so that went quickly. Started the top part at the center, then worked down, that took some careful placement. I've used stretched sprue and copper wire before, this solder is the bomb. Made a brake master cylinder, looked at what Wilwood offers, there were more non-power units so I figured for this little car it would work. Made a hood prop rod. Getting it together without gluing for the pictures was a pain, so you better like it! I broke the windshield frame at the center, made an aluminum splice piece with a drilled hole to fit a wire into, the real car has a rod in the center. Maybe I'll make headrests tonight, otherwise it's been a long day and my eyes are unable to focus anymore.

Been there done that, wish I had a dollar each time, wouldn't have to work. ? Important thing, it's DONE! This is good practice, for whenever I work on dead WIP that are stalled because of suspension design and fabrication over-my-head time.

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Didn't work on this because I went up to Page with my mom for my birthday. This is west, Paria townsite, and was also a movie set in this area. The lack of steering components was bugging me. Again, not an engineer, just faking a rack and pinion, it's in an unusual position due to the original steering shaft angle, and the way the Honda engine occupied space. Used the cordless drill to turn the boots, and the pinion part. Fabricated universal joints, using aluminum plate and brass rod. Coffee can lid steering arms, just a really simple brass rod arm, I know it looks hokey but it's not really prominent (I hope). After I test fit the body (for the hundredth time), discovered it was a waste of time doing the uni-joint behind the dash. Ditched one of the heater ducts. Filled the gaps in the firewall. Used aluminum plate to make exhaust pipe hangers. Added brake cooling ducts, using Plastruct tube. Added hood hinges, using watch fusee chain. The original hinge was at the front, switched to the back. A prop rod will be made. How I manage to build anything with such a disaster of a bench..... ? Made the anti-sway bar from brass rod, with wire insulation bushing, aluminum plate mounts on the A-arm. Thought there should be a brace, so used plastic rod. Will make bar retainers from aluminum plate.

Love the reimagineering on this. The only thing missing, is a giant wing made from an old windmill. ?

underground parking garage

Every chance I get, when I see the owner of a Subaru Forester, I say "Hey, have you seen these with the classic station wagon woodie siding?" They aways look at me like "what are you talking about?" Then I say "The Deforester." ? Fun to see how long it takes for them to get it. New video from Hoonigan, I spotted this car in the back, they never looked at it. Since it's all factory cars, race cars are the only custom cars (BRAT camper is an exception), wonder if this was a concept to gauge interest, and it failed because the young demographic don't know what woodie wagons are?

Missed seeing this earlier. I've contemplated something like this, good to see someone actually build one. Looking good man!

zip tie affair

Well done! I'm surprised the low rider culture never got into these. ?

You know how snowballs and hills go? Cue The Fixx "One Thing Leads To Another".

Yes, that was a nice surprise to me. Got it, see below. ? Saturday was spent on getting a new battery for my car, this is #3 in 6 years. Also wanted to make a part that I couldn't find in stores, used my dad's tap & die set to make the adapter, what I'll do to save a couple of bucks. ? Now I'm thinking of calling this Snowball, seems like every thing I do, leads to another thing, and on it goes. Wasted time trying to modify the intake runners. Revised the upper A-arm location. Called it a night. Made all new runners from copper wire. After I got all this done, realized I had rotated the plenum, the doohickey at the front should be on the side. Made the exhaust pipe with copper wire, Honda Civic cat and Lexus muffler. First time I have used the circuit board jig. Dawned on me that the engine accessories might be an issue, and sure enough. Didn't really like how the front of the frame was, needed to fit the radiator in somehow. So I whacked that off with a hacksaw and goober "welded" it in a lower position. Then I figured there was no need for the body behind the air dam to be there. When that got finished, made the radiator wider, then fabricated the fan shroud, and used the kit's fan, I have photo-etch for the fin area. I had a resin copy of a cone filter, modified a sprue for the intake tube. I've always had a thing for exhaust tips. ? Will need to make exhaust supports. Now I need to think about what to do with one of the heater ducts, and the steering shaft going to a rack & pinion, the kit just has the column shaft that ends at the firewall. ? Like I don't have enough to do, am thinking of making 450 SL headrests, piping on the seats, photo-etch pedals, hand brake (the real car parking brake handle is a t-handle to the left of the steering wheel, which my dad's 190 sedan also had), seat belts. Outside details are all the lights, a different fender mirror. Debating about doing anti-roll bars. I'm crazy. ?

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