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Thanks for all of the great comments guys. I really appreciate it. My wife and daughter could give a flip less about my builds. Daniel- No, it wont have white walls. The tires and wheels in the pics are what I'm going with. Hopefully I can get it finished before I rub all of the chrome off of the wheels from test fitting. Cesar- Thanks. I've always loved your work. I'm glad you like this. Unfortunately I don't have any photos of the section. I sectioned it so that it wouldn't interfere with any of the body chrome. At the time I sectioned it I was unsure if I wanted to remove any of the chrome spears. (Still not sure) I will however take a couple photos of the inside of the body tonight. Between that and my explanation you should get the idea. I'll try to post them by tomorrow night. So, check back. Later-
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Next up was to work on making an oil pan. The engine I got from my buddy didn't come with one so I had to spend about 45 minutes making one. It is roughed in but still needs a bit of shaping and some bolt heads. Then I took a look at the Mustang rear chassis.The wheel wells are not wide enough and the frame needs narrowed to fit the wider tires. To top it off, the quick change rear end that I'm using hits the gas tank. On the plus side, the rear of the chassis fits the inner fenders perfectly. So I decided to scratchbuild a new rear chassis pan using the Mustang pan as a pattern. A couple of minutes of cutting and sanding resulted in this. It fits so well that this piece is just pushed into place. Well, that's all for now. Next time I'll add a rear frame and fuel tank to this new panel and scratchbuild the rear wheel wells and possibly the front inner wheel wells and firewall. A couple final shots of the stance tonight. Later-
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Christopher- The front suspension is taken completely from a Revell '06 Mustang GT. I added the disk brakes from an aftermarket wheel kit I had. BTW- I'm glad that you bumped this back to the top. I was just getting ready to search for the thread. I have some minor updates from tonight's bench session. I began with where I had left off. I did a bit of touch up sanding on the A pillars. I also cut off most of the tranny rather than fool with trying to get it to fit in the tranny hump. It wont show anyway because of the firewall and belly pan so, Good Riddance! I had to get the intake manifold finished and get the carbs and air cleaners to clear the hood. After finishing gluing the tubes on I sanded the ends and temporarily glued the carb/air cleaner into place. Fortunately it all fit under the hood. Remember- this was the look I was going for. More to come. Later-
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How about using a PE steering wheel center with the centers bent up at an angle. Then perhaps a small styrene circle (cut one out of sheet plastic and sand the edges round) or an appropriate sized O ring? Later-
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Welcome to the site, Dean. For a first model you did a fantastic job! Stick around and take it all in and you can only go up from here. Soon you'll learn things like BMF and wiring the engine and more. Congratulations. Now I'm on my way out to my hobby room to work on an engine and suspension for my 53 Ford Vicky. Later-
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Ever use Monokote?
Modlbldr replied to Modlbldr's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Thanks guys for the response. Chris- No problem about the long reply. I knew that it was applied to R/C airplanes using heat and that I didn't want to attempt that on plastic. I just thought that since it seems to be thinner than vinyl (not certain if it is) than there wouldn't be as much build up of the clear to worry about. I will have to do some playing with it and see what may work. I would just hate to see it go to waste. I have some gold sheets that are about 5 inches by 2 feet and thought that it may be useful to cut it into strips using the two X-Acto blades taped together trick and make pinstripes out of it. If I use it this way I shouldn't have to worry much about compound curves. I'll post any positive results I come up with. Later- -
I really like the idea of the strip down the hood and trunk. I think it will look great all foiled up. Your paint looks nice and smooth. Keep it going. Later-
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I was given a few rolls of Monokote that is used by R/C aircraft modelers the other day and yesterday I was wondering if it is possible to use it like decals or pinstriping. Now I know that it isn't like a waterslide decal but I thought that it should be possible to cover it with clear if it were possible to get it to adhere to the body long enough to coat it. I thought about using water to position it (like a decal), then once the water dries, spray it with clear. As I'm typing this I thought about using Future and a brush to get it to lay into position and then airbrush Future over it. Anyone have any ideas or see any obvious flaws in my thinking? (yes, I know my thinking can often be flawed.) Later-
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People and their hobbies....
Modlbldr replied to FASTBACK340's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
So.....Would these be responsible for starting the rainbow plague??? Later- -
Agnaldo- That 53 Ford is a GREAT kit. I am in the process of working on one too. Your progress is looking good. I like the stance. (I'm not a fan of the Moon disks, though.) Keep it up. Here's a photo of mine in progress. It has an 06 Mustang interior and a 65 Mustang roof. Later-
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Thanks Lawrence. I like that 240Z. I had two and got rid of them both. Just got the one back. Later-
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Got these in a trade with a new member here who doesn't come around much. Complete: Sealed inside: Brandy Spankin' New!!! Gotta get me more of this one. Later-
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My haul over the last few weeks: Got these two back from a kid I had given them to about a year ago. He still hadn't done anything with them. Both Complete. Got this in a trade with rustymodeler (Jerred): He had done some nice work. Reminds me of a Chevy Avalanche. More in the next post. Later-
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Vintage Lowrider Photo Link?
Modlbldr replied to Modlbldr's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
No problem. I Love it,but with over 800 pages, it takes a while to get through. IIRC a lot of the 70's vintage stuff is around the 200's. Later- -
Hmm, OK, tell me why?
Modlbldr replied to prostockmania's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Funny thing is that there was 36 bids on it. I'd be interested to see the bid history. Later- -
Vintage Lowrider Photo Link?
Modlbldr replied to Modlbldr's topic in General Automotive Talk (Trucks and Cars)
Disregard!! I just found it. http://www.flickr.co...s/80643375@N00/ Gotta love this link! Later- -
A while back there was a link on here to a site that had a couple hundred pages of photos from the 70's to current of lowriders and old photos of people. Does anyone remember what the link was? I thought I had it bookmarked but can't find it in my list.I tried looking through Google too but can't seem to come up with a link. I remember that there were 70's car show photos of the Gypsy Rose. Any help??? Later-
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How about a cut down window from the 55 Chevy pickup? it has curves on each end and is relatively easy to cut down to about half its height. Might be too wide though. Looking good. Later-
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A100 lowrider...5-22-12 DONE!
Modlbldr replied to zaina's topic in WIP: Model Trucks: Pickups, Vans, SUVs, Light Commercial
I'd go with the gold with silver border on the cover with a purple stripe down the center. Sort of the opposite that you have on the body. Now that I looked at it again, just like you have on the roof. Looking great though. Keep it up. Later- -
That looks great. Where did the tires and wheels come from? Later-
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"Tire Surgery" - The Doctor is In"
Modlbldr replied to hooknladderno1's topic in Tips, Tricks, and Tutorials
I've got a buddy who does this using a similar method and the results always turn out beautiful. Some day I'll have to give this a shot. Don't forget to sand those treads for a used look. Later- -
I did this years ago with a gift card that was layered thin plastic over a paper core (?). I trimmed it down, painted it and glued it in place. The next day I noticed that either the paint or glue had seeped into the cut edge and had caused a slight bit of swelling along the edge. It isn't terribly noticeable, but it's there. I think this is a great idea. Just be careful that the card is all plastic so that the same doesn't happen to you. Later-
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NICE! Can't wait to get mine! Later-