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Nice work Al, looks real cool! Bill

Nice work Dave, as usual. Bill

Thanks guys, most of the time it's fun to build and I plan on finishing it. Thanks again for looking. Bill

My first camera was a Canon Ftb 35mm. A photographer friend said if in doubt always bracket my shot, that way you have your pic of what you shoot. Later on I got a Canon AE-1. I just recently got a Canon EOS 60D, I am totally lost, so far the best I can do is set everything to automatic point and shoot. I have never been a fan of technology, ( I do think it's great...just wish I had a better understanding of it ). I'll have plenty too read when glue or paint is drying. Should have gone to college! Bill

Northwest Chicago burbs, also Crook County Il. Bill

Nice work Harry! Did you ever work as an illustrator? (before computers) Bill

Yes Harry I am building this without doing any other projects. Occasionally I will make a part for someone... but I do get discouraged a lot, and say why did I even start this. There are so many different parts... if I get tired of something I'll set it aside and start a different part, sometimes it's a year or more before I go back to a part. And when it's been that long you forget what you did and start all over. And Sometimes no matter how discouraged I am I will continue working, I think that if you push on and get past whatever the problem is you will get a burst of encouragement and finish the part. And then there are times that things are going so well I never want stop. Many times I wanted to quit but friends talked me out of it. Another problem I have, when I'm working on a specific part I think I can't make the part without making a corresponding part to go with it. And the project grows. Bill

I forgot to mention that after the body shell is cleaned out and sanded both inside and out I cut it apart, fenders, hood, doors, trunk, and window openings. I add the details with styrene, top of dash, side cowls, door jambs and small details. The colored areas are styrene. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki

Thanks guys, this is fun to do but sometimes it gets the best of me! OK Harry, first lots and lots of measuring. I did five attempts at making the body including a vac-formed body. I built radio controlled air planes and thought why not build the body like a fuselage, with bulkheads or cross-sections. I practiced making a Corvette body, that was my first choice for a 1/8 build. I needed a full size car to measure but Corvettes are very expensive. Heres a pic of the Vette, it's all balsa wood cross-sections covered 1/16" balsa strips. When sanded smooth I covered it with 6oz. fiberglass, then I broke away all the cross-sections on the inside and covered with 6oz. glass on the inside and the shell is finished except for sanding. The Vette was never finished but thats the process. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki The Camaro was done the same way with the exception of carving a bass wood body and cutting up a 1/25 body. When you scale a small body to 1/8 scale it dose get distorted a lot, when I did mine the first time it was all by hand, I didn't get a computer until 1996 and didn't learn it until 1997. Now I do all my drawings in Illustrator. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki I hope this shed some light on how I made the body. I do have a real 69 Camaro in my garage that I use for measuring. Bill

It's been a while since I posted anything, this project has been giving me a difficult time, seems every part I work on gives me trouble. I finally finished the grill which was more difficult than I thought it would be. Anyway here are some pics. Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Thanks for looking Bill

Went to a British car show today, lots of nice cars, pics here. http://public.fotki.com/bills69camaro/british-car-festival/

For all you Corvette fans! Hosted on Fotki More pics here http://public.fotki.com/bills69camaro/world-of-wheels/ Bill

Outstanding work Mike! You HAVE talent! Thanks for the pics. Bill

Excellent work Dave, I like the paint. Bill

Try a stained glass place, they have a black patina for solder and lead it may work for brass. Bill

I'll be there, I try to go every year. Bill

Dave you will be first to know Bill

Fantastic effort Dave! Bill

It's been slow going for a while. I'm working on finishing up the engine bay details, (battery, hose clamps, cables, stickers, wire harness etc.) I also want to finish up the front end, grill, headlights, then I can concentrate on the interior. Hope to have some pics soon. Thanks Bill

Nice work Keith, it's always a pleasure to see your work! Bill

Nice job, the Corvette is one of my favorite muscle cars. Bill

Nice yellow Camaro next to it also. Bill

Thanks Romell, much appreciated. Bill

Thanks Cato, I wish I had more time to work on the camaro! Reworked the leaf springs, they didn't hold up to the weight. I made a new mold and cast new springs with 1/8" x .028 spring steel inside the casting, should be no problem with weight now. I also finished making acorn nuts for the torque thrust wheels. I'll post more pics as soon as I have more done, thanks again. Bill

Hi Amani, here's my set up for a vacuum chamber. The vacuum chamber is a 60 qt. cooking pot I bought from a restaurant supply, it's 1/4" thick aluminum. The top is 1" thick plexiglass, I got a 2 ft. square and cut it round on a band saw to fit the pot. I also made a seal from RTV rubber for an air tight seal. Lastly the pump, it's a 7 cfm, you can get them from a industrial supply. I have about $800.00 invested in this setup, You can get a smaller pot and pump, the price would be lower. That's pretty much it. Hope this helps some. If you have any questions let me know? Bill Hosted on Fotki