microwheel Posted June 29, 2015 Author Posted June 29, 2015 Morning guys. Here is a little update on pop's toy (nova ss) this morning. I got the rear suspension, the e-brake cables, and brale line tied into the chassis, as well as got the drive shaft installed. (still got the shocks and exhaust to paint detail and install) I also got the front suspension detail painted and installed and the front wheels and tires detail painted and installed. I also installed the engine, (still got lots of engine and engine bay detail work to do) You can see in this pic how the tie rod assembly works with the front suspension. The over-all chassis detail (keep in mind I still have the rest of the exhaust to complete, and rear shocks to install, as well as a few odds and ends to tidy up on the chassis. And finally, here is a couple of out side pics of the overall model finally sitting on a fours. Still lots more to do, but It's getting there. The front grill is just sat in place to give you a idea how it will look and is not permanently fixed yet. More as I get it done. And as always, thanks for looking and remember, comments and suggestions are always welcome.
mustang1989 Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 Jeeeeheheehesus Jim!!! Man that just looks awesome!!
taaron76 Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 Jeeeeheheehesus Jim!!! Man that just looks awesome!! As always, outstanding detail Jim!!! Tim
slusher Posted July 1, 2015 Posted July 1, 2015 Nova looks sweet Jim in the sunlight. What color paint do you use on your AC oil filter??
microwheel Posted July 1, 2015 Author Posted July 1, 2015 Jeeeeheheehesus Jim!!! Man that just looks awesome!! Thanks alot Loe Buddy As always, outstanding detail Jim!!! Tim Thanks Tim, And yes I'm still plugging away on the bench as I get time.
microwheel Posted July 1, 2015 Author Posted July 1, 2015 Detail and finish are amazing on your builds. Thanks alot Tom.
microwheel Posted July 1, 2015 Author Posted July 1, 2015 Morning Guys, I will be going camping with the wife for the rest of the week. I should be back late Sunday. I hope to have a few updates to post on the Nova SS sometime around the first of the week. Till I get back... Happy Modeling everyone!
microwheel Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 (edited) Morning guys. Our camping trip over the fourth of July went great. And this morning I took a little time to get a few things done on Pop's Toy (66 Nova SS). I got the exhaust finished up as whell as the rear shocks. That pretty much wraps up the chassis work, other than a few odds and ends. For the exhaust, I decided instead of clamps, I went with a welded exhaust look. Might go with clamps on Mom's Toy, (66 Nova Wagon), but I'll decide on that when I get to it. here is a pic of the over all mostly completed chassis. Also I took some time to start work on some of the trim for the SS. here is a few pics of what was done. Excuse my messy work bench. It will get cleaned up sometime this week. I wanted to give you a idea of the stance I was after, as well, for Pop's Toy. I always felt the 66 Nova looked good with a slight rake to it. So that's what I worked at to give it. For the side rocker trim, I gave it a black wash to bring out the detail. I got the taillights detail painted and installed and the trunk trim work detail painted and installed. To get the brushed aluminum lool on the trunk trim plate, I used a wash of tamiya flat acrylic thinned way down with water, just like you would for a black wash. I still don't have the front grill assembly permanently glued in place yet, but that will get done once I finish up the engine bay detailing and get the hood trim installed. That way if I need to do any adjustments to line up the grill I can. I still have losts more to do to get this one finished up, but it's finally starting to look like a Nova SS. More to come as I get it done, and as always, thanks for looking, and remember comments and suggestions are always welcome. Edited July 6, 2015 by microwheel
John Pol Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 Great job so far love the whole two projects. what did you use to tie down your lines to the chassis? Keep up the good work
microwheel Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 Great job so far love the whole two projects. what did you use to tie down your lines to the chassis? Keep up the good work Thanks John, For the brake and fuel line straps, I cut pieces of Photo-etched frame spru, and bent them over a straight pin and then CA glued them over the lines and to the chassis, I then touched them up with a little Tamiya acrylic semi-gloss-black.
mustang1989 Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 I really like the exhaust work Jim! Where would you get the exhaust clamps if you were to go that route?
microwheel Posted July 6, 2015 Author Posted July 6, 2015 Thanks Joe, If I were to go with exhaust clamps, I would make them out of evergreen strips and a round jewelers file and bent wire. I'd drill holes in cut pieces of evergreen stip with notches filed in the strips with a round jewels file and then bend some craft wire arount the exhaust pipe and fed through the holes on the strip. If I go that way on Mom's Toy, I'll post a how-to on it.
MAGIC MUFFLER Posted July 6, 2015 Posted July 6, 2015 You're sure making this thing look great!! I'm enjoying your build. I love the Nova's and I had several as a kid so, I have a week spot for them.
microwheel Posted July 7, 2015 Author Posted July 7, 2015 You're sure making this thing look great!! I'm enjoying your build. I love the Nova's and I had several as a kid so, I have a week spot for them. Thanks Billy, I had one myself not long after getting my license many years ago. It was yellow with black interior and lepard skin seat covers lol. Loved the car. Though mine wasn't the SS version and only had the 283, but it did have a 4 speed tranny. This has always been one of my favorite kits from AMT. Sounds good Jim! I'll be watching............ Thanks Joe, I hope to have some more updates in a few days to post.
inskeep123 Posted July 8, 2015 Posted July 8, 2015 Man! Your crazy good! Wish I was have as talented as you. Great job! Keep up the good work!
microwheel Posted July 9, 2015 Author Posted July 9, 2015 Man! Your crazy good! Wish I was have as talented as you. Great job! Keep up the good work! Well Thanks for the kind words. It's more just patience than talent lol.
microwheel Posted July 9, 2015 Author Posted July 9, 2015 Evening guys. Not much of a update today, Had alot going on the past few days so I didnt get alot of time out on the work bench. But I did take a little time this evening to get something worked on anyways. Anyways, this is pretty much just a small update tonight. I used a scrap piece of mesh and made a radiator face for the front side of the radiator. Then dug a hood latch and a couple of horns out of the spare parts box and added those to the core support. It won't be to much longer and I'll be able to finally glue the front grill into place for good. And finally I took some time to start finishing the detail work on the engine bay. I got the heater hoses fixed in place and made and installed a tie strap for them. Also added vintage photo-etched hose clamps from The Model Car Garage to both ends of both heater hoses. Then took a little time to detail paint the battery and get it installed ready for the battery cables. That's pretty much all I had time for this evening. I'm finally starting to see a light at the end of the tunnel with Pop's Toy. And hope to soon be able to get back to work on Mom's Toy (the nova wagon). More updates as I get it done.
microwheel Posted July 11, 2015 Author Posted July 11, 2015 Afternoon Guys, Im posting the last update for Pop's Toy (66 Nova SS) before it goes under-glass in a few days. Then I'll get back to work on Mom's Toy, (66 Nova Wagon) I get the front of the core support for the radiator detailed with a wiring harness, and then moved on to finishing the engine bay detail. I attached the battery cables, installed the windshield washer bottle and added windshield washer hoses. I made and installed a engine bay wiring harness and attached a few wires off it to the alternator. I then detailed and installed the brake master cylinder. Then added the inner fender shock towers and painted, detailed and installed the upper radiator hose. Finally I installed the front frill and the kit supplied chrome hood trim. Below you will find several pics of the work completed. It will take a few posts to get all the pics in. I still have the final exterior detailing to do, but you'll see that when it goes in the under glass section when I get it done in a few days. More in the following post..............
microwheel Posted July 11, 2015 Author Posted July 11, 2015 I still got a little clean up work to do and finish the exterior body detailing, I'll post it under glass in a few days, once I get that all taken care of. Final pics for Pop's Toy, till then
taaron76 Posted July 12, 2015 Posted July 12, 2015 Outfreakingstanding, Jim! So many details, and so pretty!!! Tim
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