Lovefordgalaxie Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Me and my big mouth... Friend of mine got a Monogram 1/12 scale 1957 Chevrolet from eBay a few years ago. Last week, he came to my house so I could do a tune up on his Galaxie, and he saw the work I was doing on my black 1957 Chevy kit. He said he would start his own kit, and build it with the blower and velocity stacks, like the one on the side of the box. About a day latter I got a call from him asking me if I had a front bumper for the Chevy on my parts box. I didn't. Last week got lucky getting one for my project, I would never get another, not as fast as the guy wanted, you know, he had the "building bug" and wanted to build the kit "for yesterday". Here enters my big mouth. I told the guy I could make a front bumper from scratch for him. Over the weekend... How much experience do I have on scratchbuilding entire parts? None. Got some epoxy putty and went to work. The part is actually done already, but I decided here would be the best place to post it. Hope you guys think it looks half decent. My friend must be installing it on his kit about now. Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr
Lovefordgalaxie Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 Continuing: Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr
Lovefordgalaxie Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 Last part: Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr Scratchbuilt Bumper by Lovefordgalaxie, on Flickr
vintagercr Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Tulio that's amazing work. What is the putty you are working with?
72 Charger Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 That's some fantastic work there Tulio well done
wayne swayze Posted March 19, 2015 Posted March 19, 2015 Great job! Thanks for the in-progress photos also.
Lovefordgalaxie Posted March 19, 2015 Author Posted March 19, 2015 Thanks a lot for the comments guys!! Tulio that's amazing work. What is the putty you are working with? The box appears on some of the pictures holding the part. It's called Durepoxi. It's a two part epoxy putty, and it's like clay to work with. After two hours it can be sanded, cut, grinded... After a day it's rock hard, and will accept and bond to new pieces made from the same material, so, the construction can be done in stages
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now