TooOld Posted April 10, 2015 Author Posted April 10, 2015 Is it just me, or does this build scream "Driver Figure"? Nice mock up shots Bob. Oh yeah ! I've got a couple period correct driver figures , one in a driver's suit and the other is just a T-shirt and a helmet !
JPolli Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 Bob Great job so far. Checking out one of the engine pics, I noticed a blow bye line leading to what looks like an old coffee can for a "puke can"? Might you plan on the detailing the engine like this? Am still anxious to hear what color/paint you are going to utilize. Keep up the good work.
TooOld Posted April 10, 2015 Author Posted April 10, 2015 (edited) Bob Great job so far. Checking out one of the engine pics, I noticed a blow bye line leading to what looks like an old coffee can for a "puke can"? Might you plan on the detailing the engine like this? Am still anxious to hear what color/paint you are going to utilize. Keep up the good work. I'm not sure about how detailed the engine will be , there's still a lot of other work that needs to be done . I've exchanged emails with a person more knowledgable than me about the history of Mr . Unswitchable and he's convinced me that the original color was probably Carousel Red , which is suppossedly the same as Hugger Orange . I'm not sure it was available in '67 but it looks really close so I've picked up some Model Master Hugger Orange and will give it a try ! Edited April 10, 2015 by TooOld
Snake45 Posted April 10, 2015 Posted April 10, 2015 TooOld, Carousel Red/Hugger Orange was two years away when Mr. Unswitchable was running. Before you started this thread, I was going to paint mine (if/when I ever do get around to rebuilding it) Model Master Chevy Engine Red, a bright red-orange. After seeing the pics you've posted, I'm going to paint it Model Master Italian Red or perhaps Ford Engine Red. Both are more toward the orange end of red-orange than Chevy Engine Red. The Ford Engine Red in particular looks to me to be a good match for Ford Poppy Red, a popular orange-ish shade of the day.
TooOld Posted April 11, 2015 Author Posted April 11, 2015 TooOld, Carousel Red/Hugger Orange was two years away when Mr. Unswitchable was running. Before you started this thread, I was going to paint mine (if/when I ever do get around to rebuilding it) Model Master Chevy Engine Red, a bright red-orange. After seeing the pics you've posted, I'm going to paint it Model Master Italian Red or perhaps Ford Engine Red. Both are more toward the orange end of red-orange than Chevy Engine Red. The Ford Engine Red in particular looks to me to be a good match for Ford Poppy Red, a popular orange-ish shade of the day. I was thinking the same thing about those colors being available in '67 . I'll throw another wrench into the mess . . . there were two cars painted two very different colors ! The first Mr . Unswitchable has a 113" wheelbase and was painted a more reddish color , so Italian Red Would be a good choice . It was wrecked early in the season and Jesse rebuilt it with a 120" wheelbase and it was painted the more orangish red which looks closer to Hugger Orange . Unfortunately there is no known documentation to confirm the paint colors .
TooOld Posted May 31, 2015 Author Posted May 31, 2015 (edited) It's been almost two months and I haven't managed much bench time but I have fabbed most of the front and rear suspension pieces and it's up on all four ! Here's a few of the bare chassis . The front includes the twin I-Beams , spindles , tie rod , and trailing arms . I still need to make the coil-overs . The rear uses the upper arm and axle housing from the AMT '58 Chevy . At this point everything is just pinned together and still needs to be cleaned up a bit before any paint . That's for this installment . Hopefully it won't be another two months before I make any progress ! Thanks for looking ! Edited February 3, 2020 by TooOld
Nitrozilla Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Looking excellent Bob. Ya' gotta' roll before you can run.
slusher Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Chassis does look excellent Bob. Real impressive work...
gtx6970 Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Impressive is a huge understatement I wonder how hard it would be to resin copy this ? ,,if it would happen I'm in
TooOld Posted June 4, 2015 Author Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) On 5/31/2015 at 8:19 PM, slusher said: Chassis does look excellent Bob. Real impressive work... On 6/1/2015 at 12:12 PM, gtx6970 said: Impressive is a huge understatement I wonder how hard it would be to resin copy this ? ,,if it would happen I'm in Thanks much Carl and Bill ! Last night I made up some coil-overs for the front suspension . Here's a pic with them in place , I still need to add the lower mounts . Â I first made these when I built the Roswell Rod last year . They're pretty simple , just a few pieces of tubing glued together , a spring , and a couple of discs to hold everything together . Here's one painted silver and one assembled . Â Edited February 3, 2020 by TooOld
Nitrozilla Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Now that's pretty slick Bob. Is the right shorter than the left? If so, is it because of the I-Beam set up? Or am I hallucinating?
TooOld Posted June 5, 2015 Author Posted June 5, 2015 Now that's pretty slick Bob. Is the right shorter than the left? If so, is it because of the I-Beam set up? Or am I hallucinating? It's just the angle of the photo , it's not looking straight down on the parts . They're both the same length .
rustybill1960 Posted June 5, 2015 Posted June 5, 2015 Simply fantastic Bob! Thank You for sharing this build I am learning a lot from your frame work I am looking forward to more Thank You again Later Russ
Brett Barrow Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 That's looking great. BTW, Speed City Resin is working on one of these on their in progress section.
TooOld Posted June 6, 2015 Author Posted June 6, 2015 Simply fantastic Bob! Thank You for sharing this build I am learning a lot from your frame work I am looking forward to more Thank You again Later Russ Thanks for the update. I'm enjoying this build. Thanks guys !
TooOld Posted June 6, 2015 Author Posted June 6, 2015 That's looking great. BTW, Speed City Resin is working on one of these on their in progress section. Thanks Brett ! Actually Scott at Speed City has finished the master and last I heard it's in the mold making stage .
Dragline Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 Very nice work Bob. I'll not hesitate to say this will be the finest build of this car I've ever seen. I have always wanted to build this car and now with a resin body in the works and your chassis to examine I'll be 1/2 way there. Thanks for sharing your work. Bob
Truck parts Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 Great work so far. What size tubing to you use to build the frame?
Speedfreak Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 Fantastic work/project Bob, it's projects like this that keep me inspired to improve my skills.
TooOld Posted June 6, 2015 Author Posted June 6, 2015 Very nice work Bob. I'll not hesitate to say this will be the finest build of this car I've ever seen. I have always wanted to build this car and now with a resin body in the works and your chassis to examine I'll be 1/2 way there. Thanks for sharing your work. Bob Thank you very much Bob ! I'm not much of a 1/4 mile guy so it may not be technically correct when it's finished but I always loved the look of Mr. Unswitchable ever since I saw it in person . It was '67 (I was 12) and it was on a trailer at the motel we were staying at in So. Cal . ! If you check the Speed City site he's doing a kit with the body , frame , and misc. parts . It's the short wheelbase car and it looks really nice !
TooOld Posted June 6, 2015 Author Posted June 6, 2015 Great work so far. What size tubing to you use to build the frame? Thanks Gordon ! The rectangular strip measures .156 x .100 and the round tubing is .100 diameter .
10thumbs Posted June 6, 2015 Posted June 6, 2015 Hi Bob, This is really nice work you're showing, and I admire you're styrene abilities. Body work and frame looking real good. I like the early Funny Cars. Michael
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