restoman Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 Waiting for some parts and foil and saw this sorry looking kit in the stack. I initially thought of a body shop look - different colour door and fender, missing trim, maybe some rust, etc. Then thought of a wrecked car... have never done one, so... It's not a very good kit so cutting it up was easy!
72 Charger Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 Wow that's some impact . Nice work . Altho I would of painted it before crashing it
restoman Posted May 4, 2015 Author Posted May 4, 2015 Yeah, that thought crossed my mind... but this way i can rust it at the points of impact to make it more believable. That's my story and I'm going to stick to it.
Rotorbolt73 Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 (edited) Very nice work. What technique did you use in making the wrecked body panels? Did you make the fender and hood out of aluminum and then "wreck it" or did you modify the kit plastic?. The busted windshield is great too. Edited May 4, 2015 by Rotorbolt73
Roadrunner Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 Very cool indeed. I think doing a wreck or derelict, is probably a lot more tricky than doing a straight car, but if done well, can look really nifty.
restoman Posted May 4, 2015 Author Posted May 4, 2015 I cut the fender off, bought some throw away foil trays at the dollar store, cut one up and rubbed it out against the fender and hood until it looked right. I left the shape big enough to fold the edges over the fender and hood edges for some strength. It really didn't take long at all. I think I'll do the same for the rad support, maybe even the bumper. There's nothing on the backside of the new/wrecked panels to give anything strength - I was thinking of mixing some epoxy glue and coating the backsides... ?
Rotorbolt73 Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 AHH..I figured you used the aluminum sheet method. Never done it myself but those that I have seen done do coat the backsides of the panels with epoxy or something similar to give it some strength..
StevenGuthmiller Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 Wow! How many people died in that wreck?! Should make an interesting build. Steve
LouO Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 I've been thinking of doing something like this, that maybe also got dropped off in the wood (gutted parts here and there). How did you do the windshield?
Harry P. Posted May 4, 2015 Posted May 4, 2015 Nice work so far! Very convincing. Once you get it painted and weathered/rusted, it should be very cool...
restoman Posted May 4, 2015 Author Posted May 4, 2015 For the windshield i just ran my X Acto blade in a wiggly pattern from a perceived point of impact. I really wasn't too happy with the results...though it looks ok in the pics.
Crazy Ed Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 Looks like you need a D10 Cat for it to be running into. Sort of a Gone in 60 Seconds kind of Diorama.
restoman Posted May 5, 2015 Author Posted May 5, 2015 Looks like you need a D10 Cat for it to be running into. Sort of a Gone in 60 Seconds kind of Diorama. ... Or Vanishing Point... too bad it's not a Camaro.
slusher Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 Very interesting method you used. When painted it will be awesome..
Crazy Ed Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 ... Or Vanishing Point... too bad it's not a Camaro. Whoops, Movie Scramble..............
spencer1984 Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 Looks great so far, foil looks much more realistic than heated/bent plastic
restoman Posted May 5, 2015 Author Posted May 5, 2015 Whoops, Movie Scramble.............. The Camaro was the car that was plowed into the dozers for the final scene...
Crazy Ed Posted May 5, 2015 Posted May 5, 2015 The Camaro was the car that was plowed into the dozers for the final scene... I've never seen either of the Movies. Just figured given the Flattened front end of the subject car, it'd be a good use of it.
JoeBrown Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 The Camaro was the car that was plowed into the dozers for the final scene... you mean a dodge challenger right?
Chuck Most Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 No, he means Camaro The next time you watch Vanishing Point, watch the final scene closely- you'll notice they used a '67 (?) Camaro instead of the Dodge for the actual crash. It's a "blink and you'll miss it" kind of thing, but it is there.
JoeBrown Posted May 6, 2015 Posted May 6, 2015 No, he means Camaro The next time you watch Vanishing Point, watch the final scene closely- you'll notice they used a '67 (?) Camaro instead of the Dodge for the actual crash. It's a "blink and you'll miss it" kind of thing, but it is there. i think ill have to put my dvd in and slo-mo the end now.
oldnslow Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 here's a screen grab, Camaro, the blast has started before the car hits the dozers.
microwheel Posted May 7, 2015 Posted May 7, 2015 very cool project. Can't wait to see where you take it.
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