RancheroSteve Posted June 24, 2015 Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) Time for a new one!  Here's what I'll be working with: http://jimmyflintstonestudios.com/?product=nb262-1962-el-ponchomino  Not exactly shake & bake, but a decent place to start. Those window openings were a bit vague, so I bent some brass strip to give the openings more crispness and also simulate a drip rail.    Stay tuned. Edited October 4, 2015 by RancheroSteve update
RancheroSteve Posted June 26, 2015 Author Posted June 26, 2015 And at the back, the rear quarters are going to need some work, especially where they meet the bumper and taillights: I'll shoot a little primer on it and see what I've got so far.
AZGARY Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 I have had the kit for over a year and have decided to use this body also. I am learning a lot from seeing you detail it out. I'll keep watching. Thanks for your input. Azgary
RancheroSteve Posted June 27, 2015 Author Posted June 27, 2015 I added some trim around the bed and the back window (to be foiled after paint): And some channel along the bottom edge of the body (for a couple of reasons - more about that later):
RancheroSteve Posted June 29, 2015 Author Posted June 29, 2015 After cutting off the top of the rear inner fenders and shortening the rear a little, the chassis pan looks like it fits pretty well: But it turns out the bed floor prevents the pan from sitting up high enough, especially at the rear. So that's part of the reason I skirted the lower edge of the body. Better, but there's another issue at the rear: the rear frame cross member sticks out too far. OK, I think I can deal with that without too much trouble. Onward . . .
Twokidsnosleep Posted June 29, 2015 Posted June 29, 2015 Never thought of adding brass as window detailing....thanks for that idea
RancheroSteve Posted July 4, 2015 Author Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) The resin body - like the kit body - has molded in wipers, which I'm not a fan of. Since this is going to be a mild custom (somewhat inspired by the box art), I've removed the wipers, added more brass for the windshield trim and filled the cowl vents. Edited July 4, 2015 by RancheroSteve
vintagercr Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Steve, I forgot to ask, but what size of brass are you using?
RancheroSteve Posted July 4, 2015 Author Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) Steve, I forgot to ask, but what size of brass are you using? The brass I'm using for the bed and windshield trim is 1/64" x 1/32". Edited July 4, 2015 by RancheroSteve
MrObsessive Posted July 4, 2015 Posted July 4, 2015 Love the brass work Steve! That's a terrific idea to use that instead of plastic since you're working with resin. Speaking of that, I thought at first this WAS a plastic kit that you converted. I've never seen this one before from Jimmy Flintstone------very nicely done! To attach the brass, did you use standard epoxy or JB Weld? I've found that brass doesn't always like the quick set epoxies, but I've used JB Weld in the past to get it to stay put.
RancheroSteve Posted July 4, 2015 Author Posted July 4, 2015 Thanks Bill! Like I implied earlier, the Flintstone bodies I've seen aren't anything like Modlehaus quality, but they're very affordable and there are some very cool subjects available. Lots of interesting conversions for current kits if you want to do something a bit different. I've been using Zap a Gap (medium) to attach the brass - it seems to be doing the job. The great thing to me about brass is that it's hard enough to hold an edge, yet can be sanded when needed.
DrKerry Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 Hey Steve, nice to see someone building this thing. I'm the one that did the master for Jimmy, when I started out it had better definition to the moulding but when I was working on it some got sanded down a bit much. When I built mine I cut down the wheel houses in the rear to get the rear to drop more... Like what you're doing with yours, I have one that I'm building as a stock piece and one as a mild kustom as well.
RancheroSteve Posted July 5, 2015 Author Posted July 5, 2015 Hey Steve, nice to see someone building this thing. I'm the one that did the master for Jimmy, when I started out it had better definition to the moulding but when I was working on it some got sanded down a bit much. When I built mine I cut down the wheel houses in the rear to get the rear to drop more... Like what you're doing with yours, I have one that I'm building as a stock piece and one as a mild kustom as well. Hey - nice to know, Kerry! The Ponchomino is a cool idea, especially as I've never been that crazy about the roof on the Catalina - a bit too clunky in my opinion. And of course I dig Rancheros, El Caminos, and utes in general. I had already cut down the wheel houses as you suggested. The bed floor is up against the top of the chassis pan - I don't think it can go any lower without some major surgery, so I'm going to work with it as is. Thanks.
DrKerry Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 Sounds good, glad you like the idea!!! If you're up against the floor then yeah, your all the way you can go....
Mike Kucaba Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 I like that brass idea too. Must try that on a 1/16th '63 vette that messed up the post trying to get out the windshield.
1930fordpickup Posted July 5, 2015 Posted July 5, 2015 This is looking very cool. I like the brass idea for keeping the edge. Steve what is the gray putty you are using ?
RancheroSteve Posted July 5, 2015 Author Posted July 5, 2015 Steve what is the gray putty you are using ? Tamiya Putty.
RancheroSteve Posted July 8, 2015 Author Posted July 8, 2015 I'll be using the custom front end treatment (grille and headlights) from the 2 in 1 kit. The resin body also uses the kit hood. After some some sanding/filling/sanding, things are starting to fit reasonably well. The center nose piece is separate (just pushed into place here) and will be attached later.
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