geetee66 Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Here's the ride height pics. I didn't like the kit wheels, they looked wrong. These rims came from the first kit I did, the AMT 32 Phaeton. Couldn't get it any lower that this without having to seriously re-work stuff. I didn't want to get bogged-down with tricky body mods as I wanted to finish it before Easter. The sills (rocker panels??) are a scale 5 inches from the road.
geetee66 Posted March 3, 2008 Author Posted March 3, 2008 I think I enjoy doing the interiors as much as I enjoy building the engines... This was my first go at using PE parts for the interior. I used fine wire around the instrument binnacle. The floor and rear shelf are flocked. The gearnob was made from an off-cut of red sprue. The steering wheel was in the kit (the stock version was very distorted). I used one of the chrome bullets for the other grille version as the centre. Now to the Fred Cady decals. I've not used decals in 25 years. These were tricky to lay down and incredibly fragile. I like the contrast of the black on the red. Saw a picture of something like this online. Now I've got to wait for the weather to improve so I can clearcoat it. I successfully managed to cut the centre out of the bumper/radiator grille and fittted the MCG photoetch version. Well worth £10.00. I'll post a pic of that later... cheers
ajulia Posted March 3, 2008 Posted March 3, 2008 Hello there friend! Looks like a Killer start! The tribal bands are dead on w the red body and the stance is mean-lookin.Your builds are very clean and will enjoy this topic.Thanx for posting and keep on wit the keepin on!! peace ajulia
geetee66 Posted March 11, 2008 Author Posted March 11, 2008 After much consideration, I realized the old gear shifter looked a bit rubbish, so I've made a new one: I carved it from a bit of sprue with files and a #11 blade. Painted silver under Tamiya clear red. I also added a dog-leg to the lever as well as a corrugated rubber boot with a BMF base plate
RodneyBad Posted March 11, 2008 Posted March 11, 2008 That is Super. Love the Red with the black Pinstripes The skull shifter and all is a nice up-grade. Steering wheel looks like it would hurt. But looks cool
JAFFA Posted March 12, 2008 Posted March 12, 2008 Looking great man, that interior is amazing, and allthough i dont usually like decals, the scallops look great,
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