Dino 206 Competizione

[aurfalien]

... stoked, love that thing.  just started using it for this build.

 

Edited September 21, 2015 by aurfalien

[superbike-shaun]

Hey woofalien, which kit?

[aurfalien]

Hi,

It's the Fujimi Wolf Yatabe Racing Special which is simply a Fujimi Dino 206GT kit with some extras at a fraction of the cost.

Über stoked on it.

[slusher]

Nice start..

[Twokidsnosleep]

Keep showing the build

Have always loved the Dino's shape

[aurfalien]

Thanks guys, will do.

This is an odd one though. If you search Dino 206, 206S or 206GT you don't get this car.  However it's a Dino 206 Competizione which is a bit different from the 206.  Plus this model has 8 intake funnels as I guess the Wolf car based on some Anime is a beefed up 8 cylinder.

[aurfalien]

I was just about done when I warped the front quarter panel/hood.  Just about everything else is painted but I had to strip the body which was turning out a very cool yellow.  I ran out of RTV silicone to cast the front quarter so this is on hold for a bit.

 

 

Edited September 12, 2015 by aurfalien

[aurfalien]

Forgot, some chassis shots.  Slight orange peel but I didn't mind much as it wll be obscured by wheels etc...

[tbill]

glue or tape that stand together, or it will pop apart at the worst time................been there, done it, got the paint film in the pond because of it......

[aurfalien]

So I've created the molds needed to repair the front end.

I ran out of Alumilte silicone and got PinkySil.  I prefer the harder stuff like what Alumilite has but the mold turned out perfect, no air bubbles etc...

 

[aurfalien]

And so the saga continues.  What started out as a simple model almost ended as a melt down due to impatience.

The recast front quater went well enough and gave me a base albeit serious body work is still needed.  But at least I have a full body now.  The proper way would have been to replace the entire front end evenly but I only wanted to cast a small amount keeping as much of the original body as possible.

I'm looking to complete this one very soon and move on to a amore simple model.

 

[GlueTube]

Great choice for the project Brian, I am following closely with great anticipation.

 

Regards

Brian

[aurfalien]

Great choice for the project Brian, I am following closely with great anticipation.

 

Regards

Brian

Thanks dude.  I just aligned and glued on the cast quarter to the body using supports placed underneath.  I did this so the surface is level with the rest of the car as my cast part is a little thicker then the plastic.

It was a hack cast, and I built my mold box from clay and did other things to cut corners and speed the casting process.

 

[aurfalien]

So I finally got it primered.  Still unsure if I'm going to do a final white or yellow primer before the final yellow paint though.

The picture is of the completely replaced front right quarter as it originally melted.  Plus I sat on the poor thing and had to use a filler/primer.

I just can't give up on this little car.  So much for being an easy 3rd build.  I did what AFX said and went with an easier kit, one thats curb side.  Oh well.

Now I know I can do resin casting and panel replacements which is cool.  Although I don't plan on doing it any time soon

 

[Twokidsnosleep]

That is  an impressive save.....I dare say I would have had to bin it as don't have those moulding skills. I can't figure how you got an impression of the LHS front if it was warped and destroyed

Did you use another body?

Nicely done

Edited October 12, 2015 by Twokidsnosleep

[aurfalien]

That is  an impressive save.....I dare say I would have had to bin it as don't have those moulding skills

Nicely done

Thanks dude!

Well, I put a lot of time in the other parts of this this thing and it pained me to have it wasted.

Plus this modeling thing is a real PITA for me.

Its "just" fun enough to keep me going.

But others build posts keep me motivated.

Thanks again dude.

[aurfalien]

Did you use another body?

Forgot to answer your question.

At first I studied reverse molding and came to the conclsuion of f%^*$ it!

I then bought another kit, made a mold and sold it (traded rather).

I used PinkySil as it was cheaper then the Alumilite stuff but it's a soft mold.  I prefer the hard kind as is supplied by Alumilite.

I look forward to a totally fun build.

 

[Twokidsnosleep]

You are a fast reply :)

In my world of dental stuff, it is challenging when someone busts an anterior tooth and I need to make them a temporary. I either have to sculpt it out of direct resins OR wax the shape and take an image of the wax up and then make the temporary. I can't see making a wax quarter panel for something complicated like a car

Edited October 12, 2015 by Twokidsnosleep

[Jeremy Jon]

Looking good Brian, and nice save on the body!

I tried to get some rebuild pics of this car from its owner once, but got a 'post card' type single image sent instead :/

LoL

[aurfalien]

Looking good Brian, and nice save on the body!

I tried to get some rebuild pics of this car from its owner once, but got a 'post card' type single image sent instead :/

LoL

Thanks dude.  I'm pretty stoked to have saved it.