Ridge Rider Posted December 13, 2018 Author Posted December 13, 2018 The front half of the Gigahorse is done except the exhaust which I will do just before final assembly of the body. It came together nicely and I'm very pleased with the look-so on to the pics. Thanks for looking . Steve 1
Belugawrx Posted December 13, 2018 Posted December 13, 2018 Ok Whoa,....tell us about those (scale perfect) hose clamps mister wizard ...! This is awesome brother
Randy D Posted December 14, 2018 Posted December 14, 2018 AWESOME!!!! Very impressed with your craftsmanship Steve. Randy
bobthehobbyguy Posted December 16, 2018 Posted December 16, 2018 Absolutely stunning. Happy that you are finishing this up.
Maindrian Pace Posted December 17, 2018 Posted December 17, 2018 The big reveal is going to be nothing short of an event in the hobby.
Ridge Rider Posted December 18, 2018 Author Posted December 18, 2018 On 12/13/2018 at 3:45 PM, Belugawrx said: Ok Whoa,....tell us about those (scale perfect) hose clamps mister wizard ...! This is awesome brother Thank you all for the kind comments. The clamp detail was kind of an afterthought being there are 46 of them. It started with the radiator hoses looking unfinished so I tried bare metal foil. I cut inch long strips the thickness of an exacto blade and they actually stuck. It does take tweezers and a magnifier to apply with a slight overlap and trimming the excess away. The detail looked fine but while I was at it I tried adding the tightening mechanism. I used silver 28 gauge wire cut to about 1/24"-applied a drop of super glue to foil using a random length of the same wire and quickly added the piece. It was all sealed with Testors flat clear acryl because the foil can move while handling. It looked good and wasn't as difficult or frustrating as I thought it would be so I added the detail to the rest of the plumbing. It really helped to finish the look of the intercooler connections and was worth the time. Thanks for following. Steve
Belugawrx Posted December 18, 2018 Posted December 18, 2018 Nice touch..thanks for sharing.. Little details like that really add to the realism. Cheers
Tony-442 Posted December 28, 2018 Posted December 28, 2018 Beautiful. Can't wait for the finished pics to show up. Amazing build and well worth the wait!
Dave Darby Posted December 28, 2018 Posted December 28, 2018 Actually saw this for the first time today. Off the hook amazing build.
Ridge Rider Posted December 29, 2018 Author Posted December 29, 2018 Thanks for the interest and kind comments everyone, I will give an update to where I'm at. I have been messing with the dash detail and like most things with this build there is a lot of trial and error. While not a facsimile, I hope whatever I come up with will pass as an acceptable attempt. One of the better interior pics. This detail is also on the lower door panels so I took this image found on the internet and printed it out in different sizes. I then cut them out and glued them on black construction paper that I cut to the shape of the leather mat that the emblems are affixed to. I'm still experimenting. This last pic is the original on top followed by normal black on white decal paper, then darker black on clear decal, then normal black on foil , and normal black on clear. The door panels to the right are normal clear decal applied to foil. So far the original and white decal are giving a better look. This is the last detail for the interior if I can find something to be happy with. Thanks for the support. Steve
bobthehobbyguy Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 Cool glad to see continued progress. Nice work at getting the dash pad done.
Davewilly Posted January 11, 2019 Posted January 11, 2019 The Beast looks fantastic! the dash and door panel details are a great adder as well!
misterNNL Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 That line art work is really neat showing the whole rig in comparison to an average post apocalyptic humanoid and listing the dimensions. Very cool and adds to the interest of this project.
StevenGuthmiller Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 On 12/17/2018 at 8:58 PM, Ridge Rider said: Thank you all for the kind comments. The clamp detail was kind of an afterthought being there are 46 of them. It started with the radiator hoses looking unfinished so I tried bare metal foil. I cut inch long strips the thickness of an exacto blade and they actually stuck. It does take tweezers and a magnifier to apply with a slight overlap and trimming the excess away. The detail looked fine but while I was at it I tried adding the tightening mechanism. I used silver 28 gauge wire cut to about 1/24"-applied a drop of super glue to foil using a random length of the same wire and quickly added the piece. It was all sealed with Testors flat clear acryl because the foil can move while handling. It looked good and wasn't as difficult or frustrating as I thought it would be so I added the detail to the rest of the plumbing. It really helped to finish the look of the intercooler connections and was worth the time. Thanks for following. Steve Well good! Now we have something in common. I do my hose clamps the same way on occasion. Wouldn't want to do 46 of them at once though! Steve
eldiablo78 Posted January 12, 2019 Posted January 12, 2019 It by doing 46 of them you are better dude .
Ridge Rider Posted June 4, 2019 Author Posted June 4, 2019 Sorry Bob and anyone else who might be wondering but there is no new progress. Life happens and it stalled out for a bit but I really would like get it finished up this year. I'll update when I have some progress to show. It's too close to being done, I have to finish it. Thanks for the continued interest.
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