misterNNL Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Thanks again for your "thousand words"photos.Once this model is complete most of these details will not be seen with this much clarity.
Davewilly Posted March 7, 2016 Posted March 7, 2016 Looking great! love all the reared details. It will all pay off when its finished off....the more you look the more you see kinda thing.
bobthehobbyguy Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 Very nicely done. The scratchbuilding is top notch.
mustang1989 Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 Watching this come together has been really fun. I like the vision as well as the implementation of the ideas behind that vision at work here.
Force Posted March 8, 2016 Posted March 8, 2016 (edited) Yes! This picure is quite suitable as Toe Cutter from Mad Max and Immortan Joe from Mad Max The Fury Road was played by the same actor Hugh Keays-Byrne...and the Giga Horse was Immortan Joe's vehicle. Edited March 8, 2016 by Force
TomZ Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 OMG I am loving this build! Those axels are works of art in their own right.
Slomoslam Posted March 9, 2016 Posted March 9, 2016 Keep it up! This is shiny and chrome! Worthy of riding into Valhalla.
Ridge Rider Posted March 12, 2016 Author Posted March 12, 2016 (edited) First off I want to thank everyone that is enjoying this build as much as myself. I had no idea of the time or detail I wanted or needed to put into this model. I like to wing it and let it happen naturally. I look at each part or sub assembly as a model in itself and try my best to replicate the look. It is going to take longer than I planned but I think it will be worth it in the end. I am pleased with my progress and have improved and developed new skills that I hope will lead to bigger and better projects. No updates yet but while I was never a Hobbytown USA fan(because they catered to the RC crowd) I am enjoying their out of business items offered locally at 50%off. This does help some with the scratch building. I hope to get some bench time this weekend. Thanks for looking. Steve Edited July 9, 2017 by Ridge Rider
Ridge Rider Posted March 14, 2016 Author Posted March 14, 2016 (edited) The axle is now permanently installed with radius rods built and installed. The rods were pinned and super glued for strength. I also built the stabilizers and bump stop structure which are dry fit for the pictures. I am quite pleased with results. Thanks for looking Steve Edited July 9, 2017 by Ridge Rider
afx Posted March 14, 2016 Posted March 14, 2016 That rear suspension is impressive Steve. It is so visible on the 1:1. I know your effort will be rewarded on the finished build.
bobthehobbyguy Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 Very nice work. Impressive scratch building. Definitely a massive undertaking.
Impalow Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 Very nice work on a fun subject! What a great haul from hobbytown.. I am envious of all that styrene.
Davewilly Posted March 15, 2016 Posted March 15, 2016 Looking good! Great work on the suspension so far.Also nice haul on the Evergreen! you can never have enough of the stuff!
Ridge Rider Posted March 23, 2016 Author Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) Thanks for the interest Joe and everyone else. I have not had a lot of build time or obvious progress. There is a bunch of test fitting and tweaking to get the parts I'm trying to use to work with how it was built and trying foresee any problems with that plumbing mess. I have decided on the engines from the Monogram 79 Camaro. They have the look I want but are simplistic blobs of plastic with molded in detail. I cut the trans off and removed the oil filter and starter. I will make filters and use parts box starters. This is the gearbox joining the engines. As of right now the bellhousing and trans looks bigger than what was actually used. I will get something to work but this will dictate the placement of the shocks, axle, intercoolers, and plumbing as well as the nosepiece so I'm trying to get it right the first time(for a change) Still moving forward-thanks for looking. Steve Edited July 9, 2017 by Ridge Rider
Force Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 (edited) Isn't the engine in the 79 Camaro a 350 Small Block, the Gigahorse have two blown turbocharged 502 Big Block engines so I think two small blocks would look kind of small.I'm so impressed with your work so far as you are getting it as close to the real thing as possible so I think it deserves the right engines too. Edited March 23, 2016 by Force
kpnuts Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 Looking superb so far, that is a massive undertaking, but you're obviously succeeding.
Randy D Posted March 23, 2016 Posted March 23, 2016 Hi Steve, This build is so impressive !!!!!! What an undertaking. Looking forward to more on this one. Randy
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