Bumblebi Posted October 28, 2015 Author Posted October 28, 2015 Got some more work on the rod today. It's starting to look pretty good actually! Still just a mock up, but it's not much left to do. Considering I haven't really done any weathering on this scale before, I'm very satisfied with the way it turned out! The mesh which is replacing the windows are actually pieces of a trashcan from Ikea btw, which I've just painted black!
misterNNL Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 IMHO there is some room on that too neat and straight body for some scaring like visible welds,riveted patches etc.Overall looking nice.Thanks for sharing.
rage59 Posted October 29, 2015 Posted October 29, 2015 very good job . really like the frame work how you did that.keep up the good work
Bumblebi Posted October 30, 2015 Author Posted October 30, 2015 Tom- Thanks for the input, I might do a little more on the body later on, I unfortunately don't have the time to do any more now, the model show I'm attending starts in just over 24 hours.. Jim- Glad you're liking the build! Got a little bti of work done yesterday. The interior is done, and I made a gastank, which is seated between the frame rails. Interior is made up of two bucket seats from the parts box, the original Monogram dashboard, the steering wheel and rack from an AMT Ford Mustang '66, gearshifter is from the parts box, and the pedals are made by me. And the gastank, its made out of rolled up 0.5 mm styrene sheet along with a small piece from the parts box.
Bumblebi Posted October 31, 2015 Author Posted October 31, 2015 So I got the build done 40 minutes before I was going to BUCK.. Here are two pics I snapped of it at the show! Considering how short of a build time this was and how much scratchbuilding and such was involved, I'm very pleased with the result. Will be doing a proper photoshoot tomorrow if the weather plays along.
Bumblebi Posted November 1, 2015 Author Posted November 1, 2015 Finished 31st of October 2015! Under glass thread: http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/107397-low-rat-rod-finished-31-october-2015/
Tom Geiger Posted November 1, 2015 Posted November 1, 2015 Looks like you work well under pressure! Very nice results considering that and the time you had until the show! I love the rat theme.
Bumblebi Posted November 1, 2015 Author Posted November 1, 2015 Looks like you work well under pressure! Very nice results considering that and the time you had until the show! I love the rat theme. I suppose I do, haven't really thought about that before! Thank you very much
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