crazyrichard Posted February 6, 2016 Author Posted February 6, 2016 removed the pillar in the center of the scoop , looks better sanded and filed the center rod of the hinge in the bumpers shape , the material was thick but the bumper has a indentation in the center so i went through the material , no worry thee is no rod there inside made a brace frame from parts of a ho train scale grane silo thing sides next to the hinges rough shaped made a plate from hard plastic rough bono-ed in shape .. will become one piece with the front
Dann Tier Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 thnx james , well lots of people have asked me what that is .. its only available here in holland .. its just a big rattle can from a diy store called gamma ..its their own brand rattle cans ... here in holland modelbuilders call it "gamma chrome" not how its called for real...it sys its silver metallic .. but it turns out like this ....not real chrome .. not silver its a bit in betwene ...its handy because you have a hudge can , always ready for spraying ... its sprays without any wrinkles .. this stuff > you can not spray wrong , the worst person thinkable could not screw this up .. weirdly you can spray it very thick alsoDuplicolor and Rustoleum Chrome sprays look just like this. -Great work by the way!
KWT Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 Your detail, imagination and design are remarkable. Love following along with this one!
crazyrichard Posted February 6, 2016 Author Posted February 6, 2016 Duplicolor and Rustoleum Chrome sprays look just like this. -Great work by the way!i didnt know that , i found sometthing new , didnt buy it yet , rattle can with real chrome .. like how the chrome looks out of the kit .. it should look like that ..Your detail, imagination and design are remarkable. Love following along with this one!thnx lot !!
Speedfreak Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 (edited) Richard, that front clip is looking great, you are a natural engineer! It's fun watching the ideas you come up with, very creative you are sir! . Edited February 6, 2016 by Speedfreak
crazyrichard Posted February 6, 2016 Author Posted February 6, 2016 thnx a lot gene ... and creative .. hmmm i always try to make stuff out of ... other stuff .. not meaning modelbuilding ... i need that in life , yes i have creativity tht needs to come out , sadly i cant use it in my job .. so i need to find other ways .. before moddeling i was a very active member in the virtual carmodding world .... a bit like modelbuilding but them virtual .. i switched to this because hands on is just so much better ... beside that i always need to build stuff and tinker with stuff lol ... well just gave the bondo-ed part on the bmper and hinge .. a good rough sand .. needs to harder more now for some finesanding .. i usully put this bondo on and let it cure for a few hours then file and sand .. so when its real hard i dont have to sand for ages .. the second hinge point will sit on the chassis , the tube is actually a ball point pen rod where the ink sits in ... now i want to mold that into the chassis so it doesnt look like a stuck on rod .. like i did on the front clip .. where i wanted it to be blended in and the rods showing .. now i shoud be abbe to build a radiator that fits in the gap between the hinge rods and make it so it clears on opening and closing .. btw i need to design some sort of stop to hold the front going to far forward .. this is because its a double hinge .. set one fixed and the other still turns .. the body ... i want to primer it so badly .. but i'm waighting .. i have a fresh can of primer and i want to prime the lot at ounce .
Speedfreak Posted February 6, 2016 Posted February 6, 2016 This is gonna be so cool man, don't get in a hurry, take your time. that engine looks great in there, what color is the car body going to be?
crazyrichard Posted February 6, 2016 Author Posted February 6, 2016 thnx guys !! color wise i'm thinking a vobrant color metallic.. my feeling says green metallic , like the real pretty deep green ... or ....orange metallic ..i even played with theme idea , not going to do it .. but like take the general lee idea .. but change the flag ...and name it general gasser ..but again keeping it more normal .. just a gorgeous color with a black ass stripe
slusher Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 Fantastic idea and work on the hood hinge Richard.
crazyrichard Posted February 7, 2016 Author Posted February 7, 2016 thnx dann ! cleaned up the front its pretty smooth now windows ...... i just cut a rear window out of a ferrari rear window , keeping those vent like things .. i think it looks cool did some final shaping on the edges on the front window , this one is cut out of bmw windscreen now downside is ...i have a tiny edge on both the front and back window for gluing it in place ... and this after primer and paint , so not sure how i'm going to get the glass in and keep it looking crisp ....hmmmmmm
crazyrichard Posted February 7, 2016 Author Posted February 7, 2016 whell that went bad quick .. i made a plate against the glass to glue on the inside of the roof, managed to avoid glue marks only one small thing on the top edge and since i wanted it perfect i made a window banner from the decal that gos on the rear end .. at that point i wanted to spray clear over it but the plate i made broke off ... after a few attempts i gave up and cut a new window out of a nother window , didnt want to use that earlyer because the material was superthin .. managed to cut it to size without breaking . then when sanding the edges it broke anyway .... last option was a window i had from a chevy ss .. now that was something i got for free , very incomplete but i have the body , hood , bumpers and glass .. so i wanted to make something out of that in the future ... but now i had to use the glass from that .. now scary it fitted like it was made for the charger .. even the side windows ... again scary .. it was a poor cast .. glass was clear but lots of flash on the edges .. after a good clean up it came out nice , side windows sit perfect .. now the thickness is a bit hmmmm .. but i'm going to make a window pillar from brass so that will hide the fact the side glass looks thick
72 Charger Posted February 7, 2016 Posted February 7, 2016 That's scary how good that glass fits Richard. I like the rear glass with the vents in. I would try clear fix to fit the glass it dry's clear
crazyrichard Posted February 7, 2016 Author Posted February 7, 2016 thnx dave , well i discovered a small gap on the a pillars .. you have to look in a angle but .. but i think if i put some plastic on the inside of the a pillars it will fit perfect .. and well i will have to make this work
Speedfreak Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 Looking good Richard, the glass is going to look great! I'd go with the deep green metallic! The reason(s) are; I've been wanting to paint a car that color myself, and , I think it would look cool on this car as well.
MoparWoman Jamie Posted February 8, 2016 Posted February 8, 2016 I love this build, I keep checking in on the updates all the time. Keep of the great work!
crazyrichard Posted February 9, 2016 Author Posted February 9, 2016 made some brackets on the rear axle .. and a side support between the chassis , put 2 bars between those .. now i kind of winged it on this .. old style ladderbars didnt fit the set up really ... maybe the bars are a bot thin .. i tried thick bars but that made it kind of too beefy .. so i hope it kind of makes sense ? now the leaf springs are from the charger kit .. those are quite large and beefy .. fitted best with what i had .. then i have added 2 shocks so i figured the bars could be thinnen and more like extra bracing to keep it in line ?
Speedfreak Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 (edited) Ok Richard, the bars do look kind of thin, let's take her out for a test spin and punch on the gas and see how she holds up! Edited February 9, 2016 by Speedfreak
Nytrozilla Posted February 9, 2016 Posted February 9, 2016 That's a rockin' ride Richard. Don't know how I missed it, but I'm tuned in now. I'll start at the beginning right after a nap..............
crazyrichard Posted February 10, 2016 Author Posted February 10, 2016 thnx guys and gene .. yes ...hmm but like said i figured with the beefy leaf springs , shocks it would be more of a extra .. i have an idea , cant get the pins out glued with superglue , but if i would use the right ball point penn filling wich is hollow , and the right thickness .. cut it open in length i could push it over the steel rods and glue in place , the cut seem at the bottom you might not see that ..will get back to that
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