cobraman Posted January 20, 2019 Share Posted January 20, 2019 Coming along nicely. Another show piece in the making ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 Now that the interior is totally done, I can move onto the body work!...heres a little mock-up, the black pen denotes where I need to open stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted January 20, 2019 Author Share Posted January 20, 2019 3 minutes ago, cobraman said: Coming along nicely. Another show piece in the making ! Thanks, Ray!!...glad you're liking it!...its a nice relaxing build after that Pagani stuff!...lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 The interior is beautiful Dann. I’m anxious to see this coming together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breezy Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 This is awesome. The wheels look great super cool interior. The seat buckle looks very real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 8 hours ago, Ich_Will said: The interior is beautiful Dann. I’m anxious to see this coming together. Thanks, bud!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted January 21, 2019 Author Share Posted January 21, 2019 8 hours ago, Breezy said: This is awesome. The wheels look great super cool interior. The seat buckle looks very real. Thanks a lot, Brent!!….glad you like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted January 31, 2019 Author Share Posted January 31, 2019 I will be cutting open several things on the body within the next couple of days. This is a pretty nice kit for a curbside....even though I had to modify quite a bit, but I have one huge issue with it, and that's the fact that its designed to have posable steering, but the fender wells wont allow it. I don't have to have it working, but its the laziness of the whole thing that gets on my wick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 15, 2019 Author Share Posted February 15, 2019 Hey, everyone!, i'm back at this one again! I now have all the vents roughed-open, and I have started cleaning them up.....starting with those front fender vents, which were a major pain to open. Thanks to my new PE saws, I was able to get the job done! I first drilled 3 pilot holes, and then used my keyhole PE saw.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 Hey, everyone!, I actually got all the vents opened!....and now its time to see if I can SB a better -more realistic fuel cap. The molded in one is far too shallow. After that, I can start to final sand all the body parts for painting!! -Photo 1; Obviously the two main vents needed to be opened, and I left a thin lip to be able to attach the PE ones. In between those vents, is an often missed slot that goes from vent to vent. It actually allows air to flow under the car.....you know I had to open it with my trusty PE saw blade! -Photo 2; I cut open the heat release vent for the oil cooler...its only on the drivers side. -Photo 3; It may not look like it right now, but I did open TWO vents on each of these sail-panels, and i'm almost positive that the bits with the attachment holes will be removed for better mesh fitment. I will try to SB the better fuel cap before I cut-out the molded in one. -Photo 4; On the left are the rear vents, on the right, are the rocker vents for the rear brakes....all four got opened up, ready for the mesh to be attached before painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 Hey, everyone!, I have a pretty neat update! The molded in petrol cap was molded too shallow, so I decided to see if I could SB my own -better one. I waited to cut-out the inferior one until I knew whether or not I could do it, and low, and behold, I did it!! It just needs to be final sanded, and kleaned up, and its ready to go! -Photo 1; This is what Fujimi gives you.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 This is what the real thing looks like... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 19, 2019 Author Share Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) ...and heres what I came up with....100% better -Photo 1; I started off using a solid styrene rod with the same diameter of the petrol cap. After drilling a smaller pilot hole in the center, I used a larger bit to drill down shallowly. This will create a lip for the cap to rest on later. The last step after drilling the 6 bolt holes, was to use my Olfa blade to carve-out the center at an angle, to half wat across the bolt holes. -Photo 2; I used tiny black hose to replicate the bolts... -Photo 3 & 4; It was time to make the cap itself. Its pretty obvious what I did, but what may be harder to see, is that I sanded all the proper angles on it. -Photo 5 & 6; the rough finish......time to final sand, and klean it up for painting! Edited February 19, 2019 by Dann Tier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabbricaP Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 Really like your new gas cap Dann! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twokidsnosleep Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Darn I missed the announcement for this one Dann you are hard to keep up with!! Superb scratch and mod work going on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 5 hours ago, FabbricaP said: Really like your new gas cap Dann! Thanks, bud!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Twokidsnosleep said: Darn I missed the announcement for this one Dann you are hard to keep up with!! Superb scratch and mod work going on LOL!!, thanks, Scott!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamelvis Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Great work Dann ! I like your choice to "make it better" ! TCB, Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 5 hours ago, adamelvis said: Great work Dann ! I like your choice to "make it better" ! TCB, Adam Thanks, Adam!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 Hey, everyone!, I have the new petrol cap test-fit to the body now! next, I need to SB the third brake light assembly.....cant believe its missing entirely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathgoblin Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 Wow! The gas cap looks awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 20, 2019 Author Share Posted February 20, 2019 4 hours ago, Deathgoblin said: Wow! The gas cap looks awesome. Thanks, Brian!!, i'm pretty happy with it....it'll look even better when its all kleaned up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted February 20, 2019 Share Posted February 20, 2019 The gas cap looks great ! Very cleaver way to create it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted February 21, 2019 Author Share Posted February 21, 2019 15 hours ago, cobraman said: The gas cap looks great ! Very cleaver way to create it. Thanks, bud!!, it was actually easier than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxer Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Definitely a nice cap! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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