Rider Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 (edited) Who doesn't like this car, an iconic redo of the classic TV car. I will be doing is up with bright orange pinstripes like the TV car. My wife's niece who I had given one of these kits to built it up in her vision which was the orange/red strips like the TV car. . She is a high functioning special needs person with a great imagination. She's 22, yet has the mental capacity and understanding of someone between the ages of 8-12 depending on the task and complexity. I won't be bothering with the interior, windows will be tinted out. So right off the hop the side panels need to be tweaked to fit properly. The first pic is of Sara's build, my inspiration. Edited September 7, 2018 by Rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italianhorses Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 Cool project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted September 7, 2018 Share Posted September 7, 2018 I love your idea here!!…..I will DEFINITELY be following!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted September 8, 2018 Author Share Posted September 8, 2018 (edited) Cheers guys. A small up date, started block sanding and removing molding lines. Stripped the chrome changed up the kit front tire's for some parts bin tire's. Also started thinning the rims outer edge. This is one aspect of scale building that really kills a great looking build for me. There are so many great looking wheels/rims included in kits that have huge outter rings. They are either too wide or too thick or both. I've posted two pics of the same wheels for comparison in the light. I will let the rest of the pics speak for themselves. I also mixed up some paint for the pin stripping. I wasn't sure if the two brands would mix without reaction, no issue. Sprayed nice on initial testing, dried flat. The paint looks more orange in life then in the pic, should work out for a close match to the red/orange used on the original TV car. Thanks for looking in. Edited September 8, 2018 by Rider Changed pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted September 8, 2018 Share Posted September 8, 2018 Looking GREAT!!….never thought of that aspect of the wheels before....thanks! this is my favorite of all the "newer" Batmobiles!...looking forward to more!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Never thought to retro a batmobile, cool concept Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geetee66 Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 Ka-pow! This is gonna be knockout! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share Posted September 9, 2018 22 hours ago, Dann Tier said: Looking GREAT!!….never thought of that aspect of the wheels before....thanks! this is my favorite of all the "newer" Batmobiles!...looking forward to more!! Totally brings them into scale. 13 hours ago, Modelbuilder Mark said: Never thought to retro a batmobile, cool concept Wish I could take credit for a cool concept. 5 hours ago, geetee66 said: Ka-pow! This is gonna be knockout! Lol, Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ich_Will Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Mixing Tamiya and Vaejo?!? I had no idea that could be done. Veru cool project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, Ich_Will said: Mixing Tamiya and Vaejo?!? I had no idea that could be done. Veru cool project! Thanks. Me either, but it looks to be stable,. I will have to do a full mock up test before I actually paint the shell. Not sure how this concoction will bond to the base coat of ZeroPaints white so as not to lift with the masking. Edited September 10, 2018 by Rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 6 hours ago, Rider said: Thanks. Me either, but it looks to be stable,. I will have to do a full mock up test before I actually paint the shell. Not sure how this concoction will bond to the base coat of ZeroPaints white so as not to lift with the masking. That would freaking suck if it happened!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 The test pin stripping turned out, although the actual width will be half this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disconovaman Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 I had this kit in 1990ish and I remember vividly the rear tires being the Mickey Thompson Sportsman tires that came in the Superbee pro street and the custom duellie Chevrolet snap kit... I remember the surprise I had when I examined all the parts and found those tires in the kit... Jackpot! it was great time to have an extra set of those ProStreet tires and beleive me I didn't use them on the Batmobile... I did build the kit, and loved the Michael Keaton film. I'm not sure what tires I used. The stripes are a nice detail for nostalgia... Maybe Tim Burton should've added them to the car originally... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 On 2018-09-10 at 9:08 PM, disconovaman said: I had this kit in 1990ish and I remember vividly the rear tires being the Mickey Thompson Sportsman tires that came in the Superbee pro street and the custom duellie Chevrolet snap kit... I remember the surprise I had when I examined all the parts and found those tires in the kit... Jackpot! it was great time to have an extra set of those ProStreet tires and beleive me I didn't use them on the Batmobile... I did build the kit, and loved the Michael Keaton film. I'm not sure what tires I used. The stripes are a nice detail for nostalgia... Maybe Tim Burton should've added them to the car originally... Hopefully it looks good. Ya pretty cool tire for sure. I built this back in the mid 90's as well, gave it away to some kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted September 12, 2018 Author Share Posted September 12, 2018 Small update. 4hrs of sanding a scraping the shell. I flat scraped the top of the fenders. Also reshaped the tail fins to give them a crisper knife edge. The hood trim/roof track was removed. Thinking about an omauge to the TV car by adding a hood scoop, very tiny. Block sanded the sides of the rear fenders, block sanded the top of the roof for an hour to pancake it. Some filling will be in next. Also flat spotted the tire's, rounded the edges and dressed down the script. All comments welcome, thanks for looking in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted September 13, 2018 Author Share Posted September 13, 2018 Another small update. Two rounds of filler later and we still need more. I am hoping a final round of filler then a shot of filler primer should bury these seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Love how this is turning out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted September 14, 2018 Author Share Posted September 14, 2018 Thanks Dan. Hi guys. I am pretty happy with how this is turning out. I spent about 30min wet sanding down the Duplicolor filler primer with 500-600 grit foam backed sanding pads. Yesterday while working on the house I would drop into my studio and shoot some primer. As per the instructions I wait at least 10-15min between coats. All in all I think I shot about 14-16coats. This stuff is sooo awesome, I can't recommend it enough. It can fill imperfections up to a 1/16" deep without shrinking or cracking. So for our needs it's pretty much perfect. I've been using it for about 8yrs with much success. As you can seen it buffs up when wiped down with a cotton cloth. I'll have to scuff it up some before painting. Thanks for looking in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 41 minutes ago, Rider said: Thanks Dan. Hi guys. I am pretty happy with how this is turning out. I spent about 30min wet sanding down the Duplicolor filler primer with 500-600 grit foam backed sanding pads. Yesterday while working on the house I would drop into my studio and shoot some primer. As per the instructions I wait at least 10-15min between coats. All in all I think I shot about 14-16coats. This stuff is sooo awesome, I can't recommend it enough. It can fill imperfections up to a 1/16" deep without shrinking or cracking. So for our needs it's pretty much perfect. I've been using it for about 8yrs with much success. As you can seen it buffs up when wiped down with a cotton cloth. I'll have to scuff it up some before painting. Thanks for looking in. I've used this primer for about 25 years now too, and it IS awesome!!….cant wait to see kolor on this!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted September 16, 2018 Author Share Posted September 16, 2018 (edited) In my quest to make this a collaboration of the Barris TV car and the Burton movie car I decided it needed a hood scoop. So in search of a donor hood scoop I went on a search into the stash and found an old Pro Street kit that had already been kit bashed. The scoop was ripped down to a 1/4 of it's height shortened with the intake being beveled, then radiused. In order to get the scoop to the shape of the hood I tried a few large containers then it hit me, use the hood. So I taped some 320grit down and went at it. Not sure if I will add more shape to the intake to replicate the TV car or not. Edited September 16, 2018 by Rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted September 16, 2018 Share Posted September 16, 2018 This is Magic!!….I think I need to find one of these kits to go with my 66......VERY inspirational, bud!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, Dann Tier said: This is Magic!!….I think I need to find one of these kits to go with my 66......VERY inspirational, bud!!! Thanks Dann, I am sure you would do it justice. Tonight's progress. Deciding to open the grills in the side body panels was the easy part. Actually getting them out took about 2hrs so far and I only have one side done. I thought about drilling and sanding the opening. A method I have used in the past. This tends to lead to a mis-shapened opening as I seem to always be chasing the desired shape from a bit too much over sanding. I decided to shave the back out of the panel with the plan to just 'pop out' the grill. This turned out to be the ticked. The other side is well on it's way. Edited September 17, 2018 by Rider Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Love the chisel tip..! takes trim down to the panel...qquick Nice work Lloyd... hope to run into you in London Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Excellent job!!!, every situation needs its own technique, and this was the best one for this situation! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rider Posted September 17, 2018 Author Share Posted September 17, 2018 8 hours ago, Belugawrx said: Love the chisel tip..! takes trim down to the panel...qquick Nice work Lloyd... hope to run into you in London Great tip isn't it. Thanks Bruce, I'll cya there. Will PM ya later in the week about a meet up there. 7 hours ago, Dann Tier said: Excellent job!!!, every situation needs its own technique, and this was the best one for this situation! Thanks Dann. Totally, there's so many different techniques to learn and develop in the world of model building. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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