Fiberglass Test 5 oz Cloth For 1/8 Scale Body Build

[regular guy]

 

Have the cloth and epoxy.

Even have wax paper to work on.

5 oz cloth is what we are going to use for 1/8 scale racing car scale body.

 

 

Edited November 8, 2018 by regular guy

[Ace-Garageguy]

I hope you mean .5 oz.

5 oz. cloth is heavy enough for OTR truck bumpers in full scale.

[regular guy]

 

Hi Ace What happened to your avatar?

Pretty sure it is 5 ounce.

Not the thickness of levi's but of a denim shirt. Thicker than a t-shirt.

Ace. See the word 'Build' in the title there.

Remember. Only words of encouragement.:)

Trust me Ace. We know what we're doing.

[mike 51]

never mind.

Edited November 8, 2018 by mike 51

[regular guy]

 

" Is this a project we will ever see?"

That's the plan. This is scale work of one of the cars in progress.

Seem's like funny kind of encouragement for a scale fiberglass build.

 

 

[Ace-Garageguy]

2 hours ago, regular guy said:

...Trust me Ace. We know what we're doing.

OK. I'll let it go at that.

I've worked professionally with fiberglass and most other composite materials for decades, in design, engineering, and hands-on fabrication.

I've repeatedly tried to offer you helpful, constructive advice, based on many years of experience, but you say you "know what you're doing".

I won't offer anything else.

[regular guy]

 

Okay Ace.

Back at the ranch.

Changed the color of clay we will use. Clay is to make shapes to take molds off of.

It was Van Aken grey-green.Now it will be gray or sculptor grey.

'Was on a grey green kick because that is what Protilina and Klean Klay color is.

Grey is more like some AMT kit plastic color.

That's all the news that is fit to print.

 

[vintageford]

How about some pictures for those of us who don't know!!!

[bobthehobbyguy]

Yup a picture is worth a thousand words?

Edited November 9, 2018 by bobthehobbyguy

[Ace-Garageguy]

3 hours ago, vintageford said:

How about some pictures for those of us who don't know!!!

For what it's worth, here's a 1/10 clay in progress next to its little 1/24 brother. I gots lotsa f'glass threads too, if anybody's interested.  

[bobthehobbyguy]

Ace I'd love to see more.

[Ace-Garageguy]

7 minutes ago, bobthehobbyguy said:

Ace I'd love to see more.

I don't want to hijack Bob's thread here. I'll post some links to glasswork in the T,T andT section separately.  

[regular guy]

" I don't want to hijack Bob's thread here "

Thank you Bill.

You are way ahead of me on the scale clay modeling.

We'll talk about how you get both sides to come out the same.

Have one or two fisher body craftsmans guild yearly booklets and pdf's of some more.