89AKurt Posted January 8, 2020 Author Posted January 8, 2020 10 minutes ago, Nells250 said: You mean on the air cleaner? I honestly do not remember, it has been so long! ? Are yours from the decal sheet or self-printed? I found pictures, from a company that makes the plates, reduced, printed on paper.
Dann Tier Posted January 8, 2020 Posted January 8, 2020 FANTASTIC, Bud!!!....you can fix that dash easy-peasy!!!
89AKurt Posted January 9, 2020 Author Posted January 9, 2020 9 hours ago, Dann Tier said: FANTASTIC, Bud!!!....you can fix that dash easy-peasy!!! That's not scaring me. But something else came up.... Glued in the transaxle. But it rises up through the plane of the trunk floor I added. Wouldn't be an issue otherwise. The easiest solution is to grind off the top to clear, don't tell anyone! ? Brush painted the steering wheel rim. Wanted to simulate the aluminum sandwiched between the wood. Added the aftermarket horn button. I wanted to take a better picture of the pedals and footrest. Can barely see the tiny prancing horse on the consul. ? The last scratch-built section, the driver door jamb! Wanted to show how gawd awful ugly this step is. ? We always show the finished product, but not the meat grinder part. Superglue with baking soda, very important to wash before painting to check for tiny holes.
beeRS Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 This build keeps on amazing me. I love the way you did the gear lever - a lot of extra work, but well worth the effort. Clever dodge with the transaxle - I won't tell anyone ?.
Nells250 Posted January 9, 2020 Posted January 9, 2020 REAR DIFF = OOOOPSIE! ? Amazing patience with the doors
89AKurt Posted January 10, 2020 Author Posted January 10, 2020 17 hours ago, beeRS said: This build keeps on amazing me. I love the way you did the gear lever - a lot of extra work, but well worth the effort. Clever dodge with the transaxle - I won't tell anyone ?. Thanks for the comment. Check is in the mail. ? 8 hours ago, Nells250 said: REAR DIFF = OOOOPSIE! ? Amazing patience with the doors I know right? Always *after* painting it seems like. Downloaded a video onto YouTube, of the door hinge.
DukeE Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) Spare tire. Just sayin'. Or display the books and brochures. Spare is in 250 Cal trunk, but they're all the same. Toss the thing in. Oh, and the trans hump badge is this Edited January 10, 2020 by DukeE
Rich Chernosky Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 Kurt...I am really enjoying this build. This "old dawg" has learned a few tricks. Thanks for posting all your progress. Wish this was here when i built mine long ago.
ATHU Posted January 10, 2020 Posted January 10, 2020 Very very impressive work so far Kurt!! Love those carpets!!??
89AKurt Posted January 10, 2020 Author Posted January 10, 2020 3 hours ago, DukeE said: Spare tire. Just sayin'. Or display the books and brochures. Spare is in 250 Cal trunk, but they're all the same. Toss the thing in. Oh, and the trans hump badge is this [...] No such animal photo-etch of that badge! The pictures I've seen of the 275GTB has spare under the floor. There is a variety of manuals, I used what is straight on photos, and what is pretty colors. It's eye candy. I've also noticed the tool package varies too, even the color of hammer handles. 2 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Kurt...I am really enjoying this build. This "old dawg" has learned a few tricks. Thanks for posting all your progress. Wish this was here when i built mine long ago. Thank you. This forum is something, spoiling us. I feel like I'm going overboard posting every brush stroke, every dab of glue, every thought. 2 hours ago, ATHU said: Very very impressive work so far Kurt!! Love those carpets!!?? Thank you!
DukeE Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 Spreading out the tool roll was to cover the transaxle LOL. Same with spare. We'll know, but only pitas will complain I've got tool roll pics for ya if needed. Jack was medium blue. LOL. The doors, trunk, and plaques are enough. The console badge is fine too. That was bustin' chops. Hows the HL covers?
89AKurt Posted January 11, 2020 Author Posted January 11, 2020 4 hours ago, DukeE said: Spreading out the tool roll was to cover the transaxle LOL. Same with spare. We'll know, but only pitas will complain I've got tool roll pics for ya if needed. Jack was medium blue. LOL. The doors, trunk, and plaques are enough. The console badge is fine too. That was bustin' chops. Hows the HL covers? What is with the second hammer, looks like an anvil? I know the round head is for the knock-offs. The jack, a metallic like a thermos bottle? And is there a rod to operate it, like my Honda has? Have not got to the covers yet, other than vacuum-form, planning on Bare Metal foil trim. I used aluminum tape on the California, a bit crude looking close. Yea, you know where I'm going with the transaxle. ? Finally got paint on the body! ? Actually, it's Tamiya's primer, first car I've used it on. This better be good stuff! Did a test of the nail 'polish' color, seems a bit bright, might try over black next. I'm planning to wet-sand the heck out of this, could see some spots that need attention.
beeRS Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 Great to see the body in primer. You should be fine with the Tamiya primer - its good stuff. That red does look a bit bright, but then I'm looking through a computer screen, so don't take my word for it. Keep up the fantastic work.
Rich Chernosky Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 15 hours ago, 89AKurt said: No such animal photo-etch of that badge! The pictures I've seen of the 275GTB has spare under the floor. There is a variety of manuals, I used what is straight on photos, and what is pretty colors. It's eye candy. I've also noticed the tool package varies too, even the color of hammer handles. Thank you. This forum is something, spoiling us. I feel like I'm going overboard posting every brush stroke, every dab of glue, every thought. Thank you! Kurt I don't think so. While some of your steps may seem redundant to us veteran builders, there are many on this forum who are returning or are new to modeling. So posting all the little details is worthwhile, and some of us ole dawgs may even need a refresher course. So keep doing what you are...its great.
Pete75 Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Kurt I don't think so. While some of your steps may seem redundant to us veteran builders, there are many on this forum who are returning or are new to modeling. So posting all the little details is worthwhile, and some of us ole dawgs may even need a refresher course. So keep doing what you are...its great. Totally! I'm pretty new to all this and find it fascinating and inspiring - as well as a bit mind boggling! Keep up the great work on a beautiful car ?
89AKurt Posted January 11, 2020 Author Posted January 11, 2020 (edited) 18 hours ago, beeRS said: Great to see the body in primer. You should be fine with the Tamiya primer - its good stuff. That red does look a bit bright, but then I'm looking through a computer screen, so don't take my word for it. Keep up the fantastic work. Yea, so many factors when looking at colors. When I spray black, will shoot the color over that to see what happens. Thank you! 10 hours ago, Rich Chernosky said: Kurt I don't think so. While some of your steps may seem redundant to us veteran builders, there are many on this forum who are returning or are new to modeling. So posting all the little details is worthwhile, and some of us ole dawgs may even need a refresher course. So keep doing what you are...its great. Much appreciated. ? 6 hours ago, Pete75 said: Totally! I'm pretty new to all this and find it fascinating and inspiring - as well as a bit mind boggling! Keep up the great work on a beautiful car ? Oh good, glad you are enjoying it! Thank you too. ? I will be posting another video later. For now, I'm researching to scratch-build: • Lower coolant hose. • Oil cooler, guitar string will be the material, which will be plumbed to the ... • Oil tank. Need to make a copy of the gas cap. More hoses lead to the draft tubes. • Fuel pump. Yellow wire will be used for the lines. • Coolant overflow tank. • Steering shaft, and something resembling the box, impossible to find a decent picture. • Air horns. Going to make forms, then vacuum-form the trumpets. • Windshield washer bag, includes adding the squirters. • Hood prop rod. This should be enough eye candy (wait until you see what eye candy will be with this car ?) Horns: Overflow tank: Where do oil lines connect to the engine? I've noticed the majority of oil filters are Fram, I think because the orange looks cool! ? These engine pictures are of hopped up builds, not concours restorations, note distributors, how plug wires are run, valve cover bolts are steel not black. It gets to a point of saying screw it, I'm doing what *I* want. Edited January 12, 2020 by 89AKurt
Dann Tier Posted January 11, 2020 Posted January 11, 2020 You are getting there, Bud!!!!....primer looks great!....your up-coming SB projects look fun!, and i too take quite a bit of liberty doing my own thing, lol
89AKurt Posted January 12, 2020 Author Posted January 12, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Dann Tier said: You are getting there, Bud!!!!....primer looks great!....your up-coming SB projects look fun!, and i too take quite a bit of liberty doing my own thing, lol Appreciate you checking in! Started the day making a video, which I should post in the Tips section. One problem, my laptop is so full, need to find room to download. ? Decided to make the air horns totally on the Cheapskate lathe, which is a cordless drill with the big sprue in the chuck, and the Dremel with my favorite bit. Started by using the #11 blade to hollow out the end. The trick is to not work fast, because the plastic will get warm and bend, ruining the piece. When the shape is roughed out, used a file or sandpaper, finished with steel wool. Final cut is with the knife to remove from the sprue. There are two sizes of horns, that's not a mistake. Fuel pump is the basic shape in the reference pictures, turned the same way but also using the knife. Before cutting off, drilled the hole for the stretched sprue. The glass bowl is clear sprue, found an air bubble and cut there, then used a drill bit without twisting, let the cordless drill spin. Worked slowly to not melt it! Turned the outside, down about half way, then I sanded and polished, before cutting off. Put this onto another sprue, then sanded the tip, and spun in my cotton shirt to polish. The oil reservoir is a chunk of Corian. Used a rubber mold to reproduce the gas cap, took 3 tries. Also turned the air horn compressor. Made the coolant overflow tank from some big sprue, the seam is the same trick as the seat piping. The oil cooler is guitar string, cut and stripped off the brass outer wire where it isn't needed. The horns are mounted on aluminum plate, had drilled and glued in stretched sprue into the horns, holes in the plate, barely glued in the horns, then used the lighter to melt the ends. Edited January 12, 2020 by 89AKurt
afx Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 I've tried to use a Dremell as a lath - no luck. Maybe it turns to fast?
OldNYJim Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 16 minutes ago, afx said: I've tried to use a Dremell as a lath - no luck. Maybe it turns to fast? I think the trick is to have the material in a regular cordless drill, which spins a lot slower...that’s how I like to do it. I assume the Dremel in this case is shaping the material turning in the other drill?
89AKurt Posted January 12, 2020 Author Posted January 12, 2020 4 hours ago, porschercr said: Looks outstanding Kurt. Thanks! 3 hours ago, afx said: I've tried to use a Dremell as a lath - no luck. Maybe it turns to fast? I use the cordless drill for the lathe, it has a fast/slow switch and I run on high, and it's variable speed too. The Dremel is used instead of a file or whatever, trick is to run in the opposite direction from the spin of the cordless (which is reversible) or at a 90 degree axis. Maybe I should do a video, but I'm having technical issues downloading my last one. 3 hours ago, CabDriver said: I think the trick is to have the material in a regular cordless drill, which spins a lot slower...that’s how I like to do it. I assume the Dremel in this case is shaping the material turning in the other drill? You got it! Finished a productive day with making the windshield washer bag, and the hood prop rod. Airbrushed the blue horns, then custom mixed in black and white with the blue for the bag. I turned the filler cap and tube for the bag. Painted some of the other parts too. The prop rod is held in an aluminum plate that is drilled then folded, and used wire insulation (wire removed of course) for retainer, and it's adjustable for now. I might make the retainer for the hood hinge, it's a massive plastic part that appears to not hold the hood just right anyway. Still debating about the steering part. I'm also not looking forward to plug wires.
beeRS Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 I never had any success using a hand drill as a lathe. I am amazed (and a little jealous), that this has worked so well for you. I must try again at a slower speed. Thanks for the tip.
MrObsessive Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 Kurt, this is coming along VERY WELL! I really like the door hinges and the way the doors open..........just like the 1:1. ? I have this kit buried somewhere in my stash. Unfortunately, when I last looked at it, the windshield frame was broken right in the middle of the header. Easy for me to fix, but that's the result of Italeri putting it in too "flat" of a box IMO.
Belugawrx Posted January 12, 2020 Posted January 12, 2020 I really like following along with all of your scratching techniques Kurt. This is turning out just great... I've got an extra pair of distributors from HRM...if your interested Randy Ditton sent two pair to me when I started my 365 gtb... need to get back at that... Anywho ...lemme know..meanwhile I am definitely following along... Cheers
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