Spike Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 still workin on the color part if i use the AMT chassis, ill get a mirrored bottom display case for it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Flowers Posted February 19, 2009 Share Posted February 19, 2009 Don't hide that build in that box. That just wouldn't be right at all. Go for the full chassis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 19, 2009 Author Share Posted February 19, 2009 maybe ill do both chassis so i can swap em back n forth if i want lol. and i realize another reason i hate diecasts, the doors pivot wrong. they go to the outside of the fender instead of inside it, and with the extra louver on the fender vent, the dam door barely opens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob bauman Posted February 20, 2009 Share Posted February 20, 2009 looking good ! hey is that your Fifth Avenue here http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2647481 if so it looks sweet ! mine's just a driver i give $500. for it floors are good iv been looking for a drivers seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 20, 2009 Author Share Posted February 20, 2009 yes sir thats mine. bought it for $750, and its just a driver to, but i do take it to the local shows, and this year im takin it to the mopars in the park in farmington mn and a goodtimes c.c. picnic/show in milwakee wi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 found a pair of long anntenas for the 1/4 panels also got some work done on the engine bay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 (edited) found a pair of long anntenas for the 1/4 panels Mmmm, Don't see that on your car, yet. Very cool pic of your car next to a stock one. Engine bay is looking good. Vents are looking better. Interior too. How is the Top coming along? Edited February 21, 2009 by Zukiholic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 21, 2009 Author Share Posted February 21, 2009 oh the anntenas are on there. there short, but i extended em out ya i like the pick of mine and the other one, went to target and it just happened to be there, so natural instninct was to take a couple pics and thanks, im tryin to detail it as much as i possibly can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Flowers Posted February 21, 2009 Share Posted February 21, 2009 I've been following this build of yours and I like what I see so far. Your real car looks great. Glad to see you can do the work on your real car as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 did a lil work with the dremel today ground down the nubs on the inside of the roof also got the headlights to fit, gotta do a lil more putty work and redo the blinkers so they look better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 Front end is looking good. I can see what your doing by looking at the way mine is. Why grind down the post that hold the glass in? you can hide those with a headliner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 22, 2009 Author Share Posted February 22, 2009 cuz i wont be putting the rear glass back in, and to put a headliner in i had to grind them down so itll be flat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 27, 2009 Author Share Posted February 27, 2009 (edited) havent worked on this in a while, but i did manage to get the grille opening ground open and got the grill made also added a wiper motor Edited February 27, 2009 by Spike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 threw some primer on it to see if i had any more work to do to the header panel and fender vents heres the size comparison of the grill from what it used to be and workin on the diplomat SE grille cross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 WOW Spike, I really didn't think their was That much of a Difference.. Looking really good. be hard to tell what it started as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 haha ya there is quite the differance thats the point, i want it to look like it came that way that why i made it so i can put it back in the box Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 1, 2009 Author Share Posted March 1, 2009 well i wasnt happy with the landu top i was makin, so i said screw it and built another one molded to the body, will put the vinyl on after paint. this is the second coat of putty and i got the diplomat SE grille cross chromed and permanently glued to the grille, still gotta fix the blinker bezels, but you get the idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 got the roof trim made up and glued on the vinyl metrial the only problem ive found with the small chrome around the bottom of the vinyl is that i wont be able to get the right bend on it and heres what helps keep me focused and sane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodneyBad Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 That top IS looking much better.. Small chrome around the bottom of the vinyl? Does it need to go up and then around the corner? Either multi pieces slow and easy or score it and SuperGlue. It's small enough, it should flex and bend. Warm it in your hand and slowly bend, twist and turn. I just tried it on a small strip. Ya can do it. Good luck, Your patients is turning out a great replica. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 ya the picec around the bottom of the vinyl is sapose to kinda bend up and around the top, but on the model it will just go around the bottom, it wont have the lile "step up" as the 1:1 but whatever, theres only so much i can do, and itll still be the only 5th ave in scale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 got it all in primer, may have the 1st coat of black on tomorrow evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 2, 2009 Author Share Posted March 2, 2009 oh ya this is by FAR the most ive spent on a model, got the summery of what my bill is from teh hospital from when i stabbed my hand with the knife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsepower Posted March 2, 2009 Share Posted March 2, 2009 oh ya this is by FAR the most ive spent on a model, got the summery of what my bill is from teh hospital from when i stabbed my hand with the knife Been there done that! Still have a nasty scar in the left thumb area of my palm, did you know that an 11 blade is long enough to go in the bottom of your hand and come out the top? I guess it's all bout the force behind the cut that counts. By the way, you got off easy, in '77 when I did mine it was $1,000 just for the emergency room, the micro surgeon to redo the severed nerves was 2k & the surgery room went upwards of 5k. Thank God for the wifes good insurance that covered 100 percent of any accidental injury. If only we could still get that kind of coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike Posted March 3, 2009 Author Share Posted March 3, 2009 got the inner roof section pretty much made up, still a lil work to do to it got the rear package tray on and put the speakers on it, still gotta touch em up got the headliner ruff cut and mocked up with the overhead counsel, still gotta make the trim that goes around the headliner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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