body kits

[evilone]

ok this is a question that normally you wouldnt hear out of me

but i need some tips on how to make a body kit for an audi R8

any help is welcomed

[Jantrix]

I've never done this but I have seen folks do this. It's rather material and labor intensive. They are built in layers like a cake. Starting from the edge if the model body working down. First you prep the body so that you have a flat surface to glue the sheet plastic to and then you add layers of sheet plastic (1mm probably the best bet) starting from the top down. For openings for fog lights and/or oil coolers your layer will be in several pieces. Every time you add a layer you sand it to fit (more or less, it's gonna get puttied at the end anyway) against the one previous above it as well as cutting away any excess on the back side that would interfere with installation of the chassis/fenderwells/radiator support.

I'm sure I didn't explain this well enough but I hope you get the idea. If anyone has pics of this process, I'd appreciate it.

[evilone]

dang so Jantrix is the only one here that has an idea of how to make a body kit

i need some help with this one asap

Edited October 12, 2008 by evilone

[Abell82]

Pics of what you are trying to do, or hope for it to look like would help.

[evilone]

Pics of what you are trying to do, or hope for it to look like would help.

this is one off there is no body kits for the R8 bro

[Brendan]

That's not true. There is a GT3 version of an Audi R8. It's a race spec car which has fender flares and front facia as well a wing and rear facia. And there are several companies now working on body kits for it.

What Jantrix said is how I remold the body for cars. Build it up in layers and shape as you go.

http://www.leftlanenews.com/audi-unveils-r...ady-r8-gt3.html

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/08/27/audi-de...s-r8-gt3-racer/

Edited October 12, 2008 by Brendan

[evilone]

That's not true. There is a GT3 version of an Audi R8. It's a race spec car which has fender flares and front facia as well a wing and rear facia. And there are several companies now working on body kits for it.

What Jantrix said is how I remold the body for cars. Build it up in layers and shape as you go.

got pics of what your talking about bro

[RadRidesByDan]

Another way for some bidy parts is to use molding clay, take the body and add some molding clay and shape it into what you would like to see... then take mould making putty and form it over the hardend clay. remove the mold making putty and pour the resincast into the putty and you have your self a blank Clean it up and lake an actual mold with silicon mold materials ...and when you need a body part you can cast as many as you want.

[Aaronw]

Another way for some bidy parts is to use molding clay, take the body and add some molding clay and shape it into what you would like to see... then take mould making putty and form it over the hardend clay. remove the mold making putty and pour the resincast into the putty and you have your self a blank Clean it up and lake an actual mold with silicon mold materials ...and when you need a body part you can cast as many as you want.

You could probably use an epoxy putty like Milliput or Magic Scupt instead of clay if you wanted something permanent without casting.

[Aaronw]

I dunno what to tell you other than get some plastic & start cutting. Or throwing putty at it.

Realistically that is the best way to learn, just start making stuff. Start easy, make a speaker box, or an ice chest, anything to start making you look at how things are made, then transferring the idea to plastic.

[conor1148]

Realistically that is the best way to learn, just start making stuff. Start easy, make a speaker box, or an ice chest, anything to start making you look at how things are made, then transferring the idea to plastic.

i agree, i learned alot just from making basic 3D shapes, like cubes, rectangles, pyramids. it teaches you attention to detail and how to get accurate measurements. because in my opinion the big difference between something made well out of styrene and something that looks horrible is the corners, clean corners make things look tons better, so just practice making basic shapes, like said before, ice chests, speaker boxes, car batteries, plenum covers. and then move on to more complex stuff like twin screw superchargers, engine blocks, spoke wheels, frames, and so on.

there are tons of good tutorials out there to get you started.

Edited October 18, 2008 by conor1148