Dale Gribble Posted June 5, 2020 Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) 3dScaleparts wheels , Vogue tires, hood emblems and fifth wheel , Kandy blue over silver . Waiting on a Donk Cadillac kit from Canada for the interior and a few more 3d printed goodies . Edited June 5, 2020 by Dale Gribble
RichCostello Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 Might be the ugliest wheels I've ever seen, and who are the guys that look like they are dancing on the trunk?
Dale Gribble Posted June 6, 2020 Author Posted June 6, 2020 5 hours ago, Italianhorses said: Texas? ?♂️ The 713 has a unique style . These are referred to as “slabs” , the wheels “84’s” or “swangers” . I’m a Houston native. This has been on my build list for sometime now, it’s not everyone’s cup of tea , and i get that. But I don’t like being like everyone else either ...
Dale Gribble Posted June 6, 2020 Author Posted June 6, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, RichCostello said: Might be the ugliest wheels I've ever seen, and who are the guys that look like they are dancing on the trunk? Thanks, I guess. And , Scarface???? Edited June 6, 2020 by Dale Gribble
espo Posted June 6, 2020 Posted June 6, 2020 While I know little about this style of car 1:1 or 1/25th. But I do recognize a good clean build when I see one. I like the finishes and clean details on this. The images on the trunk and hood are interesting and would like to learn how this was done.
Dale Gribble Posted June 6, 2020 Author Posted June 6, 2020 1 hour ago, espo said: While I know little about this style of car 1:1 or 1/25th. But I do recognize a good clean build when I see one. I like the finishes and clean details on this. The images on the trunk and hood are interesting and would like to learn how this was done. I started by prepping all of the mold lines, applied a lacquer primer. Spazstix silver basecoat was then applied. I cut a piece of masking paper 1/8” smaller than the trunk decal, and used small loops of tape to stand off of the trunk for a soft edge. I applied the hood decal before the Kandy coat was applied. I used 4 coats of Kandy blue SpazStix On the entire body . After it cured I removed the paper and tape , then applied the trunk decal . I added the foil before sealing it all in with Nason 497-00 clear coat and a fast hardener. For the roof I used testors textured interior tan spray paint .
espo Posted June 7, 2020 Posted June 7, 2020 On 6/6/2020 at 1:50 PM, Dale Gribble said: I started by prepping all of the mold lines, applied a lacquer primer. Spazstix silver basecoat was then applied. I cut a piece of masking paper 1/8” smaller than the trunk decal, and used small loops of tape to stand off of the trunk for a soft edge. I applied the hood decal before the Kandy coat was applied. I used 4 coats of Kandy blue SpazStix On the entire body . After it cured I removed the paper and tape , then applied the trunk decal . I added the foil before sealing it all in with Nason 497-00 clear coat and a fast hardener. For the roof I used testors textured interior tan spray paint . Thank you for the info.
Dale Gribble Posted June 9, 2020 Author Posted June 9, 2020 (edited) Spent today masking for the flocking after first painting the seat areas a textured tan to match the landau top . Filled the holes on the trunk floor with stretched spruce and CA . Modified the trunk speaker panel so I can install a lighted enclosure . Added resin TV headrests to the kit seats . Began the layout of the resin speakers on the door panels as well . Edited June 9, 2020 by Dale Gribble Misspelled word
slusher Posted June 9, 2020 Posted June 9, 2020 Love the blue and I recognize Scareface on the trunk. Did the decal come in the kit.?
Dale Gribble Posted June 9, 2020 Author Posted June 9, 2020 1 hour ago, slusher said: Love the blue and I recognize Scareface on the trunk. Did the decal come in the kit.? It did not . It was in a bundle of decals I got from another builder .
slusher Posted June 9, 2020 Posted June 9, 2020 35 minutes ago, Dale Gribble said: It did not . It was in a bundle of decals I got from another builder . Nice touch I like it...
Dale Gribble Posted June 9, 2020 Author Posted June 9, 2020 Well, that went pretty quick. Resin head unit , speakers , and headrest tv monitors . USCP resin Nardi steering wheel . Kens flocking .
beeRS Posted June 9, 2020 Posted June 9, 2020 Wow this is wild! The candy blue looks great. Nice clean build, and I especially like the interior.
avidinha Posted June 9, 2020 Posted June 9, 2020 Nice! I built a candy blue slab a few years back, it was a lot of fun. I'll be watching this one.
David G. Posted June 9, 2020 Posted June 9, 2020 It has a coolness all its own. Sort of Cowboy-Ganksta! Love the color too. David G.
Dale Gribble Posted June 9, 2020 Author Posted June 9, 2020 Quick mock up . Still waiting on more paint to come in to paint the firewall and engine , have to build a chassis still .
Painted Black Posted June 9, 2020 Posted June 9, 2020 The work is top notch!! But the wheels have me puzzled...
Dale Gribble Posted June 9, 2020 Author Posted June 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Painted Black said: The work is top notch!! But the wheels have me puzzled... Texanwirewheels.com rollin84z.com
Dale Gribble Posted June 10, 2020 Author Posted June 10, 2020 Putting in work on the engine tonight . Wanted to keep as close to the 1:1 distributor as possible .
Lowlife ! ! Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 Nice clean build, and I love the colour ! No the wheels ain't for me, but like you say, who cares ? It's your project, being built how you like it, slabs are like donk's, they have their own crowd ! It's different, which is a good thing, so carry on Sir I'm watching this !
Spottedlaurel Posted June 10, 2020 Posted June 10, 2020 Not a scene I knew about, I can now consider myself educated - they're having fun with cars, it's all good. I'm not entirely sure it's a look that would translate to the rural area where I live - I'd end up with a car wider than the roads I drive along! Good luck with the rest of the build, looking great so far.
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