Blitzkrieg

[Dann Tier]

On 3/19/2021 at 2:07 AM, Mattilacken said:

Awesome build Dan! Great to se you back as well!  That looks very fresh and cool! Great work on a really hard subject!! 

Thanks, Bud!, its good to be back!!

[Dann Tier]

10 hours ago, Pete75 said:

All getting very German around here...

? Seriously though, that's gonna be one mean concept car. Look forward to seeing more. Not even asking how you go about making those shapes - I'm still on box kits 101! ?

OH NO!...NOT A SPITTFIRE!!!!!, lol, thanks alot, Bud! Copious amounts of super glue is how i do it -only needed Milliput to sharpen the peaks of the front fender arches. I'd say this bugger will have paint on it next week.

[Dann Tier]

9 hours ago, 89AKurt said:

Saying this is killer does not do it justice.  Did you use a jig to glue up the body panels?

Lol, thanks, Bud!  No jigs, but a few bulkheads, and i just removed the last one so that i could do the proper firewall.

[NOBLNG]

Wow Dann! That is quite the imagination you have. Thankfully you have the talents to bring it out of your head and onto the table so that the rest of us can see and enjoy it. Kudos!?

[bobthehobbyguy]

Absolutely killer project. Amazing scratchbuilding. 

Some questions on your process.

How do draw your plans? How do you cut out the panels? 

 

[Dann Tier]

On 3/20/2021 at 9:35 AM, NOBLNG said:

Wow Dann! That is quite the imagination you have. Thankfully you have the talents to bring it out of your head and onto the table so that the rest of us can see and enjoy it. Kudos!?

Thanks alot, Bud!...glad you are enjoying it!!

[Dann Tier]

On 3/21/2021 at 2:06 PM, bobthehobbyguy said:

Absolutely killer project. Amazing scratchbuilding. 

Some questions on your process.

How do draw your plans? How do you cut out the panels? 

 

Much appreciated, Bud!, i started with drawings of the side, front, back, and top views, then in this case, i cut the main, large panels, and held them together with bulkheads that will be removed as the body shell gets its strength. I also use copious amounts of super glue, lol. i will show the drawing that started it all.

[David G.]

Hey Dann, welcome back!

I'm always amazed by the way you seem to pull these concepts right out of thin air.

Amazing design work and spectacular execution.

David G.

[AmericanMuscleFan]

You really are an artist Dann!  Only a handful of people in the word could do this type of masterpiece!  I don't know how old you are but If a supercar builder sees this, you're in business for a new career my friend... but I hope to keep you with us, I'm a little selfish I think...  SPECTACULAR!!! ?

[Dann Tier]

13 hours ago, AmericanMuscleFan said:

You really are an artist Dann!  Only a handful of people in the word could do this type of masterpiece!  I don't know how old you are but If a supercar builder sees this, you're in business for a new career my friend... but I hope to keep you with us, I'm a little selfish I think...  SPECTACULAR!!! ?

Wow...thanks, bud!, i'm 50, and it would be cool if it were ever a real hyper car, but i'm not gonna do it, lol, and i dont plan on leaving you all any time soon. I'm glad you, and everyone else like it! -thanks for following!....more to come soon!!

[Dann Tier]

On 3/21/2021 at 2:06 PM, bobthehobbyguy said:

Absolutely killer project. Amazing scratchbuilding. 

Some questions on your process.

How do draw your plans? How do you cut out the panels? 

 

Here is how i did the body on my Blitzkrieg.....just like my Isdera Imperator, i start out drawing the side, front, rear, and top in 1/24, then use the drawings as stencils when needed. Other than that, i just take the basic measurements off the drawings, and let things evolve. Here is a consolidated example of how i like to do things;

-Photo 1; After making a chassis plate, i attach bulkheads in several critical points. Then i cut out and glue down all the contour strips with copious amounts of super glue over all the joints.

-Photo 2; Here are all the starting bulkheads...i will cut/adjust them as i move along.

-Photo 3&4; For more gradual/gentle curves, i use my favorite; Milliput putty. I add two dams for the flat ends of the arches, then push the putty into the area masked off by the tape...shaping...tapering it with wet fingers until it is how i need it.

-Photo 5; You can see 95% of the bulkheads were safe to remove now.

-Photo 6; And heres where its at now....all ready for the doors, and cowl to be cut open -AFTER my next step of rear frame, and hinge work.

Edited March 29, 2021 by Dann Tier

[bobthehobbyguy]

Dan thanks for the information. One question do you tack the temporary buckheads in for easy removal?

[Dann Tier]

36 minutes ago, bobthehobbyguy said:

Dan thanks for the information. One question do you tack the temporary buckheads in for easy removal?

Glad to help, Bud!, I run a line of super glue along the entire edge of contact for strength while i work on the whole body. I have to snip them out, and sand the glue away IF its in a visible spot. Its a bit of work, but its well worth it!

[afx]

Most impressive work my friend.

[absmiami]

And the NACA ducts aren’t so easy - got to make two small ones on my Lotus ...

[bobthehobbyguy]

Dann Thanks again. Stunning work.

[Dann Tier]

On 3/30/2021 at 4:03 PM, afx said:

Most impressive work my friend.

Thanks alot, Bud!

[Dann Tier]

On 3/30/2021 at 6:29 PM, absmiami said:

And the NACA ducts aren’t so easy - got to make two small ones on my Lotus ...

They arent too bad, lol

[Dann Tier]

3 hours ago, bobthehobbyguy said:

Dann Thanks again. Stunning work.

thANKS AGAIN< Bud!

[capricorn71]

Hello Dann,

what a fantastic work. You are totally crazy- Must be your age ( I am year 71 btw)

Best regards from Germany

Erich

[Dann Tier]

8 hours ago, capricorn71 said:

Hello Dann,

what a fantastic work. You are totally crazy- Must be your age ( I am year 71 btw)

Best regards from Germany

Erich

LOL...Danke!...Its great to hear from you again, Bud!!  i'm 50, and i will be getting back to the Isdera pretty soon here....Looking forward to yours coming to life -its FANTASTIC!!!

[Dann Tier]

Okay, everyone, i have got quite a bit done to show you all. My main focus right now is to finish everything that has to do with, or is interactive with the body so that i can primer, and paint. The doors are functional now, but i still need to make the struts for them before i can paint. I also need to fix a drivers door gap issue, clean up the base of the A-pillars, and etch the gas filler door. Lots of little nit-picking bits to finish....it feels like the list never ends, lol

-Photo 1; To break up the flat...boring side, i decided to take a note from Pagani, and Mclaren with these side fins...they still need shaping.

-Photo 2; This seems to be the best spot for the petrol cap door. Still need to scribe it.

-Photo 3; Heres the bit i need to add too to close the gap.

-Photo 4; I needed to add a lip for the side glass to attach to.

-Photo 5; Just a view of the doors, and hinge work. I prefer to make things as much as i can out of plastic, and my hinges are no exception. I've never been too keen on the not so realistic metal wire kind. I will show how plastic hinges can look the part better, and still be strong enough for use. As you can see, i used an angle rod that is glued to the body opposite the door side. The super glue is built up here a bit so that it can flex enough to slide the door-pin under it into place -works a treat, and is easy, and strong!

-Photo 6; To me there is no point in having the passenger door open, since all the details are on the drivers side, so the hinge is just a location nub to help glue the door shut.

-Photo 7; This is how the dash and seats look sofar.

-Photo 8; The petrol filler tube. Now that it lines up with the door, i will snip it shorter for more realism.

-Photo 9; Slots for the hinges.

-Photo 10; Adding sheet styrene for more visual interest to a flat, boring firewall.

-Photo 11; If you look at the original chassis, you will notice that i reworked the interior tub, and removed alot of rear bulkheads. Eventually there will be a motor, so i needed to do this now, rather than after its been painted.

-Photo 12&13; The new footwell creates a great contact for the dash!

-Photo 14; Another good view of the door hingework.

-Photo 15&16; The door nub works well, and will look like the functional one in the end.

-Photo 17-20; The door functions perfectly! Notice the shaded tip of the door fin...it will be cut away, and a side marker will take its place.

-Photo 20; The filler tube lines up nicely. 

  

 

Edited April 21, 2021 by Dann Tier

[Mattilacken]

Wow this is insane! Your skill is breath taking Dan! Looks epic!

[NOBLNG]

Fantastic work Dan! I know what you mean about the never ending nit picking bits when scratch building...and I am not (or ever will be) anywhere close to this level. Kudos to you!? Are those door struts you’re making going to be functional? I’d like to know how to make them.?

Edited April 20, 2021 by NOBLNG

[Dann Tier]

2 hours ago, Mattilacken said:

Wow this is insane! Your skill is breath taking Dan! Looks epic!

Thanks, Bud!, unfortunately, its keeping me from my other builds that are waaay closer to being done....this bugger is just way too much fun right now, lol