Lead City Customs

[Cool Hand]

3 hours ago, Sandboarder said:

Leave the front of the Nova  stock and drop the rear a little for that squatting stance all the trucks are frothing over atm. 
 

Im serious tho, it’ll be like all the XY’s getting around that are stock in the front and dropped in the rear. 

Decided to wing it with no test fitting and see what it ends up like. Flip the front axle to above the leaf, and 4mm axle blocks on the rear. LOL!

 

Thats the stance ive always liked anyways if I dont go level.

Edited April 8, 2022 by Cool Hand

[Plowboy]

3 hours ago, Cool Hand said:

 Good observation skills as always Roger.

Yes the kit does have issues concerning the centering of the wheels both front and rear, it got worse after I lowered in the oob suspension locations.

To adjust, the rear was moved foward 3.5mm.  Front was moved foward 2mm. But Im still not happy with the front, 1mm more should be about right im hoping.

Ive had to sacrifice scale accuracy with the suspension components to get it so low. Price to pay when going low, but I will atleast try make it look somewhat functional. Plan is to show a before and after once I get it all dialed in.

I can see what your saying about the roof, perception can be a funny thing sometimes.

I figured you had to have adjusted the wheelbase because it looks so much better! 

[Cool Hand]

Bit of paint work done on some of the Nova Gasser parts, applied Alclad chrome to most parts. Applied Alclad polished aluminium to the heads, blower manifold and pulleys also the magneto. Custom mix of Tamiya TS paints for the orange on the engine block.

Very happy how the headers turned out.

Edited April 10, 2022 by Cool Hand

[NOBLNG]

1 hour ago, Cool Hand said:

Very happy how the headers turned out.

Those look great!  I have some alclad I bought when I got back into the hobby but haven’t tried it yet. 

[Steve H]

Hi Luke. What the…. Look how high it is!!!  Kidding aside, it’s looking really good. You definitely are the master of smoooooooth paint, those headers look fantastic! I’m following sir.

 Cheers, Steve

[Cool Hand]

Airbrushed a black base coat on the Laurel.

 

Painted the Gasser wheels.

Edited April 13, 2022 by Cool Hand

[FLHCAHZ]

Really nice work!  Those headers look fantastic!!

[Cool Hand]

Started to putting the Gasser engine together. Few touch ups and paint detail to do here and there.

 

 

 

 

Base coated the body with Gaia Notes and shot it through the Meng .3mm fan cap @32psi.

Couldnt resist and had to do a mock up.

Has slight micro peel, but all good its smooth enough and its just as base coat anyways.

 

 

[Cool Hand]

On 4/9/2022 at 1:58 AM, Cool Hand said:

Decided to wing it with no test fitting and see what it ends up like. Flip the front axle to above the leaf, and 4mm axle blocks on the rear. LOL!

Well shows I didnt suss out the front end enough at the time of the idea, the front axle cant go above the leaf springs due to the engine cross member. But all good worked out another way to lower the front a bit. Thankfully the axle blocks on the rear worked out good.

Cut of the stub axles and reposition.

Oob stub axle location.

Cut of a pinned with brass rod.

 

Drilled new location hole for the pins.

 

Stub axle mounted in new postion, should be a noticable difference from oob stance

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Engine pretty much complete.

 

Hopefully it will be a roller by the end of tonight.

 

 

Edited April 15, 2022 by Cool Hand

[Jantrix]

Looking good man. I like it!

[Cool Hand]

Got it to the roller stage.

Stance turned out pretty good I think.

 

Very happy with the way this kit fits together. Id say it's going to become my favourite kit ive ever built.

Instruction sheet leaves you guessing in some area's, but Tim Boyd's build up of the test shot has been helpful when not sure about some of the assembly.

Edited April 15, 2022 by Cool Hand

[Cool Hand]

Applied some colour coats to a few builds tonight.

 

Ken Mary works 4dr.

 

 

Laurel Works.

 

 

Nova Gasser.

 

Edited April 16, 2022 by Cool Hand

[TransAmMike]

Well Luke, the Chevy II looks awesome and that engine, WOW!!

[Steve H]

Look at all that colour!!  I’m generally not a gasser fan, but this build is looking fantastic. Seems that gassers are the trend right now so I’ll likely build one eventually. Hard to tell in the photos Luke, is the Nova colour shift paint too? Regardless, it’s a stunning paint job. Beautiful engine too!!

Cheers, Steve

[Cool Hand]

43 minutes ago, Steve H said:

 I’m generally not a gasser fan. Seems that gassers are the trend right now so I’ll likely build one eventually. Hard to tell in the photos Luke, is the Nova colour shift paint too? 

Im not a Gasser fan at all either, but this Moebius kit is way cool and alot of fun to build. The engine is the best feature and what got me interested in the kit. 

Yes mate, Nova is colour shift.  Edited the post and added some pics to show what colour is on each build. Hard to capture the true effect in pics.

[Mattilacken]

Sweet builds as always, trying to catch up on your builds ? 

[Sandboarder]

Wow!!! 
 

the colour shift on the Laurel’s curves tho!! Just blown away by the SMS paint effects. 

[Cool Hand]

Adjusted the front wheel postion on the Mercury Comet, moved forward 1mm. Now thats sorted I can progress with the build again.

 

 

[Cool Hand]

Now that I have dialed in using the airbrush to apply the colour shift pearls I can start one of these builds. 

 

 

 

Edited April 19, 2022 by Cool Hand

[Spottedlaurel]

Great to see your progress on various fronts Luke, inspirational as ever!

The Laurel looks amazing in the paint, along with the big arches it really helps to break up its heavy look.

[Cool Hand]

Started assembly of the interior, once the clear is dry on the dash I can finish it.

 

Edited April 20, 2022 by Cool Hand

[Zippi]

5 hours ago, Cool Hand said:

Started assembly of the interior, once the clear is dry on the dash I can finish it.

 

Nice Luke.  The cushions on the seats look like a flat rubber black color???  Looks good.

[Cool Hand]

21 hours ago, Zippi said:

The cushions on the seats look like a flat rubber black color???

Used this black. Was going to use XF-1 flat black, but used that for the carpet. Also thought of using TS-6 but thats not flat enough. So Nato it was for something different.

Edited April 21, 2022 by Cool Hand

[Cool Hand]

Applied some clear to the Nova Gasser body.

Used Mr Color GX-100 Super Clear III. Thinned 1:1.5 with MLT, sprayed through a Iwata HP-TH with the fan cap @ 32psi 

 

Always the way, spoon comes out slick.

Bit of peel on the body, need to wait and see how much it shrinks back. More than likely will have to wet sand and polish.

Either way the GX-100 is a high gloss clear thats for sure. 2 medium wet coats, 1 heavy wet coat.

 

Here is a minute of your life you will never get back. Tried to show the colour a bit better.

 

Also got the interior finished

Edited April 21, 2022 by Cool Hand

[bisc63]

Interior is CLEAN! I really like your use of different shades and finishes of black, it adds so much realism to the appearance of a kit. As nice as the interior is, I really dig the engine bay the most. It's the star of the show! Great metal finishes with the engine color nested in all that black just looks wicked. Loving it!