Who doesn't love a mock-up? Let's see yours!

[meechum68]

8 hours ago, Kanada Kustoms said:

The three I'm currently working on:

50 Olds

53 Hudson

59 Plymouth

Love the Olds, I saw your chop steps... incredible!
 
I am doing a Hudson as well, and your so far in the weeds with this, I love it!

And that Plymouth ... sleek and low! 

[dust collectors]

Couple Anglia's, the 51 in primer should be done before the end of the month. The blue jammer I'm still sourcing parts for.

[meechum68]

Another Skyline Mockup, and it is on its wheels. 

Edited 6 hours ago by meechum68

[Donny]

Okay, I'm new to all this - mock-ups. How far do you go with the "mock-up". Is it basically chassis - wheels - body - engine, (no real detail) to show where you are at, with your model build. This is where my confusion comes in. There is a lot of detail to be painted so I can't relate to assembling 90% of the car then pulling it apart to paint/detail then reassemble for the completion. I test fit the parts when I build, before paint and glue, where I can, but don't assemble like you guys do. Is the "mock-up" necessary or is this sort of a "fun" part of the build. I just don't understand the glueing the car together and then having to separate it again and risking damage to be repaired before the final assembly. If I can achieve something toward the finished build, I'll do it, and whilst I'm on the subject, do you just "tack" the parts with white glue and then chuck it in a sink full of water later to "melt" the glue and get it apart? Sorry for my ignorance/ lack of experience, you don't ask, you don't learn.

Don    

[meechum68]

So when I do a mock up, nothing is tacked, things are just sitting together. Some of my mockups are held together with blue painters tape, and the one I posted has the Chassis 95% done, and no engine, or interior, mainly checking ride height, etc and giving hints to the final build. 

 Hope that helps Don! 

[Donny]

19 minutes ago, meechum68 said:

So when I do a mock up, nothing is tacked, things are just sitting together. Some of my mockups are held together with blue painters tape, and the one I posted has the Chassis 95% done, and no engine, or interior, mainly checking ride height, etc and giving hints to the final build. 

 Hope that helps Don! 

Thanks Mike, so no glue. There are so many different opinions on how to do it, some of them are very basic without suspensions, so I can't work out how they keep the wheels on as shown, or do they fix them inside the body wheel wells?

[meechum68]

3 minutes ago, Donny said:

Thanks Mike, so no glue. There are so many different opinions on how to do it, some of them are very basic without suspensions, so I can't work out how they keep the wheels on as shown, or do they fix them inside the body wheel wells?

No worries, and on the wheels, I just slip them in under the wheel wells to get a general look, and note if I am changing the stance. If you find my 61 Catalina post, it's exactly how I did the wheels. Sat the body on the rears, and slipped the fronts in the wells, I will keep the front stance really similar to that.

 

[Donny]

10 minutes ago, meechum68 said:

No worries, and on the wheels, I just slip them in under the wheel wells to get a general look, and note if I am changing the stance. If you find my 61 Catalina post, it's exactly how I did the wheels. Sat the body on the rears, and slipped the fronts in the wells, I will keep the front stance really similar to that.

 

Thanks mate, sorry to be a pain, lots to learn. So I guess this mock-up thing is just to get a general idea of how it's going to look when done.

[meechum68]

3 minutes ago, Donny said:

Thanks mate, sorry to be a pain, lots to learn. So I guess this mock-up thing is just to get a general idea of how it's going to look when done.

Your welcome and not a pain. Yes its to get that general idea of how it will look, when your spitballing trying to figure out what to do with a build.