Brudda Posted January 31, 2022 Posted January 31, 2022 Making a 1/8 agora 427 cobra. Have to put down the 935/78 and the Ferrari 166 for now. Liam and Mark sent me the cobra. Going to change it up a bit. Instead of blue , going to repaint the cobra red. The paint job on the cobra is very beautiful. So repainting it, hurts a little. White side pipes with a black rollbar. Repainted the wheels also. Mr Obsessive (Bill) has finished a beautiful cobra and has a fantastic and detailed build. So I will not bore you guys with that stuff. He is par- excellent on big scale builds. I will post the progress of the build and not bore you guys with the small stuff. I will be meeting Liam White from Agora at Shelby American in March. I think he may be comming out with something new from Shelby American. In 1/8. We will see. The red cobra is kind of what I’m shooting for. 2
MrObsessive Posted January 31, 2022 Posted January 31, 2022 Ooooh! I'll definitely be following you Bruce on this one! That red will be stunning! 3 minutes ago, Brudda said: I will be meeting Liam White from Agora at Shelby American in March. I think he may be comming out with something new from Shelby American. In 1/8. We will see. The red cobra is kind of what I’m shooting for. PLEEEEEAAASSSEE let this be a Shelby Daytona Coupe!! I'd break the bank for sure for that one!! ? 1
Brudda Posted January 31, 2022 Author Posted January 31, 2022 1 hour ago, MrObsessive said: Ooooh! I'll definitely be following you Bruce on this one! That red will be stunning! PLEEEEEAAASSSEE let this be a Shelby Daytona Coupe!! I'd break the bank for sure for that one!! ? Hello Bill, Mark thinks it might be the Daytona but no one knows for sure. He is being very hush-hush on it. Boy a 1/8 would be sooooo cool. 1
Brudda Posted February 3, 2022 Author Posted February 3, 2022 Started prepping the hood. Took off the paint and primed. Drilled holes for the rivets. Here we go…….k
Brudda Posted February 4, 2022 Author Posted February 4, 2022 17 hours ago, Timonator said: What primer and putty are you using? Hello Timonator, hope this helps
Brudda Posted February 4, 2022 Author Posted February 4, 2022 Just now, Brudda said: Hello Timonator, hope this helps The total for the materials, primer, sealer, paint , clear and putty ( filler) is going to be about $250 ( not cheap by any means)
Timonator Posted February 5, 2022 Posted February 5, 2022 I've used plenty of that polyester putty. Never tried any upol products though.
cobraman Posted February 5, 2022 Posted February 5, 2022 Those supplies are expensive but, how many cars will you be able to do with them ?
Brudda Posted February 5, 2022 Author Posted February 5, 2022 14 hours ago, cobraman said: Those supplies are expensive but, how many cars will you be able to do with them ? Hello Ray, A lot. I have modeled for 10 years now and still have putty. I get some supplies really cheap. Some for free. Been in the business for over 30 years so the suppliers will give me a break or be free if it sits too long. I worked for BMW and they turn over paints every 2 years. I have a lot of toners for free as they throw them out. I do have to pay for the urethane clears. Been using a acme brand and it’s been working out. It’s very thin and inexpensive. Going to use a red toner from bmw and a acme clear on the body of the cobra. I’ve noticed that the cheaper clears will take longer to dry. This is a problem for dust to settle in. So I have a heat gun I use to dry the clear. Or at least glaze it over so dust will not settle in the clear. I have to strip the body today and make a jig to hold the heavy body for painting. I will sand the primer with 600 wet and dry then spray a sealer over the primer. Paint base coat then clear. 1
Brudda Posted February 5, 2022 Author Posted February 5, 2022 Just now, Brudda said: Hello Ray, A lot. I have modeled for 10 years now and still have putty. I get some supplies really cheap. Some for free. Been in the business for over 30 years so the suppliers will give me a break or be free if it sits too long. I worked for BMW and they turn over paints every 2 years. I have a lot of toners for free as they throw them out. I do have to pay for the urethane clears. Been using a acme brand and it’s been working out. It’s very thin and inexpensive. Going to use a red toner from bmw and a acme clear on the body of the cobra. I’ve noticed that the cheaper clears will take longer to dry. This is a problem for dust to settle in. So I have a heat gun I use to dry the clear. Or at least glaze it over so dust will not settle in the clear. I have to strip the body today and make a jig to hold the heavy body for painting. I will sand the primer with 600 wet and dry then spray a sealer over the primer. Paint base coat then clear. P.S. This cobra is pretty cool and really very simple to put together. Bill has it down for the big scale kits. I use his build forum for mine. So far no issues on the kit, but it helps when you read Bills cobra build. I was amazed on the frame of the cobra. As your building it seams like a lot of assembly but it works out beautifully. One thing I do when I assemble the kit, is I use a machine oil for the screws. Really makes it a lot easier to assemble.
Brudda Posted February 5, 2022 Author Posted February 5, 2022 Stripped the body. Primed and starting on the journey to red. Boy this thing is big! 3
Brudda Posted February 5, 2022 Author Posted February 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, Brudda said: Stripped the body. Primed and starting on the journey to red. Boy this thing is big! 2
MrObsessive Posted February 5, 2022 Posted February 5, 2022 Lookin' Good Bruce!! ??? Oh.........I got Pack #20 for the Ford GT40 yesterday in the mail. FINALLY! Now if they can get #21 and #22 (that's on the site as a PDF now), we'll be in business! The very latest pack on the PDF shows a lot more of the bodywork that needs to be done. At least with the last few stages it'll start to look like an actual race car, instead of some sort of "mule".
Brudda Posted February 5, 2022 Author Posted February 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, MrObsessive said: Lookin' Good Bruce!! ??? Oh.........I got Pack #20 for the Ford GT40 yesterday in the mail. FINALLY! Now if they can get #21 and #22 (that's on the site as a PDF now), we'll be in business! The very latest pack on the PDF shows a lot more of the bodywork that needs to be done. At least with the last few stages it'll start to look like an actual race car, instead of some sort of "mule". Cool Bill!!! DeAgostini is a little disorganized sometimes.
Brudda Posted February 5, 2022 Author Posted February 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, cobraman said: Cobra looking good ! Thank you Ray.
Brudda Posted February 6, 2022 Author Posted February 6, 2022 On 2/5/2022 at 2:22 PM, Brudda said: Thank you Ray. Blocked and reprimed the body . The preparation is everything. Looking a little smoother. 1
Brudda Posted February 13, 2022 Author Posted February 13, 2022 It’s red. Needs a major color sanding with 2500 and a buff. Tomorrow 2
Brudda Posted February 13, 2022 Author Posted February 13, 2022 Fitting side pipes. Painted them white. 1
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