1964 Pontiac Bonneville Convertible.

[customline]

Just sticking my nose in.....

On 8/13/2023 at 7:03 PM, Kah puts said:

Oh boy that looks fantastic, do you know what gage it is??

The gage is not as relevant as the thickness of the insulation on the AWG 30 conductor. The question is "what's the outside diameter of the insulation?"....that 30 gage wire can be had with very thick or very thin insulation.  Just sayin' ?

Edited August 18, 2023 by customline

[deuces wild]

Absolutely beautiful!....??

[StevenGuthmiller]

57 minutes ago, customline said:

Just sticking my nose in.....

The gage is not as relevant as the thickness of the insulation on the AWG 30 conductor. The question is "what's the outside diameter of the insulation?"....that 30 gage wire can be had with very thick or very thin insulation.  Just sayin' ?

Way above my pay grade.

I’m just a lowly model car builder. ?

All I know is that it’s 30 AWG “wrapping wire” that I picked up on eBay.

 

 

 

Steve 

[customline]

3 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

Way above my pay grade.

I’m just a lowly model car builder. ?

All I know is that it’s 30 AWG “wrapping wire” that I picked up on eBay.

 

 

 

Steve 

Sorry, Steve, i wasn't aiming at anybody. I was just "informing", not criticizing. Didn't mean to kick you. I went through the wire thing a while back and learned about what's what in insulated wire, about wrapping wire, about Kynar, where to find it, etc. I have wasted money on wire I can't use for detailing but thought I could when I ordered it. I won't buy the hobby stuff....ya feel me? ?....so I buy it by the outside diameter from vendors that post that information.   Not everyone has run into this so I figured if somebody's asking that question, I feel obligated to inform. One reason I'm here.

AWG 30 wrapping wire tells me it has very thin insulation and is kinda stiff. It's not great for ignition wires but I  use it for that. It's a bit stiff.

 

Edited August 18, 2023 by customline
Clarification

[Straightliner59]

Steve, what did you use to make the hose clamps? They look fantastic. So does the rest of the car, but, I am curious about those.

[slusher]

impressive realistic work Steve!

[Justin Porter]

This really absolutely is a lovely build. You can get lost looking into that engine bay.

[ModelcarJR]

Very impressive build! As other have said, I wish I could do it but probably never will.  Nice work, Steve! ??

[StevenGuthmiller]

21 hours ago, customline said:

Sorry, Steve, i wasn't aiming at anybody. I was just "informing", not criticizing. Didn't mean to kick you. I went through the wire thing a while back and learned about what's what in insulated wire, about wrapping wire, about Kynar, where to find it, etc. I have wasted money on wire I can't use for detailing but thought I could when I ordered it. I won't buy the hobby stuff....ya feel me? ?....so I buy it by the outside diameter from vendors that post that information.   Not everyone has run into this so I figured if somebody's asking that question, I feel obligated to inform. One reason I'm here.

AWG 30 wrapping wire tells me it has very thin insulation and is kinda stiff. It's not great for ignition wires but I  use it for that. It's a bit stiff.

 

I know Jim.

Just funnin’ with ya.  ?

 

 

Steve

[StevenGuthmiller]

20 hours ago, Straightliner59 said:

Steve, what did you use to make the hose clamps? They look fantastic. So does the rest of the car, but, I am curious about those.

I used thin strips of aluminum from a soda can with a short piece of plastic rod glued to it and painted silver to represent the screws.

Just what popped into my head at the time, and it did the trick.

 

 

 

Steve

[Straightliner59]

2 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

I used thin strips of aluminum from a soda can with a short piece of plastic rod glued to it and painted silver to represent the screws.

Just what popped into my head at the time, and it did the trick.

 

 

 

Steve

It certainly did! Looks great!

[DoctorLarry]

I wonder if thin strips of foil A/C duct tape would be easier to work with?

[mustang1989]

9 hours ago, StevenGuthmiller said:

I used thin strips of aluminum from a soda can with a short piece of plastic rod glued to it and painted silver to represent the screws.

Just what popped into my head at the time, and it did the trick.

 

 

 

Steve

I'll be using this technique with my hose clamps from here on out. Thanks for that tip Steve.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Great tip on the hose clamps. Thanks for sharing.

[StevenGuthmiller]

4 hours ago, DoctorLarry said:

I wonder if thin strips of foil A/C duct tape would be easier to work with?

Yeah, that or even strips of BMF, which I’ve used in the past, works fine.

 

 

 

Steve

[Kah puts]

Outside diameter of the insulation, sofa can strips and plastic rod, this kind of stuff is gold ! Thanks guys ?

[speedy5963]

I've been following this for a while, your attention detail and workmanship is amazing, outstanding job!

[Steve H]

Incredible work as always Steve. The attention to detail in your builds is over the top. So many excellent ideas, thanks for sharing sir!

Cheers, Steve

[StevenGuthmiller]

On 8/20/2023 at 12:03 PM, Kah puts said:

Outside diameter of the insulation, sofa can strips and plastic rod, this kind of stuff is gold ! Thanks guys ?

 

On 8/20/2023 at 1:27 PM, speedy5963 said:

I've been following this for a while, your attention detail and workmanship is amazing, outstanding job!

 

On 8/20/2023 at 6:59 PM, Steve H said:

Incredible work as always Steve. The attention to detail in your builds is over the top. So many excellent ideas, thanks for sharing sir!

Cheers, Steve

 

Thanks fellas!!

 

Never willing to leave anything alone, I began looking at the provided tail lights from this kit and was not entirely happy.

The kit tail lights are just flat clear red plastic, both of which had sink marks in the center from the locator pins.

 

I decided that they would be pretty easy to reproduce in clear plastic to eliminate that sink mark, and in the process, dress them up a little.

 

First, using the originals as a pattern, and the side glass from an old Johan '64 Plymouth Petty kit for the replacement plastic, I traced, cut and sanded the clear plastic to shape, then gave them a coat of Testors "stop light red".

 

Looking at the 1:1 tail lights, it was obvious that there were 3 visible round portions within the backside of the lens, so I thought I'd have a go at it.

I then made small rings from thin silver wire, brushed a little clear onto the backside of the lens, and fastened them into position.

Once the clear dried, I brushed on another coat to insure that they were secure.

Then flipped over the lens and added a coat of clear to the face.

 

They're not going to be greatly visible, but they're not all that evident from a casual inspection on the real car either.

Just thought it was something worth trying out, and I'm happy with the outcome.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[absmiami]

Nice !

[Wolf]

One more fine example of thinkin' out o' the box. Love it Steve!

Cheers, Wolf

[StevenGuthmiller]

Thanks guys!

 

Finished up the tail light lenses by adding a dab of dark gray paint to the inside of each wire ring for more definition, and then, after concluding that they appeared a little unfinished once installed, I decided to fashion a "retainer" molding around each lens using pieces of thin silver wire.

I think it helps add a little more realism to the assembly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Steve

[Belugawrx]

Nice work Steve

All that attention to the finer details adds loads to the finish!

Well done ??

[Supernurd]

Astonishing work unparalleled in the modeling field.

[David G.]

You have an amazing talent Steve! Though I may not comment often, I always enjoy following the progress of your builds and I'm continually amazed by the details you add.

David G.