NOBLNG Posted December 10, 2023 Author Share Posted December 10, 2023 (edited) Thanks Guys! I’ve decided that there just isn’t enough room under the hood for those parallel rod type hinges.😕 So I came up with this mono-hinge instead, using .025”x 1/4” brass. Edited December 10, 2023 by NOBLNG 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted December 10, 2023 Share Posted December 10, 2023 Hi Greg, awesome to see this one back on the bench. Love the direction you are taking on the body work. Brilliant work on the taillight area! Those rear wheel arches look great with the lip added and skirts removed, good call. Great engineering and execution throughout sir. Cheers, Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 (edited) Thanks everyone. I wasn’t liking that green paint anymore, so I decided on a new color scheme and did some extra detailing on the interior.🙂 I scrounged through my parts box for hours looking for a set of wheels and tires that would fit and look Ok.🥴 Then I sifted through my unbuilt kits and came up with the ones from the Foose Impala. The rears fit straight on with a tiny sleeve of styrene tube. The front I had to lower and make new spindles from .156” evergreen…but the ride height is now set.🥵 I drilled out some of my cast brake rotors to fit the Foose rims, and fabbed up some rudimentary caliper brackets. The brakes will barely be visible through the wheels, but I figured I should have something there. That’s all for now Folks…on to the engine bay.🤔 Edited December 17, 2023 by NOBLNG 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Really nice looking interior Greg. Those Foose wheels look right at home under it, nice choice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 Yeah, nice job of fitting that interior, wow, cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted December 20, 2023 Author Share Posted December 20, 2023 (edited) Thanks Guys!😎 Just tidying up some details so I don’t get ahead of myself which I quite often do.🤔 Made up some amber turn signal lens just because I wanted to try it. Edit: I hated that lighter…it had next to no flame height, and the flint wore out way before the butane was finished.🤪 I re-routed my tailpipes and made up some tips for them from aluminum tubing. I also got a better rear bumper made up using some .156” half round and a strip of .030” for some extra depth. Glueing the two pieces together while clamped to the body also helped to keep the proper curvature set.🙂 And I got the wheels detailed. The rears are epoxied in place and I’ll do the fronts shortly. The tape marks the position of the calipers so that I get them clocked to roughly the same position. Edited December 21, 2023 by NOBLNG 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 21, 2023 Share Posted December 21, 2023 Really great work, Greg… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted March 2 Author Share Posted March 2 (edited) I finally got a decent coat of paint on this one. I kept getting little bits of trash on the color coats. I bought a screen to filter the paint going into the cup and that solved the problem.😎 Then a few coats of Mr. Hobby clear straight from the can. Now I’m going to try my hand at polishing it a bit before any more assembly.😬 Edited March 2 by NOBLNG 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 More painting, Greg stop rubbing it in.🙁 I can't wait for the rain to stop. Actually it looks quite nice. I tried to build one a similar color years ago, never quite made it, I'll have to try again someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Hi Greg! Those wheels look really nice. The body colour accents in the wheels is going to look killer! Looking forward to seeing how this all comes together. 2 “side notes” I thought you were busy beating a 41 Plymouth into submission? Second, every single WIP thread of yours, I see some other magical way to clamp things together. You are the master of inventive clamping!! Cheers, Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Sharp looking bird!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Love your wheel choice and color choice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Looking great Greg! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted March 3 Share Posted March 3 Looks fabulous so far. Such great detail and imagination are going to make this a great build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 (edited) On 3/2/2024 at 2:54 PM, LennyB said: More painting, Greg stop rubbing it in.🙁 I can't wait for the rain to stop. Actually it looks quite nice. I tried to build one a similar color years ago, never quite made it, I'll have to try again someday. 21 hours ago, Steve H said: Hi Greg! Those wheels look really nice. The body colour accents in the wheels is going to look killer! Looking forward to seeing how this all comes together. 2 “side notes” I thought you were busy beating a 41 Plymouth into submission? Second, every single WIP thread of yours, I see some other magical way to clamp things together. You are the master of inventive clamping!! Cheers, Steve 20 hours ago, Sledsel said: Sharp looking bird!!!!! 8 hours ago, slusher said: Love your wheel choice and color choice!! 7 hours ago, SpikeSchumacher said: Looking great Greg! 6 hours ago, Rattlecan Dan said: Looks fabulous so far. Such great detail and imagination are going to make this a great build. On 12/21/2023 at 8:51 AM, slusher said: Really great work, Greg… Thanks Guys! I did a bit of polishing on the body and it could likely use a bit more…but here’s some mock up pics.🙂 Edited March 3 by NOBLNG 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatMan Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Very interesting build. I wasn't sure where you were going at first by the thread title but I gotta say you are blending this together nicely, like it was meant to be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted March 4 Share Posted March 4 Sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve H Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Yes sir!! Looks fantastic Greg. Love those wheels on it. Very nice . The overall look is really coming together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Beautiful interior and engine bay excellent work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duddly01 Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 What a cool mashup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModelcarJR Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Everything looks wonderful, Greg! The interior, the wheels, the engine, the paint - All look great! And your engineering work is really well done! 😎👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 A marriage made in Heaven. Totally amazing, Greg. Great vision. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted March 13 Author Share Posted March 13 On 3/4/2024 at 7:17 AM, MeatMan said: Beautiful work! On 3/4/2024 at 7:48 AM, Dirkpitt289 said: Very interesting build. I wasn't sure where you were going at first by the thread title but I gotta say you are blending this together nicely, like it was meant to be. On 3/4/2024 at 8:07 AM, SpikeSchumacher said: Sweet! On 3/7/2024 at 9:30 PM, Steve H said: Yes sir!! Looks fantastic Greg. Love those wheels on it. Very nice . The overall look is really coming together. On 3/9/2024 at 3:15 PM, slusher said: Beautiful interior and engine bay excellent work! On 3/9/2024 at 5:24 PM, Duddly01 said: What a cool mashup! On 3/9/2024 at 7:26 PM, ModelcarJR said: Everything looks wonderful, Greg! The interior, the wheels, the engine, the paint - All look great! And your engineering work is really well done! 😎👍 On 3/9/2024 at 7:46 PM, customline said: A marriage made in Heaven. Totally amazing, Greg. Great vision. 👍 Thanks Guys!🙂 I’m nearly done with it. I got the front and rear lights finished. The canopy glue I used for the tail lights hasn’t dried fully yet…it may take awhile. The backup lights I cut from a windshield washer jug to get the frosted look, and the reflectors are X-27 clear red. I closed off the area in front of the radiator for better airflow and so you can’t see the ground when to look at the engine bay. Thanks for lookin’!😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpikeSchumacher Posted March 13 Share Posted March 13 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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