R. Thorne Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 Bad chest cold delayed me a few weeks on this one, but doing better now and back at it. Airbrushed Testors gold on the chassis. Thought about adding Caltracs, but changed my mind. Questions and comments (good and bad) always invited. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 11, 2022 Author Share Posted December 11, 2022 More chassis pics and the Ramchargers kit used. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted December 11, 2022 Share Posted December 11, 2022 Looking good Ron. I liked the Cat trac's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 On 12/11/2022 at 11:19 AM, bytownshaker said: Looking good Ron. I liked the Cat trac's Thanks, maybe on the next build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 Some body work and sub frame connectors modifications. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 12, 2022 Author Share Posted December 12, 2022 Eeny, meeny, Miny, . Got some more bodies painted. Leaning towards the black one for this build. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jphillips1970 Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 nice paint jobs - all of them would be a good fit with the gold - good job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 6 hours ago, jphillips1970 said: nice paint jobs - all of them would be a good fit with the gold - good job Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 Made the subframe connectors flush with frame as most current cars are. “Welded on” with old Testors tube cement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 Tried a couple of things different. Scratch built a chiller valve, installed in the upper hose, used for cooling down cars between class eliminations. Made it from a front stabilizer bar. Also, built a shift lite, installed on dash. Some guys use these in lieu of a tachometer. Last thing was a head rest, installed under the top of the roll bar on driver’s side, of course. Also, perhaps most importantly, discovered something that may help with installing bare metal foil. Initial tests are promising. More on that next time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 nice detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M W Elky Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Looks good so far I like the shift light 💡 on the dash . I’m with you on not using the cal tracs these mopars always got it done with super stock springs and a pinion snubber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 1:51 AM, Tortuga Kustomz said: nice detail Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jphillips1970 Posted December 22, 2022 Share Posted December 22, 2022 You do some amazing work with your model building - Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 On 12/20/2022 at 9:35 PM, M W Elky said: Looks good so far I like the shift light 💡 on the dash . I’m with you on not using the cal tracs these mopars always got it done with super stock springs and a pinion snubber Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 22, 2022 Author Share Posted December 22, 2022 11 hours ago, jphillips1970 said: You do some amazing work with your model building - Joe Thank you. Much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 Put class letters/numbers on yesterday. Goofed up on first back window, as I put them on facing towards the inside. I was able to salvage some of the numbers by soaking them with decal solution and reapplying. Much easier to apply them before installing the windows, but have to be alert as to how they are installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 24, 2022 Author Share Posted December 24, 2022 Blasted bare metal foil adhesive. About ready to make my own like I used to. Anyway, picture doesn’t really show how much adhesive was left on the body. Tried wd-40 (spray it in an old paint bottle and dip a qtip in it to apply), then wash off with Dawn and warm water. After 2 applications and baths afterwards, there was still some residue left. Took that off with Tamiya fine polish which is what I should have tried in the first place. Enhanced the shine some also, but probably not worth the effort, if not for removing the adhesive. Lots of lint on the car in the pics. Keep in mind this is Tamiya ts14 only, no primer, no gloss coat, just a quick Earl Shieb (old guys will know what I mean) type of paint job. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 26, 2022 Author Share Posted December 26, 2022 Put the windows in with clear double side tape (always experimenting). I had 1/8” and 1/4” to work with. Hardest part was taking the top covering off the tape. I used a hobby knife and kept poking on it to separate it from the adhesive. That worked ok, but was a bit tedious. The 1/4 “ was easier to remove. Anybody know a better way to release it? Overall, I like the way it turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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R. Thorne Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) Tried to calm down the “shinyness” of the grill scrubbing with tooth paste and then applying Tamiya black then gray wash. Well, it looks a little better, anyway. Tried out a new Dspiae pen applying the wash and painting the tailights. Doesn’t flood as much as the Tamiya brush and allows more pin point painting. Will also use it for applying wash to door and trunk panel lines. Edited December 30, 2022 by R. Thorne Dspiae pen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R. Thorne Posted December 30, 2022 Author Share Posted December 30, 2022 Did the headlights and front turn signals. Used testors turn signal amber. Tried to narrow the thickness of the rear turn signals for a more accurate appearance. It was a complete failure (tried sanding first, then cutting with my nippers). Gave up on that painted some spare ones (this time with Mr. Color clear red, not Testors stop light red). Trial fit of body. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 really nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Kustomz Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 nice, one thing, when you going to merge the front grill to the body, make sure fits well, i really did had a bad time doing to on my project, i'm not saying yours is going to be the same, but check where you are going to need to hold the parts and try to not add to much glue to it, for me i had to hold it for a long time to make sure that looks ok, looking forward to see yours 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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