Gramps46 Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 (edited) Ye olde Dremel turned aggressive on me and now I will have to sleeve down the vents. On well. Edited March 15, 2023 by Gramps46 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Gramps46 said: Ye olde Dremel turned aggressive on me and now I will have to sleeve down the vents. On well. High speed Dremel bits do have a taste for plastic....that's a fact. At least you have a fix in mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 The shakes...dremel's best friend. lol. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smilesperhour Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 I'm not brave enough to even try a power tool ... I feel ill either trash the kit or find I've removed any hope of using finger ID Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted March 15, 2023 Author Share Posted March 15, 2023 I really should have known better. I drilled holes first thinking I could control the holes but as I tried to join the holds together and even out the top and bottom things got away from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65slotcar Posted March 15, 2023 Share Posted March 15, 2023 nice work Gary, very cool project ! Love the look of the Ford J car. This is one of many future projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted March 17, 2023 Author Share Posted March 17, 2023 Hey, it only took 3 days. Maybe I should go back to carving my models from firewood. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 The save looks very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted March 17, 2023 Share Posted March 17, 2023 You've captured the look well. This should work out just fine sir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted March 18, 2023 Share Posted March 18, 2023 Time to splurge on Foredom hand drill - they go nice an slow unless you mash on the foot pedal - i swear by them - well actually - when its time to change the hand peice- I swear at them … Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) After finishing off the tail piece. I decided the center and nose were not up to par paint wise. So into the brake fluid they went. Surprisingly the brake fluid took off the top coat of the Tamiya white paint but left the primer. An added benefit was that the side windows were loosened enough that I could pop them out and buff and Future them to get the glue mark out. Now the real challenge is to mask and spray on the dark blue. Mockup of the body. Edited March 23, 2023 by Gramps46 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share Posted March 24, 2023 While waiting for some paint to dry I tired printing headlights from a photo in my files. It took several tries to get the size right and then to print on photo paper. They will look better once the headlight buckets are painted. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted March 24, 2023 Share Posted March 24, 2023 The mockup looks really good Gary. What is the plan for headlights, printed photos or you have actual parts going in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted March 24, 2023 Author Share Posted March 24, 2023 1 hour ago, Pierre Rivard said: The mockup looks really good Gary. What is the plan for headlights, printed photos or you have actual parts going in? I have the original chrome headlights which I am not fond of. I have the Modellers Light Lens Set which I could back with BMF but have not had real good luck with. Or try using the cut out photos which I have not done before. Any suggestions anybody? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Do you have some Molotow to paint the Modeler’s lenses ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 1 hour ago, absmiami said: Do you have some Molotow to paint the Modeler’s lenses ? Yup but not tried it yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 I would use 1/4 inch punch with 0.5 mm Evergreen to create the 4 bases/bexels, chrome paint it and fix the modelers lenses to it with Canopy or Krystal Clear glue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 You beat me to posting Pierre. I used the punch on duct tape and will attach some clear lenses from the parts box and see how that goes. Thanks for the suggestions. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absmiami Posted March 25, 2023 Share Posted March 25, 2023 Neat punch… Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted March 25, 2023 Author Share Posted March 25, 2023 9 minutes ago, absmiami said: Neat punch… The punch is so old it was made in the USA. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Looking good, Gary. Coming along nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 Picture from Facebook of a “new” J car built to look as much like the original one as possible. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted March 29, 2023 Author Share Posted March 29, 2023 Just a mock up thus the panel gaps. I am not happy with the masking and the blue is too dark so debating whether to strip and repaint. My friend Scott Kercher taught me "if you can see it then others will too." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted March 30, 2023 Author Share Posted March 30, 2023 Splash! That was the sound of the nose and mid-section body going in the brake fluid pond. Then totally without explanation this showed up in a parts box. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted March 30, 2023 Share Posted March 30, 2023 Jeez...how many J1's do you have Gary. I keep seeing new body parts popping up. Now admit it, your parts box is a cargo container right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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