Batmobile

[Mattilacken]

1 hour ago, Pierre Rivard said:

Thanks Anton. The fender gills were actually pretty easy to do once I had figured out a method of fabrication. You got me worried for a moment and I double checked my paint. No burn through but a few spots where my sand & polish has not fully restored the gloss level. I get that sometimes but the seal coat over decals usually evens the gloss quite well.

Glad to hear that it was not a burn through! 

[Pierre Rivard]

Major milestone. The paint and decals for this body style have been challenging but it all came out good. The seal coat is done and I have good even gloss and no dust particles. Big smiles!

 

[JollySipper]

That looks Really good! The clear kind of made the colors look richer.....

[MarkJ]

Wow, Pierre. that looks magnificent. You are right. That final coat really made this build pop, and I see no problem with it at all. Smooth as it can be, and the decals are perfectly placed. Can't wait to see all these parts together and in the under glass forum in your usual final photo shoot production that lends so much interest to the model and what the real car was all about.

[1959scudetto]

Paint and decals came out great, Pierre - and these fantastic wheels are the icing on the cake. 

[Pierre Rivard]

On 11/3/2024 at 12:06 PM, JollySipper said:

That looks Really good! The clear kind of made the colors look richer.....

Thanks TJ. I was so worried about my ability to pull off the paint and decals on this monster. I had to get these done before committing to take on the chassis and interior (mostly scratch built) phase of the build. All systems go now!

On 11/3/2024 at 1:11 PM, MarkJ said:

Wow, Pierre. that looks magnificent. You are right. That final coat really made this build pop, and I see no problem with it at all. Smooth as it can be, and the decals are perfectly placed. Can't wait to see all these parts together and in the under glass forum in your usual final photo shoot production that lends so much interest to the model and what the real car was all about.

Thanks, but I need to build a chassis and interior first.

On 11/3/2024 at 1:53 PM, 1959scudetto said:

Paint and decals came out great, Pierre - and these fantastic wheels are the icing on the cake. 

Wheels from Scale Lab and tires form Tamiya Porsche 956. Huge huge huge improvement over the kit parts. A must do to make this car look right.

[kensar]

Really nice looking paint and decal work there, Pierre.

[Pierre Rivard]

Interior fabrication begins

 

[BK9300]

As always, terrific fabrication being displayed here!

[MarkJ]

Roll cage looking perfect, Pierre. I bet you're glad you found those excellent ref pictures.

[1959scudetto]

Looking great, Pierre - striving for perfection (as always):

[Pierre Rivard]

On 11/9/2024 at 12:56 PM, BK9300 said:

As always, terrific fabrication being displayed here!

Thank you Brian. Lot's of work but I enjoy it and happy to see the parts from various sources (or fabricated) cooperating well.

On 11/9/2024 at 2:25 PM, MarkJ said:

Roll cage looking perfect, Pierre. I bet you're glad you found those excellent ref pictures.

These pictures are a must because the Otaki kit, other than the body, is not representative so these pictures are my source for fabrication.

22 hours ago, 1959scudetto said:

Looking great, Pierre - striving for perfection (as always):

Certainly not perfection my friend but I am attempting to add some realism to this replica. Challenging but I really enjoy the task.

[Pierre Rivard]

Doing a bit more chassis fabrication. Exhaust made with with Evergreen 2.0 mm rod, 3.2mm rod or tube, 0.25x1.5 flat. Brake cooling ducts made from 3.2 mm rod with string and plumber's tape wrapped around.

 

[MarkJ]

Oh yeah. That flame thrower looks just perfect, and those ducts look very real.

[1959scudetto]

Fantastic, Pierre - that is a real tutorial !

[Mattilacken]

Nice progress! those ducts looks spot on! have that on the to do list on an other project and i just got inspiration.

[Pierre Rivard]

On 11/11/2024 at 7:00 PM, MarkJ said:

Oh yeah. That flame thrower looks just perfect, and those ducts look very real.

No more flames with today's super optimized & hybridized powertrains. New race cars even smell good...or smell nothing at all. Progress?

On 11/12/2024 at 3:44 AM, 1959scudetto said:

Fantastic, Pierre - that is a real tutorial !

I take no credit, stole the idea from someone else...

On 11/12/2024 at 3:44 AM, Mattilacken said:

Nice progress! those ducts looks spot on! have that on the to do list on an other project and i just got inspiration.

Go ahead and copy them, take some of the guilt off my shoulders...

[Pierre Rivard]

And now we have a completed chassis. Chassis pan painted smoke black wit a bit of flat aluminum mixed in. metal components are various tones made from mixes of aluminum, black and gold, then oiled earth washes. Front and rear cradle & suspension elements black with a semi gloss clear over them.

 

[JollySipper]

That looks Super realistic! Especially the bare metal, exhaust and such......

[MarkJ]

Wow, Pierre. The exhaust looks like you made it from metal tubing. Great use of the paint mix you came up with.

[Dave B]

Spectacular Pierre!!!

Dave B

[jaymcminn]

That duct technique is ingenious. Going to have to remember that... I might even try it with heat shrink tubing!

Edited November 18, 2024 by jaymcminn

[Pierre Rivard]

Thank you guys. Now that the chassis is all done I have turned my attention to all the components needed to complete the body and the final phase to follow will be completion of the interior.

 

[MarkJ]

 

Pierre, great catch on the headlamps. That truly would have been noticeable if not addressed. I'm jealous of your checklist. It is readable. Sometimes I go back to mine and can't remember the item I wrote down because I can't read it. Finally figure it out by process of elimination. It's like oh that's what I wrote down and then I fix the garbled letters. My penmanship has always been horrendous.

[titino]

What a job you've done, very good.