GrandpaMcGurk Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 Superb...love the attention to detail!
mwfuss Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 This is simply an amazing build! What were the materials you used to make the rear coil overs?
John E. Bowers Jr. Posted September 8, 2009 Posted September 8, 2009 This is simply an amazing build! What were the materials you used to make the rear coil overs? I am very impressed with your skillful work, man. I've built both the Z/28 and the Corvette from this series, but niether have this much detail or scratchbuilding. Two more questions... Where do you get the tiny machined hardware (please don't tell me you make it yourself!), and what sizes do you use? Thanks J.B.
arick Posted September 9, 2009 Posted September 9, 2009 What an amazing build!! Thanks for shareing it with us. Question.......how did you bend the rectangle tube used for the chassis?
baddgass Posted September 9, 2009 Author Posted September 9, 2009 No i don't nave a CNC or a MILL my work is by hand. The nuts & bolts are from www. scale hardware.com Good people ship in 1 day (FAST). And the sizes ( have a look ) Arick : to ben the tube , i do like the carpenter ben wood. I make a template of the ben i like then i saw down the tube but not all the way,make a lot of cut next to 2 ,1 another when u have the ben u like glue , sand and i uae a sheet of .10 styrene on the sides for stregthen. hope this help. derrick
Corvette.Jeff Posted September 10, 2009 Posted September 10, 2009 so when can we go for a ride? Excellent work my man!
Rider Posted September 11, 2009 Posted September 11, 2009 This has been very fun to watch, great bit of work going on here. Are you not going with the dual turbo set up any longer? I thought you did a fantastic job with the plumbing.
baddgass Posted September 11, 2009 Author Posted September 11, 2009 This has been very fun to watch, great bit of work going on here. Are you not going with the dual turbo set up any longer? I thought you did a fantastic job with the plumbing. O yes the turbo is in the build working my way up, have a look. The last pic befor the TOLEDO show
Rider Posted September 11, 2009 Posted September 11, 2009 Glad to see the turbo is still going ahead, great progress.
jbwelda Posted September 12, 2009 Posted September 12, 2009 thanks for that tutorial on bending plastic tube, im going to try that soon! lookin super!
Modelsbyroni Posted September 13, 2009 Posted September 13, 2009 YO D, I'M MISSING THE UPDATED PIX U POSTED.
baddgass Posted September 15, 2009 Author Posted September 15, 2009 Thank all for looking in on the build.
george 53 Posted September 23, 2009 Posted September 23, 2009 Derrick, I'm not too into larger scales,because of all the scratch building needed to be different, BUT I AM into beautifully built models in any scale! This thing is a TRUE work of ART and passion!!! It's probably one of the MOST exquisite modeling projects I've EVER seen! It's like hand building the REAL thing. I can't say enough! The workmanship, execution, EVERYTHING on it IS PERFECT!!! You should be VERY proud of your efforts, Your love of the craft is self evident!!!! ABSOLUTELY WONDERFULL JOB!!!!
baddgass Posted September 25, 2009 Author Posted September 25, 2009 Thanks GEORGE For the kind words, i have a lot of time on my hands. So i have to do some thing so i gave this a try.
stump Posted September 26, 2009 Posted September 26, 2009 Thanks GEORGE For the kind words, i have a lot of time on my hands. So i have to do some thing so i gave this a try. Yeah, obviously waaaaay tooooo much time................... (typical, break the ice with humour.. ) Seriously Derrick, this is some mind blowing work you got happening in here.... Absolutely LOVE all what you've got covered so far, and you don't look like slowing any time soon.....GREAT ! Particularly like the Lenco and the way you showed how to bend that square stock...I've done that with large round tube, never thought of trying square.. I'll put that to good use for sure.. Gotta thank my good buddy George for gettin me back here too...he shot me some mail tellin' of this awesome build, cheers George, I owe ya some mail...
Custom Hearse Posted September 26, 2009 Posted September 26, 2009 That's just... That's just... I'm speechless!!!! There are no words to describe how nice your build is. Now if you'll excuse me, I need to pick my jaw up off the floor and go to the doctor to get it re-attached!
BigBlockLyle Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 Well, this blows mine out of the water. You are an excellent scratch builder. I have seen many people attempt to build a car like this in the larger scales and they lose interest part way through because of all the work. I don't see you stopping any time soon. I would love have this car sitting on my shelf.
george 53 Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 Guy's I got ta meet Derrick an see this bad boy up close an personal and if you think the pictures are good, you GOTTA see the REAL thing!!! The ENGINE is a work of ART!!! An Derrick is just a neet guy! REALLY friendly an GREAT ta talk with! GREAT job Derrick, hope ta see ya next year too!!!
Harry P. Posted October 6, 2009 Posted October 6, 2009 That is some big time work there, buddy! Incredible. Goes to show you how much fun big scale can be... there is a level of detail that you can get to that's flat-out impossible in typical 1/24/25 scale.
75deucebuilder Posted October 11, 2009 Posted October 11, 2009 I can't wait for the next installment,with all the superb craftmanship and photos.
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