outlaw035 Posted October 14, 2009 Posted October 14, 2009 been working on this model for 5 yrs on and off...it is a resin body that was a mess...nothing fit but thanks to my friend raul for re working the body it was possible for me to finally finish the one model that i really wanted...a replica of my streetrod...i almost made it a curbside but decided not to take the easy way out and i detailed the interior and engine compartment as close to the real car as i could...thanks for looking.... the real rod the model the real interior the model interior the real engine the model engine 1
outlaw035 Posted October 14, 2009 Author Posted October 14, 2009 oh sh*t...i forgot the radiator hose....will be adding it 2morrow...thanks...dave....duh
Raul_Perez Posted October 15, 2009 Posted October 15, 2009 And...to get a better appreciation for what went into this build, here are a few pics of what Neal had to start with... This picture of the fender/floorboard casting was taken after I added a bit of styrene to extend the floorboard and enlarge the tunnel to fit over the engine he wanted to use. From my prospective. this was not the worst resin casting I'd ever seen, but it did need a lot of work to get to where Neal wanted it... We also needed to create a firewall and reshape the upper cowl area to align with the top of the hood. To make the sides of the hood look like the ones on Neal's 1:1, rectangular brass stock was inserted into the sides and filed to fit. The fit of the hood sides, top and radiator shell was so poor, we decided that it would be best to glue the hood sides and the radiator shell to the body before it was painted. To help make sure everything stayed in place, brass reinforcements were added between the hood sides and the inner cowl area and between the hood sides and the radiator shell (seen below). This also helped make sure that the side opening hood top would stay aligned after painting. So, in personally knowing what Neal had to deal with from the very beginning of this build, I have to commend Neal on the GREAT job he did getting this one "Under Glass"!! Later,
outlaw035 Posted October 18, 2009 Author Posted October 18, 2009 thanks raul for taking the time to add that info...
randx0 Posted October 18, 2009 Posted October 18, 2009 Nice work I think you capture the real thing very well!
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