stewart Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 Love the work so far. It looks so realistic. I am building a van too and you gave me a very good idea for doing door hinges. STewart
Foxer Posted March 15, 2011 Author Posted March 15, 2011 Love the work so far. It looks so realistic. I am building a van too and you gave me a very good idea for doing door hinges. STewart Thanks for the encouraging comments, everyone. Stewart, I saw your van and it's looking interesting. You have non-sliding side doors too I see. Nice.
stewart Posted March 15, 2011 Posted March 15, 2011 Thanks foxer. The only thing is, I am not using them. I am in the painful process of trying to fill them in enough so they don't ghost.
Foxer Posted March 15, 2011 Author Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) Thanks foxer. The only thing is, I am not using them. I am in the painful process of trying to fill them in enough so they don't ghost. Is it the filed down sliding tracks that wants to ghost or are you filling the door lines? Edit: Oops.. I went to thread with your van and answered my own question. I had same troubles with the filled in sunroof. O got lazy and used one part body filler and paid the price. It took half a dozen putty coatings and some good coatings of sandable primer. I'm still worried the lines will show up at a later date. Edited March 15, 2011 by Foxer
Foxer Posted March 15, 2011 Author Posted March 15, 2011 (edited) I'm trying to get something halfway presentable for the Display Only table at MassCar this weekend but still playing with options. Here's a trial hubcap made from an aluminum press together button that was filed thinner and a plastic disk and decals added. I just sprayed some aluminum paint on for uniform color. This may be close enough. I'm just not sure I want to cover up Ryan's gorgeous 8-lug wheels (not in the photo .. still waiting for them)! Maybe the story is that soon after the photos I have were taken some Massachusetts potholes popped the caps off. Edited August 9, 2017 by Foxer
stewart Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 Those are beautiful wheels and hubcaps. Can't believe how good the decals look on it. Could you maybe have hubcaps on 2 or 3 wheels and 1 or 2 popped off? STewart
Tony T Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 The hubcap looks great! I'd think you could leave at least one cap off...those things were notorious for leaving the rim, at least the ones I've seen around here...we grow potholes big here, too!
Foxer Posted March 16, 2011 Author Posted March 16, 2011 Thanks on hubcap compliments. The 1:1 van has hubcaps on front but both rear wheels are cap less. That's why I needed the 8 lug rims.
RodneyBad Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 Ditto, Great looking Hubcaps. Back door decals look great, but do we have a pics of the 1:1 back doors to check your placement of the stickers??
Foxer Posted March 16, 2011 Author Posted March 16, 2011 (edited) Back door decals look great, but do we have a pics of the 1:1 back doors to check your placement of the stickers?? OMG! I looked back and there's no real photo of the rear. So, here ... bah ... the doors are on the previous page .. better add them there. Edited August 9, 2017 by Foxer
RyanSilva Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 I would use the caps on the front :)I didnt make the dustcap on the fronts anyways so it means less scratch work for you (if you wanted that detail anyways) Decals look wonderful Mike!
skmodelcars Posted March 16, 2011 Posted March 16, 2011 This is quite the project! Your work on the details is outstanding!!!!
RodneyBad Posted March 17, 2011 Posted March 17, 2011 OMG! I looked back and there's no real photo of the rear. So, here ... bah ... the doors are on the previous page .. better add them there. Just helping to keep it Real-istic One does look a bit off on placement Got a GMC Emblem for it next?
Foxer Posted March 17, 2011 Author Posted March 17, 2011 Got a GMC Emblem for it next? I made a mold of the GMC off the front grill I want to use on back. Made a decal of the 1:1 also as backup.
ajulia Posted March 18, 2011 Posted March 18, 2011 Hello there Mike! Wow youve certainly nailed this project as a replica!! Looks awesome all the way to this point and the look of the hub caps are pretty good as well. I was going to mention the lids off of convient store coffe cups (the round bumbs) but looks like you're all good now!! Keep on with the keepin on!!
Foxer Posted March 19, 2011 Author Posted March 19, 2011 (edited) Everything's ready to hit the road to MassCar. I just got Ryan Silva's 8 lug wheels Yesterday so it was a mad rush to get mounted. There was a problem fitting to the tires I had so only the rear's are barely attached. This is a shot of the rims with no clean up. The minimal flash came off just from handling. These are beautiful wheels! Here's the mock up as it will appear at MassCar tomorrow. Edited August 9, 2017 by Foxer
Custom Mike Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 Mike, this is just so cool, I know you've got a ways to go, but you could stop here and it would look great!
Chuck Most Posted March 19, 2011 Posted March 19, 2011 Those hubcaps look cool... but I expected that, because EVERYTHING on this van is turning out cool!
Foxer Posted March 20, 2011 Author Posted March 20, 2011 Thanks Mike, Chuck and Simon .. you're all too kind.
Foxer Posted April 11, 2011 Author Posted April 11, 2011 (edited) I've been on a little van vacation since the rush to MassCar but it's been sitting here on the scanner staring at me all along so I need to get back on it. Tomorrow it's 70 degrees here in the mountains and the lakes are still fully covered in ice! ... it will be tough. Below is just the van sitting here taunting me ... The tires I had were found to have too large an ID for Ryan's 8 lug rims so I'm gonna pressure him into getting his masters done for the Bridgestones he showed with them. Ryan will happier than I when this van is finished! I tried adding a strip around the rim but it was still small and any larger and it would show. Edited August 9, 2017 by Foxer
John Teresi Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 Mike........hope the weather gives you a break .......so you can finish this cool build.......good luck.......looking good.
charlie8575 Posted April 11, 2011 Posted April 11, 2011 Gee, Mike, I didn't see you at MassCar. If you saw the guy with the Canon FD and Sunpak 600 blinding everyone....well, that was me. Hopefully next year, we can catch each other. Will you be heading to NNL? Charlie Larkin
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