Danno Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Outstanding, Chris!! No pressure . . . but . . . DSC is 4 months away! And you promised!!
Mooneyzs Posted December 22, 2015 Author Posted December 22, 2015 Sflam... Thank you very much. I have been trying to get to the bench but hasn't happened. Going to try and tinker on it a tad tonight.Jamie... Thank you very much. I would love to see pics of your 1/16th scale Altered. I love them 1/16th scale builds.Dave... Thank you very much. Feels good to have them done...lol well with the exception of re-painting it...lolDanno.... Thank you Sir.... I know that show is creeping up on us and I need bust out and hit the bench strong because I want to finish the darn thing... lol
gasser59 Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 Got your text and the graphic was done in CS5 and I don't think I can save it to an earlier version. Hopefully you're at the bench tonight.
Mooneyzs Posted December 22, 2015 Author Posted December 22, 2015 Brad... thank you for the response. I tgougjt I would ask. I have anothwr buddy at work thatbmaybe able to cut it but he says his wifes plotter uses wire frames. So it makes me wonder if a dxf would work for him.I am hoping to get a little bench time in tonight but its been limited since my parents are in town
Belugawrx Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 Patience now Chris This is looking awesome.. Cheers and Merry Christmas HH Wtvr
gasser59 Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 Hey Chris - as always, glad to help you out. I'll send you an email because I have a few questions about what it is you're trying to accomplish.
iBorg Posted December 22, 2015 Posted December 22, 2015 Curious as to how you spaced the drilled holes. They look dead on.
Speedfreak Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 Very nice work on the fitment Chris, the window looks good.
mustang1989 Posted December 23, 2015 Posted December 23, 2015 What a project!! Four years in the runnin'!!! Now that's true dedication right there! Wow!!
gasser59 Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 OK brother, you gotta have an update soon. Last one was before Christmas. What miracles have you been making?
Mooneyzs Posted January 3, 2016 Author Posted January 3, 2016 (edited) Bruce... Thank you very much. Mike.... I created a drill jig with a marking Ruler from Micro Marks. Here is a link to the Ruler: http://www.micromark.com/marking-rule-6-inch,7784.html Here is a pic of the Drill Jig I made: Gene.... Thank you very much. The window was a little chore but worth the time spent to get it right. Joe... Thank you Very much. I believe I still owe you some pics. Brad.... You are right, I do have an update I need to show you guys. I have been working on some body mods and I should have something to show later today. Edited January 3, 2016 by Mooneyzs
iBorg Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 I had one of those rules.....thought it was nifty when I bought but never used it......better go looking for it.
bobthehobbyguy Posted January 3, 2016 Posted January 3, 2016 Looking forward to seeing your latest update.
Nytrozilla Posted January 4, 2016 Posted January 4, 2016 Great Chris, thanks a lot. Another tool I have to get. Will this madness never end? I sure hope not.Nice update, then again, you've had enough experience.........BAZINGA!!!!
Mooneyzs Posted January 4, 2016 Author Posted January 4, 2016 Mike... I picked mine up a while ago and has been good to evenly space holes for a few of my needs. Bob... Thank you. Joe... I don't think the madness ever ends... lol Ok Fellas I know that I said I would have something to show today and I have to apologize. Some of my updates took me a lot longer today than I expected and well I didn't get time to take pics and upload them. I also need to get to bed since 4:30 am gets here early. I will try and get the pictures up tomorrow. So Stay Tuned, it will be worth it .
gasser59 Posted January 4, 2016 Posted January 4, 2016 Oh I'm tuned in brother, you don't need to worry about that.
Mooneyzs Posted January 4, 2016 Author Posted January 4, 2016 Brad... thanks buddy... I think you will like the update. I could text you a sneak peak if you'd like Danno... same Bat channel.
gasser59 Posted January 5, 2016 Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) I don't need a sneak peak but if you don't hurry, I will. Let us see what you got going on already!!! Quit stalling. Edited January 5, 2016 by gasser59
Codi Posted January 5, 2016 Posted January 5, 2016 Great idea Chris. I purchased those same templates many moons ago but haven't used them yet. That worked out pretty slick. Cheers, Tim
mysterj1 Posted January 6, 2016 Posted January 6, 2016 lol I keep coming back to see if there's an update...it sort of reminds me of looking in the local record store as a kid to see if Boston had released a 2nd album We understand life gets in the way hehe.
Mooneyzs Posted January 7, 2016 Author Posted January 7, 2016 Brad.... you will get to see some pics here shortly. uploading them as I speakTim... Thank you very much. That Ruler from Micro marks has been worth the money for spacing purposes.Joe... Thank you very much. I would of had some pics posted a couple days ago but some things came up. Hopefully my next update will satisfy everyone...lol
Mooneyzs Posted January 7, 2016 Author Posted January 7, 2016 Hello All.. I know I have been away for a little bit but I have been getting a little bit of work done and think its time for an update. Had to do a few more body mods but am finally happy with it. Hope you guys will enjoy.... So I had to extend the rocker panels down because Revell didn't do the best job in capturing the correct look well stance of the body...lol So I added some styrene to them: Did the Same thing to the other side: When I was extending the rocker panels I started by creating templates from .010" thick styrene and then I made templates for the heat shields that get attached to the rocker panel. I colored the heat shield template with a black sharpie But I will be going back and fabricating the piece of out brass for the final part, I also had cut out a set of the decals and taped them to the side of the body to get an idea of how it would look with the heat shields and placement of everything: Up-Close shot of the heat shield attached to the body with rivets from Scale Hardware: And of course here is the other side:
Mooneyzs Posted January 7, 2016 Author Posted January 7, 2016 Well you know I had to mock the body up on the chassis to take a look how it would look sitting on the chassis and well I am super happy with it now. the stance looks a little more spot on: Here its is on the other side: I had to then throw in a front shot: It is now time to add some body filler to the newly added side pieces: Body filler on the Right side:
Mooneyzs Posted January 7, 2016 Author Posted January 7, 2016 I also had to add body filler to the inside of the pieces: So I decided to purchase a used Parachute Pack for research purposes to be able to measure and scale it down, so I can make my own. You will see here the 1:1 and then to the left I have a resin parachute from Flashpoint and then you can see a flat pattern on a small piece of paper as well as my first prototype that I had folded up in paper to see the sizing which I need to adjust one or two things on it: Here is a closer shot of my flat pattern, along with the first made chute pack and the resin one:
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