Mooneyzs Posted May 20, 2013 Author Posted May 20, 2013 Dave.... thanks bud!! I think I got it to fit as good as I could...lol I am ready for the tin work to be done Brett... Thanks buddy, I appreciate the kind words it helps for some motivation considering that I am sorta burnt out on this tin work but just have a little more to go on it. Well I was able to get to the bench tonight and do a little more work on this tins. I got the outer lip made for the rear of the tins and I will be working on drilling holes for the rivets and sanding the tin work prepping for some primer soon. here is what I was able to finish tonight... I added the rear lip on the two corner sections: Right Side, I still have some sanding and filling work to do: Left Side, Little bit of work left to do on this side as well: Here is the rear of the tin sitting in the body:
PappyD340 Posted May 20, 2013 Posted May 20, 2013 Looking good Chris can't wait to see the finished product!!
am73grand Posted May 20, 2013 Posted May 20, 2013 Chris this is amazing work! It's like watching dozens of individual models come together to form one incredible build..........just awe inspiring.....
Mooneyzs Posted May 20, 2013 Author Posted May 20, 2013 Larry... Thanks. I can't wait to have the fabrication all done on this tin work and have it in primer. Ron... thank you. I am trying to approach each piece as its own little model to make this the best build I have done to date and to challenge myself as well.
John Teresi Posted May 20, 2013 Posted May 20, 2013 Chris.........Top notch work little brother........coming along great!!!!!
futurattraction Posted May 20, 2013 Posted May 20, 2013 Man, oh man, Chris. What a job you're doing... Impressive work, bud!
Mooneyzs Posted May 20, 2013 Author Posted May 20, 2013 John... thanks big brother, its coming along Scott... Thanks bud, right now what I am working on is somewhat time consuming but will be worth it.... Here is a sneak peek at what I am working on...... Adding Rivets to the tin work, Rivets are from Scale Hardware and I have many more to drill before I am done....lol
gasser59 Posted May 20, 2013 Posted May 20, 2013 Chris - bud, this is crazy good. Really liking where you're heading with this tin work.
Magic Photos Posted May 20, 2013 Posted May 20, 2013 Looks great Chris, you are doing a great job on this build.
Danno Posted May 20, 2013 Posted May 20, 2013 John... thanks big brother, its coming along Scott... Thanks bud, right now what I am working on is somewhat time consuming but will be worth it.... Here is a sneak peek at what I am working on...... Adding Rivets to the tin work, Rivets are from Scale Hardware and I have many more to drill before I am done....lol Is that gang graffiti?
cobraman Posted May 20, 2013 Posted May 20, 2013 Just spent about a half hour looking at the build. Fantastic ! Nothing short of FANTASTIC !!!!
Mooneyzs Posted May 21, 2013 Author Posted May 21, 2013 Brad... Thanks buddy.... I am getting more excited about getting this tin work done. Drilling these holes are a little time consuming but I am hoping to have most of it done tonight then I can finish up the body work on the tins so it will be close to being done for paint. Mike.... thanks bud....this tin has been a little bit of a chore... Danno.... I think someone tagged my tin work... Ray.... thanks for taking the time to look thru the many pages. I know there is alot to thumb thru. Thank you for the kind words
Mooneyzs Posted May 21, 2013 Author Posted May 21, 2013 I have another quick update/teaser pic for you. Well as I have mentioned the drilling of the holes is time consuming and wanted to show where I am at with the tins. I sorta took a little break earlier and have started back up on it. I have put two different rivet sizes .8mm dia head (Brass) & .7mm dia. head (Stainless). I haven't figured out which I should go with on the final part when its all said and done. The .8mm is equal to .031" and 1:1 is equivalent to a .496" (1/2") dia. head and the .7mm is equal to .027" and the 1:1 is equivalent to .432" (7/16") dia head. Take a look land let me know what you think of the two.... I have gotten more holes drilled, I still have a ways to go and the two items to the right of the tin work is the pattern for the holes. I drilled them on a separate piece of stock and then use it as a template to transfer drill the holes:
SteelyEd Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Super work overall!!!! I think the smaller ones (.7mm) look more to the correct size.
Mooneyzs Posted May 21, 2013 Author Posted May 21, 2013 Ed... thanks man, I was kind of thinking the same thing with the .7mm ones. I need to buy 2 packages of the brass ones in that size because my plan and from my reference pics, it looks like they were painted. I also think that super glue will grab to the brass better. Here is a shot of where I got last night. I almost got all of the holes drilled but I got tired and quite last night. I will be finishing them up this morning:
Danno Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9 ... Be sure to finish this model by November, Chris. You have to enter it in the IPMS contest in Mesa! It'll drive those IPMS judges crazy! 10 ... 11 ... 12 ... 13 ... 14 ... no, 16 ... whoops! Gotta start over. 1 ... 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... 5 ... 6 ... 7 ... 8 ... 9 ...
Mooneyzs Posted May 21, 2013 Author Posted May 21, 2013 Danno... Are you counting the rivets already . I will definitely take it to that show. My goal is to have it done for the citrus nationals in October out in So Cal but hopefully I will have it done before then. I am hoping to possibly paint the chassis later this week if not it will be early next week.
futurattraction Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 I can't help but smile when I see Danno counting rivets. Oops, I hope I didn't interrupt his train of thought and he'll have to start over... LOL I agree with you and Ed that the .7 rivets strike me as being more the proper size. It's looking phenomenal, my friend...
Mooneyzs Posted May 21, 2013 Author Posted May 21, 2013 Scott... Thanks brother. Yeah the more I look at this tin the better I like the smaller rivet. The shank is the same side on both of these rivets it was just the diameter of the head that was different. I would like to be done with this tin work it been time consuming lol
pandamonium2112 Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Watching all this epic progress to the Vega is really making it hard for me to feel good about what I'm putting into my Charger. I'm in utter amazement at the skills you have displayed here.
Mooneyzs Posted May 21, 2013 Author Posted May 21, 2013 Steve.... Thanks for the kind words. The last thing I want my builds to do here, is to discourage people. I am hoping it is more of an inspiration and just learning from one another. There are many builders here who inspire me and who I look up to that make me want to build better. Well I finally finished most of the rivets. there is a little work that still needs to be done with the firewall and dash but will get to those at a later time. I think I need a break from this tin work...lol Here are a couple pics to share with everyone. Thanks for looking... Here is the tins with the side panels completed with rivets, I still need to glue the rivets in and trim them on the back side: And of course I had to put the tin work into the body and take a look at it and see how it looks mocked up, I know its not perfect but I have to say I am happy with how it looks and has turned out so far: Ohhhh Danno.... I counted the rivets for ya so you didn't have to.... so far there are 141 Rivets in this tin work .... ....
F/C NUT Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Chris, outstanding job. What is the size of angle did you use? I would like to use some angle on my next project. I bet you are tired of drilling. I would be. What color would you paint the tin?
John Teresi Posted May 21, 2013 Posted May 21, 2013 Chris........that is pretty darn close to perfect my friend.........absolutely AWESOME buddy.
Dragline Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 Geez Chris, that's as real as it gets. This project will be a benchmark for others to aspire too. AND, anyone thinking of building this car can reference all your hard work. Now they just need the talent. Poor sods..... Bob
GoatGuy Posted May 22, 2013 Posted May 22, 2013 I agree with Mr. Frias - a benchmark for others to aspire to. And I think I will make myself a printed version for the coffee table.
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