doomcrew Posted October 6, 2011 Author Posted October 6, 2011 well, this is stage four. i was almost tempted to leave it in blue, but i set out to have it in a reddish purple and i can't go back now, LOL. i will put some pics up showing the chassis, dash etc which are in the same colour and i need to work on the graphics, nothing major though. steve
Dr. Cranky Posted October 7, 2011 Posted October 7, 2011 Looking fabulous. Keep it going, please. Great progress.
doomcrew Posted October 8, 2011 Author Posted October 8, 2011 the blue paint combo will be used on another project as it does work well. but this is the final colour stage with the airbrushed graphics. i used createx wicked detail colours, next after the paint has cured, clear coat then polish. thanks for looking steve
doomcrew Posted October 15, 2011 Author Posted October 15, 2011 i did think about extending the graphic down the side, but chose not to. here i have clear coated the body, and you can see the difference the light has on the colour. steve
doomcrew Posted October 20, 2011 Author Posted October 20, 2011 the paint has now been polished and i have applied baremetal foil on the front screen surround. the interior has been covered in black flock, this includes the roof and upper sides of the body. the engine is mocked up with the air filter. steve
doomcrew Posted November 2, 2011 Author Posted November 2, 2011 updates......fought with my lathe to turn out a custom moon tank, (must see whats wrong with the lathe) and wired the engine. thanks for looking steve
Badluck 13 Posted November 2, 2011 Posted November 2, 2011 I got one of these kits in my stash to build.......but after seeing this AWESOME art that you are performing makes me think "why bother" on mine LOL!!!!!..........lovin' this!!!
doomcrew Posted November 7, 2011 Author Posted November 7, 2011 i turned out the rear disc brakes with seperate hubs, and a pair of two piece half shafts. i scratchbuilt a set of custom headers and exhaust system. i will post pics of these later. i'm trying to carry on with this as best i can, as the paint has crazied a little on some areas of the body. i had to make a choice whether to strip it, mask it and paint the areas again, or, as i was going to do anyway, put the van on a beach base and weather the affected areas. i do hate it when things go wrong near the end of a build. :angry: steve
doomcrew Posted November 15, 2011 Author Posted November 15, 2011 ok, the front discs have been machined with scratchbuilt calipers from chemiwood. also done is the custom center console and machined gear lever. the rear lights were made from camaro tail lights with chemiwood backs. at this moment the van is nearly done with just a little beach weathering, ie, sand on certain areas. more pics to follow.
Ryan S. Posted November 16, 2011 Posted November 16, 2011 I'm really looking forward to seeing this one done. It's looking great so far!
doomcrew Posted November 18, 2011 Author Posted November 18, 2011 well it is now done. i will make the base for it at a later date. the rest of the pics can be seen in the completd section. thanks for looking steve
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