68shortfleet Posted November 12, 2015 Posted November 12, 2015 Wow Greg, that took a big pair to cut that up.Looks good though.
Greg Pugh Posted November 12, 2015 Author Posted November 12, 2015 Wow Greg, that took a big pair to cut that up. Looks good though. I'll take that over no brains!
Greg Pugh Posted November 12, 2015 Author Posted November 12, 2015 Well, as expected, it snugged down quite nicely once glued.
doggie427 Posted November 12, 2015 Posted November 12, 2015 (edited) Wow, very nice solution to an ugly window opening..I'm interested in watching you pull the trim and character lines together. Great work, keep rocking it.Have you mocked up the hood yet ? Edited November 12, 2015 by doggie427
Greg Pugh Posted November 14, 2015 Author Posted November 14, 2015 Boy-Howdy! Today sure didn't go as planned! So I originally sat down at the bench today to get my hood whipped into shape. Not only is the shape completely wrong at the back edge of it, after swapping out the windshield/cowl, it most definitely would not jive. In addition to that, the next thing that always bugged me was the side profile of the hood. It almost appeared like the hood was pie-cut or something. This was one of the first pictures I took of this project and you can see what I mean. The top of the hood should be flat and parallel with the top of the fenders.
Greg Pugh Posted November 14, 2015 Author Posted November 14, 2015 So my plan was to use the back end and the top center of the Olds hood and combine it with the front of the Chevy hood. But the more I looked at it, something else was wrong. If I positioned the Chevy hood correctly, it became apparent to me that the problem wasn't actually the hood at all. The problem is in the fenders. Actually the whole front end of the dang car is wrong! I couldn't figure out why the tops of the fenders didn't follow along the body line since I replaced the windshield area. Then, I whipped out another virgin body I had and take a look at this! The top of the front of the fender starts out where it should, but then take a look at how it slopes down towards the center!
Greg Pugh Posted November 14, 2015 Author Posted November 14, 2015 (edited) When compared with the front fenders on the diecast car, I found out that even though the diecast is 1/24 and the Sedan Delivery is 1/25, the fenders were exactly the same size except for their height. I also discovered that the grille on the SD was too low. The difference was the space between the wheelwell opening and the body line on the fender. The SD's was not tall enough in this area. So I thought about cutting the fender length-ways and then under where the turn signal/grille is positioned and bringing it all up. You can even see in the first picture where I made a cut line. But then, the more I looked at it, and being that the fenders were so darned close between the diecast and the SD, I decided to use the diecast fenders. I figured that it would be less work in the end beings that the front fenders from the diecast already had the right proportions. The only difference between the SD and the diecast and their scale differences was that the body was wider. I cut the cowl away on the diecast and then took a center section out from the bumper splash pan and voila! There is still A LOT of work to be done here but I'm kinda digging on it. I personally feel this is also a HUGE improvement. What say you? Edited November 14, 2015 by gpugh1976
wayne swayze Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Very impressive modifications thus far! Have you fit a hood yet? Yes, I agree it looks better.
Greg Pugh Posted November 14, 2015 Author Posted November 14, 2015 No, not yet. I was trying to do that when I ran into this mess. I figured a house has to have a foundation so I'll start with this. Now that I'll have correct fenders on it, I'll make a hood or a combination of hoods to fit. Thank you!
Cpt Tuttle Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Well, yes, it is starting to look right now!
disabled modeler Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 Id been tempted to make a Olds delivery....nice work.
mustang1989 Posted November 14, 2015 Posted November 14, 2015 I love watching builds like this. I really can't wait to see how this all turns out.
Greg Pugh Posted November 15, 2015 Author Posted November 15, 2015 Id been tempted to make a Olds delivery....nice work.I actually gave some heavy consideration to this but then I realized that I'd be completely straying away from the original intent. I have some sort of a draw to this kit as I remember it from my childhood. I never built the kit but I remember thinking it was so cool! I am bound and determined to make a respectable '54 Chevy Sedan Delivery! Lol
Greg Pugh Posted November 15, 2015 Author Posted November 15, 2015 Thank you everyone for your input!
DeeCee Posted November 15, 2015 Posted November 15, 2015 Doesn't it just suck that the people who design these kits really have no clue on how it should be !!Great work on correcting it mate, the amount of work you are putting in will be worth it at the end.Those new fenders look great, good luck with the rest of it now, the stance you have chosen is perfect too.
disabled modeler Posted November 15, 2015 Posted November 15, 2015 I actually gave some heavy consideration to this but then I realized that I'd be completely straying away from the original intent. I have some sort of a draw to this kit as I remember it from my childhood. I never built the kit but I remember thinking it was so cool! I am bound and determined to make a respectable '54 Chevy Sedan Delivery! LolGreg....That is one of my dreams...to build ones I had or could not get as a kid that I liked and get a chance to relive some of my childhood days. There were some great kits out back then...nice to see some of them come back.
Greg Pugh Posted November 23, 2015 Author Posted November 23, 2015 After some consideration, I've decided to have a buddy of mine cast the fenders in resin. I've been concerned about the weight of using the metal pieces and it just seemed to make more sense. They'll be easier to work with also. It sounds like it'll be a couple of weeks before they'll be ready but I'll post up when they arrive.
GTJUNIOR Posted November 24, 2015 Posted November 24, 2015 I like where this is going. I'll be watching this.
Greg Pugh Posted November 30, 2015 Author Posted November 30, 2015 I got the front end ready to go. I had to strip the paint off...which, by the way, was a huge PIA! I don't know what they paint these things with but I started out with a 24-hour soak in brake fluid, followed by commercial paint stripper, and eventually had everything soak in lacquer thinner for 12 hours before everything really started loosening up! I still ended up having to scrape the paint off with a toothpick and my X-acto knife!! Anyways, once that was finally done, I filled in the recessed areas and holes where the chrome trim and antenna were. They will be shipped out in the morning for resin casting.
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