trogdor Posted February 27, 2012 Author Posted February 27, 2012 Just a quick update. I received my front clips that Peter Lombardo vacume formed for me. I'm very pleased with his work. Now I need to get working on the rest of it.
kingtoy Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 I love this build! I think retro factory concept cars rock! I would love to build one of these for myself.
MikeMc Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) Rick....sit down and eat a sweet rack..You Earned it!!! Those turned out great!!! Are those the inner fenders ?? Edited February 27, 2012 by MikeMc
trogdor Posted February 27, 2012 Author Posted February 27, 2012 Rick....sit down and eat a sweet rack..You Earned it!!! Those turned out great!!! Are those the inner fenders ?? Yes Peter took it upon himself to make those. Now if I could just get modelhaus to answer my e-mail about tires and wheels I'd be happy
Eshaver Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 (edited) Rick, Joker wants to do a dio of the old Texaco truck stop thats on U S 1 here . I' have the L'universalle . You're doing the Wildcat , we need to have a regional show where the three of us could get together and show everyone all the Off the wall stuff we have . Ed Shaver Edited February 27, 2012 by Eshaver
Mike Kucaba Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Nice work all around! If it is at all possible, try and get it cast.
Mike Kucaba Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 "Now if I could just get modelhaus to answer my e-mail about tires and wheels" You could always use photo-etch wires and aluminum rims, and tires shouldn't be that hard to source.
vwrabbit Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Incredible wood work and fantastic subject matter to make a model of. Will be following this! Tim
trogdor Posted February 28, 2012 Author Posted February 28, 2012 Peter has offered to cast more copies if anyone is interested. You can send him or I a pm and we'll give you the details.
charlie8575 Posted February 29, 2012 Posted February 29, 2012 I'm officially impressed. Very nice work on this entire project, and great collaboration between you and Peter on getting those parts out. Charlie Larkin
Ken Kitchen Posted June 5, 2012 Posted June 5, 2012 I love the old concept cars too and when I saw that the front clip was available I contacted Peter and got a few copies for me. There is a significant amount of work in converting the Corvette body to look like the Buick but the most intimidating part for me is the grille. I think I may have solve that though. Here are pics of what I came up with. This is a multi piece unit. The "whiskers" are separate. I've pinned them on with a piece of brass wire for the photo. The still need to be blended in and finished. The center area is very thin resin and could be easily removed it you want an open grille. The center bar is also separate. I've gotten a lot of work done on the back half as well I just don't have pics yet.
bryan_m Posted June 5, 2012 Posted June 5, 2012 all that beautiful work on the clip, and barbeque too!! who could ask for more..... i just noticed your bbq site, nice! cheers bryan
uncle potts Posted December 24, 2012 Posted December 24, 2012 I know that projects can stall and life gets in the way, but has there been any progress since June? I would love to see how this project has progressed, if you've been able. If not I understand, I've been away from the bench since may, due to summer activities, and then ahome improvement project forced upon me by a broken water pipe inside a wall in my house. Can you update us please?
trogdor Posted December 24, 2012 Author Posted December 24, 2012 Sorry no updates. I'll be getting back to it soon. Family health issues and work have taken most of my time but I haven't given up.
brewsterg6 Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Incredible work! It's a beautiful car. Here's another view that I hope helps you out a little...
H.A.K Posted January 3, 2013 Posted January 3, 2013 Dude that is slick lookin. Hope to see more soon. I'm lovin it.
zelkam Posted January 6, 2013 Posted January 6, 2013 Outstanding work! what a great idea of using wood to create the master. This is an incredible car with a lot of technical challenges. I look forward end (see marketing) of this car.
brewsterg6 Posted January 22, 2013 Posted January 22, 2013 Hey Rick... I also found this early photo of the Wildcat. Check out the hubs. It looks like they don't turn, and act as a scoop for the brakes...
Austin T Posted April 12, 2013 Posted April 12, 2013 Maybe a little over a year but I'd hate to see this one just die. Any new updates?
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