Scale-Master Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 First step on this is to sort out the body and chassis. The instructions are adamant about following them carefully and in order, but I want to make sure the body fits before step 30. I just don’t trust them 100%. Recently there was a discussion along the lines of "who needs instructions". This is a kit that arguably could not be built correctly without them first time through. I will rearrange the order of some of the assemblies, but have already noticed they will be invaluable. It is in the first coat of primer; once the body work is done I’ll shoot the white for the sides…
SuperStockAndy Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Awesome, can't wait to see how this one will turn out
Crazy Ed Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 (edited) OH BOY! Given your past builds this is gonna be a Must Be Watched Build !!! It will have the PRDA Sticker won't it? Edited February 18, 2012 by Crazy Ed
Steve Keck Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 43rd? Jerobee sounds like movie theater candy!
Monty Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Mark's building Oscar Koveleski's car! Woo-hoo!
Scale-Master Posted February 18, 2012 Author Posted February 18, 2012 PRDA. Polish Racing Drivers of America! (Warning, shameless name dropping.) I'm lucky enough to have worked with Oscar have had him to my home, and a very close friend of mine is buddies with Tony Adamowicz. Hopefully this build will pass muster by them...
Rmodeler Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Wow Monty, I haven't heard that name in a coon's age. What a deja-vu! I DO miss Auto World .. And Mark, hope you got my email .. this will be the first of your builds I'll be with you for :-_
weasel Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 supposedly, you have to make a decision wether to show the body with the doors on or off and wether to use the fluid piping...with the piping, the doors won't/don't fit.... i HAD a Mclaren kit from them that i traded for Monaro resin kit...just going on what i've seen/heard... and, yes, i to will be followong this....
elan Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 Add me to list of people excited about this build. I have 2 of those AM McLaren kits in my pile.
Art Laski Posted February 18, 2012 Posted February 18, 2012 PRDA. Polish Racing Drivers of America! (Warning, shameless name dropping.) I'm lucky enough to have worked with Oscar have had him to my home, and a very close friend of mine is buddies with Tony Adamowicz. Hopefully this build will pass muster by them... Gotta love the PRDA! Art LASKI
Crazy Ed Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 PRDA. Polish Racing Drivers of America! (Warning, shameless name dropping.) I'm lucky enough to have worked with Oscar have had him to my home, and a very close friend of mine is buddies with Tony Adamowicz. Hopefully this build will pass muster by them... Never got to meet either of them, but Oscar always seemed to be REALLY enjoying what he was doing and having fun doing it. Tony on the other hand got screwed in '66 TransAm because they didn't have an Overall Winner Title that year and He with his Alpha GTA did take the overall points that year!!!
Scale-Master Posted February 21, 2012 Author Posted February 21, 2012 I am all over the map with the parts/steps I am building assemblies for. But I have this to show for some of my efforts. The kit wheels were not as clean as I hoped, so I machined new outer rims from aluminum. The body has been prepped and primed and the white areas have been shot. Next up for the body is to mask and shoot the orange.
Rmodeler Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 (edited) Mark.. that's a really nice technique .. machining only the outer rims. Maximum bang for not that many ergs. I can see it improving Cragars, Minilites, Welds, all kinds of rims. Those Goodyear markings are recessed ?? Edited February 21, 2012 by Rmodeler
Scale-Master Posted February 21, 2012 Author Posted February 21, 2012 I too am wondering how this one will play out. Kind of riding along with myself... I have used this technique to change the size and depth of rims and to adapt them to larger tires utilizing "stock" rims for the centers. Yes, the Good Years are recessed, I have not checked to see if they are included on the decal sheet too, but I think I may just paint them.
Haubenschild Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 This is so cool ! , what colour(s) are you using for the body?
Crazy Ed Posted February 21, 2012 Posted February 21, 2012 I too am wondering how this one will play out. Kind of riding along with myself... I have used this technique to change the size and depth of rims and to adapt them to larger tires utilizing "stock" rims for the centers. Yes, the Good Years are recessed, I have not checked to see if they are included on the decal sheet too, but I think I may just paint them. Great job on the turning those Rims! The letters on the wheels are ment to be painted or filled in by what ever means you may have.
Art Laski Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 Wow, the rims look great. Makes me wish I had a lathe!
mcandela Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 Great model Your working on. Lots of details, but has a lot of 'fitting' issues. I am currently like 75% done on mine. will have to display it with the body panels off. Luckly I have another one and someday I will take the time to do it a lot better, like adding braided lines, fittings, etc, instead of using the plastics ones provided. Give us some more pics!!!
Scale-Master Posted February 22, 2012 Author Posted February 22, 2012 I masked off the white on the doors and the engine cover and airbrushed the TS-12 Orange. I built it up in light coats to limit the chances of bleed. One last semi-wet pass was done from the can, and then I took the tape off while the paint was still wet. The lines do not have to be perfect since decals will cover the color break.
Romell R Posted February 22, 2012 Posted February 22, 2012 Good job so far looks like we're in for a nice ride.
Scale-Master Posted February 23, 2012 Author Posted February 23, 2012 Step one is to assemble the engine, so I started doing that while the body dries. Due to all the handling required to fit the headers and engine mounts, I left off everything above the heads. I also installed the plug wires before mounting the heads to the block. Installing them after the headers looks to be a very tough job as it was difficult enough after drilling out the heads and wiring them with nothing in the way. There’s gonna be some touch up needed… The instructions say the triangular engine mounts/supports can be installed through the headers, but it “will tax your patience”. I don’t see how, the headers and the supports occupy the same space. (They do suggest leaving them off entirely), but I found a compromise of removing the lower “leg” of the supports is about as close as it gets. The lower section can be bent to fit, but that just looks even worse than removing it. I textured the injectors/manifold to look like it was a cast part. I am installing the vinyl hoses and lines because I want to see if it can be built out of the box using them, and if so, what it looks like… (I have heard all the stories…) They are a pain to work with and very difficult to clean up. A better option would be to replace them, but then it would not be OOB… And what I learn from this one I can apply to the next one.
SuperStockAndy Posted February 23, 2012 Posted February 23, 2012 Awesome, what do you use to texture the parts? I've tried doing that before without success
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