ratnasty Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Hello everyone I got my TDR 1969 Camaro yesterday and I fitted the body panels together and did a quick mock up to see what it might look like . Also I got my parts from Dirt Modeler and they are perfect . Chuck
W-409 Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Great looking parts there. That body sure looks good and will be great when completed. Seat looks like real also.
comp1839 Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 WOW! i can't wait to see some of these cars under construction. are you going with a super charged, turbo or nitrous, chuck? i'm so glad you like the body!!!
tyrone Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Looks good, I just got some of those seats, and suspension parts from dirt modeler yesterday too. Mine are 1/25th scale.. your mock up pics looks good.... where did you get your wheels and tires?? .. reason I asked is because I'm debating on whether I want to try one of these 1/16th scale builds....
Magic Photos Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Looks great Chuck. Dave TDR and you did a great job on this body.
Mooneyzs Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Chuck... the Mock up looks sweet man!! this is going to be a great build and looks like I need to make an order to Dirt Modeler. I look forward to progress on this build.
Prostreet Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Nice, Gonna be at least a year till i start my TDR camaro. Can't wait to see what you do with it, I also bought the dirt modeler parts. Great quality, Only thing i would like to see is the Dzus fasterners for the outside of the body.
Mooneyzs Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Looks good, I just got some of those seats, and suspension parts from dirt modeler yesterday too. Mine are 1/25th scale.. your mock up pics looks good.... where did you get your wheels and tires?? .. reason I asked is because I'm debating on whether I want to try one of these 1/16th scale builds.... Tyrone.... I would really love to see you do a 1/16th scale build. Your 1/25th pro mods that you do are off the hook and I can only imagine what you could do in a bigger scale. Trust me you won't regret doing a 1/16th scale build. They are totally fun and I for one am hooked on them.
ratnasty Posted March 10, 2012 Author Posted March 10, 2012 (edited) someone made mention of needing the Dzus fastener for the outside of the body of the car and DC MODELS makes them . His name is Dennis and he makes them in 3 sizes I beleive (small, medium and large). here is his e-mail and he will e-mail you a pdf catalog.This is a 4 peice Zdus fastener.......you will assemble a holder 2 rivots and the button , they are seperate peices Chuck dennis_crocker@hot mail.com Edited March 10, 2012 by ratnasty
ratnasty Posted March 10, 2012 Author Posted March 10, 2012 Tyrone the wheels and tires are from a Milestone diecast car that I have blown apart ans I'm going to recast them after some clean up .I have also have to get my photo etching kit out that I bought from Micro Mart and start doing some work with it Chuck
Mooneyzs Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 Chuck have you used the Micro mark photo etch kit before. I have been eyeing it for some time now and keep debating if its worth trying it out...lol
ratnasty Posted March 10, 2012 Author Posted March 10, 2012 no I have not tried it yet , this build will require it so I guess its time to do it , I have only had it sitting here for a year now LOL , and I also picked up the nickel plating kit also so I can nickel plate my brass Chuck
comp1839 Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 chuck, is the TDR body what you hoped it would be? was it worth the cost? be truthful.......i would like an honest reply so, i know, as to whether this venture will ever happen again.
DirtModeler Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 I think Futurattraction (sp?) has some dzus body plates he's offering too. He does rubber backed etching, that's perfect for things like that. (just like the ones Ratnasty is showing on his post) I use a different method that etches from the front and back simultaneously. It results in a more 'square' part side, and allows me to do 1/2 etched parts on the front and the back for complex shapes... but at the cost of having to have tabs on the parts to hold them in place. The rubber-backed front-only etch method gets rid of the tabs, and puts a nice bevel on the parts edges which is perfect for flush mounted parts.
comp1839 Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 double d, it is an unfortunate side effect of printing with that material. it is the least expensive material and i believe the most robust material. you could get it printed with a more expensive material and all but eliminate the problem but a much higher price and it's also a little more fragile. a couple of sandings and coats of high build filler primer will take care of the graining.
ratnasty Posted March 10, 2012 Author Posted March 10, 2012 here is the car I will be building you TRD's body, it is Mike Castellana's car
Romell R Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 double d, it is an unfortunate side effect of printing with that material. it is the least expensive material and i believe the most robust material. you could get it printed with a more expensive material and all but eliminate the problem but a much higher price and it's also a little more fragile. a couple of sandings and coats of high build filler primer will take care of the graining. Like Dave stated these another material you can get that prints in an even higher detail but it will cost you almost twice as much (263.00 before tax and shipping) and its more fragile.
ratnasty Posted March 10, 2012 Author Posted March 10, 2012 (edited) to comp1839: when the body arrived I was thrilled , but then I notice the finish and was displeased, then after a day I took the body in my hand and started to sand it and it smoothed out quite nicely. My expectations of the finish were to unreasonable , I did not take in consideration of how the body was made.After taking a moment to remember from my fab days of working on the real cars it came to me that I had invision something that could not be done . Now with all that being said and not pulling any punches toward the car or toward myself , I am very pleased with the car. It has nice lines and mocks up into a cool car, infact I have spoke with Tim about using a 1/25th scale MPC body and scanning it and printing it so I can make a master that I can cast someday of a Duster Pro Stock in 1/16th scale. You have to remember (which I forgot you are buying a prototype 1 off body) and you have to take into condsideration and know the process in which these bodies are made. The thing that pleased me the most was the uniformity of the thickness and overall detail. The finish I spoke of was me wining after a long day at work . I beleive in my heart this is the next generation on how small runs of models will be and should be made in large scale . The process is still fairly new and hopefully costs will come down soon . But overall I couldn't be happier with the car thanks Chuck Edited March 10, 2012 by ratnasty
comp1839 Posted March 10, 2012 Posted March 10, 2012 chuck, thank you for the reply. i appreciate you understanding of the process and that helps tremendously. the fact that you are as pleased as you are really helps. again, thank you. the duster project sounds incredibly cool. i wish you nothing but good luck with it. hmmm. maybe a 1/8 nostalgia pro stock...............?
Romell R Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 to comp1839: when the body arrived I was thrilled , but then I notice the finish and was displeased, then after a day I took the body in my hand and started to sand it and it smoothed out quite nicely. My expectations of the finish were to unreasonable , I did not take in consideration of how the body was made.After taking a moment to remember from my fab days of working on the real cars it came to me that I had invision something that could not be done . Now with all that being said and not pulling any punches toward the car or toward myself , I am very pleased with the car. It has nice lines and mocks up into a cool car, infact I have spoke with Tim about using a 1/25th scale MPC body and scanning it and printing it so I can make a master that I can cast someday of a Duster Pro Stock in 1/16th scale. You have to remember (which I forgot you are buying a prototype 1 off body) and you have to take into condsideration and know the process in which these bodies are made. The thing that pleased me the most was the uniformity of the thickness and overall detail. The finish I spoke of was me wining after a long day at work . I beleive in my heart this is the next generation on how small runs of models will be and should be made in large scale . The process is still fairly new and hopefully costs will come down soon . But overall I couldn't be happier with the car thanks Chuck Chuck and I had quite a disscusion on the phone over the body as they came a day apart. We both came to the conclusion that with a little love one could turn this already outstanding body into a champion show winner. It is a great achievment and I would spend the money to get it again.I have big plans for my next build and it all starts with this body. Thanks Dave for the time and engineering you put into this.
eviltwincustoms Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 What? So they can scan in a body? Say the Corvette body I am working on, they could reproduce that as well for the masses?
Romell R Posted March 11, 2012 Posted March 11, 2012 Bart you should talk to dave about what you have to go through to get something like that started, it a bit more complicated than just scanning it in. From my understanding you (the designer) would have to pay for the production cost. Dave's sacrifice was huge. Again thx Dave.
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