Mooneyzs Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Rickard... Glad to see you getting some time in on this again. Man its looking great. Nice Clean work on everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metaldrumm Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Great chassis work ,thats model building 101. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickArt Posted July 21, 2017 Author Share Posted July 21, 2017 Thanks for all comments guys, I´m glad you like this build. Some progress on this one. The second primer layer went terrible, so I spent many hours to get the surface back on track again. Once the body was ok I decided to make a neat hinge for the trunk. I made the hinge from brass rod and tubing. / Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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futurattraction Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Sorry to hear about your primer setback. It looks like everything is well-recovered. Your hinge work looks phenomenal and the lid, itself, fits perfectly. Can't wait to see your next update, especially the interior panel for the lid! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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gasser59 Posted July 22, 2017 Share Posted July 22, 2017 Very nice Rick. Neat trick with the stove bolt and film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickArt Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 Very nice Rick. Neat trick with the stove bolt and film. Thanks Brad. The acorn nut was THE perfect tool to get the right shape. I wraped a small plastic bag aruond metal surface so it would not stuck in the bondo. / Rick Sorry to hear about your primer setback. It looks like everything is well-recovered. Your hinge work looks phenomenal and the lid, itself, fits perfectly. Can't wait to see your next update, especially the interior panel for the lid! About the primer failure, All I can say it was a mix of human error and murphys law. / Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurattraction Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Cool trick, Rickard, as far as the acorn nut is concerned. I love seeing your work... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalmad Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Hey Scott been trying to send you a message here on MCM & through your web site but neither will let me send you a message. So how can I message you ?Seth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickArt Posted July 24, 2017 Author Share Posted July 24, 2017 small update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlife ! ! Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Great to see you back building again, amazing work as usual I look forward to more ! ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickArt Posted July 31, 2017 Author Share Posted July 31, 2017 Small update. Primercoat complete. Not easy to get the paint in every corner on the inside...and even harder to sand the inside before the semi gloss black. / Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurattraction Posted August 1, 2017 Share Posted August 1, 2017 Nice!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Goschke Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 Such beautiful workmanship and attention to detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted August 5, 2017 Share Posted August 5, 2017 You've got some truly amazing scratch-building skills Rick. Sorry you "lost" your earlier photo-bucket pics in the thread but I'll most certainly be following along as well. Do you have a Fotki (or other photo hosting site) page that we can visit to check out your other work? Cheers, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickArt Posted August 5, 2017 Author Share Posted August 5, 2017 (edited) You've got some truly amazing scratch-building skills Rick. Sorry you "lost" your earlier photo-bucket pics in the thread but I'll most certainly be following along as well. Do you have a Fotki (or other photo hosting site) page that we can visit to check out your other work? Cheers, Tim Hi Tim, yes I notice my previous uploaded pics don´t work. Photobucket want me to upgrade my account to get "unlimited 3rd party hosting"...and they expect me to pay $399 for that.......haha . Instead I will re-upload all pics in this thread from page one soon. If some one want to chek out my old stuff on Photo bucket I´ll put the link below http://s172.photobucket.com/user/RickHedlund/library/?sort=3&page=0 It´s time for a small but nice update I finaly got the gold base on the body. I used a IWATA HP-BH1 PLUS airbrush for the basecoat/clearcoat...everything went well this time, The clear coat (Sikkens Auto Clear 2K) was spayed in 4 thinn coats and the results turned out just great /Rick Edited August 5, 2017 by RickArt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted August 6, 2017 Share Posted August 6, 2017 Great color Rickard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickArt Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 The trunk upholstery finaly in place.... / Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Nice. That is a great color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Codi Posted August 9, 2017 Share Posted August 9, 2017 What an eye for details Rickard. I love that pic and what you did in the trunk area, and the sweet paint job you put down. Appreciate the link to your site and I made sure to check it out. Some super nice builds you've done and I realize now why so many others follow your threads. cheers, tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickArt Posted August 9, 2017 Author Share Posted August 9, 2017 Throttle gas pedal time / Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
futurattraction Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Immaculate work, Rickard... I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickArt Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 (edited) Thank you Scott This is how the gas pedal turned out. / Rick Edited August 10, 2017 by RickArt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gasser59 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 Excellent craftsmanship Rick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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