Harry P. Posted February 27, 2014 Posted February 27, 2014 ok, the obvious question... how did you do the stitching so perfectly at that small size? Or how did you do it, period?
Scale-Master Posted February 28, 2014 Author Posted February 28, 2014 Its the same process I used on the last one, I made decals.
Harry P. Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 Its the same process I used on the last one, I made decals Nobody likes a cheater! BTW... dash looks fantastic.
Scale-Master Posted February 28, 2014 Author Posted February 28, 2014 Please explain how that could possibly be construed as cheating.And thanks.
Scale-Master Posted February 28, 2014 Author Posted February 28, 2014 Reflectorized with the characters painted, it still needs the month and year tags… Not that it will ever be seen once installed on the car; I still wanted to make both sides of the plate prototypically accurate…
my80malibu Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 Reflectorized with the characters painted, it still needs the month and year tags… Not that it will ever be seen once installed on the car; I still wanted to make both sides of the plate prototypically accurate… Oh Now your just showing Off!
Pete J. Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) You really have to see the dash in person to appreciate it. The needles stand off the surface and are mounted on pins. This is a real tour de force of model building. It wouldn't surprise me if somewhere in Jones's garage he had a little lab with a 12" operating table that rises through the roof on dark and stormy nights to catch lighting! "It's alive! It's alive!" Edited February 28, 2014 by Pete J.
Skypower Posted February 28, 2014 Posted February 28, 2014 I think we should up the anti for him and require that he builds his inside a bottle like the boat guys, kind of like handy capping in golf. Scale-Master a true artist not just a model builder. Amazing detail.
Thatswhatshesaid Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 Reflectorized with the characters painted, it still needs the month and year tags Not that it will ever be seen once installed on the car; I still wanted to make both sides of the plate prototypically accurate How did you reflectorize it?
Scale-Master Posted March 1, 2014 Author Posted March 1, 2014 How did you reflectorize it?Simple, I cheated. Tamiya TS-45 Pearl White.
Harry P. Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 I was KIDDING about cheating. Not even you can stitch that wheel that perfectly in that scale.
Mooneyzs Posted March 1, 2014 Posted March 1, 2014 Mark.... Nice work on that steering wheel. It is a work of art. That license plate is sweet too. Your etching process is awesome. I still think that the Gage's have to be one of my favorites parts of this build so far. The dash is gorgeous.
Scale-Master Posted March 2, 2014 Author Posted March 2, 2014 Thanks guys, making steady progress. Two weeks to the day and I finished the steering wheel…
sjordan2 Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) All of this while you live in the Southern California beach area. I assume you live with a popular bikini model and have a Hawaiian cook, who divert you between your model building and surfing sessions. Edited March 2, 2014 by sjordan2
Scale-Master Posted March 7, 2014 Author Posted March 7, 2014 Projector type headlights in traditional sealed beam housings. First I machined the main housing and bezel. Then I machined the projector housing and ornamental bezel, (note the 7 accent detail), all from aluminum. Then I machined the projector lenses from acrylic rod. Next I machined a mold to vac-u-form the main lenses and pulled a couple. There is a lens installed in the assembly here.
Russell C Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 Simple, I cheated. Tamiya TS-45 Pearl White. Fun thing about this hobby for me is getting hit in the head with a tip like that. I've used pearl paints, but the faulty notion stuck in my mind was 'pastel-paint-for-license-plate-backgrounds', when of course in 1:1 scale they are not pastel, they're reflectory..... like pearl paint colors. D'oh!
Scale-Master Posted March 13, 2014 Author Posted March 13, 2014 Thanks guys. The Xenon bulb and projector assemblies Installed and wired into the housings. These are the headlight mounting stems At least the beginnings of them. And the turn indicators...
Pocherphile Posted March 17, 2014 Posted March 17, 2014 Ill just pile on one more wow Wow!!!!!! For this build, never enough wows........................
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