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Well I am starting my own racing group this week. Zombie Motorsports is getting involved in all fields of racing...... Ok not really but I am starting a new project with left over parts from many model kits I have. Right now I am starting with the body. I sanded down any unnecessary body and mold lines, primed the body and put a couple coats of white on it. post-11270-0-69463500-1376586697_thumb.jpost-11270-0-35175700-1376586944_thumb.j

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post-11270-0-01940100-1376587744_thumb.jpost-11270-0-95036200-1376587987_thumb.jInstead of sitting there watching the paint dry ( which really is a talent you know ) I went in and started working on the decals for the car. I first printed them out on paper so I could make sure I had the sizes right. Then I laid them out a couple of time to make sure they were what I wanted. I taped them on another body which was the same to see how they would look. Once I got them just the way I wanted I grabbed a sheet of clear waterslide paper and printed them off. They came out great, just a little darker than I wanted them but the blood splatter ones came out just like on the computer. I used GIMP brushes to make the blood splatter look as real as I could. Trial and error is how I learn most things much like the rest of us. Once I was sure the ink had dried I coated the paper with a Matte clear coat. I found that if I do it with a Matte clear they don't come out as shinny as if I would have used the Crystal clear once I clear coat the car at finish.

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well everything seems to be dried so here I go with the decals. Once I have sprayed the decals I usually wait an hour or so to make sure they are really sealed but this build is really calling me so I started early. 30 mins after spraying I started cutting them exactly as my paper ones are that I used for the mock up. I only did one side for now. Don't want to put to many on at once risking the possibility or messing them up before they are dried.

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Thanks outragis.... I wish I had the ability and capability to be able to print out decals like an ALP (spelling) printer does, but I don't think mine come out to bad. I just don't care for the idea of having to use light colors for the clear paper or having to trim almost perfect for the white paper. Well we do what we can with what we have right guys ?

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Correct DrKelly....not far at all and isn't Mukwonago closer to Milwaukee Wi. ? I have a daughter going to school up there and I think I pass through there on my way to see her.

Thanks for the compliments on the decals. I am always trying to get the WOW factor since my modeling ability isn't as good as my decal ability LOL

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well finished up with the decals. Not sure if I like the hood ones. Don't know if I am gonna stick with these or make maybe one huge blood splatter going up the hood. Make it look as if I hit one and it was thrown over the top of the car. Can't move on with the clear coat until I decide which way I am gonna go. So I will start working on the frame. I have two resin molds made of slicks and smaller front wheels so I guess I will get them poured and ready to paint.

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While I try to decide on the decals for the hood I needed to make a new set of back tires to fit under this beast. I took a set that I had laying around and decided to mold them so I don't have to keep spending money on tires and rims. I have a huge box of tires but none of the big slick ones so this way if I cast them I can use them over and over.

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Sorry didn't take any pictures of it before this one but I built the bottom half already. I took some legos and made a box just alittle bit bigger than the wheel to give it enough of a side wall. I placed the tire inside the box and then filled it in with molding clay. As you can see by the pic I didn't smooth the clay out ( mistake on my part ) making a very nice mold. I then took the box apart, cleaned out the clay and then rebuilt the box. Flipping it over I laid a good coat of mold release so the two molds will not glue themselves together when I pour the top half.

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Now I pushed the partial mold back down into the box and added more legos to construct the top half of the mold. Now it is ready to be moved to the lab ( garage ) for mixing and pour the top half. It's alittle warm out there right now so I will wait til later in the evening after grilling out to mix and pour it and by morning it should be ready to be pulled apart and to pour the resin in and hope for the best. I will post more pics later of the process and show you the results, good or bad. I am hopping for the good !

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started pouring the second part of the mold today after the bottom sat for 15 hrs.

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Slowly poured it the mold mixture hoping not to have to manly bubbles.

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here it is after taking the lego box apart and cleaning up the over flow. I cut angles on each half so I would remember how to line it up. Then cut the mold into two pieces .

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Here is what the mold looks like after cutting it open. I then filled the side with the rim on it with resin. Let it harden then poured resin into the second one and closed them up to make this

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Don't look to bad......need to paint them and scuff them up alittle. Now I have to make a mold of the skinny front tires. hopefully it works out also.

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found this old frame in a parts box I forgot I even had until my daughter found it in the back room. Not sure if it will work or not but I am gonna mess around with it to see what I can make of it. It's to short so I cut it and added a couple of pieces to stretch it out to fit under the body.

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Here are a couple pics with the frame and the tires mocked up under the body. I think it may work . What do you all think ?

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