crazyrichard Posted September 28, 2013 Author Share Posted September 28, 2013 thnx guys and dinky where is he located then ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exesivefire Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 Looking good, I like your bag set up, it's pretty neat. Looks like your seeing what I found with that chassis. I started doing the same thing by cutting it up and before I knew it I made a whole new one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 where is he located then ?? Www.vallejo.nl Its a webshop, if you need stuff you can order it in the shop and go to his place. Its in Hendrik Ido Ambacht near shoppingmall The Schoof. I buy allmost al my paint, glue, brushes and other stuff there. The plates are located on the "diversen" page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Btw i dont know if its allowed to post links to webshops, if not please let me know and I will remove it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlboro Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Great job Richard ! The z chassis is awesome, will you cut it in the front too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 (edited) Looking good, I like your bag set up, it's pretty neat. Looks like your seeing what I found with that chassis. I started doing the same thing by cutting it up and before I knew it I made a whole new one. wanted to look for some reference and idea's and say your thread and loved the bag idea .. and well thats about the way it happened you start to cut more and more but i just dont have any styrene anymore and i seldom buy some .. for me the fun is also to use stuff out of the box and use scrap materials .. although with fresh bought styrene you can def. do more and .. will def. buy styrene in the future and really build what i want .. i now have to get creative for the front of the chassis , i cut of the front but need more length , luckely i have some scrap kits so i hope when i dig through the boxes i find just the right amount of material ... Edited September 29, 2013 by crazyrichard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 Www.vallejo.nl Its a webshop, if you need stuff you can order it in the shop and go to his place. Its in Hendrik Ido Ambacht near shoppingmall The Schoof. I buy allmost al my paint, glue, brushes and other stuff there. The plates are located on the "diversen" page. cool will take a look and yes thats very neir my house , i also found there is a big shop in papendrecht ... want to take a look there also , beats going to rotterdam city ... Great job Richard ! The z chassis is awesome, will you cut it in the front too? thnx and yes already cut if you look at the pics above on one you can see the chassis is cut in the front and the front section is gone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 i also found there is a big shop in papendrecht ... Really didn't know there is one their, please let me know the name. I'm always interested in shops nearby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 Really didn't know there is one their, please let me know the name. I'm always interested in shops nearby http://www.oude-station.nl/ now dont shoot me right away , te following update seems odd maybe but i am conviced i will get everything into shape .. i used roundbar from sprue to make the front chassis base , this can be sanded into shape easely the rough first set up , just glued no sanding yet where it sits on the old chassis i will shape it more and most will be out of eye sight made struts from the chassis to the front axle and set the axle on the correct hight , the plan was to make a plate in front of the chassis but to be hounest if i would have raised the front chassis secion so the leaf spring top would sit flat with the front of the chassis it would have looked so weird . instead i made a raised block on the chassis , this will get more detail later on , as well as plates for shocks also dryfitted the whole set up on the actual ride hight , with wooden pins under the body and chassis , so this will be the stance and hight of the whole .... now i need to shape / sand and bondo everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpletcher55 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 dude this is sick! love it ,you are making it hard for me to keep my builds going and not do a nother rat rod ,great work !!!. BLAIR, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Looks real good, nice fabrication! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 (edited) dude this is sick! love it ,you are making it hard for me to keep my builds going and not do a nother rat rod ,great work !!!. BLAIR, thnx , great comliment i love your builds alo , but i have some other cool projects on the shelf , caddilac station , a ford bronco , a bmw old car kinda rod like , so when i'm doing those you do a ratrod again haha Looks real good, nice fabrication! thnx !! well its finally coming together and although there is still a lot of work its now becoming a car the biggest pain was getting the movable steering in place and fit the steering rod , pffftt that was fiddely and the cast quality of those was so bad .. lots of sanding small mm pins ... this pic really shows the front suspension , axle .. already cleaned it up a bit , need to make some mounting brackets and find some suitable shocks to put in i just love this shot myself , inside the holes for the taillights i will put some bullet shaped lights from a caddilad , they will sit in kind of sunken and the point just sticking out the hole , just like i saw on a real one still need to chop and alter the radiator and grille frame .. but i put them loosely in to see how much clearance i had .. at one point i was affraid the frame was to short but luckely the steering rod clears and i can still get pullys and a fan on the engine , then its all packed in real close and nothing hits , just what i wanted no big gaps or room made a trans mount from a old revell version seen from the bottom with the engine i will have to make more of a transmission becuase this one ..hmmzzz Edited September 29, 2013 by crazyrichard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shardik Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Richard, I enjoy watching the way your builds come together. Your creative use of scrap bits and alternate materials is inspiring in itself, let alone the final results. I like the trusses supporting the front frame section. They give it a nice industrial look. By the way, the practice of puting lights and other external features into recesses in the body (as you are doing with the tail lights) is called "frenching". ...Don't ask me why Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 Richard, I enjoy watching the way your builds come together. Your creative use of scrap bits and alternate materials is inspiring in itself, let alone the final results. I like the trusses supporting the front frame section. They give it a nice industrial look. By the way, the practice of puting lights and other external features into recesses in the body (as you are doing with the tail lights) is called "frenching". ...Don't ask me why thnx and yes it really fun to build like this and those trusses , yes i really wanted someting unique in the front , because i had to use round sprue bars . i just had to make something that looked appeiling and yes i knew just didnt think of calling it frenching lol thnx !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocknRolla Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Man that is looking sweet,awesome work so far Richard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joker Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 Checking up on your updates is cutting into my build schedule....LOL Chassis work is top shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Awsume work so far Richard... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dinky Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 The chassis is looking great and the steering is awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted September 30, 2013 Author Share Posted September 30, 2013 haha thnx guys for the nice replyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoudFordPypes Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 This thing is killer! Stick with that flat head with the steely wheels and white walls. Real Hot Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 This thing is killer! Stick with that flat head with the steely wheels and white walls. Real Hot Rod thnx and yes this is the set up , def will keep the flathead in , that will get a majour overhaul , only will use the block , carbs and the valvecovers , the rest i will make or .... already thinking about colors ... hard options > metallic green body with metallic green or white steelies (off white with a wash so they dont become one with the white walls) rust base and then salt and then some color and have like a worn paint , my favorite and bright colored steelies (like red or green) just a dull color (read not bright) with some inperfections here and there and colored steelies ... cant deside if i will go for a real metallic color or make it more rough ... in this set up i like them better a bit rough and ....worn and ...alright i'd say it ratty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Really enjoying the fabrication on the chassis work. This one is coming together nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 Really enjoying the fabrication on the chassis work. This one is coming together nicely. thnx thnx and well really ? this is the first rod where i really put so much time and attention in the undercarridge , like said from now on i want to pay more attention to making stuff more realistic in that earea .. and well for me personally .. this is going to be my best build .. i also want to run some brakelines on this one and .. well lets say first most attention went to how cool it looks but after all those great projects here , wich construction wise i learned a lot from by looking .. now i just want to get more and more detail in and more correct take the floor i was making a one piece floor on top of teh chassis and well after making the transmount and chassis changes i just could not get it right .. also i used very thin plate .. but irl it would still take up much space and today i started working on the floor untill i came up with this > sunk the floor inbetween the chassis .. and yes this was it and not only did this close all the gaps better on the sides it just looks so cool imo .. and i believe ? people do this irl as well right ? for more room inside ? and should i make like extra brackets on the underside from the chassis to the plate or just keep it like its on the pics with no brackets ? again for the floor i used old window blind sheet plastic , this and it glues great gearbox , now i have to make a tunnel for the driveshaft seen from the bottom , so should i make some adittional brakets from chassis to the floor or leave it like this ? after a first rough sand job of the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowerPlant Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I've been glancing at your build every once in a while since the start... It is a very interesting WIP you have going here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelbuilder Mark Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 On my chopped 32 I also stuggled with the floor pan. I like what you ended up with for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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