Kennyboy Posted November 11, 2013 Author Posted November 11, 2013 I cannot speak for him but it looks like the person that cast maindrain's corrected fox-bodied Mustang is competent, I believe he is referred to as Master-caster. Also known as Greg Wann. I contacted him. Thanks Mike.
Jeremy Jon Posted November 11, 2013 Posted November 11, 2013 Great build Ken, your workmanship is fantastic!! Looking forward to seeing this build!! PS Sent you a PM
Kennyboy Posted November 19, 2013 Author Posted November 19, 2013 Just a few pics to show that I am still on this.......currently I am color sanding getting the body ready for The Mastercaster.......Greg Wann himself will be casting this folks!! And how about a before and after to show how far this has come. Before...... After.........
Ace-Garageguy Posted November 19, 2013 Posted November 19, 2013 Looking really great, but I have a question. What's the plan to fit a windshield to this? It looks like the top of the windshield opening is curved at the corners, and the bottom is almost straight. The windshield in your reference pix is considerably curved at the bottom, and flows into matching curves at the top. To my eye, and I may not be interpreting what I'm seeing correctly, it looks like the curves of the top and bottom of the windshield opening on the model will be fighting each other, and will make it very difficult to install any clear glazing...unless you're intending to make a plug and vacuum form something that fits your opening. Please understand, I really respect your work and I'm not criticizing...just asking for clarification of what I may be mistakenly seeing.
Kennyboy Posted November 20, 2013 Author Posted November 20, 2013 Looking really great, but I have a question. What's the plan to fit a windshield to this? It looks like the top of the windshield opening is curved at the corners, and the bottom is almost straight. The windshield in your reference pix is considerably curved at the bottom, and flows into matching curves at the top. To my eye, and I may not be interpreting what I'm seeing correctly, it looks like the curves of the top and bottom of the windshield opening on the model will be fighting each other, and will make it very difficult to install any clear glazing...unless you're intending to make a plug and vacuum form something that fits your opening. Please understand, I really respect your work and I'm not criticizing...just asking for clarification of what I may be mistakenly seeing. Thanks again Bill! I am going to most likely make a windshield cut to size and shaped to fit then probably form something from there. Not sure yet, just had so much drive to get it done for casting.......I'll come up with something and let everyone know the method.
Kennyboy Posted November 20, 2013 Author Posted November 20, 2013 Baby butt smooooooth. Keep it up Hee Hee.....thanks Gary!
Kennyboy Posted November 22, 2013 Author Posted November 22, 2013 Well here it is fellas! This will be the last time I see the car in front of me......it is off to Greg Wann as the master for many casts of resin copies! The paint is Bright red nailpolish with 4 coats of lacquer clear coat.....the nailpolish did not cover quite as well in some areas but hey it is shiny enough and best of all SMOOTH! I fell like I am sending a child away to college........this has been a labor of love! ENJOY ALL!
freakshow12 Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 Stunning! Will you be building and offering all the bits to make a complete kit?
Kennyboy Posted November 22, 2013 Author Posted November 22, 2013 Stunning! Will you be building and offering all the bits to make a complete kit? Thanks Fred! Not sure yet, the build I will be doing is using the 90's Testarossa interior, the Enzo engine with Testarossa transmission, and the Enzo chassis and suspension. I have to figure out the glass situation yet.
DrKerry Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 Can't wait....... This will be a nice piece in anyone's collection now. You did awesome on this one Ken. Now one piece of advice....... before your daughter finds out you better run to Wal Mart and buy another ottle of nail polish to put back in her selection!!!!!
Kennyboy Posted November 22, 2013 Author Posted November 22, 2013 Can't wait....... This will be a nice piece in anyone's collection now. You did awesome on this one Ken. Now one piece of advice....... before your daughter finds out you better run to Wal Mart and buy another ottle of nail polish to put back in her selection!!!!! More like Wife!!! Seriously though, my wife picked the color......I DO love her!!
DrKerry Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 Ahh, I thought maybe you daughter had it....... LMBO.....
Kennyboy Posted November 22, 2013 Author Posted November 22, 2013 Gorgeous. Thank you Bill! You are one of the people that have been with me on this from the start....I appreciate it!
blunc Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 at first glance that is pretty close to Ferrari red, even at second glance... this looks great, I hope figuring out the glass for it is less problematic than getting all those gorgeous contours created.
Kennyboy Posted November 22, 2013 Author Posted November 22, 2013 at first glance that is pretty close to Ferrari red, even at second glance... this looks great, I hope figuring out the glass for it is less problematic than getting all those gorgeous contours created. Thanks Mike!! The wife has a great eye for color! I'll come up with something for the glass.......
pharoah Posted November 22, 2013 Posted November 22, 2013 Great work Ken! The 'master' himself was here last week and he was telling me about this. It's in good hands. Can't wait to see the final results. Good luck!
Foxer Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 It's been wonderful following this ,,, amazing to my eyes! I do have one question ... I was surprised to see it painted before sending out to master resin copies. Won't the paint get ruined somewhat, if that is even a factor for a resin master? I would think your final result would be the resin body to get the good paint? I think this is just my not being familiar with the needs for a master for a resin body.
Kennyboy Posted November 23, 2013 Author Posted November 23, 2013 It's been wonderful following this ,,, amazing to my eyes! I do have one question ... I was surprised to see it painted before sending out to master resin copies. Won't the paint get ruined somewhat, if that is even a factor for a resin master? I would think your final result would be the resin body to get the good paint? I think this is just my not being familiar with the needs for a master for a resin body. Thanks Mike!! Greg asked me to paint and polish it to produce a VERY smooth resin copy......I of course obliged.
TFchronos Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 Simply amazing the amount of care and work you're putting into it. It's a real treat getting to watch it come together.
DrKerry Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 Sometimes in resin casting the master will be ruined or run the risk of. Sometimes it doesn't. In the case of wanting it glass like smooth you'll get a better finish on the final product for the end user. It may also pull easier from the mold. Just my two cents from what I've learned and dealt with casting...
Kennyboy Posted November 23, 2013 Author Posted November 23, 2013 Simply amazing the amount of care and work you're putting into it. It's a real treat getting to watch it come together. Thank you Jonathan! Glad you enjoyed it up to this point. There will be more to come........
Greg Wann Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 (edited) Sometimes in resin casting the master will be ruined or run the risk of. Sometimes it doesn't. In the case of wanting it glass like smooth you'll get a better finish on the final product for the end user. It may also pull easier from the mold. Just my two cents from what I've learned and dealt with casting... Dr. Kerry, You are on the mark! I told Ken I was going to keep the master but I will more than likely send it back to him with some copies. I really like a master to be shiny. I will use any advantage I can to try to insure the mold makes a nice copy. I am going to make a new mold for the Eleanor Mustang this weekend, some side scoop detail finally pulled from the mold. Unfortunately I don't know how many copies it successfully made. I really should keep better track. When I get the body I will have Mike Schnur take a look at this too. If you don't mind we might be able to create a buck to make some vacuum formed glass. The last time I talked to Mike he said he has the Fox Mustang glass perfected. He is also good at making fiddly little parts. http://www.koalaproducts.net/beforeafterpolish.html By the way. I have tried several plastic polishes. Most are duds! I am really happy with this product. It is great for your kit glass and I suggest you give it a try on your paint jobs too. You would not believe how much money I have wasted on plastic polish products. The first plastic polish I tried when I got back into models was a product Bare Metal Foil sold. It was a great product but no longer offered. I finally found this as a replacement. Koala is very thin and looks like milk with no real perceivable grit. BMF was not gritty either but worked really well and fast with scuff removal and was great on paint. The plastic polish is still listed on the BMF site. When I purchased Koala the postage was part of the $15.00 price tag. Edited November 23, 2013 by Greg Wann
DrKerry Posted November 23, 2013 Posted November 23, 2013 Dr. Kerry, You are on the mark! I told Ken I was going to keep the master but I will more than likely send it back to him with some copies. I really like a master to be shiny. I will use any advantage I can to try to insure the mold makes a nice copy. I am going to make a new mold for the Eleanor Mustang this weekend, some side scoop detail finally pulled from the mold. Unfortunately I don't know how many copies it successfully made. I really should keep better track. When I get the body I will have Mike Schnur take a look at this too. If you don't mind we might be able to create a buck to make some vacuum formed glass. The last time I talked to Mike he said he has the Fox Mustang glass perfected. He is also good at making fiddly little parts. http://www.koalaproducts.net/beforeafterpolish.html By the way. I have tried several plastic polishes. Most are duds! I am really happy with this product. It is great for your kit glass and I suggest you give it a try on your paint jobs too. You would not believe how much money I have wasted on plastic polish products. The first plastic polish I tried when I got back into models was a product Bare Metal Foil sold. It was a great product but no longer offered. I finally found this as a replacement. Koala is very thin and looks like milk with no real perceivable grit. BMF was not gritty either but worked really well and fast with scuff removal and was great on paint. The plastic polish is still listed on the BMF site. When I purchased Koala the postage was part of the $15.00 price tag. Very Kool Greg, can't wait for you to get the Competizone done. I'm waiting to get one.... possibly two. I have done some small part casting in the past and learned a bit from that. Hopefully Eleanor turns out good again, that was and is a great piece. I'm still working on finishing mine up, don't have much to go on it....
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