Ira Posted May 31, 2014 Author Posted May 31, 2014 Looks good Ira! Very cool on the bubble top thanks for sharing that idea! Thanks Dave! I'm still working on the way to mount the Bubble Top to the body. Should have some New WIP Photos next week...
Ira Posted June 18, 2014 Author Posted June 18, 2014 New Bubble! When trying to fit the Rear Bubble to the Body Contours I cut too much off. The Rear Bubble was a little too low for head clearance. So I traced the Front Bubble on to another Brandy Bottle and cut it out. I used a Razor Saw to start the cut in the bottle, then I cut the rest with Lexan Scissors from Kyohso. Alcohol wipes are good to remove the Sharpie lines from tracing the New Bubble. Here is the New Rear Bubble in place! Plenty of headroom now. Rear View. More Coming...
Ira Posted June 18, 2014 Author Posted June 18, 2014 Any updates? Funny you should ask! Just started back to work on the Vette Jet yesterday...
bobthehobbyguy Posted June 18, 2014 Posted June 18, 2014 Looks good. Like it with the top. Any idea for color?
Ira Posted June 20, 2014 Author Posted June 20, 2014 Looks good. Like it with the top. Any idea for color? Thanks Bob! I'm thinking I might paint it Metalflake Red & Silver...
DrKerry Posted June 20, 2014 Posted June 20, 2014 Wow, looking great Ira.... Hope you didn't drink all that brandy to get where you are on this. If you did have a couple more and build on!!! LOL
Ira Posted June 21, 2014 Author Posted June 21, 2014 (edited) Wow, looking great Ira.... Hope you didn't drink all that brandy to get where you are on this. If you did have a couple more and build on!!! LOL Thank You Dr.! We are making Brandy Cherries for Christmas, with the extra... Edited June 21, 2014 by Ira
Ira Posted June 21, 2014 Author Posted June 21, 2014 New Fins! I decided to change the Shape of the Rear Fins. I drew the outlines for the New Fins on the Old Fins. Using a Cut-Off Wheel in a Dremel Tool I cut off the sections to be removed. Next I Sanded down the Shape of the Rear Fins so that they blended into the Wings. I also cut out small Fins for the Front and glued them in place. More Coming...
Ira Posted June 26, 2014 Author Posted June 26, 2014 (edited) Mounting the Bubble! I will be using Quarter Round Plastic Strips to make a Mounting 'Ridge" to hold the Bubble Top in place. First I tried to Flatten the Mounting Area with a large Sanding Block. Then I started measuring for the Center Line and the outside edge of the Bubble Top Area and marked them. Here is the front section with the Center and Outside Lines marked. Here is the rear with the same Lines marked. Then I traced the shape of the Bubbles on the Front and Rear Areas. More Coming... Edited June 26, 2014 by Ira
Ira Posted June 27, 2014 Author Posted June 27, 2014 Gluing The Ridge! I started by gluing the first Strip along the Straight section on one side. After it dried I started bending the Strip to match the curve. Next I added Zap-A-Gap Glue a little at a time and held the Strip down each time until it dried. Then I would glue a little more, hold it down and then do a little more... Next, I glued down the second Strip the same as the first Strip. After the glue dried I Test Fit the Bubble Top. I had to correct a couple spots by breaking the glue bond with an X-Acto knife. I worked the X-Acto Blade under the Strip and pried it up. Then I repositioned the section and glued it back down. More Coming...
Ira Posted June 28, 2014 Author Posted June 28, 2014 Prime Time! After a little more sanding, I applied a couple coats of DupliColor Filler/Primer. Looks like the Body will need a little more putty and sanding... More Coming...
Ira Posted July 2, 2014 Author Posted July 2, 2014 Putty and Sand! Next I applied putty around the outside of the Bubble Top Ridge and a few rough spots that I found. Here is a couple of those rough spots. Seems like I already Puttied and Sanded this area before... More Coming...
Ira Posted July 5, 2014 Author Posted July 5, 2014 Tew kewl fer skewl! She's getting close now . . . Thanks Dan! Yeah not too long now, but I find Finishing a Project the Hardest Part...
Johnag4004 Posted July 9, 2014 Posted July 9, 2014 Hi Ira, This just get's better and better Sir, thank you so much for sharing both this and showing us how to do things, it is very much appreciated, thank you... Looking forward to see the next installments... Andy...
Ira Posted July 12, 2014 Author Posted July 12, 2014 Hi Ira, This just get's better and better Sir, thank you so much for sharing both this and showing us how to do things, it is very much appreciated, thank you... Looking forward to see the next installments... Andy... Thank You Andy! So glad you are enjoying it. I hope to get back to finishing this one soon...
Ira Posted July 15, 2014 Author Posted July 15, 2014 looking great Ira! Thanks Dave! Finally got the Vette Jet back on the Bench. Updates Coming Soon...
Danno Posted July 16, 2014 Posted July 16, 2014 Thanks Dan! Yeah not too long now, but I find Finishing a Project the Hardest Part... Yeah, me, too! I completely relate to that.
Ira Posted July 19, 2014 Author Posted July 19, 2014 Looking great Ira.. Thanks Carl! Just finished painting the Vette Jet. Just need to add a couple Decals and I can apply the last coat of clear. Update Coming Soon...
Ira Posted July 21, 2014 Author Posted July 21, 2014 Six Engines! I sprayed the Engines with Tamiya Silver Leaf and the Cones with Model Masters Magnesium. Next I painted some Flat Black. Here are the Engines, ready for Detailing. More Coming...
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