sjordan2 Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 Nobody -- not even me, with my ideas about how this could be accomplished, -- would have any idea how far along this could be produced. Unbelievable.
Cato Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 Harry-gluing parts that have been painted has always been problematic for me. Are you actually scraping / sanding paint on the glue edges to get a good bond?? Then touch up if needed? I think hi-gloss paints are difficult to do that with-no?
Harry P. Posted March 2, 2014 Author Posted March 2, 2014 Yes, I scrape the paint off areas that will be glued.
f1ford48 Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 SUPERB Harry- I say it is the best Bearcat I have seen-looks like you shot the red on the underside of fenders as well-nice touch.
Harry P. Posted March 2, 2014 Author Posted March 2, 2014 SUPERB Harry- I say it is the best Bearcat I have seen-looks like you shot the red on the underside of fenders as well-nice touch. I did.
f1ford48 Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 the brass trim around the dash is great. on the running board trim is it bare metal foil in brass? the red finish really sets off the green engine color nicely. I had the same idea on the tool box covers- on the real car one of these is for the battery.
Harry P. Posted March 2, 2014 Author Posted March 2, 2014 Houston, we have a problem! Well, we had a problem... The rear fenders were up way too high when mounted. Too much clearance between tire and fender, so I had to rework the rear fender brackets and mount them to the chassis rails in a slightly different spot to bring the fenders down from the stratosphere. Now we're getting somewhere! Still on the to-do list... attach the horn wiring, metal step plates for the running boards, and fabricate some sort of spare tire rack. And also fabricate some sort of spare tire! The Fuman Mercer tires are too big, and the Lindberg Stutz racer comes with a spare, but it's too small. I need a tire that's just right. And the big question... windshield or no windshield? It's getting close to being done...
Harry P. Posted March 2, 2014 Author Posted March 2, 2014 the brass trim around the dash is great. on the running board trim is it bare metal foil in brass? Gold BMF. I don't think brass BMF exists. At least I've never seen it.
Belugawrx Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 Looking beautiful Harry! Very nice detailing...do you use Tamiya 'smoke' for washes? I think the round wind 'blocker' would look great. Don't see them often on the car. I find it amazing that you've come this far in one month!!! Keep the updates coming they are very inspirational.
Harry P. Posted March 2, 2014 Author Posted March 2, 2014 ...do you use Tamiya 'smoke' for washes? I use either Testors Transparent Black Window Tint spray, or my own homemade wash of Future with a bit of acrylic black... or sometimes I use both. It all depends on the look I'm after.
Belugawrx Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 Future,.... again I really must get some and start experimenting. Thnx Looking great!
sjordan2 Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 The windshield would be a nice finishing touch (well, everything on this model looks like a finishing touch).
Old Buckaroo Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 I cant believe I just found this. What a great way to spend my time with the morning cup of coffee. Simply amazing and so many new ideas learned with no gray area . I have wanted for years to make steerable fronts but was not quite sure how to go about it. Now there is no excuse. Most Excellent work , looking forward to seeing the rest.
f1ford48 Posted March 2, 2014 Posted March 2, 2014 I say keep it a ''wind in your face ''car. I may have some extra tires-will check today. Houston, we have a problem! Well, we had a problem... The rear fenders were up way too high when mounted. Too much clearance between tire and fender, so I had to rework the rear fender brackets and mount them to the chassis rails in a slightly different spot to bring the fenders down from the stratosphere. Now we're getting somewhere! Still on the to-do list... attach the horn wiring, metal step plates for the running boards, and fabricate some sort of spare tire rack. And also fabricate some sort of spare tire! The Fuman Mercer tires are too big, and the Lindberg Stutz racer comes with a spare, but it's too small. I need a tire that's just right. And the big question... windshield or no windshield? It's getting close to being done...
Harry P. Posted March 2, 2014 Author Posted March 2, 2014 I made up the spare tire mounting brackets out of various bits and pieces of styrene sheet, rod and tubing. They are not exactly prototypically correct, but an approximation of what I see in reference photos. And at this scale... who's gonna know the difference, anyhow? I curved the arms of the brackets over a candle flame. The A parts will mount to the sides of the trunk, the B parts will hinge on the A parts, and a belt I'll make of paper will connect from A to B and hold the spare between the A and B arms of the brackets. The C part mounts to the lower center of the rear muffler cover and the spare will sit in there. Once the cement hardens overnight, I'll clean these parts up a bit and paint them gloss black and install. They're a hair too big to be truly in scale, but once painted black and installed, you'll never even notice that. I can only build so small!
Pocherphile Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 My vote, add the Monocle, this looks like the cream of the crop @ your local Stuz Dealer, so why in the World would it not have the Windscreen? Rick
sjordan2 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) Is this the step plate you mentioned? I wasn't familiar with this, and it took some looking to find it. Edited March 3, 2014 by sjordan2
peekay Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 Another fantastic model emerging from your bench. I'm specially impressed with the black and silver detail paint on the wheels. If that's free-hand then you're blessed with a very steady hand.
sjordan2 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 (edited) One thing about these brass-era cars. Virtually EVERYTHING is exposed to view except for the engine, which is the main thing this exercise is intended to show. These kits show off a modeler's skill like nothing else. And Harry is definitely proving it. Edited March 3, 2014 by sjordan2
Harry P. Posted March 3, 2014 Author Posted March 3, 2014 Here are the scratchbuilt spare tire brackets installed. All that's left is to make the buckles and then strap that baby down!
f1ford48 Posted March 3, 2014 Posted March 3, 2014 very COOL- cant wait to see the buckles.......the paint on fenders looks like glass!!!!!!
Cato Posted March 4, 2014 Posted March 4, 2014 very COOL- cant wait to see the buckles.......the paint on fenders looks like glass!!!!!! I think Harry's dehydrator helps that. Hey Harry show us how you make those straps and buckles please-I want to do one for the Sedanca's hand crank...
Harry P. Posted March 4, 2014 Author Posted March 4, 2014 The belts are just plain old paper, painted black. The brass belt loops in the photo, which are attached to short lengths of "belt," are lengths of brass rod that I bent into a loop shape with needle nose pliers with a very small tip, which allows for very tight radiuses (pliers found in the jewelry making aisle at Hobby Lobby). The black loops on the outer arms of the brackets are each made of four little bits of styrene strip glued into a loop shape and painted gloss black. I used styrene for those so I could glue them to the curved arms of the brackets, which are also styrene. I wanted a strong bond, styrene to styrene (with liquid cement).
Harry P. Posted March 4, 2014 Author Posted March 4, 2014 I think Harry's dehydrator helps that. Absolutely essential, IMO. Best use of $30 ever.
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