TooOld Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) This post is for the guys who replied to my post in " Under Glass " . Of course the build started with a Deals Wheels kit and the body and some parts from a Revell Trans Am kit , I think it's the '78f Firebird kit , but they're all basically the same . I started by cutting the nose off of the Revell body , splitting it in two , and gluing it to the front . I also cut down the hood to fit and added some half round to increase the peaks . Next the taillight panel and rear bumper were cut to fit . Also the lower section of the rear window was cut from the Revell body and fit onto the DW body . I did some initial shaping and sanding before spraying some primer . I use Evercoat Polyester Putty to do the body work . Edited February 21, 2020 by TooOld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) And here it is after a lot of filing , shaping , and sanding . After some more primer it still needs a lot of work ! The last body parts to transfer are the side vents . Time to put some tires under it and see how it looks ! Notice the T - tops have been cut out . After a lot more work the body is ready for paint . Edited February 21, 2020 by TooOld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragzz Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 thats so cool great work done to the body so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) The interior is next , lots of cutting and fitting here . Basically I fit all of the Revell pieces to the DW interior . After paint this is what it looks like . I also added steering to this build . Really , really simple setup here . nothing will ever be seen so I didn't spend a lot of time on this ! I found some really nice after market wheels and tires for 1/18 scale diecast , I use them on a lot of these DW models . I cut the centers out and replaced them with resin snowflakes and painted them gold . The tire lettering I printed myself and glued to the tires. After a couple of coats of Future they look decent . Edited February 21, 2020 by TooOld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 (edited) For the paint I sprayed the body Gold first , then used pinstriping tape to layout all of the gold stripes . then I covered the entire body just leaving a small area exposed ( like the nose or a fender flare ) and sprayed flat black . I did this a dozen or so times to paint the complete body . I used flat black because it dries very fast ! In this photo the decals have also been applied . After touching up some of the stripes I sprayed some clear ! It's no where near perfect but hey , it's a car - toon right ? That's all Folks ! Edited February 21, 2020 by TooOld Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddyfink Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 This is so cool! Can't wait to see the finished product! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatGuy Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 A nice interpretation of a great car. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 The finished build is here ! http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=87843 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 I really like what you did here. Very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Amazing Bodywork! Thanks for sharing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 It looks great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Bob thank you for posting the in progress stuff. Just love the look of deformed cartoonish stuff, they make for fun build ups and slump busters. The wheels and tires look amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Jon Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Cool project idea, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted April 3, 2014 Share Posted April 3, 2014 Thank you so much for posting this!!! I think I may give it a try!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted April 3, 2014 Author Share Posted April 3, 2014 Thanks guys ! Thank you so much for posting this!!! I think I may give it a try!!!!! They're fun to do and a great way to practice some body work ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 Bob, you really did a lot of work on this and it all paid off! Beautiful. Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
car-man666 Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 nice WIP ,,i love the creativity of your build,, you must have other gems like that up your sleeves ,that i,m sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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