" Bandit One "

[TooOld]

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

[TooOld]

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

[dragzz]

thats so cool great work done to the body so far

[TooOld]

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

[TooOld]

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

[Daddyfink]

This is so cool! Can't wait to see the finished product!

[GoatGuy]

A nice interpretation of a great car. I like it.

[TooOld]

The finished build is here !

http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=87843

[cobraman]

I really like what you did here. Very cool.

[Ira]

Amazing Bodywork!

Thanks for sharing...

[Bob Ellis]

It looks great

[shucky]

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!

[Jeremy Jon]

Cool project idea, well done!

[am73grand]

Thank you so much for posting this!!! I think I may give it a try!!!!!

[TooOld]

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 !

[crowe-t]

Bob, you really did a lot of work on this and it all paid off! Beautiful.

Mike.

[Davewilly]

very cool

[car-man666]

nice WIP ,,i love the creativity of your build,, you must have other gems like that up your sleeves ,that i,m sure.