W-409 Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share Posted July 25, 2014 Thanks Guys, I highly appreciate your kind comments ! Yep, it will be painted blue. Actually my paint arrived yesterday, it's Tamiya's TS-23 Light Blue. It's really close to the interior color, at least when looking at the bottle top. The other color will be white, so I'm planning to go with Two Tone paint job, just like in the interior. Thanks Again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 That color combo will be "smooth". I like it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 Awesome build!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DynoMight Posted July 25, 2014 Share Posted July 25, 2014 That color scheme is one you can't go wrong with! Can't wait for this to be painted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted July 26, 2014 Share Posted July 26, 2014 Niko... This build is looking great my friend. Digging the stance and the color is gonna look great, keep up the awesome work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted July 29, 2014 Author Share Posted July 29, 2014 Thank You so much, Stan, Ron, Glenn and Chris! I appreciate it. I think that color should fit really nicely on Tri-Five Chevrolets, too. It will take some time before this one is painted, though. I started doing bodywork a couple of days ago and I noticed that there are lots of flaws and mold lines. First problem was the windshield chrome trim. The upper part of that trim was completely invisible, so I had to make another one. I glued some styrene rod as a new chrome trim and now it should be a lot easier to BMF as well. I started also sanding the mold lines away and found a couple of places where some putty was needed. There's still lots of work to do and it probably needs more putty, but I hope that I could spray some Primer or Spray Filler on it soon. I also worked with the brakes / inner wheels. I painted part of the wheels with brighter silver and the brake parts with gun metal. I will add slight black wash on them still, but otherwise they are done. The actual wheels need still some work. Rear wheels need a bit of black wash and I must paint the bolts and nuts, but I'm not sure what to do with the fronts. Maybe I should remove the chrome plating and paint them silver... Let's see what I end up with. Anyway, front springs and front axle are glued on place. They need still detailing, for example a couple of bolts and nuts need to be added and then I must find shocks somewhere and fabricate mounts for them. And of course I need all of the steering parts, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Very cool,that front end is taking shape nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDrummerBoy Aka LDB Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 The tooling on this kit is terrible, shame on you Revell! Nice job correcting the isuues with the kit, cant wait to see how it turns out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Twister Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Real clean work as usual....Keep at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Barrow Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 The tooling on this kit is terrible, shame on you Revell! Nice job correcting the isuues with the kit, cant wait to see how it turns out. Was a terrible Monogram kit long before it was a terrible Revell kit. Still cool, though. Used to be Tom Daniel's BadMan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleDrummerBoy Aka LDB Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Was a terrible Monogram kit long before it was a terrible Revell kit. Still cool, though. Used to be Tom Daniel's BadMan. I learn something new here everyday, thanks for the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 According to an old Hank Borger, Car Model article building a 55 Chevy Gasser he named Fantasia. The origins of the "Bad Man" were Monogram's 55 Chevy which Monogram used to convert to Tom Daniel's design. Hank Borger used the earlier version's body as it was more accurate than the Bad Man's body. I remember building the Bad Man when it first came out, it built a fairly nice model with the previously noted 55 Chevy inaccuracies. Most of us kids had no idea there was anything wrong with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DynoMight Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Niko this is looking really cool. Can't wait to see color onto this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Myers Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnbuzzed Posted August 1, 2014 Share Posted August 1, 2014 According to an old Hank Borger, Car Model article building a 55 Chevy Gasser he named Fantasia. The origins of the "Bad Man" were Monogram's 55 Chevy which Monogram used to convert to Tom Daniel's design. Hank Borger used the earlier version's body as it was more accurate than the Bad Man's body. I remember building the Bad Man when it first came out, it built a fairly nice model with the previously noted 55 Chevy inaccuracies. Most of us kids had no idea there was anything wrong with it! Ahh, the good old days- when a kit could be inaccurate and we would build it anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted August 4, 2014 Author Share Posted August 4, 2014 Thanks for the comments everyone! Yep it's an old Monogram kit... When was the BadMan issued at the first time? I can't remember. Interesting info on the kit's origins, too. That kind of information is always nice to hear. X2 on John's comment! I think it's funny that some people can't build a kit if it has inaccurate spots. In my opinion, the builder must correct the errors, or live with them... But still build the kit if the subject is interesting ! I made a little progress last week, but I had no time to post any updates. So here are a couple of pictures. I started by adding a couple of bolt / nut ends to the leaf springs and to the spindles on the front axle. They were painted with brighter silver than everything else to make them "stand out". I also added a little black wash to the front inner wheels and painted bolts. Brake lines were also glued on the wheels and after that the wheels were glued on. ' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted August 4, 2014 Share Posted August 4, 2014 That's taking shape nicely,i like the bolt heads too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
am73grand Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 That's taking shape nicely,i like the bolt heads too.. X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragfreak Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Very nice looking front end Niko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 (edited) Thanks for the comments everyone! Yep it's an old Monogram kit... When was the BadMan issued at the first time? I can't remember. Interesting info on the kit's origins, too. That kind of information is always nice to hear. A far as I know Tom Daniels designed the BadMan kit 1969...so you might be too young to remember. Edited August 5, 2014 by Force Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 Thanks Stan, Ron and Jason! I really appreciate the kind words and I agree that the front end is turning out pretty good. I still need to add a couple of parts to the steering and then it needs shocks, too. I can't wait to see how it looks when it's done. Today I was able to work with the brake lines in front. I used Scale Dreams' Spark Plug Wire and then somekind of Copper wire I found from my tool box. The fittings are scratchbuilt from hex styrene rod. I still need to add one copper wire to the brake master cylinder, but I can't do that until the brake master cylinder is on place. Another thing I have been doing for a while now is the body work. After some putty and sanding I got it pretty smooth so today I sprayed on some spray filler. It looks pretty good, but it still needs minor sanding. Hopefully it doesn't need more putty, though, because I want to see this one painted... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted August 5, 2014 Author Share Posted August 5, 2014 A far as I know Tom Daniels designed the BadMan kit 1969...so you might be too young to remember. Looks like I was posting an update at the same time and didn't notice this one. Anyway, thanks for the information! Yep, I didn't exist way back then, not in even decades after that actually. But I remember reading it somewhere, just couldn't remember the year. Thanx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 bad55 stan Posted August 5, 2014 Share Posted August 5, 2014 Those brake lines are great,And the body lines are looking nice and crisp!You have done a pile of work on this 1.Great work Niko.Top marks from me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W-409 Posted August 6, 2014 Author Share Posted August 6, 2014 Thank You, Stan! I really appreciate your kind words, as it means a lot when a very talented builder says I did a good work. It keeps me motivated on continuing the build and posting pics here... Thanks! Well I wasn't able to make any progress today. It was so freaking hot that I didn't feel like sitting on my bench (It was about 100 Fahrenheits inside) even with the windows open. Now the weather got a bit colder and I made a bit progress with my other build - that I will post now here in Drag Racing Models. Hopefully tomorrow I can sand the body and see if I can already shoot a coat of Primer on it and maybe I could do some chassis work, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted August 6, 2014 Share Posted August 6, 2014 Top marks from me too, Niko. This thing is developing really nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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