Red rocket 10 Posted October 11, 2014 Posted October 11, 2014 Outstanding ! Keep up the great work........ Leonard
Codi Posted October 18, 2014 Author Posted October 18, 2014 Hi Bob, this car is being set aside for the time being as I have so much time and effort already expended on the Henry J that I'm picking that one back up so I can have it completed sometime next year. The last couple of weeks I've been spending time trying to learn how to mill as I mentioned in the Henry J thread and it IS time consuming (at least for me as a beginner) there is SO much to learn. I had a healthy respect for machinists before I even bought the Sherline, but for sure, I've come to appeciate their skills even more so if that's possible. Thanks for asking and following along on my builds. Cheers, Tim
Sixx Posted October 18, 2014 Posted October 18, 2014 Holy cow!!! That's looking so dang cool so far Tim! Awesome body work!
Codi Posted June 27, 2015 Author Posted June 27, 2015 Raining cats and dogs today and wanted a change of pace...so I dug him up (get it?) and worked on the hood and nose today. The nose was never to my liking and was shapeless. The hood was too high so I took it down for a better profile. The front end was an inspiration from Tyrones recent mustang 10.5 outlaw car. I made it more angular and picked up the angles from the headlight "eyebrows". This one is just like my Henry in that I put it away for 8 months or so and started hacking at it just for giggles. It's starting to grow on me. Comments always welcome. Cheers, Tim
10thumbs Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 Looks like you've already done some serious body work. I don't have a clue what these types of cars are but I'll bet you have plans for the future of this project. Michael
Jeepxj Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 Wow,what a great start..I just cannot get over the amount of talented builders there on here.The body work blows me away.Just keep those pix coming.Cant wait to see this thing when it's all done.
tyrone Posted June 27, 2015 Posted June 27, 2015 Love the changes to the front of the car.... It flows better..... great job...
Codi Posted June 29, 2015 Author Posted June 29, 2015 Appreciate ALL of your comments on this "beast". Tyrone, completely agree, it does look much more aggressive and integrated. The one area I want to change yet is the front end.......specifically the wheel opening shape and size and narrowing the actual width of the front end too reshaping the front wheel flares /lip. The hood scoop needs to be shortened at somepoint so it fits up against the windshield. But you get the idea. Len - yeah, after cutting and soldering and machining metal, it was nice to just hack up and work with plastic. Simple and quick. The whole thing took me about 90 minutes to effect. Granted, there is a LOT of bodywork refinement that needs to be done, but the bones are getting better on him. Cheers
kilrathy10 Posted July 3, 2015 Posted July 3, 2015 (edited) That's one awesome looking car, Man.....I don't, usually, come over to this section......More of a big rig modeler, but I build race trailers and the idea of a beautiful drag body like this one, really sparks my interest......I need to build one for my latest race rig......Thanks for this idea....Very nice work on this.....I love it......It would look so good inside this thing...... http://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=102333 Edited July 3, 2015 by kilrathy10
Codi Posted July 3, 2015 Author Posted July 3, 2015 Thanks JT. I must say, that's the first I've seen of your rig. Very very nice I must say and your taste in cars is great too! Gotta love the mustangs right? Cheers, Tim
Codi Posted July 18, 2015 Author Posted July 18, 2015 Continued working on the Mustang which might become a modern funny car instead of a promod. Anyways, it's getting closer each time I putty and prime it. comments welcome. cheers, tim
Jeepxj Posted July 18, 2015 Posted July 18, 2015 I like it a lot.And by the way,definitely keep it a Pro Mod.
Codi Posted July 21, 2015 Author Posted July 21, 2015 I hope that tool shows up soon as it seems that idle hands are the work of the devil so I keep hacking on Frankenstein. I made the decision to make it into a modern funny car instead of a promod afterall. Never made one so I thought it would be a fun build at somepoint. The valance / rocker panel was revised and yet it is still 1/8" too short so I'll have to fix that. The big challenge is the roof. It's a mess now but it's on. I have to make the rounded tapered back as close to the way the big boys do them. I'm considering brass possibly to do those sides. Have to see as I go along. I had the car in a "good place" to be a promod but I just couldn't help myself. It's only plastic right? Cheers, Tim
blackbeard Posted July 21, 2015 Posted July 21, 2015 wow that car was looking great as a pro mod but now its going to be a funny car body keep up the great work
Speedfreak Posted July 22, 2015 Posted July 22, 2015 Tim, I hope you can pull this off 'cause that promod body sure was purdy
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