John Clutch Posted September 1, 2016 Posted September 1, 2016 Great color !!! And the hood hinges are awesome
prestonlal Posted September 1, 2016 Author Posted September 1, 2016 Great color !!! And the hood hinges are awesomeThanks John! The hood hinges are from a 1/18 diecast Olds 442 hood...lol! Couldn't find one closer to 1/10, but I managed to make this one work!
prestonlal Posted September 3, 2016 Author Posted September 3, 2016 Hey guys, another small :update: Got the final coat of paint laid down then applied a few coats of clear.....The clear has a couple of runs in it, but the paint seems fine. I will have to let the clear cure for a another week or so before sanding and polishing out the runs...Gonna have to figure out how to tidy up the line between the black around the doors and the orange...it's not as neat as I hoped...also need to tidy up around the rear taillights....The roof looks pretty decent though... Anywho some pics...will try to grab some more in the morning before I head out to work....Watcha think?
prestonlal Posted September 3, 2016 Author Posted September 3, 2016 Very cool....!Love it !thanks guys !
prestonlal Posted September 3, 2016 Author Posted September 3, 2016 Very cool....! got some daylight pics....! [URL=http://s85.photobucket.com/user/Prestonlal/media/image_zpstdbrjtiv.jpeg.html]
codea Posted September 4, 2016 Posted September 4, 2016 Unfrigging believeable. I still cannot believe you are not part Aussie. Just awesome. The finish is brilliant, the dimensions and the look is simply stunning. I repeat my offer to sponsor your application for Australuan citizenship. Bloody unreal mate.
disabled modeler Posted September 4, 2016 Posted September 4, 2016 Unfrigging believeable. I still cannot believe you are not part Aussie. Just awesome. The finish is brilliant, the dimensions and the look is simply stunning. I repeat my offer to sponsor your application for Australuan citizenship. Bloody unreal mate. I agree...simply stunning...!!!
prestonlal Posted September 4, 2016 Author Posted September 4, 2016 (edited) . Edited September 4, 2016 by prestonlal
prestonlal Posted September 4, 2016 Author Posted September 4, 2016 Thanks guys !seriously considering building a full size rear bumper for it...lol....as the front bumper took the chrome so well....! Next will try to get the upper tailgate painted and cleared,as well as the faux battery and radiator .....
mustang1989 Posted September 9, 2016 Posted September 9, 2016 Nice work Preston! I figured you'd be here on this forum too.
prestonlal Posted September 10, 2016 Author Posted September 10, 2016 Nice work Preston! I figured you'd be here on this forum too.lol..! Thanks again mustang! Yea...so many epic builds on these forums...so much to learn from and to drool over....lol...!
prestonlal Posted September 25, 2016 Author Posted September 25, 2016 Hey guys...not much of an update.... :o Got the first mockups of the graphics on pics of the car...the blue looks awesome! Hoping to see soon what the orange combo and the purple combo will look like!
prestonlal Posted September 28, 2016 Author Posted September 28, 2016 Thanks cobraman.....been working on a new V8 for it...lol! Got the pulley system sorted out with bearings and a double pulley on the crankshaft, so now I'm working on getting a motorized alternator to spin the entire system....lol.... Then I'm gonna be building an old school clutch fan to bolt to the waterpump pulley...! Should have some pics later this week...!
prestonlal Posted October 2, 2016 Author Posted October 2, 2016 NICE...!.... Wow! Looks fantastic! hey thanks guys! More to come soon...getting really close with the engine work!! Should have the clutch fan completed tonight and the alternator installed tomorrow ...will have to make a custom belt for it .... Will probably use silicone rubber to mold and cast it ...lol...will see how that goes...
prestonlal Posted October 5, 2016 Author Posted October 5, 2016 So...been working on a project that wasn't really related to The Sandman until a few weeks ago...forgive the ramblings...but I think it will be worth it in the end...lol! A few months ago, or more like earlier this year, my buddy Chris over in the REC skunkworks, decided to make a run of some dress up kits for the RC4WD V8 engine and he also decided to borrow one, where the lender gets a good deal on the kit....lol! And wouldn't you know it, I happened to have one of those engines for The Sandman, not being used as The Sandman was still far from done...! So offered to loan it to him...! So now, this got me thinking... I have a Blazer to be built, a FJ40 Cruiser and a 5 window coupe (2Beers built) that will all look awesome with that dress up kit! So with the special offering on the kits because of the loan , I got kits for them all.....! Then it hit me! I'm gonna need 3 engines and trannys if I want to use the kits...:facepalm: That's like 1200 bucks minimum...! So I thought about it some more..then decided to to try to build my own V8 that I could use those kits on...cause I would have to sell my right nut to afford that, and I already lost the left...! Ha...! (Don't ask...!) So ... Made a special sacrificial offering to the styrene gods, borrowed a couple of wood trolls and tried to git r done!! Didn't turn out half bad....lol ! It's not flawless, but with the REC bling on it , you probably would even notice...lol! Decided to try to make some standard parts in case I wanted to build an old school junker without the bling...lol! And...since I been messing around with silicone molding, decided to try to replicate it instead of rebuilding the whole shebang another three times....and wouldn't ya know it? It worked!... Well ....kinda....I was unable to get the dipstick and dipstick housing replicated ... So will have to add those manually...no biggie really...but like I said it's not flawless...lol! So...anywho.....how does this story pertain to The Sandman? Well....after painting the body....I installed the RC4WD V8 engine and.....too much ORANGE!! Didn't take any pics of it at the time though.... But the things that really kept drawing my eye in the engine bay was the booster/master cylinder and the blower thingy.... CHROME ON BLACK !! On an orange background......can ya dig it? You know what's coming next right? Lol.....
prestonlal Posted October 6, 2016 Author Posted October 6, 2016 Okay...buckle your seat belts and grab on to your socks...lol ! :excited:Teaser pic.....lol....:blink:
prestonlal Posted October 8, 2016 Author Posted October 8, 2016 (edited) Holey Crapola!! It worked! Edited October 8, 2016 by prestonlal
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