crazyrichard Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Hi all .. in the early days when i started modelbuilding (around 2008) i chopped this revell ford 5 window coupe ... first time i build it , chopped the roof and added like a worked into the roof kind of sunvisor thing ..back then i loved it , now i'm like what was i thinking looks awfull (shapewise) that in the end got covered with aluminium spray and polished to look like bare metal , now its a pain to get it off lol .. one thing i wanted to try was change the firewall , not like revell intended but more in terms of the real deal .. cut it out and sanded and sanded to make the styrene much thinner when seen from the front then to get the very narrow edge you often see .. i used thin copper plate and removed the sunvisor / roof extension then made a visor with speedholes out of real aluminum , got it bend and shaped so it perfectly fitted the body's and roof lines < its one piece , sides are folded put a basecoat on it ... and made a firewall insert and polished that so it reflects , kept it roughly polished and not too perfect , firewall will get more detail and i need to make a windowframe and mold that against the pillars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 then rusted the body and added more tones and runners etc .. the louvres still need work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 today i made some oldscool scallops on the sides using blue enamel .... i dont have stuff like the chassis so i either want to buy a ford kit and use those parts or scratch everything Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 That body is looking Awesome! Nice job, I can't wait to see the finished Rod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VEGADETH Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Looks fantastic! , What gauge aluminum did you use on the visor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intmd8r Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Awesome work-can't wait to see the finished product Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 thnx guys and @ john .. hmm the aluminim is about 0,8 mm > 0.9 mm thick .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fun9c1 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 I love it! Can't wait to see the rest. What method did you use for the rusty surface? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 thnx rob , the rust was simple , the base coat you saw above .. that really isnt nessecery but i figured it was a nice base to work on.. i just painted burnt sierra arylic paint on the body , i did it in stages .. so for instance paint the wholw side with a brush and then smoothened it with a soft dry brush so it was a flat layer of acrylic on there , then just completly sprinkled it with vajeo pigment powder (old rust) tapped the body so all the exsess fell off and after a couple of minuted just mildly brushed over the powder with a really soft brush ... did the entire body this way and then just used chalks so make some mild runners and darker earea's .. in terms of natural rust i could add more to make it more naturally rusted and maybe do the salt methode so its not all rust .. but my intention was a on purpose rusted body .. added one wide fron scalop design and then gave the front and side scallops a mist of powder to make the blue blend into the rust tones more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_67 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 That body looks great Richard, the scallops on the rust looks very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Your garage scenes always blow me away! You are really talented my friend! That body is going to make one killer hot rod, I love it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 That body looks SO right in that garage! Amazing work going on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10thumbs Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Richard, I knew it! hahahaha You make killer hot rods! You've complimented many guys here, and you have made lots of compliments on my builds. You're a hotrodder for sure! I've always written the Netherlands rock, and most of you are halfway crazy! You rock! I like! Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share Posted February 9, 2015 haha thnx guys ....realy apriciated and michael > lol haha .. i see you live in europe ~! where ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fun9c1 Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 Thanks for the explanation on the rust, Richard. That thing looks awesome. And i'm jealous of your garage! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted February 15, 2015 Author Share Posted February 15, 2015 Thanks for the explanation on the rust, Richard. That thing looks awesome. And i'm jealous of your garage! thnx rob and no problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace-Garageguy Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 (edited) Love that shop diorama. Man, I'd like to be a 1/25 scale rod builder working there. Great stuff. Your rusty scalloped body shell is very convincing too. Edited February 15, 2015 by Ace-Garageguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandydan Posted February 15, 2015 Share Posted February 15, 2015 I always look forward to your posts Richard-nothing short of amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 thnx guys , thnx !! and bill i feel you .. i would love to work there myself .. we need a shrinkray !!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dino246gt Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Looking very good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pharr7226 Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 What a Diorama. Outstanding work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) thnx guys and the diorama is here in the dio section what i like most about the 32 body is the sunvisor really got the stanced hole look and the thickness of this alu is spot on also used more tones especially on the scallops to blend them in more made taillight lenses using clear red sprue and by putting it in a drill machine turning round lenses and then polishing them m some clear for extra shine ... also redid the louvres they where covered in layers , so made them bare again and redid the rust , now also used black pigment powder on the trunk lid and louvres Edited February 17, 2015 by crazyrichard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) Looks better with each update. Richard how did you do the holes in the visor, Edited February 17, 2015 by bobthehobbyguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrKerry Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Looks awesome so far!!!! Can't wait for more!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 thnx guys and bob its a thin strip of aluminium i drilled the holes and then with a bigger drill bit drilled in a tiny bit so the concave shape was there ... its a case of not pressing the drill bit against the material but let the tip ofthe drillbit go over thematerial ... it also makes it look thinner (the edge of the visor)and kerry at this point i need material to make a cool chassis .. maybe the front chassis will get holes in it , thicker tubing with a pipe in there ....maybe instead of a z shape a round shape , saw something like this and that was soo cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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