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Post by Johnny on Sept 8, 2015 3:08:04 GMT -5
Wow - looks very convincing!! Something I'd like to try some day  |
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Post by lo51merc on Sept 8, 2015 9:25:42 GMT -5
This is looking so good with this finishing work (or is it UN-finishing work?). Your attention to small details is very inspiring. Such a fine build thread and worth all the waiting.
Gary
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Post by constructionbob on Sept 9, 2015 2:11:22 GMT -5
..ahhh. Nice details keep's coming. What a cleaver paintjob!
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Post by spex84 on Sept 17, 2015 18:14:52 GMT -5
*Morgan Freeman voice* "Some hours later....": At this point I think I've dropped every single part on the floor at least once. Yeesh. Anway, it still needs the back bar and mounts to connect the two linkages. Trying to get everything to sit even remotely square was a real task. Even the fuel lines had enough springiness that they were pushing the carbs around as the glue set...that's why a couple of the lines are tied in loose knots. Had to make them keep their hands to themselves... The scoops have been shot with Krylon gloss black and then a coat of Future, and then Aclad. It went on a little too heavy in places due to airbrush issues, but it'll do. It seems Alclad can go over Future without trouble, so in future I plan to use flat black because it doesn't cause orange peel, and then a couple coats of Future, then Alclad. I tried foiling the plug covers, but that wrecked the raised script detail, so I pulled the foil off, masked the rest off, and shot Alclad instead. Much better. The Magneto from the '53 PU was molded badly off-center, so I chopped the "hat" off and replaced the rest with aluminum tube. 8 individual holes drilled for the plug wires... *Yes, the valve cover in this pic is upside down. Just propped it up to see how it would look...  |
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Post by bigdave on Sept 17, 2015 18:28:10 GMT -5
That looks amazing!
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Post by Johnny on Sept 18, 2015 4:41:26 GMT -5
X2 That intake/carb setup is to die for! |
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Post by Murphy on Sept 18, 2015 11:27:48 GMT -5
Just plain bitchin' !!!
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Post by Dennis on Sept 18, 2015 22:00:22 GMT -5
Drool. Just drool.
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Post by spex84 on Oct 3, 2015 2:01:38 GMT -5
This build has progressed painfully slowly the last couple weeks. First, I discovered that the back bar on the carb linkage ran smack dab into the magneto. Fffffuuu... So I pulled it off and re-built it to clear the mag. Also, I discovered that the corner of the intake needed to be clearanced to clear the mag. A brief check of my reference photos showed that the 1:1 is notched for exactly that reason. Funny when model car engineering problems mirror the real thing. I shot some clear on the frame, and found that the orange peel was unacceptable, so a chunk of time went into polishing out the worst-offending/most obvious areas. Today I got some airbrush time and painted the oil filler black (it had bronze overspray on it), the exhaust Testors Rubber (wanted something not black, but not rusty either), and Alclad on the other valve cover. Pretty sure that wraps up the painting. I picked out the letters on the first valve cover with acrylic paint. It worked OK, but it's not as clean as I'd like. "Desmghf FIREDOME ei&*%" Oh well. Next time I'll try to go thinner with the black basecoat, to try and save the script. I added a fresh coat of Future to the taillights, then decided they needed to be domed, not flat, so mixed some 5-min epoxy and added that. Then I found out that epoxy reacts with future, and the taillights ended up a little cloudy. Grr.. The windshield glass fought me tooth and nail. The glass in the '30 kits has a thin blemish arcing through it on one side. I think it's to do with how the mold filled. It can't be polished out. I tried cutting some acetate to fit, but the windshield frame is designed for the glass to sit inside it; if I mounted the glass behind the frame, the frame appeared too thick. So...I just used the kit glass, cut to fit the chopped frame. Whatever. The side windows are acetate though. In the end, the interior will not be especially visible. The piston shifter is from the Revell '32 5-window. I'm pulling a Bernard with the hood and sides...leaving their fabrication and modification until the engine, grille, and body are mounted. I'll need to know *exactly* where to put holes in the hood for the scoops. I tried my hand at heating and "billowing" some stock '32 hood sides with the idea that I could clear the hemi without a cutout or a bubble on the hood-sides, but ended up with a warped mess. Lol. So I'm still trying to decide what to do about hood sides...thinking maybe the 3-row louvered set from the Revell 5w coupe, with cutouts for the valve covers. Gradually getting there    |
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Post by Johnny on Oct 3, 2015 5:42:46 GMT -5
OMG I am speachless, this is like peeping into someones 1:1 garage BTW, just noticed the "censored" part of the pic, that was very funny! |
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Post by Dennis on Oct 5, 2015 9:44:49 GMT -5
This project is on a whole new level of awesome. When it's all done it will absolutely be one of the best scale Model A coupes ever built!
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Post by froghawk on Oct 5, 2015 11:28:49 GMT -5
Amazing build from every perspective!
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Post by Bernard Kron on Oct 5, 2015 12:14:30 GMT -5
This project is on a whole new level of awesome. When it's all done it will absolutely be one of the best scale Model A coupes ever built! Indeed! Perhaps epic in its gestation but worth every moment of cogitation and careful consideration. Keep it comin'!!!! |
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Post by spex84 on Oct 5, 2015 12:15:09 GMT -5
You guys are too kind. There are a bunch of small let-downs and blemishes that sorta knock it down a peg, but hopefully the overall impression will be good. Thanks for the encouragement!
The other day I managed to get the engine partially assembled and the ignition wires poked into the plug covers...today I hope to get the frame up on wheels, the engine and exhaust mounted, and the interior into the body shell.
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Post by rat23 on Oct 5, 2015 12:48:55 GMT -5
MAN, THIS IS COOL! LOVE THE BARE METAL LOOK  |
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