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Post by jcon on Aug 12, 2020 22:13:00 GMT -5
Looking fantastic!!!
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Post by jffj on Aug 17, 2020 8:20:03 GMT -5
Dee gets her hat done, and I get her sled..... Ok, her snowmobile, started. Fabricating- my favorite part👨🏭❤  Dee's cap, covered with tea from tea bags, the brown color, and green ground foam for her pompom ball thing. Just finishing up painting her cap here, with craft acrylic paint as usual.  After searching GooGooGoogly Land for pics of old rear engine snowmobiles..... tons of way cool sleds 😳❤😎.... I finally decided on this one, and started drawing some plans.  Using .030" styrene sheet, I cut out the side pieces, and here I am gluing 1/4" angle to form gluing surfaces for the top & bottom panels so we can get this show on the snow....  Then...❤❤❤.... time to start a nice WeirdOh-ish engine❤❤👨🏭😎. Searched GooGooLand again for old motorcycle engines, and got a good idea for a gnarly twin😎 More pics in my Fotki- thanks for looking- back to the bench 🤗 public.fotki.com/JohnFleischman/weirdoh-type-models-/daring-dee-snowmobi/page5.html |
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Post by jcon on Aug 17, 2020 11:06:07 GMT -5
That's gonna be super fun!!!
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Post by TooOld on Aug 18, 2020 6:27:32 GMT -5
Wish I had your knack for finding materials around the house , who would ever think of using tea bag guts !  |
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Post by jffj on Aug 23, 2020 18:24:00 GMT -5
Finally getting over my infatuation with Dee, and wrenching on her sled..... 😂  Still no hands but she don't care! That's why I love her! 😂😂 Little mockup with her new track, jumping a couple pair of socks..... 🙄  Oh no! Are you ok Dee!? Bit of the body structure showing.  Starting to fab the skis...... just Old Spice box patterns here. I glued a flat bottom on to the top curved body, all .020" sheet styrene, then here, I ran a piece of house wiring inside the styrene tube, so I could bend it cold, plus have it keep it's shape, then ran a good flow of brush on Plastic Weld on it all to strengthen that joint, and create a cool bumper in the process🤗  Yeah, I am liking the look..... 😎 Thanks for looking, and stay Tooned. All the WIP pix: (126 so far😳) public.fotki.com/JohnFleischman/weirdoh-type-models-/daring-dee-snowmobi/ |
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Post by jcon on Aug 24, 2020 15:25:56 GMT -5
Very cool look!!!
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Post by jffj on Aug 27, 2020 18:02:30 GMT -5
Still fabricating on Dee's sled. She has skis and a headlight now, aaaaand a very rare balsa wood V twin engine in process 👇  While fabbing these up, I just couldn't resist adding those dagger boards. No worries, Dee's a fresh powder gal 😄  Yes, it's Prime Time finally, and she's sporting a big light, with a battery powered tea light fake flamey for her bulb. Still need to fab up the lense and bezel. Flexi straw bits keep the snow out of her shocks 🤗  Oh baby! And that's just sitting still 😳  Slight deviation from the plan drawing, but deviation is quite the norm with my builds 😄 Thanks for looking as always, and stay Tooned! Fotki link to the last two pages covering todays summary: public.fotki.com/JohnFleischman/weirdoh-type-models-/daring-dee-snowmobi/page6.html |
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Post by TooOld on Aug 28, 2020 7:10:35 GMT -5
Cool stuff here ! Love that engine !!  |
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Post by jcon on Aug 29, 2020 13:13:33 GMT -5
That's awesome!!!
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Post by chromecop on Jan 14, 2021 6:50:25 GMT -5
Absolutely übercool!!!!!
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