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Post by ira on Jan 15, 2014 10:15:11 GMT -5
WING DETAILS...I decided to add a length of Half-Round Plastic Strip to the edge of the Wing. This should make a nice rounded edge.  Here it is in place.  I cut some plastic to fill in the rear of the Wings.  Here it is in place.  More Coming... 
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Post by ira on Jan 15, 2014 10:28:23 GMT -5
FRONT WINGS!I cut 2 Front Wings from .080 Sheet Plastic and glued them in place with Zap-A-Gap Green Label. Notice the Wings are mounted along the main body seam, this saved a lot of body work in that area.   More Coming...
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Post by ira on Jan 16, 2014 11:20:37 GMT -5
UP IN THE AIR!I decided to display the Vette Jet floating above a rectangular base. Here is how it was done... I picked up a 6 foot length of clear 3/16 inch rod from Tap Plastic and a bag of Plastic Tube with a 3/16 inch hole. First I drilled a hole for the Tubing. Then I put some glue on the end of the Tube and slid it into the hole until it touched the inside of the body. Made sure it was straight then I put some Zap-A-Gap around the tubing on the outside of the body.  I cut off the tube flush with the body. Here it is with a length of Clear Rod in place. I added another Tube of the same on the front of the Vette.  The Base is an AMT Product. I found these Bases in the 12th scale Cord and a 16th scale Corvette. I drilled a hole for the Tubing and glued it in place.  I positioned the Tubes inside 2 collars inside the Base. I added a larger Tube around the original to make it more secure. Then I added a small piece of plastic on the end, as a Stop for the Rod.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Jan 18, 2014 13:01:58 GMT -5
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Post by ira on Jan 27, 2014 14:48:42 GMT -5
MORE POWER!!!The X-Wing Engines just weren't BiG enough for the Vette. I decided to switch to larger Pod Racer Engines instead. I think 6 Engines from 3 Pod Racer Kits will be enough...  I cut the Rear Ends off all 6 Pod Racer Engines. I'll use those Engine Sections for the Vette Jet!  I found some large diameter Plastic Tubing to mount the Engines with. I cut 6 lengths of tubing and fit them in the Taillight Holes. Then I cut 6 round pieces of plastic and glued them on the ends of the tubes. This should make Engine Mounting easy.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Jan 28, 2014 10:57:15 GMT -5
FINS!I decided to add Fins to the Wings. I cut a Fin Template from paper and when I got the shape right I traced the Template on to Plastic. Then I cut out 2 Fins with an X-acto Knife and a Straight Edge. Next I sanded the Edges smooth.  Here are the Fins glued in place with Zap-A-Gap.  Front View.  More Coming...
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Post by ira on Jan 30, 2014 10:03:01 GMT -5
SIX BIG ONES!I cut 6 lengths of Plastic Tubing and then added a circle of plastic to each end. With a little Sanding and Grinding I got them to fit in the Taillight holes.  Next I glued the Tubing to the ends of the Engines.  Here is a quick mock-up showing the Engines in place!  More Coming...
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Post by knarf on Jan 30, 2014 10:54:01 GMT -5
dam! that thing gonna be fast  |
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Post by ira on Jan 30, 2014 15:15:28 GMT -5
dam! that thing gonna be fast |
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Post by modelcarfan on Jan 30, 2014 15:54:02 GMT -5
Yes this looks like its going very fast. I must also warn that there will be a police cycle hiding behind that billboard.. even though it floats...  Nice work ! |
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Post by ira on Feb 2, 2014 11:23:16 GMT -5
Yes this looks like its going very fast. I must also warn that there will be a police cycle hiding behind that billboard.. even though it floats... Nice work ! Yeah, I guess the Bill Boards & the Officer on the Bike will be floating too... |
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Post by Starryeyes on Feb 3, 2014 19:30:21 GMT -5
amazing transformation !!
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Post by ira on Feb 4, 2014 13:27:07 GMT -5
VETTE JET at NNL West 2014!I got the Vette Jet Body Work smooth enough so I could get a good coat of Primer dry in time the show at NNL West on Feb. 1, 2014!  Here are the models I brought to the show. Most of the builds were from 2013.  I should have Vette Jet Finished for NNL West 2015, hope to see you there!  More Coming...
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Post by jimbertges on Feb 5, 2014 2:39:47 GMT -5
That's a very impressive 1:1 scale Ira model. Did it win any awards?
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Post by ira on Feb 8, 2014 12:50:55 GMT -5
amazing transformation !! |
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