|
|
Post by brizio on May 18, 2015 12:17:46 GMT -5
The helmet looks great!!!
|
|
|
|
Post by yekoms on May 26, 2015 19:17:04 GMT -5
No advice on the helmet from me. Paint and those little last details most times bite me in the butt... Krylon glitter looks good...Thanks for postin' that info...
|
|
|
|
Post by bubbajoe on May 27, 2015 14:13:21 GMT -5
It's been a very long couple of weeks down on the farm, my apologies for not being around much. BUT !! i have made some progress on the digger build . i painted the car body a very nice orange pearl and applied 4 or 5 coats of clear, it looked great, but i HATED and i mean HATED IT!!! it just did not give me the right vibe ,if that makes ant sense at all. i put it out on the porch to take some photos of the paint and i just stood there and said this just does not fit this build....SOOO into the baggie of oven cleaner it went for a do over. i decided it needed to be a bit more sinister looking and choose flat black   the frame... i tired painting it silver but again it did not look very convincing so i tried a new technique i picked up over at the model car forum. it's regular ole tin foil and metal leaf adhesive( 5.99 hobby lobby) you see i absolutely hate BMF with a passion. tried more time than i care to mention and i either tear the stuff applying it or burnishing it. for every piece i successfully applied there were at least 3 that ended up scrap. this method works great!!! so much easier for my poor old hand to use and its just thick enough to be a bit forgiving.i used cheap dollar store foil for a buck.  i did the same to the gas tank  tried my hand at making decals for the first time... simple clip art copied from the inter web and testors decal paper(40% off coupon hobby lobby)  i choose the same photo twice...here is the decal sheet i made up  next i started the engine shaved the top off and took the top off a another engine to give it a bit more muscle   foiled the valve covers   i wanted to add some side pipes and came up with these but i am not happy with them at all... they look alright alone but once you put them on the engine they look like a a drunk spider is dancing...not one angle was the same, not one..i tried using this pipe bending spring , you put the pipe in and bend..simple enough except you have a heck of a time getting it back out...a real struggle so of coarse you end up bending the pipe to get the spring off the dang thing...think i;m going to go with straight pipes and call it a day.. i may also wire the engine ,but i haven't been motivated enough to drill out the distributor cap and wire it all.  thanks for looking any and all comments and or critisims are always welcomed |
|
|
|
Post by yekoms on May 27, 2015 17:58:05 GMT -5
Criticisms? Are you nuts? That thing is cool. Straight "Weed Burner" headers are just fine too...
|
|
|
|
Post by yekoms on May 27, 2015 18:11:30 GMT -5
Here is a Nutty Mad Digger that I painted as kid in the 60's. I often thought of recreatin' it with the model but, haven't done it yet. Seein' your build put that thought back in my head. After the current build I think that I'll do Digger. Thanks Bubba Attachment Deleted |
|
|
|
Post by TooOld on May 27, 2015 20:08:28 GMT -5
Great job on Digger so far , I love the flat black with the wide whites !  And I'm glad to see you trying your hand at making decals , it opens up all kinds of possibilities . |
|
|
|
Post by bubbajoe on May 28, 2015 4:04:14 GMT -5
Here is a Nutty Mad Digger that I painted as kid in the 60's. I often thought of recreatin' it with the model but, haven't done it yet. Seein' your build put that thought back in my head. After the current build I think that I'll do Digger. Thanks Bubba i am amazed you have something you did as a kid!!! wish i had a few of the models i built from my childhood....thanks for the kind comments...i look forward to seeing your digger build |
|
|
|
Post by bubbajoe on May 28, 2015 4:09:55 GMT -5
Great job on Digger so far , I love the flat black with the wide whites ! And I'm glad to see you trying your hand at making decals , it opens up all kinds of possibilities . thanks... another hobby of mine is restoring old die cast... mostly matchbox and corgi toys from the 60's... can't tell you how much i have spent on decals purchased off e bay to restore the little cars back to their original look....NOT ANY MORE!!! took me a bit of time to figure it out ,trial and error on page set up and size..but yahoo!!! finally got it right |
|
|
|
Post by brizio on May 28, 2015 10:18:57 GMT -5
Looks great!!!
|
|
|
|
Post by bubbajoe on May 31, 2015 12:35:12 GMT -5
|
|
|
|
Post by kooltoon on Jun 1, 2015 0:34:24 GMT -5
Bubbajoe, I like those crazy exhaust headers. If it's not a secret, what is on the ends of the headers?
|
|
|
|
Post by bubbajoe on Jun 1, 2015 11:10:21 GMT -5
nope..no secret....tips from pens....i picked up a couple of 4 packs from the dollar store...glad you like it..thanks
|
|
|
|
Post by brizio on Jun 1, 2015 18:17:21 GMT -5
Nice!
|
|
|
|
Post by kooltoon on Jun 1, 2015 20:57:25 GMT -5
Thanks Babbajoe, the tip (s) much appreciated.  |
|
|
|
Post by bubbajoe on Jun 7, 2015 15:25:43 GMT -5
not much progress this week and i had a major setback...i decided to spray some candy apple on the helmet...first coat came out great, 2nd coat not so much..i over sprayed just a bit and left a drip on one side...sigh..sitting in a zip back with oven cleaner as we speak. the helmet before ..made some skull decals  and after the candy apple disaster..good thing i still have time to do it over..we live and learn  made another sheet of decals..this time some irises ..who knew it was this easy???!!!  the shifter was a bit puny for my liking so i beefed it up... made an eye ball knob for it  finished it today,, sitting next to the box stock shifter  |
|
