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Post by vistacruiser on Jan 11, 2009 16:31:29 GMT -6
B E A UTIFULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
flippen sweet
are those weels aluminum bcuz im thinkin bout bying them for a 69' dodge super bee
keep the awsome work up!!and the stigger cuda is awsome to!
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Post by mykturk on Jan 16, 2009 22:50:41 GMT -6
I found this computer drawing I did in 2006 of the Cord Of Wood while moving some files to the new machine. Thought I'd share...  While this clearly shows the inspiration behind the current "True 3-D" version, there will be changes... I still like the skirts on the drawing, but the model will remain an open wheel well, and I like the 5 spokes I've picked better too. Till next time! |
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Post by Dr. Kerry on Jan 18, 2009 11:23:21 GMT -6
Lookin' good
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Post by johnverkerk on Jan 18, 2009 12:30:54 GMT -6
Another artist ???Man!!! thats nice!!!
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Post by vinjon on Jan 25, 2009 15:43:19 GMT -6
Absolutly beautiful Dude. Great job.
Vince
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Post by chiefsspeedshop on Jan 25, 2009 17:42:07 GMT -6
VERY NICE ;D And the way it ALL flows together is AWESOME,the rims are DEAD ON and DITTO on the hinges,nice piece of engineering  So what COLORS are you going with?  A NICE CANDY or PEARL ?? Chief |
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Post by Brandon on Jan 30, 2009 10:16:32 GMT -6
Somebody should build a real one... that would be awesome.
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Post by mykturk on Apr 11, 2009 17:56:15 GMT -6
With the lions share of the "Stinger 'Cuda" built, and while I think up a paint job for it, I returned my attention to the "Cord of Wood". You remember that one, right?      Now, When I picked it up and looked over where I'd last worked on it, I came back to the same delemma, I just wasn't very happy with the suspension, front or back. So, I scrapped both and went back to the mental drawing board. After searching several kits I have stashed, I came across the Testors "Boyd Smoothster". Not a great front end, but it had enough going for it that I went ahead and grafted it on along with a scratch made crossmember... It lacked a lot of details, so I sifted through the old parts box untill I found the needed extra bits of this and that...    With that end covered, I scrapped out the modified Monogram Vette rear end I had in place and set about installing a narrowed version of the Smoothster IRS in it's place. I also added a driveshaft tunnel since the C.O.W. sits a bunch lower than the Speedwagon ever hoped to.   Here's one more feature I'm planning to finish out, an opening trunk...  That's all for now! Till next time... |
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Post by TheMadModeler on Apr 11, 2009 18:07:57 GMT -6
Lookin' Good....  BiLL.. |
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Post by RatRod on Apr 11, 2009 18:26:31 GMT -6
This is gonna be a great pile of sticks when you get 'er done!!! Like any good woman, they need a great front & rear..... ;D Nice work Mike!!!
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Post by AL on Apr 11, 2009 22:27:25 GMT -6
I always like to see your work Mike, I think this looks like great progress. This thing looks Soooo
right, .....like it was meant to be this way !! -or- perhaps Cord should have actually built this
car !! I think this is a super Kool build so far, -Beautiful work & great concept Mike !!
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Post by moparmarc on Apr 12, 2009 2:05:54 GMT -6
This is a very interesting project you have hear, can't wait for the next update.
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Post by Dr. Kerry on Apr 13, 2009 20:55:37 GMT -6
Sa-weet
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Post by flounder on Apr 13, 2009 22:36:17 GMT -6
Excellent look on this one, Mike. You really brought the Cord body to life. Perfect styling!
There is an old SAE article on dry brushing wood. There are also some wood grain decals. Some used to be available form slippery arts.
Here are some other decals -http://www.archertransfers.com/catSurfaceDetails.html
I can dig up the dry bush article if you want. Let me know.
Scott
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Post by AL on Apr 15, 2009 18:44:02 GMT -6
Hey Mike, again love this build you're do'in. I was at a local hobby store today & found one of
these Pyro Cord kits unbuilt in the box. looked at the bottom of the chassis & sure enough, there
it was: copyright 1955 Pyro plastics corp -just like the picture you show !! The price was very cheap too.
PM me if you want to know more.
-AL
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Post by mykturk on Apr 28, 2009 12:42:11 GMT -6
While I continue to ponder the paint on the "Stinger 'Cuda", I am making progress on the "Cord of Wood". I have started painting parts that can be painted, with a present goal of completing a component or two... Here is a quick shot of the Corvette IRS rear end and axles showing what a difference a light wash of thinned down flat black over the universal joints can make, left side washed, right side unwashed.  Here's the finished rear end, brake rotors front and rear. I haven't made the front calipers yet...  I've made a radiator and it's supports, added some bracing to the crossmember and made filler pieces that bridge the gaps between the frame and the bodywork. There's also some ducting that fills some dead space and hides the back of the hood hindges.  Started filling in the gaps between the undercarrage/interior and the bodywork in back...  Added structural bracing and shrowding for the radiator...  Here's the engine/radiator and firewall with the front clip off, you can see the pocket I made for the master cylinder/brake booster to fit in here.  This is the inside of the front clip showing the shrowding and other structural parts.  I filled the holes in the fenders where the exhaust pipes would have been...  Another view of the front end with the clip off...  The exhaust system takes shape...  I'm not sure how or where I want it to exit just yet, but I got it to the back and have a fuel tank in the works too...  Till next time! |
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Post by Tim Nolan on May 4, 2009 6:35:07 GMT -6
Man, you've got some time involved in this thing and it shows! (You been takin' cues from Colmer?) It ought to be a beauty when it's done! Keep us posted!
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Post by barten on May 4, 2009 7:27:22 GMT -6
Wow Scool'n us all in a new level of building. . . . Great stuff!
GB
barten
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Post by mykturk on May 4, 2009 13:18:47 GMT -6
Thanks to all! It's a labor of luv! After much thought and concideration I decided to box in the areas inside the back of the rear fenderwells. It just looked so vast and empty back there, and it would add trunk/storage space on a real car...Once that was done, it became much easier to finish out the exhaust system design. I pondered this long and hard as well, in the end I went with simple flared downturns, rather than trying to find a place I would be happy notching the body for an exit of some kind... So, they just exit inside the back ends of the outstretched fenders. Sometimes simple is the best. I still need to think up some hangers for the tail pipes... They'll attach to the 'clamps' around the flair tips.     Thoughts, comments welcomed! Till next time! |
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Post by flounder on May 4, 2009 17:15:37 GMT -6
You got some tight pipes there, Mike! Yes, do the hangers. They are so often overlooked.
Flounder.
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Post by TheMadModeler on May 4, 2009 17:30:53 GMT -6
WOW... Great model building. I love the class..
BiLL..
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Post by davea on May 5, 2009 20:32:15 GMT -6
That's looking really good, Mike!
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Post by 4speed on May 5, 2009 22:32:31 GMT -6
Great Stuff !!!!...I'm learning alot here !!! |
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Post by moparmarc on May 8, 2009 12:48:07 GMT -6
Holy cow, this is one heck of a build you have going on here!! The attention to detail is just amazing, keep those updates coming in.
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Post by mykturk on May 9, 2009 8:13:57 GMT -6
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Post by moparmarc on May 10, 2009 4:21:37 GMT -6
Looking good, and it sure does help to have it all one or 2 colors.
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Post by Bert on May 11, 2009 8:14:46 GMT -6
Wow! That is really coming together nicely. It's a very good bash so far!
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Post by ironheadchopper on May 11, 2009 10:31:14 GMT -6
Thats comming along nicley.
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Post by davea on May 11, 2009 16:59:14 GMT -6
I'm not sure if I caught it, have you decided on color yet?
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Post by mykturk on May 11, 2009 18:40:16 GMT -6
I'm not sure if I caught it, have you decided on color yet? In a word, no. I have a direction, warm Earthy tones, classic light/darker wood with the darker being about the shade of the brown primer moving to lighter highlights. The body color is way up in the air. I've thought about everything from dark champaign to candy tangerine... I even pondered Turkoise... But I'm liking warm Earthy metallics... I'm going to need to nail it down soon if I want to get much else done, I'm running out of engineering! I am very open to color ideas if anyone cares to throw some out. I'm wanting to try some kind of rattle can auto grade touch up stuff. I'm not thrilled with how my Testors enamils have aged one bit, I don't have a ready available supply sourse for the new Testors laquers and I flat out hate cleaning my airbrush... |
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