STAR FIRE!! (59 Impala Flying Car) Update: 3-29-12

[ira]

[glow=red,2,300]WE GOT MORE FINS!!![/glow]

Since this is a flying car, I thought it could use some side wings, or fins!



Here is a photo with of the body as it is now...
A lot of sanding and shaping was done on the front.
The holes in the hood have been filled and primer/filler has been applied.




The 2 large Jet Engines have been fit in place now.




Back to the body shop...

[ira]

[glow=red,2,300]Vents & Intakes!!![/glow]

These HO scale stairs from Plastruct are perfect for making vents or intakes!
They come in at least 2 sizes...




I cut the stairs to size, cut a hole big enough to fit and glued them in.



This front vent will be turned into 3 vents later... stay tooned!!!

[ira]

I filled in some of the slots to make 3 vents from one.




I added vents in the rear also!

[ira]

I filled in the lower horizontal slots in the bumper area!

[badroadahead]

Ira, this is looking KILLER!

I love the fins and vents.

If I may make a suggestion concerning the jet engines?

It would flow even better if you molded them to the body. I think it should flow around the middle fin so you don't see the rear of the engine.

Dave

[ira]

Dec 27, 2011 11:18:42 GMT -6 badroadahead said:

Ira, this is looking KILLER!

I love the fins and vents.

If I may make a suggestion concerning the jet engines?

It would flow even better if you molded them to the body. I think it should flow around the middle fin so you don't see the rear of the engine.

Dave

Thanks for your comments Dave!

You're right about molding in around the engines. I was thinking about it and then I noticed that part of the outside of the engines have like an air deflector or heat shield maybe, that sticks out about 1/16". See the rear photo, it shows a little better in that shot.
I was wondering if maybe I should leave an air space around those things?

Maybe I'll mold the area around the engines and make a ridge around the deflector things and cover them with BMF...

[ira]

I molded in the Big Jet Engines!




I like that much better!

[Paul B. Canney]

JUST SAYIN.. KINDA REMINISCENT OF THIS


VERY VERY COOL

[Brandon]

Keith Weesner did a couple of flying cars, your model reminded me of them:

[ira]

Jan 3, 2012 12:18:12 GMT -6 Paul B. Canney said:

JUST SAYIN.. KINDA REMINISCENT OF THIS


VERY VERY COOL

Thanks Paul!

I remember riding in one of these when I was a kid...

[ira]

Jan 3, 2012 16:09:25 GMT -6 Brandon said:

Keith Weesner did a couple of flying cars, your model reminded me of them:

Thanks for sharing Brandon!!!

Great Flying Car Pictures!

[badroadahead]

Ira,
Thats PERFECT!!!!!

Very, very cool.

You really nailed the look.

Dave

[hobbybobby]

Fantastic execution, Ira, it looks absolutely great! ;D ;D ;D



Thank you Brandon, for the recall , here are a few more, wonderful works of art, by Keith Weesner, I love it... ;D

[ira]

Jan 4, 2012 14:29:56 GMT -6 hobbybobby said:

Fantastic execution, Ira, it looks absolutely great! ;D ;D ;D



Thank you Brandon, for the recall , here are a few more, wonderful works of art, by Keith Weesner, I love it... ;D

Thanks for the kind comments & Flying Car Photos Bobby!!!

[ira]

[glow=red,2,300]VERTICAL THRUST!!![/glow]

I cut out 3 holes in the bottom of the body for Vertical Thrusters.





I'm using 24th scale wheels for the Thrusters, these are from Monograms Cherry Bomb.

[badroadahead]

Nice!

Dave

[ira]

Jan 8, 2012 6:34:45 GMT -6 badroadahead said:

Nice!

Dave

Thanks Dave!

[ira]

[glow=red,2,300]MORE FINS!!![/glow]

I traced the bottom opening shape onto sheeet plastic and cut it out to make an access hatch..



Next I attached 4 "Triangle" Plastic Strips onto the new access hatch, leaving a little overhang on the ends...





Here it is in place!

[ira]

[glow=red,2,300]Getting Ready for the BUBBLE![/glow]

I attached the dashboard, filled in the low spots with putty and sanded it smooth.

[ira]

[glow=red,2,300]More Interior Mods...[/glow]

Took out thr big Trans Hump & replaced it with a low profile console.




I carved this piece of plastic to fit on the shelf behind the rear seats.
This addition extends the console all the way to the body edge.




Here is the latest interior mock up.




By the way, I reduced the width of the interior to fit inside the bubble top.

[JerryG]

Having just built a 59 Impala, this is just too cool. Yes, very "Weesner-like".

[ira]

Jan 29, 2012 14:38:28 GMT -6 JerryG said:

Having just built a 59 Impala, this is just too cool. Yes, very "Weesner-like".

Thanks Jerry!

[ira]

[glow=red,2,300]SHINY RED PAINT!!![/glow]

I Finished Sanding the MIRROR Body Nice and Smooth for Painting!

Started with a base coat of Testors Diamond Dust...




Then I applied several coats of Testors Revin Red Metalflake...

[ira]

COLOR For The INTERIOR!

I painted the Interior with Testors Revin' Red, at the same time that I painted the body.





After the Paint dried, I masked off the Center Console for more Paint.

[ira]

A Little More Color...

I sprayed Duplicolor White Primer on the Interior and after it dried I brushed the Carpet with Flat Black.




Here are the Caprice Seats in place...

[ira]

[glow=red,2,300]More INTERIOR COLOR!!![/glow]

I was going to leave the rest of the Interior Flat White, but at the last minute I added a little Revin' Red & Flat Black...

[Mysterion]

Mar 6, 2012 15:28:12 GMT -6 ira said:

[glow=red,2,300]More INTERIOR COLOR!!![/glow]

I was going to leave the rest of the Interior Flat White, but at the last minute I added a little Revin' Red & Flat Black...

Good call on adding the red & black to the door panels.

It's coming along nicely.

[ira]

[glow=red,2,300]TOO Much REVIN' RED???[/glow]


Yeah, this Body is just Too Red for me!

Going to have to cover some of it up...

[ira]

[glow=red,2,300]SILVER WINGS!!![/glow]


I sprayed the Side Wings and Top Fin with Testors Diamond Dust...

[modelcarfan]

I think this car is much similar when william shatner first rode that before he got into star trek

Nice car, should I call it aerocar? or a flying car?