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Post by knarf on Sept 14, 2013 5:21:21 GMT -6
okie doke folks...as i mentioned way long ago(or was that this morning) i'm startin this new project that has been inspired by lurking here for a couple weeks before joining. i know i've the skill to pull this off, tis the patience i'm questioning  my project will have the stance of something like the little red baron and such, the driver will be something roth-esque, and it will have the type of attention to detail you'd find in a trosley drawing  first the stance  yes thats a TD vette and even tho it's in waaaaay sad shape i still cant bring myself to hack it up...yet. so ima practice on this  and i hacked up the roof like this so far  and started to put it back together  since my stance will be akin to this  i'm thinking i need to also make cuts similar to these black triangles  and i wish to hear opinions/comments/suggestions on this  also, here's what i've scratched-up for rolling stock so far  in my mind(where ima legend ) it's a pie-crust slick in the works...opinions?? and lastly this pony may go under the knife instead of the vette  thanks for looking Read more: car-toons.proboards.com/thread/442/knarf-toon#ixzz2ergS0fGy |
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Post by ira on Sept 14, 2013 8:27:56 GMT -6
Great Project!Looks like you are having Fun slicing up a bunch plastic...
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Post by knarf on Sept 14, 2013 9:41:52 GMT -6
thanks ira! your work helped prompt this  |
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Post by knarf on Sept 14, 2013 10:46:51 GMT -6
okies...here's a few more progress pix; got the roof pieced back together    i cut this much out of the door plus one more like piece that took flight  and after i glued everthing back together i had this   and that's pretty much what i had in mind and now to try and remember those measurements for the other side and see if i can find the rest of the front clip. |
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Post by ira on Sept 14, 2013 10:50:13 GMT -6
Great Progress!Nice Shape...
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Post by knarf on Sept 15, 2013 15:13:40 GMT -6
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Post by mykturk on Sept 15, 2013 16:13:28 GMT -6
Needs more bracing.
And cowbell.
Great start! Looks like the twisted experiment is paying off!
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Post by knarf on Sept 17, 2013 19:51:54 GMT -6
howdy y'all. i know i said primer and paint would be next but i decided to do the front clip for this as well in just in case i ever do finish this "practice" build. what i would really like is for y'all to weigh in with some opinions plz. i think the front clip needs to be extended just a wee bit(maybe 1/8-1/4 inch or so)  what do y'all think?? |
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Post by minimagneto on Sept 17, 2013 20:55:59 GMT -6
I think that's a real cool shape I'm diggin' this thread |
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Post by knarf on Sept 18, 2013 4:43:12 GMT -6
thank you minimag |
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Post by minimagneto on Sept 18, 2013 8:30:13 GMT -6
thank you minimag You bet! I like the dive and do it approach to this thread. Makes me wanna try. Looks like you have a lot of putty sanding fun ahead of you, my friend! -Blake |
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Post by knarf on Sept 18, 2013 15:12:49 GMT -6
"dive and do it approach"...i like that, it's spot on! i will admit that i did ponder on this for months before diving tho, and the putty sanding thing...yeah seems to go hand in hand with this approach, good thing i buy my putty this size   got it at autozone for like $25 and been usin it for like almost 2yrs. |
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Post by knarf on Sept 18, 2013 18:38:53 GMT -6
ok peeps..started hackin on the front clip. this first piece already had a nice line to the top that blended well for the final shape, so i glued it on  and this is more or less the engine i'll be using, came from some plastic kids toy i believe   and as you can see there won't be much hood left |
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Post by iceman555 on Sept 18, 2013 18:53:29 GMT -6
That looks great, bud!
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Post by knarf on Sept 18, 2013 20:49:56 GMT -6
thanks ice |
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Post by minimagneto on Sept 19, 2013 10:01:59 GMT -6
"dive and do it approach"...i like that, it's spot on! i will admit that i did ponder on this for months before diving tho, and the putty sanding thing...yeah seems to go hand in hand with this approach, good thing i buy my putty this size got it at autozone for like $25 and been usin it for like almost 2yrs. Y'know what they say Knarf, it isn't really the size of your tube of putty that counts, lol |
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Post by knarf on Sept 19, 2013 11:13:45 GMT -6
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Post by knarf on Sept 22, 2013 18:32:45 GMT -6
alrighty...it's update time again. spent a "minute" fillin in the hole where the hood needed to be although i'm not sure why cuz it'll be 95% gone when i cut for the engine  now we need a chassis plate...this should work  it's the top from an old dvd player and all my glues work on it  i cut it too size  me thinks i-spy a problem  a few cuts not quite thru and problem solved   and since i wasn't happy with the original "supercharger" i scratched up a new one. and since i lost the air scoop B-|already i found a better one  and here's the current mock-up justin case anyone's interested. oh yeah...mage a bigger,wider and better shaped tire for the back  |
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Post by ira on Sept 22, 2013 18:47:56 GMT -6
That Is WILD!!!
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Post by knarf on Sept 22, 2013 20:47:09 GMT -6
thanks ira  |
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Post by AL on Sept 25, 2013 3:05:54 GMT -6
Geez, .. ?Hmmm  ---Very nice work so far Knarf.  --I don't think I've ever seen anything Quite Like this "Scratch-Built"! There must be some "!MadNess!"  to your Method !! .......... OK, I'm watching ....  btw, liked the "pie-crust" and your "quote" ----- ""in my mind-(where ima legend"") !! !! ~! -AL |
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Post by knarf on Sept 25, 2013 21:05:55 GMT -6
thanx al the rear tires will still be "pie-crust" just bigger,wider and better shaped. that first one was just practice and i'm thinkin of making it into a drill bit holder also just in case anyone's curious, i've decided on a paint scheme(think nascar) and my driver...the only issue is finding the driver cuz you know "legends" don't come cheap  not even when they're recreated in plastic and i just don't trust my caricature carving skills at all. not one darn bit  and unfortunately i do have to set this one aside for a "minute" as i've 3 contest wips and 2 commissioned wips on the bench plus this one. dammit this grown-up sense of priority and responsibility oh and al...thanks for the "smiley" lesson, i can use more of them properly now |
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Post by AL on Sept 25, 2013 21:35:58 GMT -6
... jus try not to overuse the madness one, Knarf ............................ |
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Post by knarf on Sept 26, 2013 4:46:40 GMT -6
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Post by knarf on Oct 6, 2013 12:16:29 GMT -6
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Post by minimagneto on Oct 6, 2013 13:38:49 GMT -6
This is coming along awesome...Go Knarf!
Is that pulley from a bic lighter? I think yes...very clever.
My two cents for front wheels is definitely the smaller ones in the bottom photo.
Cheers
-Blake
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Post by knarf on Oct 6, 2013 15:23:01 GMT -6
thanks blake! and yes that's where the pulley came from |
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Post by AL on Oct 6, 2013 20:23:51 GMT -6
OK Knarf, ... I gotta say my thing. Strait Honest: such a model, it's not my usual taste. ( .. but, SO-WHAT!? ) ...., I'm Really Diggin this creation of yours. There is something about it i'm really liking, and it keeps getting better. I'm somehow mesmerised by this thing! Sooo, ... IT-IS to say: !Hey-Man! --whatever you're doing here with this, KEEP doing it! .. it's Great. I'm watching. ...... also love the bic lighter improv, ....................................... -AL |
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Post by knarf on Oct 6, 2013 20:53:07 GMT -6
thanks al! care to venture a guess at what the header is made out of ??
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Post by AL on Oct 6, 2013 20:56:21 GMT -6
thanks al! care to venture a guess at what the header is made out of ?? a-ha ! ..... a "challenge" ( good stuff ) -I will take a guess, but give me a little while ............. -AL |
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first the stance
---Very nice work so far Knarf. 
--I don't think I've ever seen anything Quite Like this "Scratch-Built"! There must be some "!MadNess!" 
to your Method !! 
not even when they're recreated in plastic 
