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Post by modelbuff1958 on Feb 14, 2015 22:23:20 GMT -6
This is for you Ira....lol.Here goes my first kit bash.I'll keep posting as I go along.So far I have shortened it and lowered the roof. Attachment Deleted |
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Post by johnverkerk on Feb 15, 2015 6:49:23 GMT -6
Got to start somewhere , I find bashing more fun and makes the build more unique. I'm sure it will turn out just fine!  |
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Post by Bert on Feb 15, 2015 14:36:44 GMT -6
Good one to start with.
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Post by plastimatic on Feb 15, 2015 16:47:45 GMT -6
and, for the most part, when you're bashing... the end result can't be considered "incorrect"  That's one of the reasons I build showrods! |
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Post by beatnik on Feb 15, 2015 19:41:49 GMT -6
Watching closely.
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Post by "ScratchFever" on Feb 15, 2015 21:27:10 GMT -6
Fantastic start just let your mind rome free.........!!!! |
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Post by modelbuff1958 on Feb 15, 2015 22:19:31 GMT -6
thanks so much guys....means a lot
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Post by modelbuff1958 on Feb 16, 2015 7:48:11 GMT -6
Well guy's the van itself has been chopped , shortened and narrowed now to allow the roof to fit properly.Being a 35 year Autobody Man has it's advantages I guess.....but then again this is small scale...lol.I'm going to Cosmic Color in Kitchener to pick out my color.They deal in a large quantity of Candy Color's.I'll be using base clear Auto paint for this build.I'm guessing a true Candy Apple Red , Candy Bandit Blue or an Outlaw Green....what do you think guy's?
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Post by donculley on Feb 16, 2015 9:59:46 GMT -6
I'm a green kind of guy ; theres soooo many red and blue cars !
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Post by modelbuff1958 on Feb 16, 2015 15:39:03 GMT -6
I am leaning towards the outlaw green Don.I have the Cosmic Color Candy guide.These are all Auto Paints which I have used on models before.I did the 1/16 MPC Cobra in Deep Sapphire blue Base Clear.What a gorgeous finish and to see it in the sun...WOW.I am also going to use the Auto Paint on my 1/8 Scale Heller Citreon
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Post by Dennis M on Feb 18, 2015 14:51:45 GMT -6
Great start.
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Post by modelbuff1958 on Feb 18, 2015 16:32:32 GMT -6
Thanks Dennis
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Post by modelbuff1958 on Feb 20, 2015 21:09:04 GMT -6
Motor for my bash Attachments:
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Post by modelbuff1958 on Feb 21, 2015 23:06:43 GMT -6
Attachment DeletedThis is my latest update on my first bash ever.This funny car frame was also shortened and altered so the wheel base would fit the chopped van.The motor idea came from Mickey Thompson's Baltimore Bandit with the water pump and timing cover assembly coming from a sprint car kit.The headers came from a pro stock kit I had sitting around.Hope you like it.I also tagged everything such as the gas tank the cooler in the back the extinguishers and the electrical box which I still have to put in.  
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Post by ira on Feb 22, 2015 9:26:16 GMT -6
Great Project!Are you going to narrow down the body too?
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Post by modelbuff1958 on Feb 22, 2015 16:07:50 GMT -6
Already did Ira.Took a 1/4 of an inch all the way down the middle.
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Post by "ScratchFever" on Feb 23, 2015 0:16:51 GMT -6
That is badass |
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Post by ira on Feb 23, 2015 9:11:05 GMT -6
Already did Ira.Took a 1/4 of an inch all the way down the middle. |
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Post by 57fairlane on Mar 10, 2015 18:53:13 GMT -6
Just a awesome looking build !!
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Post by Bert on Mar 13, 2015 8:50:28 GMT -6
Nice job so far. I seem to remember a an F/C Ford Van like this, maybe it was a jet car. Oh well, cool project.
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Post by Dennis M on Mar 14, 2015 13:15:59 GMT -6
Amazing so far.
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Post by Dennis M on Mar 14, 2015 13:17:27 GMT -6
Amazing so far.
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