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Post by kabdriver on Sept 14, 2017 9:26:00 GMT -6
This is gonna be a FUN project! I was a Coffin Corner lurker when the first Name Game happened, and I spent the last ten years lurking some more and wishing I'd got involved...so a second chance at this is TOO cool! Thanks to everyone who signed up. I got the unique pleasure of seeing all the names as they came in - and I did a SERIOUS amount of imagination-building in the last month thinking "Ohhh, if I get that name I have THIS cool idea" or whatever for all of them. And the one name I was a bit stuck for ideas on was one of the two I got out of the Tiki head. That'll teach me for daydreaming ahead of time  But, I've been thinking of ideas all morning, digging through my parts boxes, doodling and coming up with some ideas - I even watched a Netflix documentary on this particular subject matter to get some ideas and now I'm SUPER excited about getting started with it! I'll be building through the day, but I'm gonna use this crusty old Tijuana Taxi gluebomb as the basis for my project - and believe me, the name I got takes me about as far from Mexico as it's possible to go.    Another update once I've done something |
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Post by dirtydave on Sept 14, 2017 13:19:39 GMT -6
That's one kit that I've never owned, though I do have a few ideas for things to do to one. Looking forward to seeing what you come up with!
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 14, 2017 18:59:11 GMT -6
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Post by dirtydave on Sept 14, 2017 19:01:11 GMT -6
That's bitchen. Love boat-tail roadsters/racers, and the lines of the TJ Taxi chassis are pure elegance..
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 14, 2017 19:11:18 GMT -6
That's bitchen. Love boat-tail roadsters/racers, and the lines of the TJ Taxi chassis are pure elegance.. Yeah, the chassis on these is nice huh? I was trying to utilise more of the body to get the look I wanted but in the end I decided it was faster to just do it properly |
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 15, 2017 14:19:48 GMT -6
Plugging away here - found and modified the floor from the Tijuana Taxi and added some detail to the 'body'...  This engine is going to need some clean-up though...might be the worst one I've ever started with...  |
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Post by 41chevy on Sept 16, 2017 12:27:49 GMT -6
That is cool so far.
In you first pic, what are those drive chains parts from?
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 16, 2017 12:59:34 GMT -6
That is cool so far. In you first pic, what are those drive chains parts from? They're from the Beer Wagon bud:  Was thinking of using them for the rear end - haven't quite got that far yet though... I'm waiting for some parts in the mail (I spent a couple of hours looking at Warhammer stuff on eBay...I don't know much about that stuff but they have some cool parts that might come in handy!) but it's starting to look like a thing a little now...  More soon! |
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Post by 41chevy on Sept 16, 2017 19:10:47 GMT -6
I'll have to dig through my parts, i have the remains of the Beer Wagon. I need a set of them for my egg. Got my 66 VW today also.
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Post by bugaboo on Sept 17, 2017 3:13:37 GMT -6
Thats looking absolutely awesome.... Wouldnt be surpriced if the name was something with gondola... And no, its not my name, I dont know, Im just gessing But it looks really cool |
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 17, 2017 4:53:51 GMT -6
I'll have to dig through my parts, i have the remains of the Beer Wagon. I need a set of them for my egg. Got my 66 VW today also. Ohhh, are you building a 66 too? Nice!! |
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 17, 2017 4:54:22 GMT -6
Thats looking absolutely awesome.... Wouldnt be surpriced if the name was something with gondola... And no, its not my name, I dont know, Im just gessing But it looks really cool Here today, Gondola tomorrow! (That's not the name) |
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Post by bugaboo on Sept 17, 2017 7:10:46 GMT -6
Here today, Gondola tomorrow! |
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Post by 41chevy on Sept 17, 2017 10:50:01 GMT -6
I'll have to dig through my parts, i have the remains of the Beer Wagon. I need a set of them for my egg. Got my 66 VW today also. Ohhh, are you building a 66 too? Nice!! Yes, but down the line. Paul |
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Post by johnverkerk on Sept 17, 2017 16:37:50 GMT -6
Very interesting!!! , looks like your well on your way ,can't wait to see the completed look.
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 17, 2017 17:49:22 GMT -6
Very interesting!!! , looks like your well on your way ,can't wait to see the completed look. Thanks John! I've got some parts coming next week for this that will take it to the next level...I can't wait for them to come so I can show y'all. In the meantime was stuck on how to get a woodgrain finish on the side of this thing...I considered airbrushing it or brushpainting it but I'm a better builder than painter... In the end I settled for scoring it with an exacto. Should look good when I come to do some washes and dry brushing, hopefully...  |
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 18, 2017 16:28:05 GMT -6
Today's project - it was RIVETTING  |
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 18, 2017 20:49:47 GMT -6
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 19, 2017 18:19:03 GMT -6
Something I noticed about this contest that I didn't consider before starting...usually when I start a build I've got an idea already and I've been kinda thinking of it in my head for a long while before I get to start it. With this contest, I've been kinda building and working things out as I go, and as such everything takes FOREVER to get done. It's fun though, I'm REALLY enjoying it. Today's day-long project; figuring out some rear wheels. These should be big enough, right?  |
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 20, 2017 7:44:52 GMT -6
Figured out th front end this morning...axle from an old trashed Red Baron, and wheels from an AMT Model T kit...  I got some parts in the mail that I'd been waiting for...  ...how about THIS for a shifter?   Lots to do, but it's starting to look like a showrod now!  |
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Post by dirtydave on Sept 20, 2017 11:42:07 GMT -6
This just puts a huge grin on my face.
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 20, 2017 13:09:45 GMT -6
This just puts a huge grin on my face. I'll be grinning after I figure out how to paint woodgrain  |
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Post by bugaboo on Sept 20, 2017 14:58:22 GMT -6
I'll be grinning after I figure out how to paint woodgrain Well, now I`M grinning It looks SO darn cool... I am really excited to see where this will end. Great job... And cool parts you got there my friend  |
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Post by dirtydave on Sept 20, 2017 16:27:27 GMT -6
I'll be grinning after I figure out how to paint woodgrain I have one good tip for you. After you do whatever washes/drybrushing with blacks,browns,tans,oranges,yellows,grays.whatever: take some Testors Model Master turn signal amber (acrylic or enamel - whatever is compatible with what you used underneath) and do a not-so-drybrush coating over the whole thing. That is to say, enough paint on the brush to leave visible marks, but not wet enough that it runs into the cracks. It will really help to add some "life" to the wood. |
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 20, 2017 16:32:57 GMT -6
I'll be grinning after I figure out how to paint woodgrain I have one good tip for you. After you do whatever washes/drybrushing with blacks,browns,tans,oranges,yellows,grays.whatever: take some Testors Model Master turn signal amber (acrylic or enamel - whatever is compatible with what you used underneath) and do a not-so-drybrush coating over the whole thing. That is to say, enough paint on the brush to leave visible marks, but not wet enough that it runs into the cracks. It will really help to add some "life" to the wood. Great tip Scurv, thank you! I'll be using Tamiya acrylics, seeing as I have about 2 of every color here already. I've laid down a dark brown base already this afternoon - I guess I need to start messing with some drybrushing lighter colors here. Great tip, thanks bud! |
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 20, 2017 17:02:04 GMT -6
Wow, that tip really worked! Pretty pleased with this so far! Still got some more to go...but I did dark brown base, orange, yellow, dragged a stuff bristled brush between the coats in the middle and then laid down some amber (actually more yellow, because I wanted it to look like old wood rather than new wood) over the top with the same brush.     I'm still planning some more drybrushing, and a black wash to bring out the grain even more, and then some artist's pastels brushed in there too...but this is a GREAT start. Thanks for the tip Dave!! I'm thinking of airbrushing a little thinned black (like, super thinned so it's almost all clear) to dumb the color down and keep the depth and detail - it's a bit too orange for not, but I'm relatively pleased for a first attempt at this! |
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Post by dirtydave on Sept 20, 2017 17:42:08 GMT -6
The thing about painting wood is that you can pretty much just going back and forth between lighter/darker brighter/duller colors until you get the effect that you're looking for.
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 20, 2017 17:52:27 GMT -6
The thing about painting wood is that you can pretty much just going back and forth between lighter/darker brighter/duller colors until you get the effect that you're looking for. Yeah, it's a fun technique to play with! Thanks for the tips bud! I want to try, when I mist some tinted clear to darken it, masking some of the panels seperately to get some different shades on the different planks of wood. It looks a bit too uniform so far, the way I've done it. But it's GREAT fun learning, even if it takes me a few goes  |
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 23, 2017 13:26:03 GMT -6
I got a bit stuck on what to do to make the rear end the right width - it was a bit too narrow but I didn't have any styrene rod of a big enough diameter to widen it up. I did some thinking for a couple of days, messed with looking at the caps on my GF's cosmetics and stuff to find something suitable...and then today I gave up and just looked for some model parts that might work. Turns out, I had them all in front of my all along! The Tijuana Taxi wheel backing plates (orange) fitted perfectly in the Raider's Coach wheel backs (grey), and then I just needed to glue them to the output hubs for the Beer Wagon chain drive:  Wrked perfect, and got the rear width I wanted so the tyres didn't touch the body and weren't too close together   Next job is to find my soldering iron, if I can...I've got some soldering to do here for the next part on my list! |
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Post by kabdriver on Sept 29, 2017 8:15:05 GMT -6
Another part I was waiting for arrived this morning:  Now we're talking! |
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