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Post by modelcarfan on Jul 7, 2018 13:58:01 GMT -6
I have created the cartoon version of Uncertain T Show rod a couple of weeks and placed them in another forum. By doing that, I changed the theme name for this car to be Certain T as a cartoon theme. It took me about 60 hours of work doing all the scratch building, knowing that its very rare to get an original kit. I decide to take the chance making this unique model car. It has been a great experience doing major work of scratch building. I only pick just an engine block, tire and rim sets and headlight bezels. These are all I took. I used mostly plastruct plactic pieces to scratchbuild. I have faced so many challenges along the way and is a great experience creating new horizons of building model cars. Here are a couple of finished pictures.      Enjoy  |
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Post by kabdriver on Jul 7, 2018 14:04:51 GMT -6
This is so cool man - really impressive scratchbuilding! I think I saw this on the CarToons forum?
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Post by modelcarfan on Jul 7, 2018 14:20:45 GMT -6
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Post by Steve-o on Jul 8, 2018 8:03:20 GMT -6
Awesome job , Way cool !!!
Congrats ….  
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Post by Dennis M on Jul 8, 2018 12:47:32 GMT -6
Amazing job'' Steve Scott will love it.
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Post by atenzapower on Jul 8, 2018 13:55:27 GMT -6
This is way to cool.
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Post by modelcarfan on Jul 9, 2018 10:25:43 GMT -6
Awesome job , Way cool !!!
Congrats …. Thanks ! |
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Post by modelcarfan on Jul 9, 2018 10:26:29 GMT -6
Amazing job'' Steve Scott will love it. Steve knows about this |
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Post by patw on Jul 12, 2018 1:22:04 GMT -6
WOW, Superb!
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Post by hobbybobby on Jul 15, 2018 14:23:25 GMT -6
Well, since I've never really been a fan of Steve Scott's creation, I'm probably a blasphemist... Look here, is not this very cartoony?   To put it another way, I like your version a lot better and probably it should have looked like this! Very successful and then everything scratchbuilt, hat off, my friend! |
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Post by chromecop on Jul 15, 2018 14:38:55 GMT -6
Really great!!! I've had the same idea for a long time, but You beat me to it...... |
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Post by showrodjohn on Jul 16, 2018 5:54:10 GMT -6
Sweet build it looks great
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Post by 41chevy on Jul 16, 2018 20:08:32 GMT -6
I like your version better than the real one!!
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Post by Bert on Jul 17, 2018 17:36:34 GMT -6
You knocked that one out of the park. I like the concept, very cool.
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Post by modelcarfan on Jul 18, 2018 15:27:50 GMT -6
Thank you all for kind words... appreciate the support. This model car has been quite a challenge for me.. working around about 60 hours.. I spent time doing a lot heat bending the pieces... the hardest part is making the right shape size of exhaust ... especially when doing the first time with the first stick... setting it up to a side and then the other. I had to make sure I get a bowl of cold water with an ice in.. then as soon as I bend to a design I want set .. i wait a little until it gets a bit hard and not move much.. then instantly put in cold water to stabilize them. I then start with other one and when warm, i had to bend to fit with the first one hoping it works right. So it did. after all are done then putting them in pieces together and cutting off the excess length of pipes to fit right. Its a long process. The body is not that difficult to create, you have to think and create a paper template to figure how it should look. Then transfer to set up.. Pieces by pieces to glue together creating the work. the body is not that really difficult to work on. I then use apoxie sculpt to create the front end along with firewall. Once setting it up right.. then sand to create the right size and smoothness. then on to work on floor , again , using piece by piece to create shapes. Chassis is not that difficult. I use the references to support with design. The challenge part is making it right size with the given parts of Deals Wheels engine block.. this helps a lot making it possible. Then making the main fold and hilborn pieces pipes are not that hard. I use the hollow tube and put it close to the candle to " melt " the edges to create a smooth trim and then cut the length size to fit. Made about 8 of them. clean up the soot from it and paint. Does not take that long. I use spaz stix paint with mirror chrome.. it works better than alclad paint. The alclad does gives good luster but spaz stix gives a more accurate shine. The paint i used is discontinued.. which is testors Boyd paint .. orange pearl. Spaz stix paints can be found in this website.. www.hobbyrecreationproducts.com/pages/spazstixThey are quite pricey but is worth painting about 8 model car engines or other parts. It would have to paint black first and make sure its concrete dry before applying it on. |
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Post by snakeplissken81 on Aug 8, 2018 8:29:59 GMT -6
Awesome build. Impressive scratch building talent you have.
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Post by modelcarfan on Aug 14, 2018 23:12:28 GMT -6
Awesome build. Impressive scratch building talent you have. Thanks... |
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Post by modelcarfan on Aug 13, 2021 22:46:59 GMT -6
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