Dept Charger showrod Steampunk theme

[atenzapower]

Hello Clowns, i am back ,and this time with an great showrod,
My wife and i are also in Steampunk cosplay, and i thought lets do an Steampunk theme on this one.

Firts i dechromed al the parts, and fil al the gaps an seesm, I have allot of sanding to do.
For the studs i cut of the points from an toothpick..

And i do not know at this point how it will be, looking . But first i have some paints to test.

[kabdriver]

Nov 25, 2018 9:28:22 GMT -6 atenzapower said:

Hello Clowns, i am back ,and this time with an great showrod,
My wife and i are also in Steampunk cosplay, and i thought lets do an Steampunk theme on this one.

Firts i dechromed al the parts, and fil al the gaps an seesm, I have allot of sanding to do.
For the studs i cut of the points from an toothpick..

And i do not know at this point how it will be, looking . But first i have some paints to test.

I was looking forward to seeing this one come together! Great start dude! Love the spikes!

[41chevy]

kool!!!!!!

[atenzapower]

The carbs of the engine, now i want to detail it with some wiring, do you guys have any ideas to do that?


Did some more work on the car, , From old alarm clocks i used the gears.
Added an other stud on the front air intake,.
The vins on the headlights.

Dryfittng the engine





Dryfitting the gear


should i extend the exhaust or not? I am not sure to do that,

[kabdriver]

Nov 26, 2018 14:59:03 GMT -6 atenzapower said:

The carbs of the engine, now i want to detail it with some wiring, do you guys have any ideas to do that?

I'd probably do them something like this:

Looking great dude!  I think some extended pipes shooting up out of the back would look really cool, but it's looking great already!

[atenzapower]

Thanks Buddy. I well see wat i cant find for those carbs. And extended exhaust will probelby very cool. But I dont want to cut them apart.

[atenzapower]

Testing some diffrent colors





And doing something stupid , putting gears on the frame, now i must replace the gastank

[kabdriver]

Those paint samples are cool - I like the copper colors especially!

[41chevy]

I like the Zero Paint gold and the copper, they look good together.

[atenzapower]

Dec 1, 2018 18:34:22 GMT -6 41chevy said:

I like the Zero Paint gold and the copper, they look good together.

Thanks

[atenzapower]

Hello Klowns.
i hope you had an good Christmas, well i did.
So uodate are slow ,because of work and other things in life.

But here is an new update on the build.
i drybrusht the airhoses and put some metal gears on the frame, and replaced the gastank on the front, i al so put some little nuts on the side of the tank

[atenzapower]

The engine ,i am not going to detail it anymore .
Yesterday i was in an toystore and found these great sea animals, Maybe for an diorama

i made an mistake and can not fiks it anymore ,one of the fins is not on the right place.

Here an mock up, But the cab is leaning on the engine and forwards, I dont know if this is the good position

[atenzapower]

I haveing some trouble to put the rear wheels and tyers togheter,
Wat is the best way to do this?

[kabdriver]

Looking cool dude! Nice original idea for a theme on this one!

I remember those wheels and tires being tough to assemble on my kit too...they're not a great fit and you need to use superglue to get them to stick. I heated mine with a hairdrier to soften the rubber to make them fit together properly...but the wheels are tough to get into the centers too...they need some gentle persuasion as they're a tight fit

[atenzapower]

Dec 30, 2018 9:20:14 GMT -6 kabdriver said:

Looking cool dude! Nice original idea for a theme on this one!

I remember those wheels and tires being tough to assemble on my kit too...they're not a great fit and you need to use superglue to get them to stick. I heated mine with a hairdrier to soften the rubber to make them fit together properly...but the wheels are tough to get into the centers too...they need some gentle persuasion as they're a tight fit

Thanks

[atenzapower]

Need some help here, i dont know why but the left front wheel is not touching the grond, and the next time it will hit the ground, And know again it dont hit the ground again.
i really dont know how to fix this.

[kabdriver]

That’s weird - I wonder if the frame was a little twisted right out of the box?

I would maybe apply a little weight to that one wheel to get it on the ground and then use a hairdryer on the frame to see if you can get it to straighten out a little without ruining the paint

[atenzapower]

Jan 15, 2019 6:12:32 GMT -6 kabdriver said:

That’s weird - I wonder if the frame was a little twisted right out of the box?

I would maybe apply a little weight to that one wheel to get it on the ground and then use a hairdryer on the frame to see if you can get it to straighten out a little without ruining the paint

Thanks i will try, Its just very weird

[kabdriver]

Could always take some air out of the tires until it levels out

[TooOld]

Jan 15, 2019 17:57:03 GMT -6 kabdriver said:

Could always take some air out of the tires until it levels out

You're closer than you think ! If those big rear tires are rolling they are probably wobbling a bit too , so one side goes up and down all the time . Happens a lot on the deal's wheels kits .

[kabdriver]

Jan 15, 2019 18:11:23 GMT -6 TooOld said:

Jan 15, 2019 17:57:03 GMT -6 kabdriver said:

Could always take some air out of the tires until it levels out

You're closer than you think ! If those big rear tires are rolling they are probably wobbling a bit too , so one side goes up and down all the time . Happens a lot on the deal's wheels kits .

I was joking, but actually, yeah, that makes sense!

[atenzapower]

Hello guys. The Dept Charger is finisht. But due things in life i was not able to upload the photos. I hope i find some time really soon to show you this great model.
And you will be surprized😲😂