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Post by moparmarc on Apr 7, 2009 0:44:50 GMT -6
Well I guess its time to start a WIP here LOL so lets get started! This is AMT reissue of the Ice Cycle that I started a couple of months ago and put on hold trying to get my hands on some pearl white paint but finally gave up on that idea and decided I had stalled long enough and its time to finish it up! Here is the box art of kit:  Hosted on FotkiAs was mentioned in my help post about this, even though the box says its 1/25 scale its actually 1/12 and this is not the only kit that they messed up on like this. Here are one of the wheels assembled, man they are cool:  Hosted on FotkiIn the next 2 pics you can see the "bike" part of the kit assembled and I can sure tell this is an oldie, the 2 halves didn't want to line up very well:  Hosted on Fotki Hosted on FotkiThe box was better but still needed some sanding to smooth everything out:  Hosted on FotkiAnd here is a mockup of it before the sanding started:  Hosted on Fotki |
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Post by moparmarc on Apr 7, 2009 0:48:34 GMT -6
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Post by AL on Apr 7, 2009 1:26:36 GMT -6
Very unusual !! , but I love unusual, & different, & weird. I read your other post about this kit,and I was surprised to find out it was 1/12 scale ! That makes it hard to bash with more popular stuff. In the back of my mind, I kinda always wanted to pick-up this kit, but I would have wanted to bash it with 1/25th stuff. Looks like good work so far though !! ...& I also think that the pearl white would be perfect for this. If you can't find "pearl white" a possible suggestion is Testors Model Master 2944 " gloss pearl clearcoat " spray. I'm sorry I can't comment on how well it works, I bought a can but have not used it yet, but possibly would look good over plain white. -AL
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Post by smartresins on Apr 7, 2009 3:20:33 GMT -6
I look forward to seeing how you work this kit over! Jody
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Post by RatRod on Apr 7, 2009 9:11:45 GMT -6
Very cool Marc!!! There is one of these in our LHS here, and it's cheap, I need to get it next time I'm in there to go with my Boss Bike that MPC did back in the day!!! Keep us posted!!!
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Post by chiefsspeedshop on Apr 7, 2009 9:39:55 GMT -6
I have one of these on the back burner I started and lost interest in to it be an old kit,ALOT of the mold lines are thick and the two backs halves don't match up really good at all,like MOPAR,already mentioned,I was gonna do something a littlew different with mine and NOT go the ICE CREAM route with it,I might just have to break it back out after seeing this thread,GOOD JOB so far on yours and keep up the GREAT WORK,........................Chief
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Post by Tim Nolan on Apr 7, 2009 11:44:57 GMT -6
Thats funny, I just was looking thru a bunch of my kits last night and was eyeballing this kit. I'd like to do the Boss Bike, and I think most of the parts are in this kit, not sure what's missing. Brandon did one a few years back and I was diggin' it! Hey John, is yours built? Let's see it if so!
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Post by TheMadModeler on Apr 7, 2009 13:14:02 GMT -6
I'm dieing to build my own Ice Cycle.. I have it and will get a shot at it someday..  I'll watch you do it first.  BiLL.. |
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Post by moparmarc on Apr 8, 2009 2:18:30 GMT -6
Thats funny, I just was looking thru a bunch of my kits last night and was eyeballing this kit. I'd like to do the Boss Bike, and I think most of the parts are in this kit, not sure what's missing. Brandon did one a few years back and I was diggin' it! Hey John, is yours built? Let's see it if so! For those wanting to do the Boss Bike here are the instructions to it: public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/instruction_sheetsh/instruction_sheets/mpc-4/mpc-boss-bike-wild-/As for what is missing, from what I can tell looking through the instructions only the chrome parts are missing which includes the handlebars, sprockets, wheels and all the other chrome parts. I'm glad you all are enjoying this one so far and since I have Wed. off from work I should get some color on it later today! |
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Post by RatRod on Apr 8, 2009 11:09:26 GMT -6
Thats funny, I just was looking thru a bunch of my kits last night and was eyeballing this kit. I'd like to do the Boss Bike, and I think most of the parts are in this kit, not sure what's missing. Brandon did one a few years back and I was diggin' it! Hey John, is yours built? Let's see it if so! Tim, no mine isn't built yet. I have tinkered with it a couple times though. I got mine several years ago on eBay, and I don't think it was to much either, got lucky!!! I have it in the house now, so may soon!!! |
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Post by Tim Nolan on Apr 8, 2009 15:03:09 GMT -6
Well if you ever decide to dump it let me know...... ;D
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Post by moparmarc on Apr 10, 2009 2:26:44 GMT -6
Update time........ All of the parts that need to be white are now lacquer gloss white, even though you can't see much of a difference between the primer shots and the gloss white ones.  Hosted on Fotki Hosted on Fotki Hosted on FotkiNext up........Decals!!! |
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Post by moparmarc on Apr 10, 2009 2:29:43 GMT -6
And I want to get some opinions on something. There is a lot of white on this build and I was thinking of adding a little more color to it. I thought about either painting the areas circled in red of maybe foiling them, what do you klowns think??  Hosted on Fotki |
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Post by smartresins on Apr 10, 2009 4:06:58 GMT -6
I think red would look goof there! just my opinion. Thanks. Jody
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Post by snakeplissken81 on Apr 10, 2009 9:55:59 GMT -6
It's a strange kit. But I see a lot of potential if used for kitbashing.
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Post by moparmarc on May 8, 2009 13:24:33 GMT -6
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Post by sakke on May 8, 2009 14:23:48 GMT -6
I think you have a great result with your painting ! I think it`s cool already, but if the painting bothers you, scribe really really carefully overlapped red paint with your sharp hobbyknife before final laquer. I wouldn`t do it since it looks good already.
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Post by smartresins on May 8, 2009 17:40:53 GMT -6
Not a bad job at all. Of course, masking never seams to come out perfect. Thats what a good clean up/polishing is for. LOL. What we all hate hey? With the combination of red and white so far, it should look very sharp once it all comes together! Jody
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Post by dpaintbizer on May 8, 2009 18:05:45 GMT -6
......Now just mask out the red, and reapply the white ( the red is 'easier' to mask , than the white) !!! I do a similar process when I do the strips on say a 70 Chevelle SS.... (when I had the same 'Bleed~thru as you got ), and it turned out Killer !!! ( Red car, White strips ...1:1) You sometime hafta 'Look' what is 'Easier' to mask first... in my own experience... ... ( Imoe )..... Good job so far !!! ~ Dean Dpaintbzer ~  |
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Post by davekapp on May 12, 2009 23:10:41 GMT -6
How about some pastels on the white?
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I'll watch you do it first. 
