thats pimp!
thats pimp!
Wanted items:
eHobby Orion Pax and Dion
Wheels turned out ok. With masking its always a lottery as to what kind of finish I get.
Steering wheel turned out less than perfect but I'll use it.
Ok to mount the rear wheels I needed plastic tubing of varying sizes
Cut down the original stub.
Cut tubing to size. I had to do a couple of test runs to get the size right.
The smaller diameter fits on the stub, the larger on the back of the brake disc.
Voila!
For the front I had to cut down and drill the original assembly. Original on right, modified on left.
I got just the right diameter so it fits snug with no glue.
Poly caps hold the wheels in place and allow it to spin.
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That's SO FREAKIN AWESOME!\\How are you going to smoothen the sculpted bits out?
Looking forward to your updates
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Dude. Friggen awesome!
Gonna tint the windows too? No less that 25%!
Wonder if I can get a Classics BB/CliffJumper modded into a RCS 172..
is it done yet?! I wanna see it!!
nice work gamblor... keep us updated!![]()
I was trying to remove a pin and had the bright idea to drill a hole and bash it out from the other side. Not a good idea. I busted the whole post out by accident. Luckily it was a clean break and I glued it back with Tamiya cement. I used a soldering iron to get the pins out.
The sides are roughed out and painted with Mr Surfacer as a filler.
Here's what I'm using to get it to shape. From top to bottom, various foam sanding sticks, knife, files and sandpaper.
I also drew some new dials. I ordered clear and white decal sheets from HLJ. I've never used these before so it should be interesting.
The ones in the black box are the finished dials
I needed logos so I drew those up as well, tracing some scans.
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Woah! That Illustrator file with the logos looks amazing. Would you be happy to share that?
hahaha... there's no such thing as "kph" - the proper abbreviation is km/h
Any chance you can correct it? Considering all the effort you've gone through to make the car mode so superbly realistic I would hate to see it set back by something as simply as a speedo sticker.
Eagerly waiting for Masterpiece Meister