seanrgb Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 Very Nice work Ian ..great job on the tub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Gypsy Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 I'm liking this a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted August 28, 2008 Share Posted August 28, 2008 How the flock did you do that carpet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallychef Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 Hi everbody, finally got back to the workbench, a combination of working, wallpapering & poorly wife has kept me away for some time. Finally got some progress The interior tub is finished, hope to get a start on the bodyshell very soon. thier may be a delay in the build as the kit came with the clear sprue missing, revell say thay have dispatched another but I am still waiting, anyway I have this in my stash, will it qualify as build number 2 ? may have to make a start while waiting for the other parts back to the bodyshell Cheers for now regards Ian P.S. I start my digi photography course next month so hopefully pictures will get better!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Wow you're doing a good job with that. A model T, now that will be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallychef Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 been having a look at the model T, been in the stash for ages, never been touched. Not sure if it will qualify, the kit is left hand drive so will have to be converted and US plates produced, but I don't think that will pose much of a problem, What do you think mods? Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mentalguru Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Not looked ij on this before- bloody Hell! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Yeah the Model T would be OK ... its an American car Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallychef Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 well I managed to get a couple of mist coats of white primer onto the Viper bodyshell, so as that is being set aside to dry I decided to have a look at the "T". It is an airfix ford model T 1912, in a 1:32 scale, not sure when it was manufactured, I aquired it from e bay some time ago when nobody else seemed to be bothering to bid. You forget how much poorer the mouldings were with these older kits, i have spent some 2 hours trimming off exess flash. This is how we currently look. now to start filling the seemingly hundreds of sink marks in the kit, we may even get a bit of primer on before the days out. I know that Henry Ford said you could have them in any colour you wanted, as long as it was black, but I am going with the colour scheme on the box artwork as I have seen many examples like it when I googled it for some research pictures. cheers folks regards Ian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallychef Posted September 19, 2008 Author Share Posted September 19, 2008 well I made the mistake of going back to the model T this morning, and despite my complaining about the poor castings & excess flash, once I got it cleaned up a bit its become an addictive little kit, and I got a bit carried away, the wife's had me reported as a missing person!!!!!..... as the mechanics and the colour scheme is fairly basic, I have been able to crack on very well with the kit. Most of the paintings been done. So hopefully in the morning we will get a start to get it assembled, if i'm allowed back into the workshop. regards Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallychef Posted September 21, 2008 Author Share Posted September 21, 2008 bit more work on the viper, now at a roling chassis stage and the model T, possibly the easiest left hand drive conversion in the history of model making enough for now regards Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallychef Posted September 22, 2008 Author Share Posted September 22, 2008 As I have said before, the model T is becoming a bit addictive, much of the assembly has been done today Just need windowscreen, roof canope and lamps to go on now The kit came with a driver figure, but as we know, ebay purchases can have some problems, our driver has a bit of a disability !!!!!!......... I've never done any figure modelling before so I thought he might be a good project to start on. I have decided to try and pose him standing next to the car.I Firstly I cut away from the waist, remodelled the arms and gave him a long trenchcoat. He has had a light coat of primer and has been set aside to dry. Tomorrow I will model his hands and legs with more milliput. Thats me for tonight, I'm off to do some research on figure painting from our millitary modelling friends Thanks for now Cheers Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Very nice work Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted September 24, 2008 Share Posted September 24, 2008 Fascinating, enjoying this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallychef Posted September 30, 2008 Author Share Posted September 30, 2008 managed to get back into the workshop today, a bit of work on the viper, a couple of coats of midnight blue onto the bodyshell. needs sanded back a bit and another couple of coats. looking for some advice when I come to do the racing stripes. Would it be easier to mask & spray the stripes, or to use White decal sheets cut to size and aded over the painted bodywork? sugestions and advice apreciated. not much work done to the model T, but I have made a display stand for it. an old picture frame, painted white, with a ceiling tile cut to size, painted and inserted. A backdrop was produced by finding a 1912 ford logo, printing onto photocard, then mounted on plasticard ~ a really pleasing result. How it may look when finished The 'T' just needs its lamps & roof , and the figure painted, so its getting close to finished. Regards Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted September 30, 2008 Share Posted September 30, 2008 Excelent Ian, well done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Gypsy Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 The model T is wonderful. A very imaginative base too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanrgb Posted October 1, 2008 Share Posted October 1, 2008 The model T looks excellent on the Base Ian ..Talkng of Which could you start up a new thread on the model T ..and i'll move it all over for you later on today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallychef Posted October 1, 2008 Author Share Posted October 1, 2008 Sorry sean, I'll set up a new thread now...........told you I was only a beginner..!!!!!!!! cheers ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallychef Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 had a look at the viper bodyshell today, very disappointed with the finish, looking very rough. will try a dose of fine wet and dry after the weekend and see if I can recover it. Too much work gone into it to give up now. Away all day tomorrow working on a Rally Test Day so it will have to wait untill sunday regards Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Ian that's orange peeled did you spray it with rattle can in the cold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallychef Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 No Mish, i decanted rattle can into my airbrush, I think I just rushed the job put too thick a layer on second coat............... Told you I was just a beginner!! Cheers ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnonymousDFB1 Posted October 3, 2008 Share Posted October 3, 2008 Never heard of decanting rattle cans. New one on me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rallychef Posted October 3, 2008 Author Share Posted October 3, 2008 yep,use a drinking straw on the nozzel of the can & spray into your airbrush jar, allow to sit for a while to degass, and use as you would any other paint. it's usually the correct consistancy to spray, and you get the precision of your air brush, can be a bit of a begger to clean afterwards, need to clean off quickly. Only as you can see, doesn't allways work for the better!! regards ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Gypsy Posted October 7, 2008 Share Posted October 7, 2008 This might clarify things a little. Decanting Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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