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Post by harron68 on Jul 10, 2015 6:35:56 GMT -6
It's my guess the sunroofs will become "gunroofs!" Thanx for the wild ride!
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Post by geezerman on Jul 11, 2015 13:58:40 GMT -6
Gun turrets:
Plan 'A' was to use the clear blister pack plastic that was formed over the Hot Wheels tires to make a plexiglas dome . They lined up pretty good with the bottom pans that I cut from a RC jeep body side gas tank. However, cool as that idea was, the plastic was way too thin.
So, plan 'B'. Using card stock, I scratched the top of the turrets. It'll just have to be dark in there !
Meanwhile, Igor was busy in the machine shop scratching up a pair of guns for them.
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Post by bob29579 on Jul 12, 2015 0:49:29 GMT -6
Nice.
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Post by geezerman on Jul 12, 2015 10:52:56 GMT -6
Starting in on "Big Shamika"
Elevation wheel is a resin fan of some kind. Replacing blades with wire spokes for more realistic scale.
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Post by geezerman on Jul 13, 2015 10:40:57 GMT -6
"Big Shamika" getting there.
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Post by bob29579 on Jul 13, 2015 12:39:25 GMT -6
Love the little control with it. Great details.
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Post by geezerman on Jul 15, 2015 9:32:01 GMT -6
Big Shamika and the twins are ready for installation, and going out to kick some Apocalyptic booty.
Engine-wise, this will be basically a curbside. I will be using these exhaust headers.
Oh yeah, this'll work !
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Post by bob29579 on Jul 15, 2015 10:50:11 GMT -6
The gun needs to be higher...
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Post by geezerman on Jul 19, 2015 16:16:55 GMT -6
Needed a windshield of some kind. I thought of building some contoured louvers, but my 9th grade math skills wasn't near enough to figure out matching those contours! So went with some screening.
Being an engine less curbside ,of sorts, crude as I am, I wasn't about to just stick some induction ON the hood, so I made an opening and put kind of a shelf under it to set the blower on and give it a semblance of depth.
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Post by bob29579 on Jul 20, 2015 11:27:09 GMT -6
That came out really nice.
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Post by geezerman on Jul 21, 2015 10:10:14 GMT -6
Side pods are now mounted. The twins, (and all interior stuff), are constructed so they can be installed from inside the body shell or on the floor pan. Big Shamika sets down inside thru the roof opening. I can now think about paint..... possibly a type of camo.
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Post by bob29579 on Jul 21, 2015 14:18:07 GMT -6
Hand brushed camo.
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Post by geezerman on Jul 24, 2015 9:33:21 GMT -6
Yep, hand brushed.
Been painting my camo for the last couple of days. I'll let it gas out for a bit then I plan to shoot Dulcote over it to get it all looking more uniform, even tho I used cheap flat craft paints. Meanwhile, I'll be making a couple more detail thingys.
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Post by bob29579 on Jul 24, 2015 17:59:27 GMT -6
ha. So cool.
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Post by geezerman on Jul 26, 2015 6:51:21 GMT -6
I'm in the final stages of wrapping this puppy up. I have given the body a coat of Dullcote and now, installing final details, such as this RV type roof ladder. Just have to rig up a console of some kind beside the driver seat and do some detail touch ups.
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