legend
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Post by legend on Mar 27, 2023 11:15:59 GMT -5
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losboz
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Post by losboz on Mar 27, 2023 11:22:26 GMT -5
Very cool indeed. Top notch fella
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Post by `Boots` on Mar 27, 2023 11:33:48 GMT -5
There`s scratch building and then there`s scratch building at the highest level..........fantastic work Bill  |
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ossie262
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Post by ossie262 on Mar 27, 2023 12:33:38 GMT -5
hi Boots
that is is a really cool build puts mine to shame
Ossie
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Post by Steve Zuleski on Mar 27, 2023 12:40:52 GMT -5
Well, this one definitely has me "scratrchin" my head, HA! Wow!
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Post by `Boots` on Mar 27, 2023 15:47:38 GMT -5
hi Boots that is is a really cool build puts mine to shame Ossie I wish it was mine ossie  |
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Post by captfue on Mar 27, 2023 22:19:22 GMT -5
cool!!!!!!
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 28, 2023 0:54:24 GMT -5
So when are you submitting plans to a modeling manufacturer for this? That is drop dead gorgeous!!
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legend
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Post by legend on Mar 28, 2023 3:04:33 GMT -5
Thanks for the compliment! I don't have plans, I upscale kits and use as many reference sources as possible. I usually build artillery from scratch but the bus was a kit from my childhood and just had to be built 😁
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Post by robbo on Mar 28, 2023 4:01:03 GMT -5
Jesus this is good
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legend
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Post by legend on Mar 28, 2023 4:35:52 GMT -5
Cheers mate!! You OK??😊
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Post by Leon on Mar 28, 2023 4:38:54 GMT -5
That looks great!
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legend
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Post by legend on Mar 28, 2023 5:40:57 GMT -5
Thanks Leon!😊
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Post by chromdome35 on Mar 28, 2023 10:40:44 GMT -5
I built the Airfix kit of this bus back in the mid '60s. Seemed a perfect choice for an all white scratch  I absolutely love this! I don't really know much about working at this level with sheet styrene. How do you bend and shape the curves in the hood and fenders? It looks like it would be really hard to get them symmetrical and uniform. |
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legend
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Post by legend on Mar 28, 2023 11:06:05 GMT -5
Hi and thank you, glad you like the old bus. The fenders are shaped around an object of the correct diameter, a piece of water pipe did the job. the strip of styrene is over length and held in place while my wife poured boiling water over the mould and after a few seconds held under running cold water.The strip was then cut to length and the ends shaped. The hood was treated the same way, held under boiling water with a suitable former beneath, brass tube here but this time both sides were formed as one length so symmetry was correct and the cut to equal length. The radiator top was made with a front and back and wrapped around the curves.
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Post by chromdome35 on Mar 28, 2023 11:09:48 GMT -5
Hi and thank you, glad you like the old bus. The fenders are shaped around an object of the correct diameter, a piece of water pipe did the job. the strip of styrene is over length and held in place while my wife poured boiling water over the mould and after a few seconds held under running cold water.The strip was then cut to length and the ends shaped. The hood was treated the same way, held under boiling water with a suitable former beneath, brass tube here but this time both sides were formed as one length so symmetry was correct and the cut to equal length. The radiator top was made with a front and back and wrapped around the curves. Thank you for the brilliant explanation! |
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