Post by `Boots` on Mar 3, 2013 14:14:31 GMT -5
Just when ya thought it was all over...........along comes another hairbrain scheme 
, i`ve decided to mount this similar to the Porsche i built, the idea is to replicate a retired racer in a show type environment......maybe in a posh showroom/museum style if ya get ma drift 
I started by using some heavy duty card and cutting them too an unusual pattern rather than the square ones like in the Porsche thread!,
Then a coat of primer, Pz Grey on the outer edges to give a more defind look to the edges, Desert Yellow (misted), Dark Yellow (misted), Buff (misted)...........over spray with Pz Grey from a distance to fade it down, then a coat of clear Orange........again applied from a distance, the reason i sprayed like that was because it made the build up a lot easier to control...........finally a clear coat..........and then wrapped in sticky back plastic to give it a nice sheen...........also makes it easy to wipe clean when ya need to dust them
!!
Here we are now........this is just after clear coat so no plastic on here as yet!
The reason i opted for this colour scheme was down to my Fire Brigade days............our appliance bay floor was very similiar to this in small tiles and the red appliances always stood out quite nicely against it!!
Here she is on the base.............non of the tiles are stuck just yet so they`ve moved about a bit
Then i decided to go the whole hog and design a plinth/stand to display her orfe the ground ( as like the Porsche)........and..........officially try and scratch something from `er..scratch!!, if it passes the Dicky test then i`m home dry............i`ve added bits hear and there on various builds but the Taxi build made me wanna just try somink a little more challenging.......so here we go 
Various sized rod and stuff have been used in 1mm-2.5mm and some 1mm card with the holes drilled to allow base attachment...this has taken a tortoise like me ferkin` most of the night .........and there`s about 35 bits involved believe it or not 
Her it is as it stands at the mo.....
It`s by no means finished yet........i`d say probably about half way!!, reckon it`ll look cool with a coat of Alclads Aluminium on it......
Here`s a few pics of the basic effect...........i`ve also got a very similiar idea for the rear hood as well, that will sit at the rear of the car itself...
Waddaya think fellas, yeah, yeah i know........another marathon thread that sorta makes itself up as it goes along
, i`ve decided to mount this similar to the Porsche i built, the idea is to replicate a retired racer in a show type environment......maybe in a posh showroom/museum style if ya get ma drift 
I started by using some heavy duty card and cutting them too an unusual pattern rather than the square ones like in the Porsche thread!,
Then a coat of primer, Pz Grey on the outer edges to give a more defind look to the edges, Desert Yellow (misted), Dark Yellow (misted), Buff (misted)...........over spray with Pz Grey from a distance to fade it down, then a coat of clear Orange........again applied from a distance, the reason i sprayed like that was because it made the build up a lot easier to control...........finally a clear coat..........and then wrapped in sticky back plastic to give it a nice sheen...........also makes it easy to wipe clean when ya need to dust them
!!Here we are now........this is just after clear coat so no plastic on here as yet!
The reason i opted for this colour scheme was down to my Fire Brigade days............our appliance bay floor was very similiar to this in small tiles and the red appliances always stood out quite nicely against it!!
Here she is on the base.............non of the tiles are stuck just yet so they`ve moved about a bit
Then i decided to go the whole hog and design a plinth/stand to display her orfe the ground ( as like the Porsche)........and..........officially try and scratch something from `er..scratch!!, if it passes the Dicky test then i`m home dry
............i`ve added bits hear and there on various builds but the Taxi build made me wanna just try somink a little more challenging.......so here we go 
Various sized rod and stuff have been used in 1mm-2.5mm and some 1mm card with the holes drilled to allow base attachment...this has taken a tortoise like me ferkin` most of the night
.........and there`s about 35 bits involved believe it or not 
Her it is as it stands at the mo.....
It`s by no means finished yet........i`d say probably about half way!!, reckon it`ll look cool with a coat of Alclads Aluminium on it......
Here`s a few pics of the basic effect...........i`ve also got a very similiar idea for the rear hood as well, that will sit at the rear of the car itself...
Waddaya think fellas, yeah, yeah i know........another marathon thread that sorta makes itself up as it goes along
really makes the most of the car 
