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Post by Leon on Mar 25, 2015 18:12:40 GMT -5
Great start Tony  ! Really going to enjoy watching this come together.  |
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Post by TRM on Mar 25, 2015 18:44:20 GMT -5
Hey Tony!! Count me in!! Looks like you are off to a great start!! Nice pile of itty-bitties!! WTF? LOL!! Gonna look sweet when done!!
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 25, 2015 23:36:37 GMT -5
Holy smokes! Have you lost your mind?!?!? I see thousands of real tiny PE parts! This is going to be fun to follow!
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Post by Wes on Mar 26, 2015 3:37:50 GMT -5
Im in for this Tony. Those chain parts look like ants.
Looking forward to it.
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Post by dupes on Mar 26, 2015 12:49:27 GMT -5
Sweeeeet! Going to have this ready for the show on Sunday? Hahahaha. |
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Post by Foenetik on Mar 26, 2015 18:33:59 GMT -5
yuuuuuuuppppp......mmm no. lol
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Post by Foenetik on Mar 28, 2015 2:02:46 GMT -5
The chain is complete. well till i mount it and do the final link. It was a formidable opponent, however it was well worth the effort.  |
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Post by Leon on Mar 28, 2015 7:01:01 GMT -5
Nice work on the chain Tony! |
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Post by deafpanzer on Mar 28, 2015 23:19:34 GMT -5
Chain really looks great!!! Glad you didn't loose all of your sanity, did you?
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Post by TRM on Mar 29, 2015 5:50:17 GMT -5
Guessing Tony should have had some sanity before that to lose it Andy!! Sweet job on the linkage my friend!! Better your eyes than mine!! LOL!! Like you said, "worth the effort"!! |
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Post by Foenetik on Mar 29, 2015 11:45:43 GMT -5
What is this sanity you guys speak of?
Muahahahaha.
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Post by eastrock on Mar 31, 2015 21:31:35 GMT -5
Awesome work, Sir!!! the chains are very tedious and manage to pull that thru Cheers!!! |
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Post by Foenetik on May 3, 2015 2:16:36 GMT -5
Made some progress... so, i got a studio 27 carbon fiber kit. most of it works but the top studio kit has custom parts so i have to do some custom decals as well. The studio 27 CF pattern is really good. so i ordered some extra sheets from a diff company online, and was VERY dissapointed in the pattern. it looks nothing like CF. I know i should get it from the same company but its really hard to find studio 27 stuff that isnt sold out. have a look..  Studio 27 pattern  Scale Motorsport poopy pattern  so i found 1 sheet of what i hope is the right scale in russia and its in transit. Valve cover.  Foot pedals, top studio. Nice detail, you cut the existing smooth ones off and add these  Frame with bolt detail. I decided to do a textured finish. I like it.  Front Fork. Tamiya metal fork kit, the lil metal nubbins on the bottom are top studio  Clutch, notice its a couple diff colors, took some creative masking. The silverish color is a custom alclad mix  Muffler with CF Wrap (tamiya CF)  Top studio even includes the perforated inside.  top of forks  Front brake disk, i feel i nailed the color and texture. it looks gritty like a composite material.  Thats all for now. I actually have most of it painted but i havent taken pics. waiting for more assembly. |
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Post by Leon on May 3, 2015 3:07:19 GMT -5
Awesome progress Tony! The carbon fiber really looks fantastic. |
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Post by Foenetik on May 12, 2015 0:33:31 GMT -5
Thanks Leon! Decided to tackle the electrical connectors. It was a good time to buy a good microbrush as well. Love this thing! FlexiFile 10/0. Penny for scale  added some color bands for visual interest.     Heres the actual size. Again, Penny for scale. Did this all without magni-visor!  Heres some random painted parts.   id be further along if i wasnt struggling with the carbon decals.Firstly, cant find a general sheet in the same scale as the kit i got. Apparently Scale27 Small has been on back order for 3 years. I got the large sheet from another project. may have to use that. And some of the parts are so complex im having a bit of trouble figuring them out. unforunately, the kit i got is cut for the tamiya kit and the complex parts are top studio so i cant even use them for reference. boo. ill get it eventually, im just being a perfectionist so its slowing me down. |
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Post by Wes on May 12, 2015 1:40:34 GMT -5
Tony those are some beautifully painted parts my friend. Your perfectionism is really shining through, as can be seen in your results.
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Post by Leon on May 12, 2015 4:54:30 GMT -5
Nice work in the painting dept.Tony! Your doing a great job so no need to rush. |
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Post by Foenetik on May 12, 2015 19:05:03 GMT -5
Nice work in the painting dept.Tony! Your doing a great job so no need to rush. yeah trying to take it slow. dont want to weather this one cause of mistakes. lol |
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Post by Foenetik on May 12, 2015 19:05:37 GMT -5
Tony those are some beautifully painted parts my friend. Your perfectionism is really shining through, as can be seen in your results. Thanks for the compliment wes. youre really too kind! |
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Post by Foenetik on May 13, 2015 3:52:04 GMT -5
man. i really boned myself. so i bought the "full view" kit cause i didnt want to cover all this lovely detail. but i realized i hate how it looks and am going to just make stands for the body panels. so this means all the body panels are clear styrene. its so hard, and brittle, and glue just eats at it. Wish i got the regular kit now. this models difficulty level just sky rocketed :\
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Post by deafpanzer on May 13, 2015 11:25:57 GMT -5
WOW! Catching up here... great updates! You will do just fine... just try to be gentle! LOL
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Post by Foenetik on May 14, 2015 20:23:22 GMT -5
WOW! Catching up here... great updates! You will do just fine... just try to be gentle! LOL thanks andy! yeah i know ill get r done. but its still a pain to do clean up. imagine a model built out of canopy plastic. so much suck. lol |
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Post by TRM on May 15, 2015 7:14:21 GMT -5
Some beautiful detail work there Tony!! Going to be a real treat seeing all the parts come together soon!! |
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Post by Foenetik on May 15, 2015 7:18:28 GMT -5
thanks T!
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Post by BJ---Rest In Peace on May 15, 2015 14:47:25 GMT -5
VERY Cool..
Mind me asking roughly what size are those link center to center.. Asking as I have a project that those may be perfect on if they are small enough. The Chain drive on my bridgelayer.
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Post by dupes on May 15, 2015 20:31:10 GMT -5
Haha. Hah. Hahahaha. You HAVE to be kidding! Great looking build, Tony - hope the clear parts don't cause you too much trouble.  |
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Post by Foenetik on May 16, 2015 15:19:38 GMT -5
VERY Cool.. Mind me asking roughly what size are those link center to center.. Asking as I have a project that those may be perfect on if they are small enough. The Chain drive on my bridgelayer. 2/8 from hole to hole center |
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Post by Foenetik on May 16, 2015 15:28:01 GMT -5
so for the exhaust, top studio has this really nice tutorial on how to paint it so it looks welded and heat stressed. i tried it, but i dunno, the welds obviously have no depth since theyre simulated. i went to my online supplier and found these Archer Fine Transfer "Perfect welds". Theyre resin put onto clear decal backing. So theyre "3d". the sheet is kinda expensive at 18.00 but it comes with 4 different scales so i can use them on future projects. You just cut it into strips, wet, apply and microsol it. Im really glad i did it, its going to look really good chromed, heat painted and washed. Heres the top studio tutorial. Its really well done, and step by step. For Discussion purposes only..  Here are the transfers..   Here they are applied to the bondo'd and sanded piece..   Here it is primed. Came out great. these are closeup so you see more flaws obviously. They will get a coat of Alclad black base, then Alclad chrome. Then i will heat treat it. I might throw a very light coat of clear in there but i dont want to lose any of the weld detail.   |
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Post by Leon on May 16, 2015 16:23:58 GMT -5
WOW!! Those welds look great Tony.Money well spent. |
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Post by BJ---Rest In Peace on May 16, 2015 22:48:56 GMT -5
Looks great.. The Links would work great until I saw how much they are.. For one kit they're not to bad.. But I figured I would need 10 sets...so $560... I think I will have them 3D printed.  |
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! Really going to enjoy watching this come together. 
