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Post by tankcarsrule on Feb 6, 2018 5:13:38 GMT -8
Steve, the slug is outstanding! One question, why didn't you cut styrene pieces and glue them where you built up with filler. That would hide any imperfections.
Bobby
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Post by roadkill on Feb 6, 2018 10:34:31 GMT -8
This is this weekends project. I converted the Model Power 68 Elcamino into a wagon a few days ago, and today I'm turning it into a 70 with the help of a 70 Chevelle I shrunk. It still needs a bit of work. Nice! Longer ago than I care to think about I owned a '70 El Camino, just a lowly 250 six with but one option, a THM 350 trans . Manual everything else! Loved it tho but sold it to bail my late older brother out of jail . Anyhoo, I'm planning on doing a similar conversion to a couple of Brekina '59 El Caminos, building one each 2 and 4 door Brookwood wagons from them.
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Post by onequiknova on Feb 6, 2018 16:28:16 GMT -8
This is this weekends project. I converted the Model Power 68 Elcamino into a wagon a few days ago, and today I'm turning it into a 70 with the help of a 70 Chevelle I shrunk. It still needs a bit of work. Nice! Longer ago than I care to think about I owned a '70 El Camino, just a lowly 250 six with but one option, a THM 350 trans . Manual everything else! Loved it tho but sold it to bail my late older brother out of jail . Anyhoo, I'm planning on doing a similar conversion to a couple of Brekina '59 El Caminos, building one each 2 and 4 door Brookwood wagons from them. Thanks. If you want a head start on that 59 wagon, 87 RPM offers a trans kit (body only) to convert the Elcamino into a sedan delivery. He only sells direct currently. Here's his email if interested. severinus@gmx.de There is a picture towards the bottom of the second page here.. www.flickr.com/photos/79454319@N08/sets/72157633388464352
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Post by mrsocal on Feb 6, 2018 17:08:55 GMT -8
Steve that slug is the boom man, it is coming along great. As a fellow modeller I am going to tell you the couple of things I see before you go to the paint shop. The hump still as a defined line between it and the slug. The ladder grabs in the pic snake to the to the left. I not trying to knock you as you have already done more that I would ever scratch on a loco build, just want to be honest as that third eye. You got this so move on and bring it home. I love it!!
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Post by stevef45 on Feb 6, 2018 20:55:02 GMT -8
Steve, the slug is outstanding! One question, why didn't you cut styrene pieces and glue them where you built up with filler. That would hide any imperfections. Bobby Bobby, the prototype had a separate "top" piece if you want to call it that. I wanted to try and replicate it in a way instead of having one smooth seamless side panel. This pic shows what im describing. NS891ml19 by Tripps Pics79, on Flickr
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Post by slowfreight on Feb 7, 2018 16:54:17 GMT -8
Steve, the slug is outstanding! One question, why didn't you cut styrene pieces and glue them where you built up with filler. That would hide any imperfections. Bobby Bobby, the prototype had a separate "top" piece if you want to call it that. I wanted to try and replicate it in a way instead of having one smooth seamless side panel. This pic shows what im describing. NS891ml19 by Tripps Pics79, on Flickr Point taken. There's a couple of ways to build up the structure in layers using sheet styrene, but I'd hate for you to paint the model and then be unhappy with parts of it. My favorite way to proof a model is to give it a good coat of primer and then fill/sand/redo anything that doesn't pass QC. Things will show that are hard to see when you're still a patchwork.
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Post by stevef45 on Feb 8, 2018 9:20:07 GMT -8
Bobby, the prototype had a separate "top" piece if you want to call it that. I wanted to try and replicate it in a way instead of having one smooth seamless side panel. This pic shows what im describing. NS891ml19 by Tripps Pics79, on Flickr Point taken. There's a couple of ways to build up the structure in layers using sheet styrene, but I'd hate for you to paint the model and then be unhappy with parts of it. My favorite way to proof a model is to give it a good coat of primer and then fill/sand/redo anything that doesn't pass QC. Things will show that are hard to see when you're still a patchwork. im sure imperfections will show up once primered lol
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Post by slowfreight on Feb 8, 2018 17:37:12 GMT -8
im sure imperfections will show up once primered lol Yes, but a lot of modelers seem to be afraid to fix them at that stage!
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Post by stevef45 on Feb 9, 2018 21:06:13 GMT -8
im sure imperfections will show up once primered lol Yes, but a lot of modelers seem to be afraid to fix them at that stage! we'll see how bad they are. If they are bad, i'll fix them. But its been to cold to paint.
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