qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member
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The build of my first "Rod"qwerty
@qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member 52
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Sept 12, 2007 7:06:42 GMT
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Well... Tuesday afternoon was draagging a bit and I was a little bored. Was looking around the office, as you do and noticed my discarded OJ carton!  HMMM Sooooooo.....  Starting to take shape  "Pinch" the front "rails"  Bonnet On  Bit of Roof Rake FTW!!  Sunvisor and Grill shell  Ahhh the wheels!! An important choice in any project. I had four of these bad boys but they're a bit large for the front so what do ya do???  BAND them of course!  And stick them on the back!  Then mmake my beam axle and some better proportioned "wheels" for the front And Voila!  Today is going to be windows and exhausts!! I apologise for the quality of the pictures. |
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stuey
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ram thruster 4000
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Sept 12, 2007 8:47:57 GMT
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wish I still had that pic of the scale model of the bridge over the river kwai I built with coffee stirring sticks and staples.. nothing like a little desk make to alleviate office boredem.... ;D
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1987 fiat 126-nearly actually done!
1972 beetle - lawn art
2003 z4 daily-new wheels a comin!
2008 R56 Mini cooper "mental Mickey"
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qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 52
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The build of my first "Rod"qwerty
@qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member 52
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Sept 12, 2007 8:51:23 GMT
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wish I still had that pic of the scale model of the bridge over the river kwai I built with coffee stirring sticks and staples.. nothing like a little desk make to alleviate office boredem.... ;D That sounds quite a bit more ambitious than my "Carton Rod" would have loved to have seen pics!! |
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street
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6.2 ft/lbs of talk
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Sept 12, 2007 9:09:33 GMT
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LuLz! Thats awesome, very neat!  |
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Sept 12, 2007 9:14:42 GMT
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takin shape! I did once while about age 8 replicate a Yesteryears Model T van 5 times bigger in cerial packet cardboard and sellotape, it wasnt bad either a bit wobbly. ;D Still got the remails now all yellowy and disjointed!! |
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 it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts  |
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The build of my first "Rod"BenzBoy
@benzboy
Club Retro Rides Member 7
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Sept 12, 2007 9:56:35 GMT
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ORSUM! What about paint? I suggest white primer Tipp-Ex finished off with Biro numbers / decals! |
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qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 2,420
Club RR Member Number: 52
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The build of my first "Rod"qwerty
@qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member 52
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Sept 12, 2007 10:17:46 GMT
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Hmmm Paint finish choices consisit of:
Tippex White Primer (Pros: Good Cover got plenty of it, Cons: Smells, is a bit white, brush marks)
Permanent Marker Satin Black (Pros: Quick, easy, smells. Cons: Not very good cover, will be a bit bland)
Aero Mint Foil Wrapper Mettalic green (Pros: Bit different, shiny. Cons: Can imagine it being a right clart on to attatch)
Also need to decide between Sedan or Commercial :/
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The build of my first "Rod"BenzBoy
@benzboy
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Sept 12, 2007 12:07:42 GMT
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I say go two-tone! Mint aero roof with permanent marker black. Maybe some Tipp-Ex pinstriping / detailing?! I reckon oval Opera windows in the sides too FTW! ;D ;D ;D
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Sept 12, 2007 12:47:14 GMT
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i made this one day out of a stapler  |
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markbognor
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The build of my first "Rod"markbognor
@markbognor
Club Retro Rides Member 56
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Sept 12, 2007 13:50:38 GMT
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Excellent rod! - Tipex white with OHP pen pinstriping FTW Here's a net I designed for a y7 Graphics project (Company logo - they also design the delivery van livery) Of couse after a couple of runs through the project I got bored so drew up some custom wheels and side pipes.  Here's a couple of my demo vans:  |
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Last Edit: Sept 12, 2007 13:53:49 GMT by markbognor
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qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 52
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The build of my first "Rod"qwerty
@qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member 52
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Sept 12, 2007 14:18:01 GMT
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Colour has been decided and applied picture soon!!
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qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 52
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The build of my first "Rod"qwerty
@qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member 52
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Sept 12, 2007 14:30:20 GMT
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Well Deans Suggestion of Two Tone won it for me!!  Bit dissapointed that my front axle seems to have lost a bit of its structural integrity meaning the wheels badly sag  Dunno whether to leave it as is or add more stuff, still got straw exhasut to go on possibly Headlights, then I could have an engine poking out of the hood....... this is very sad ;D |
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Sept 12, 2007 14:34:08 GMT
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areo mint wrapper roof ftw!!!!
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qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member
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Club RR Member Number: 52
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The build of my first "Rod"qwerty
@qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member 52
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Sept 12, 2007 15:00:15 GMT
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More work will ensue tomorrow ;D
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Sept 12, 2007 19:10:32 GMT
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That's brilliant, and inspired, knocking spots of the pre-printed R100 airship I've got languishing on my desk......
If anyone is interested, I have quite a few plans for paper cars, all found whilst trawing the net.
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Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
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qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member
Posts: 2,420
Club RR Member Number: 52
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The build of my first "Rod"qwerty
@qwerty
Club Retro Rides Member 52
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Sept 13, 2007 6:34:19 GMT
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I'm thinking of using the remaining aero wrapper to have some slames down the side.
There used to be a thread with a link to a webpage absolutely full of plans for paper cars where did it go?
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Sept 13, 2007 21:18:10 GMT
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Here's two from the collection, print them out and stick them together!   Both gathered from the net over the last few years and part of a collection of over 100 cars! |
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Peugeot 307sw - Suzuki SV650S - MX5.
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Sept 14, 2007 11:21:39 GMT
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have u got a mk2 golf on? id like to make one of those?
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