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Dec 30, 2008 17:51:56 GMT
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Right,decided I wanna either build or buy a diecast,probably 1:18,and mod with wheels etc. I'm a complete and utter n00b to this,I'm not gonna pretend any different.So,would anyone mind giving me any tips and pointers,and let me know where to start.I don't have a clue where to look for the model/kit itself,let alone wheels andother mods. Thanks in advance guys  why not start with a diecast model and mod that, they're fairly easy to take apart and fit differant bits n bobs chop or melt the suspension for the lowered look and sinse they're metal , they're way easier to fill and paint as you can use regular car sprays on them scan ebay for a cheapie used one that will give up its wheels or engine |
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91 golf g60, 89 golf 16v , 88 polo breadvan
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Dec 30, 2008 23:43:30 GMT
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iv'e just been through every page and there are some nice models there better add a few of my own  i made a Tojeiro Buick from plaster of paris as there has never been a model sold of it .the reason i wanted to make one is because i have done a hell of a lot of work on the real car. so i started from a roughly shaped block and carved the shape from there. it took two weeks of shaping and rubbing down. i then took a mould from it so i could make another easier. but i have only made one fom the mould which is at work. the original i then painted. this is it   on the real car  and Sir jackie Stewart kindly signed it for me   recently i decided to have a go at making a Diorama. it is not 100% finished but i am very happy with the way it turned out  i took an Autoart Jaguar XKSS and modified it by removing some paint and giving it a little dent. the workshop equipment is bought but i made all the little hand tools, the books, i made the little mug and the workbench and printed all the little pictures on a standard printer. i even made the case from aluminium and put it together copying some of the way a jaguar D Type is put together, so solid rivits and 2BA mushheads holding the cover on .      and to show off wasn't cheap though  "49FXN"  but as i have the real one in bits at the momen't and have had the pleasure of driving it on the road i just had to get a model of it ;D  the green piston is out of the real "49FXN" and the yellow/green piston is out of a 1958 Lister Jaguar (the S2000 coil cover is another project i have ) i have a small collection and this is just a few of the bits |
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Dec 31, 2008 10:29:29 GMT
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WOW!That's awesome,massive attention to detail.Very very cool!
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Seth
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MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi
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Dec 31, 2008 22:44:46 GMT
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Awesome stuff Bozwell! Readers Ride thread for 49FXN please!
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable. |
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it's not my car though, I'm a mechanic who just happens to work on some nice cars ;D
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Well borning new years day so i dug out a few of mine, Didnt realise i how many i actually have! Still some i know i have and cant find  OK, My Hidden treasures:  My "Boy Racers"  Vanny Sierras:  Latest slots (Orange mk1 Mexy, Lotus 'tina, Orange BMW, new focus and White 'stang:  Random lledo limited run for the bus comp my dad used to work for:  I Do like my dodge's. Mainly Chargers:   Anyone into Hotwheels? My Treasure hunts, just a few from 2001-2008  One non treasure hunt snuck in! Hot wheels, Two sets of hotrods (full sets) and other random hotwheels  Buses:  Remember when Cornflakes and such used to do Diecasts? Collect the tokens and send off 20p? 4 sets i still have  My last 1:24's i sold the rest on ebay to make room and £££  Better pic of my lorrys and new Honda F1 i got for xmas  Randoms   Two racers and a wooden bus my dad got me:  My 1:18's. want to get the ghostbusters to go with these:  Dunno if i want to sell these or mod, Think i'll mod the white one!    |
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 1986 BMW 635csi coupe - No, I'm not a drug dealer. 1997 Mazda MX-5 1.6i - No, I'm not a hairdresser either.
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I'm sure I have a few hotwheels rides floatin about although the boxes are looooong gone
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 seen any renault 19 ones in any style or size? i cant find any anywhere |
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Scale car modelsdubstar74
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Nic collection you got there, especially the beemers!! |
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Scale car modelsjettadeluxe
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Here are some of my 1/18th scale cars: Nic collection you got there, especially the beemers!! Feck me, did you have to quote the entire post to say that? ;D |
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Jan 16, 2009 10:36:02 GMT
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(the S2000 coil cover is another project I have ) Are you putting a F20C into a S800? |
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1985 MK2 Golf
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Jan 19, 2009 18:42:07 GMT
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Seth
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Jan 20, 2009 11:48:19 GMT
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Now if that's yours theres no excuse for not putting up a readers ride thread! |
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Follow your dreams or you might as well be a vegetable.
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Jan 20, 2009 13:35:46 GMT
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Graham
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Jan 20, 2009 16:18:42 GMT
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nice collection
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The GF gave me a Porsche kit and asked me to build it for her but make it cool so this happened so far:   It was red originally but i sprayed it satin black. The idea is that it'll look like a bit of a "spotted" car or a barnfind. However, it did get a bang in the front wing and corresponding door and a bit of a mark in the opposite rear quarter before it was "laid up". I let the paint dry then nitromors the arches, sills front and rear pans, A-pillar bottoms, door bottoms, bonnet and boot edges and around the handles/lights/grilles. After a scrape and a wash off ( i got back to the car!!! ) i sanded it all with 600 grit and then i immersed it in a salt bath to help aid in some corrosion - hopefully. Dunno if this'll work but i'll give it a go. I'm not sure how to distress the seats as they are plastic but i think the windows maybe be damaged too and defo one or two lights/grilles? |
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