Heavens Eagle
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So far so good Greg. 
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Baby- AMT's Supernatural 1967 Chevy Impala
- Thread starter Greg Kimsey
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Wow! 
Greg Kimsey
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I am closing in on closing in the door jamb! Little by little. I am thinking epoxy putty and shaping for the final steps.
The overlap of the door will keep it from going to far in. Excellent work Greg!
Greg Kimsey
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Gotta admit I have been doing almost 100% 3D modeling of the Scout lately. Very little time at the model table. What I HAVE done has been good though. I have the door posts in. I ended up plastic cementing with Testors cement then reinforcing with JB Weld black. They "seem quite sturdy. I have sone shaping yet to do on the JB.
I have had to figure out how to fill the side walls so I can hinge the front doors. I taped the windshield in then used museum putty to hold the dash while I pondered. I ended up cutting the side plates off of the dash and removing the register tabs. I used the plates as a template to make new ones and some filler layers with styrene.
I used paper card to make a template for the shape of the car body I needed to fill then cut styrene to match and glued it all together. There is smoothing and shaping left to be done but it fits well
I have an idea for the hinges on the front door. The rear doors is still a puzzler. More to come!
I have had to figure out how to fill the side walls so I can hinge the front doors. I taped the windshield in then used museum putty to hold the dash while I pondered. I ended up cutting the side plates off of the dash and removing the register tabs. I used the plates as a template to make new ones and some filler layers with styrene.
I used paper card to make a template for the shape of the car body I needed to fill then cut styrene to match and glued it all together. There is smoothing and shaping left to be done but it fits well
I have an idea for the hinges on the front door. The rear doors is still a puzzler. More to come!
Greg Kimsey
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You call it something else I am sure. UHU putty? Sticky putty? Museum's use it and we used it in our Antique mall to keep lids on pottery and glass jars and they call it museum putty.
Rhino
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It fun to watch another guy that sees "what could be" with his models, unsatisfied by "what is"!
Right about here, my TLAR brain goes "Are you really gonna cut, sand and shape all that to make just the one? Car model guys would go NUTS, "NVTS, nuts" over stuff like this! It could be adapted to station wagons and other 4-door automotive kits! Mold and cast? LPP is much easier to sand and shape, or if you had a good 3D scanner you could alter the CAD design by vehicle dimensions, print these and then......"
Stop hittin' me with that shillelagh, Greg.
I'll try to stay in my own Wheelhouse, never mind.
Right about here, my TLAR brain goes "Are you really gonna cut, sand and shape all that to make just the one? Car model guys would go NUTS, "NVTS, nuts" over stuff like this! It could be adapted to station wagons and other 4-door automotive kits! Mold and cast? LPP is much easier to sand and shape, or if you had a good 3D scanner you could alter the CAD design by vehicle dimensions, print these and then......"
Stop hittin' me with that shillelagh, Greg.
I'll try to stay in my own Wheelhouse, never mind.
Greg Kimsey
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I can see a 3D print project coming up LOL. All that stuff you said never occurred to me! I do NOT have a good 3D scanner although my best friend and I were talking about "wouldn't it be great" just yesterday.
Rhino
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Imagine the 1965 Chevelle surf wagon kit with opening doors? '31 Woody wagon? How about an opening driver's door on a vintage Monogram Quicksilver/Streetfighter '60 Chevy sedan delivery model? It already has a flop-front hood. See how this starts to sound like wiping your back-side on a hoop? There's just no end to it!
simpler hinges?
Greg Kimsey
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Merry Christmas and happy New ayear all! I have bees very busy with training, kearning hiw to make better car bodies. There are 37 chapters and each has 6 to 19 videos. I am on chapter 4, episide 11 (of 17). I have learned a crap ton and was worth the $42 investment. The car has not been side-lined, but has taken a back seat so to speak. I DID try for three weeks and 12 attempts to make a functioning hood hinge but ultimately gave up and went more traditional model maker hood hinge with metal rod and pipe. The doors are coming along as well as the interior. The entire model has been a little above my knowledge level but hopefully will be learning and taking to the next model.
What type of training are you doing?
Heavens Eagle
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I just couldn't resist
Greg Kimsey
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It is basically how to model a car from the outside in with full interior. There are so many shortcuts and methods I have learned already that the training would have been a bargain at triple the price. The guy is a very good teacher as well, which is nice. I have watched some videos where "speaking clearly" is not the teachers best quality.
For Baby, I AM using some of the engine parts I made for the Scout such as the alternator and fuel pump, among others. Very handy stuff to have already made the parts I need!
chrispisme
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Aahh an old 4 door hardtop, one (some) of the nicest looking cars made (just one old mans opinion of course) I was restoring a 72 Dodge Polara hardtop for myself when a buyer came along that I couldn't turn down...but now I wish I had! the car had dual zone A/C and heater (front and rear zones) power locks, windows, cruise, tilt/ telescope steering, disc brakes and 440 cid engine. With the windows down there was not a neater looking car...absolute horrible protection in a side impact but that's another story.
The age of land yachts. My first car was a 66 Chrysler New Yorker, loaded. My Dad should never had let me drive that thing in the ground like I did.
centaur567
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Pontiac Bonneville. Now that was a land yacht. Gary S.
Heavens Eagle
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LOL, mine was a 1970 VW beetle. One of my class mates in high school had a '59 Cadillac. I saw a Farcebook post from him a while back and he still has it and is doing a restoration on it.
Sigh, never had any of the big block cars. The biggest vehicle I had was when I was first married (the first time) Wife had a red '70 Malibu. Actually disliked that car.
Sigh, never had any of the big block cars. The biggest vehicle I had was when I was first married (the first time) Wife had a red '70 Malibu. Actually disliked that car.
