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5th July 2009, 09:38 AM #46
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5th July 2009, 09:41 AM #47
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5th July 2009, 11:04 AM #48
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5th July 2009, 01:33 PM #49
tidy workshop
hiya wheelin'
I know its hard to believe, my missus thought her car had been stolen but I'd actually put it in the garage for the first time in ages.
i'll get a couple of photos up when i get home tuesday
cheers,
dustbuster billy
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7th July 2009, 11:32 AM #50
it was tidy, really it was
well it was tidy for a couple of days, but when I got home last night my neighbour came over with some oregon he needed cut, and he brought a couple of six packs too.
So, by the time we'd done the cutting and drunk the beers it was back to being messy.
Took some photos anyway, hopefully they'll load ( haven't tried this before )
Starting new project, this one will take a while, it's a glass top and sides coffee table, 1200 x 600, with a diarama of a '50's garage inside it. The cars are all 1/24 scale plastic kits. I'm making the table frame first, then over the next few months make the cars etc. put the glass on last. I'll see if I can upload photos as I go on the scale model sub forum. Will use ideas from the plastic models to make timber models.
cheers all, billy. here comes the sawdust
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7th July 2009, 11:36 AM #51
trying photos again
ok that didn't work, I'll try it againAttachment 110059
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7th July 2009, 09:18 PM #52
Catch up
I have had a weekend off,sort off.
Today I have put up some photos I should have put up earlier and try to catch the WIP
to where it is .The chassis is mainly strips of Jarrah.The front solid section is cyprus pine,just because I had it.Nothing much in making chassis.It is in its rough stage at the moment.I have temp fitted most of the parts and next will clean them up for final assembly.
There is a pic of unpainted wheels to make it clearer on what is needed.
The bonnet and grill sitting in place.All just to see if they fit OK,before puting away safely till needed.
Hope this helps.Should be a bit of progress tomorrow if all goes wellBack To Car Building & All The Sawdust.
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7th July 2009, 09:51 PM #53
taking shape looking great, whats the grey on the tyres and what are you going to finish them with Aussie
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7th July 2009, 10:11 PM #54
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7th July 2009, 10:18 PM #55
not to sure , maybe a darker grey not quite black.Think need to have it all together to get overall look of vehicle will help decide.Maybe even a darker stain of reddy brown darker than the jarrah might look good.
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7th July 2009, 10:45 PM #56
brack japan
hi aussie, I use " black japan" stain on my tyres, not too black, even a bit see through so might not cover the grey. Thats a nice finish on the bonnet, very shiny, what did you use there?
cheers,
billy, dust connosieur
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7th July 2009, 11:28 PM #57
I have made the wheels removable.Might wait till I assemble it to see what it looks like.
The bonnet is coated with wipe on poly as is the rest of the body.I dont know if I mentioned it,but I use micromesh to get the required finish on the WOP anything from mat to a full gloss.Good stuff MM.Back To Car Building & All The Sawdust.
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8th July 2009, 12:32 AM #58
i tried wipe on poly on 1 of hotrods but wasnt impressed with it,must have done it wrong yours looks good as far as i can see i the picture.
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8th July 2009, 01:50 AM #59Senior Member
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Hi Aussie
I must have been sleeping, because I've logged in a couple of times in the past months and haven't caught up with this thread.
The model A truck is coming along a treat. You're working very fast, and the results are beautiful. I especially like the grille, which when done in timber looks really stylish.
You're very well organised, and are patient enough to get lots of pieces finished, before assembly. I think that might be one of the keys to your overall consistent and lovely finish.
I've got mixed feelings about showing the thread to Dave, because he has the same plan, and I really want him to do his without being influenced by how others have done it. But the stages being described are marvellous reading, and I'm sure I'll weaken and show him.
He's currently finalising a bi-plane, and then will get back to the cars and trucks. I must say that the jarrah comes up so warmly when done in wop, that it makes me want to go out and get some. But to be practical, we really should stick to red gum which is available both in rough sawn and kiln dried, and is also rather richly coloured.
But the next one we do, will have to have a sharper finish, more in line with what you're producing. I want to experiment with an idea I read about, which suggests use gloss as your base, and then multiple layers of satin poly, to achieve a really deep finish. We'll see if I'm good enough to achieve it.
Will post the red baron's (red) plane shortly. Keep up the good work on the thread. Look forward to seeing the finished product.
Cheers
LiliB
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8th July 2009, 06:05 PM #60
Wop
Hi y'all,
what is wipe-on-poly?
haven't heard of it before this thread
Although I did wonder what WOP meant in earlier posts.
Truck lookin' good Aussie
cheers, Billy.
did I mention the sawdust?
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