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 Posted 4/24/2014 5:04:20 AM |
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| looks really good. well done so far.
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| Posted 5/4/2014 2:38:34 PM |
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The cake is a lie.
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You're sort of inspiring me to build one of my own scale 89's. Your cars' looking really good 
Do I look like someone with a plan? 0_o
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| Posted 5/4/2014 7:49:39 PM |
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ASapientMachine (5/4/2014)
You're sort of inspiring me to build one of my own scale 89's. Your cars' looking really good
I'm glad to hear that! Suggestion: dont use bondo. haha.
And yes, the cake is definitely a lie. 
“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me”
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| Posted 5/5/2014 12:47:02 AM |
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The cake is a lie.
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I'm glad to hear that! Suggestion: dont use bondo. haha.
And yes, the cake is definitely a lie. [/quote]
Bondo's a (Crazy) to work with.
I'd probably go with polystyrene, dry-wall Spackle (far easier to work than Bondo), glazing puddy, and a few coats of surfacing primer.
Do I look like someone with a plan? 0_o
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| Posted 7/10/2014 5:03:15 AM |
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ASapientMachine (5/5/2014)
Bondo's a (Crazy) to work with.
I'd probably go with polystyrene, dry-wall Spackle (far easier to work than Bondo), glazing puddy, and a few coats of surfacing primer.
When I started this project, the dry-wall Spackle was my first choice of coating. However what led to its demise was I could not get tape to stick to it when I wanted to sand off sharp corners. (maybe i was using the wrong masking tape, who knows), so i regrettably went with bondo.
More pics coming soon!
“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me”
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| Posted 7/10/2014 5:25:48 AM |
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I've been very motivated to work on the '89 here recently, so the following photos were done over a span of 2 days. Hope you guys like what has been done.
I've started on the driver side, and its coming out MUCH more symmetrical than I could have ever dreamed.
Here is what i started with:
I finally build the turbine inlet:
Sanding sanding sanding.
Getting smoother...
Front shot. You may notice a drawn line on the hood that sways to the passenger side of the car, thats actually mark ups for that bridge that goes across the hood, and the canopy slides on.
This is usually what the bodywork looks like for the first layer of bondo or two, total ugliness, but its the evil that has to be in order to get it build up just right.
And this is what the model currently looks like. I'm hoping (fingers crossed) to have it done and a mold cast by years end. 
“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me”
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| Posted 7/10/2014 10:14:22 AM |
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You reap what you sow
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Dude! you're still alive?
 
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| Posted 7/10/2014 10:32:35 AM |
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Yep. Kinda been doing some soul searching.
“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me”
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| Posted 3/10/2015 5:20:42 PM |
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Well. Apparently I've not updated this build in over half a year. Guess it would be a good time for a new photo. I've swapped to clay to make it more indoor friendly (makes my wife happy). And it makes corrections a lot cheaper.
“It’s not who I am underneath, but what I do that defines me”
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| Posted 3/11/2015 2:33:06 AM |
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DH was once A mail order bride...............
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Watch out Toynami very nice shaggy.
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