Revell Slingster W.I.P.: picture's restored 4/20/18

[littletimmy]

I started this in September, but life keep's getting in the way. I will "attempt" to post the picture's in order...

As you can see, the frame is a "bit tweeked". not the kit's fault ... totally mine. I have since "Fixed" the frame , and changed the kit blower for the injector stack's.
I also managed to wire the sparkplugs. this picture is of my second attempt. My first try , I used a more "scale" wire that looked like crap.I glued these wire's in from under the valve cover. ( less glue "Fogging" the Chrome that way.)

Velocity stack's assembled...
Got the frame straight...


Added some Chrome trim to the firewall.... it was just too bland.


Dont know if I will Chrome any of the other trim..... I'm open to suggestion's.
I wanted to paint the fuel tank to match the car , and have the tank strap's Chrome...
But the paint "bled" under the masking tape ... so, I "prepped" 4 tank's for paint ( just to "insure"  I would get at least one tank to turn out...


It was to no avail ..... I have "FAILED" four time's now to get a usable tank. This is where the tank stand's today.... ( I'm afraid to "un-mask" it . )

I used a Molotow Chrome pen this time.... ( finger's crossed...)
The kit didn't come with a fuel pump, so I "cobbled " together one using bit's and piece's from my junk bin.


Chromed it with my Molotow 1mm pen...


The kit distributor wasn't going to work for me ... so I dug out some Evergreen tubing and some Plastistruct Square rod, and scratched my own Magnito...


Painted ...


Decaled the Magnito with decal's from my stash of 10,000 and 1 that I have been "hoarding" for year's . So of course they "Shattered" on impact ! I pieced them back together... but their a bit "jagged" around the edge's..... nothing a heavy wash of Black can't fix...

Bent the first of two fuel line's out of Brass wire. ( I wanted to use Music wire, but it wouldn't  un-coil. Beside's .... Brass is more "Forgiving" of  stupid idiot mistake's.)

I decided I would use the driver figure, ... but the detail on him is heavy and out of scale. ( His shirt look's like a thick sweater!)
And DIG the 60's safety equipment ... Gloves and a helmet.... yea, that will save you !



 
His shirt was a bit bland ... so I added what I "Hope" is a period correct logo to it.


The driver's head is a mess.... those goggles are THICK !!! And he look's like an alien invader.... from planet Bugaloo...

Ok.... sorry to pile up the picture's like this, but now you all are "Caught up" with what's happening at : Little Timmy's House Of Miniature's .

[littletimmy]

Oops .... forgot the interior shot's.



I have put a Chrome strip over the Silver / Black dividing line.... ( helped hide my "Jagged" separation line ! ) I don't have a picture of that ... yet.

[70sprostockfan]

Very cool I love the scratch building . Good to see someone doing it for themselves instead of just going out and buying it. I love the aftermarket but we sometimes use it as a crutch for things we could learn to do ourselves. nice job! I also love the back drop, beautiful country, must be nice to wake up every morning to that view!

[41chevy]

Very nice works and a great color choice. Glad to see a fellow modeler who makes parts instead of buying them! Paul

[david]

I have one of these coming in the mail and yours looks terrific!

[Deleted]

Great project! I'm not the biggest fan of dragster type cars, but those I do like almost always have the engine in the front. I've just never really liked rear engined cars.

This build is looking fantastic. You said you're open to ideas about the chrome on the fuel tank. If the chrome leached again and you're still looking for ideas, what about trying a metallic silver Sharpie? There is another brand that is supposedly even better looking than Sharpie, but I can't recall the brand right now. I do know it's a "metallic" silver color. That's just an idea if you're still having trouble. The "ink" might not run and leach like paint or Molotow does.

[1320wayne]

Progress looks great.

[styrenesurfer]

I like this build.

Looks like you're camera is struggling to get a good focus.

Does it have a Macro option?

With the fuel tank, my opinion wound be to strip the paint off (Purple Power) and try again.

It is surprising sometimes how you can fix things like that you don't like.

If I get things right on my first try,,, I call that magic.

[littletimmy]

Mar 26, 2018 15:28:21 GMT -6 @smhardesty said:

Great project! I'm not the biggest fan of dragster type cars, but those I do like almost always have the engine in the front. I've just never really liked rear engined cars.

This build is looking fantastic. You said you're open to ideas about the chrome on the fuel tank. If the chrome leached again and you're still looking for ideas, what about trying a metallic silver Sharpie? There is another brand that is supposedly even better looking than Sharpie, but I can't recall the brand right now. I do know it's a "metallic" silver color. That's just an idea if you're still having trouble. The "ink" might not run and leach like paint or Molotow does.

This is my fifth attempt to get the tank to "co-operate" with me ! If I fail this time, I'm going to do it the "Hard Way" ! ( I'm going to grind off the tank  strap's and make my own strap's. then I can paint them "dis-mounted" from the tank..... no masking. )
Which is probably what I should have done in the first place ..... this is my "well duh" moment.  

[littletimmy]

Mar 26, 2018 17:35:23 GMT -6 styrenesurfer said:

I like this build.

Looks like you're camera is struggling to get a good focus.

Does it have a Macro option?

With the fuel tank, my opinion wound be to strip the paint off (Purple Power) and try again.

It's not the camera "struggling" ..... I only recently started using a digital camera. ( I'm too used to using "actual film".)
Purple Power is what I used to strip it ..... all four time's !!!!
 
( Muttering "very bad word's " as he picked up the hammer .... and thought of the fuel tank's demise... )

[littletimmy]

Mar 26, 2018 7:27:07 GMT -6 70sprostockfan said:

Very cool I love the scratch building . Good to see someone doing it for themselves instead of just going out and buying it. I love the aftermarket but we sometimes use it as a crutch for things we could learn to do ourselves. nice job! I also love the back drop, beautiful country, must be nice to wake up every morning to that view!

I very "Rarely" use aftermarket stuff. Why wait a week for a part, when you can make it yourself .... in about 5 minute's .... for 10 cent's.

Yea ... our backyard go's on for mile's . How about another shot, from the other side ( Ignore the blower.... it's not there anymore. )

[littletimmy]

Mar 26, 2018 13:57:33 GMT -6 david said:

I have one of these coming in the mail and yours looks terrific!

Your gonna "Love " it !
I'm working on getting about four more.... LOT'S of possability's ! I did have a bit of trouble getting the rear wheel's to mount correctly to the axle.
And pay close attention to how the frame assemble's ..... it's really easy to get it "twisted".
P.S. You won't find  some of the decal's on my car in the kit. I cut and lined them up myself .... one letter at a time.

[david]

On the tank (and other similar things), tape off your straps and burnish the tape down good. Then a light coat of clear (rattle can is fine), or if you prefer, a thin coat of Future. Once that clear coat dries, it "seals" off the paint bleeds and anything that may have bled in was clear anyway so it doesn't much show. Then a couple of shakes of rattle can silver or aluminum or something similar and you're done. I always try to shoot a light clear coat on color layer seams just to take care of any bleeding in advance. I am not a huge fan of the Molotow Pens around any seam because you have to really "pump and dump" that stuff onto your subject to get any "chrome" looking finish. That in itself makes the stuff want to creep and bleed on you. A plain old Silver Sharpie will make things much easier for you if you want to go that way. Just a couple of cents worth from my own failures that may help you avoid the same ones! 

[david]

I built the Jawbreaker kit a few months ago and "learned" a few things on it so that'll probably be helpful. The Jawbreaker turns out a nice looking build too so you might want to consider one of those. 

[littletimmy]

David

I forgot to burnish down the tape the first time ... my bad.
but the next three attempt's were All burnished down really good.... and I still had "issue's". My fifth attempt is still on the bench, and I will be working on it this weekend. If it turn's out like Doo-Doo  this time, I will do what I should have done in the first place ..... get the Dremel out and Grind, Grind , Grind the straps off !

I have been thinking about getting a few of the "Jawbreaker" kit's as well ..... I could spend "DAY'S " looking at the part's and "Imaginering"  ( is that a word? )