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Post by Joel_W on Mar 27, 2020 6:33:14 GMT -8
JC,
I see that the trained eye is as important as the skills to make those corrections and add those necessary details. I do try my best, but I miss so much on every build, and most of it is in plain sight.
Joel
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Post by afx on Mar 27, 2020 7:33:09 GMT -8
You need to develop OCD Joel, like me then you will catch those details!  |
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Post by afx on Mar 28, 2020 14:10:58 GMT -8
- Added corner braces and hood pins
- Added reinforcement plates to the top of the strut tower
- Added an angle to the core support to close the gap behind the grill and to more closely resemble the 1:1
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Post by arcticwolf on Mar 28, 2020 14:22:18 GMT -8
Very nice JC. What did you use for those two hood pins in the corners/ They look real!
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Post by afx on Mar 28, 2020 15:16:30 GMT -8
Thank you Paul. The pins are 24 ga. wire. Drilled a hole, cut them to length, filed the exposed end flat and glued them in.
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Post by Joel_W on Mar 28, 2020 15:22:13 GMT -8
JC,
all little details that just continue to add up to a super detailed replica, as it's long past being just a detailed plastic model.
Joel
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 29, 2020 5:24:20 GMT -8
Man that was a nice job on that rear diff mount and getting everything to fit just "so" into that chassis. Good work goin' on in here JC!
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Post by Ben_B on Mar 29, 2020 10:28:13 GMT -8
I need to pay better attention to forum topics, because I completely missed this one. That’s some outstanding work! Watching enthusiastically from now on.
Ben
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Post by Joel_W on Mar 30, 2020 7:29:02 GMT -8
Ben,
Just gotta say how much I love your new Avatar.
Joel
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Post by afx on Mar 30, 2020 14:23:04 GMT -8
Dash detailing - toggle switches and heater controls are bits of wire
- printed out photo of a rally stop watch faces and glued them in place
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 31, 2020 4:53:09 GMT -8
Two words. Bad......ASS!!!!  |
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 1, 2020 6:26:51 GMT -8
JC,
Come on, you really found a way to shrink the real dash down to 1/24 scale didn't you? Your dash is just that good.
Joel
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Post by afx on Apr 1, 2020 8:43:35 GMT -8
Thanks Joe and Joel. There are tons of detailing opportunities in rally car interiors. I'm not going to go crazy however like I did on the Escort RS1800 build. With full side glass and everything being shades of black it's very difficult to see on the finished build and therefore to justify the effort.
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Post by Joel_W on Apr 1, 2020 12:16:26 GMT -8
JC,
That's been my philosophy with many of the Tin Tops that I've been building. Can't see the point of spending time on areas that no one will ever see unless I hand out mini flashlights to the few people that will ever see my builds in person. I rather spend my time working on what everyone will see, and hopefully not screwing it up to badly.
Joel
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Post by afx on Apr 1, 2020 16:02:55 GMT -8
Exactly Joel. We only have so many builds in us.
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