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Post by mrmike on Aug 9, 2018 11:19:00 GMT -5
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Post by tubbs on Aug 10, 2018 12:32:19 GMT -5
looking great, nice scratch building on those lights. sorry to hear about your friend.
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Post by sportabout on Aug 10, 2018 12:51:12 GMT -5
Is this curbside kit? How about chassis? I'll buy this if I can find it somewhere
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Post by mrmike on Aug 10, 2018 16:03:02 GMT -5
Is this curbside kit? How about chassis? I'll buy this if I can find it somewhere Yes, this is a curbside kit made to have a battery operated motor installed. The chassis is one piece with a four piece steering setup on the front. There are holes by the rear axle made for the rear gear axle, but I'll try to fill those in and do a little paint detailing. Thanks Tubbs! |
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Post by mrmike on Aug 11, 2018 8:52:36 GMT -5
I assembled the wheels and tires last night before turning in.  I started sanding the mold lines on the body and there are a lot of them. On the outside and inside of the body. The body is ready for its inital coat of primer to check my work.  The worst of the mold lines were along the tops of the front fenders.  More to come... |
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Post by tubbs on Aug 11, 2018 10:07:51 GMT -5
looking good, like those rimes and tires. of course, me being a pro street and drag fan, you ARE building my nemesis.
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Post by mrmike on Aug 11, 2018 12:39:35 GMT -5
"Let's see your license and registration, please. You do know that street racing is illegal in this city, don't you?" "Outta the car, boy and put your hands on the fender, feet back and spread them!" "Boy, you under arrest! If you resist, I'll shoot ya!"  |
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Post by tubbs on Aug 11, 2018 12:47:36 GMT -5
"but officer.... I was just passing and the accelerator stuck on me.... no resisting, just don't impound the car!!!""
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Post by mrmike on Aug 11, 2018 16:16:45 GMT -5
"Boy...you in a heap o'trouble, now! Ya'll got racin' tires, racin' motor, racin' seats! I'm impounding this here vehicle!"
"Junior! Put the evidence in the car!"
"Yes Daddy!"
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Post by mrmike on Aug 12, 2018 19:29:26 GMT -5
Even though it has been raining today, I got out of the house and went down to the LHS to look around and to pick up some paint for the Fury. I got a can of Tamiya TS-14 Black and Tamiya TS-26 Pure White.  I detailed the radio and microphone after assembling the unit and adding the microphone.  Sometime in the late '60s or early '70s, LAPD added numbers to the roofs of their patrol units for identification for the helicopters to see. I wanted 012 in tribute to Martin Milner who played Off. Pete Malloy and I found some number decals in my decal stash just for that purpose.  More to come... |
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Post by mrmike on Aug 15, 2018 20:33:56 GMT -5
I started filling in the holes in the chassis for the electronic bits and pieces and extending the rear axle.    One of the things I had noticed was the front seat had no back to it. So out came my tools and a sheet of .020 plain styrene, did a little tracing and some cutting and I have a seat back for the front seat.   When the glue had dried, the body and chassis when into the paint booth for some primer.  More to come... |
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Post by tubbs on Aug 16, 2018 6:53:38 GMT -5
looks good. I hate when they don't put backs on seats... just don't make sense to me.
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Post by mrmike on Aug 17, 2018 9:46:08 GMT -5
Thank you Tubbs! Why they don't seat backs on seats is beyond me! Completely stupid! Could help to explain why they are no longer with us...
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Post by mrmike on Aug 18, 2018 20:28:05 GMT -5
A mockup to check my work.  The chassis is nearly complete. Just a couple of things more.   More to come... |
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Post by Tuffone20 on Aug 19, 2018 9:53:28 GMT -5
That's coming along really nice. Nice work on the rear end too.
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