now, seat base for both sides drawn and made
picking up wood with grain is cool part of the seat build...just as picking up fabric for seats
cut out and sliced in two identical parts, curve line marked for shaping
shaped
one shaped other to go
both shaped, sides next in line
shaped, more marks, more shaping
base finished, looking good
next...sanding down floor to match proper height to fit in back part of the seat
dude, thats totally awesome, you have too much skill. keep at it
i used to be a model and mould maker, mainly building slot cars, RC cars, and HO buildings, and Latex and vac formed moulds for customers at the model shop i worked in.
theres just one big problem i see about your model.....
the fact that i didnt make it, lol
some more sanding done on floor
glove box added to dash panel
and opens
backs of the seats done, headrests left
left hand side panels added to dash
tiny piece added by speedo board
another panel added along with tiny right hand side panel by speedo board
window frame painted
dashboard test fitted
some stuff under dash painted
side panel of the dash added ( don't mind paint job
)
steering wheel on the way...2 panels of wood glued together fir strength
sanded and marked
hole made
sanded
building middle part of the steering wheel from 4 tiny parts
complete
side vents for dash added, steering test fitted, dash test fitted, seat test fitted
Sir, you are a genius!
Dashboard excellent,
Reclining seats excellent,
Steering wheel goes one better, I thought that was the limit...
Then I saw the indicator stalks!!!
Rich Hanlon Wrote:Sir, you are a genius!
Dashboard excellent,
Reclining seats excellent,
Steering wheel goes one better, I thought that was the limit...
Then I saw the indicator stalks!!!
Appreciate that "Sir" and I'll take first three
Indicator stalks look better with naked eye
I meant, as in, they're one level better, I can't believe the level of detail you are going to!
Rich Hanlon Wrote:I meant, as in, they're one level better, I can't believe the level of detail you are going to!
it's addiction or suntin, I just wanted to throw in simple plain dash with steering, ending up now kitting out whole interior
headrest drawn up
done and dusted
fits perfect
fitting magic piece(thick rubber) so the reclining seats pop back when no pressure on to them
rubber strip fixed under the seat
back
and back up..works perfect
preparing door upper surface to apply extra wood for extra strength
wood sliced/cut in pieces ready to be glued on to door
all pressed together with clamps for strength
glued now, ready for sanding
done and dusted
my first love waiting to be started
seats from DMC fits OK
decided to chop off upper part of rear to rebuild it with straight parts
could be pick up truck DMC
after some sanding new panels glued on
and after sanding looks better
more panels added
and more
both sides complete, looking good
time to straighten the roof
middle and front panel added on top of existing frame for extra strength and sanding
roof top sanded down in one level
doors open and close perfect
Indian mahogany block getting ready to become rear fascia on my DMC
temp glued on for part picture visualization
drawing up some guidelines
top and sides cut off
starting to sand, cut and carve out space for lights
after a while getting there
and after another while, test fitted to see if lines match etc
temp engine bay cover cut out to see if everything matches
lights cut out, more room made for them
test fitted