Finished my GTX!

Wow amazing build , Ilike how you did the little box and magazines ,
This car was well woth the wait a truley awesome build thanks for sharing

Wow that loks great
the detail is awsome

Great build! I don't know what problems your talking about because I don't see anything wrong with it. Thanks for sharing.

FANTASTIC assembly, Niclas!! Bravo!!

Take care,
Frank

Wow! Thanks for sharing the photos. That is one very clean build!

Regards,

Looks great. What did you use for the light bulbs. Never seen anyone do that before.

QUOTE: Originally posted by lizardqing Looks great. What did you use for the light bulbs. Never seen anyone do that before.

Thank man!
The light bulbs are really easy to make, it's a two step method.
First stretch a piece of clear sprue to about 0.5-1,0 mm thickness depending on what type of bulb you want.
Second, a real slow approach with the end of the sprue against the base of an open flame. When you see it starts to melt take care and watch the shape of the molten part.
When you're satisfied with the looks of it just cut it off leaving a quite long shank on it to be glued in a drilled hole in the reflector. You can always clip off the excess later on the backside.
With this method you can do almost any bulb, but for a modern one just use the streched sprue as is with some black or grey paint on the top just like in real life. For a vintage bulb, make more of a globe and leave it clear.
Niclas

Man that is awesome Niclas....the light bulb work really sets off the headlights.I don't see anything wrong with it....ln my opinion you should not have any problem at the contest.May I ask what color of paint you chose? It looks great !! Best of luck at the contest! Later on...

Terrific build Niclas - you've got that sitting just right. Great detailing - like the light bulb idea too.

Martin

Beautiful work!

Very sweet looking auto, thanks for the pics....

Sweet build Niclas!!! That is a very clean build!! The headlights look fantastic! What kind of clear coat did you use? She shines man, she shines!!

Wow, a most excellent job. It's obvious to see that a lot of care and talent was involved in this project. Thanks for sharing.

Proosen,

You know, I always wanted one of these cars in real life - they were hot cars, but they didn't look over the top. If I did have the real thing, I'd want it to look just like your model. Great paint job, wonderful detail work, and you captured the stance of the beast perfectly - and I do mean BEAST with a 426 Hemi! Horsepower rules!

GREAT lets fire it up, wait thats a model! AWESOME DETAIL!! u didnt miss anything!!!

Holy Mackerel! I've been missing out on some truly fine work here on this forum. I will definitely be checking this section out a lot more frequently from now on. Great job on the GTX!

Awwwh...you guys.
You allmost make me blush with all the sweet comments on my build
I can tell you that I have had some transportation problems with this one already, not to worry it's still in one piece. But the Alclad Chrome rubbed off from the bumpers so I had to take them of for a quick re-spray. Kik36, the paint job on the body is all Tamiya spray cans, inside and out. Besides that I've used all sorts of paint, Modelmaster and Humbrol enamels, Tamiya acrylics and enamels so it's a mixed combo so to speak.
Only until saturday and then it's contest time, I feel like a kid waiting for christmas. Managed to involve three newbies to enter the contest, well they are sure not newbies when it comes to building good looking cars. But they have never competed and now they will stay the weekend at my place talking cars in general and models in particular. Funny, funny...may the weekend come fast but not to fast, I have to get my rides ready for the show first
I'll keep you all posted on what happend at the show.

See ya!
Niclas

Sorry to hear about the Alclad rubbing off! Has anyone else had this problem? I've found that Johnsons Future (or Klear, depending where you come from) seals it in nicely and gives it permanence.

QUOTE: Originally posted by CRASHER Sorry to hear about the Alclad rubbing off! Has anyone else had this problem? I've found that Johnsons Future (or Klear, depending where you come from) seals it in nicely and gives it permanence.

Does it keep it's chrome look after clear coats or does it work like Modelmasters metalizer's and loose the shine a bit? If not, this is great news...haven't rememberd to paint a scrap piece to test on yet. I think the main problem for my Alclad rubbing of is that i used laquer as a base coat instead of enamel, it seems a bit more sturdy on the enamel than the laquer base.

Thanks for the info!
Niclas

What can I say that hasn`t already been said? Terrific and awsome don`t do it full justice. Show results are eagerly awaited.
Guess what`s going into the headlights (and spots -if I`m any good at it) on my latest 1:24 Renault Magnum truck.? Did you think up the bulb idea yourself?

One thing I forgot to ask about the light bulbs. What did you use to coil the light filament around?

Very cool thx for sharing

Niclas, A big thank-you for your tip on making bulbs. I tried it out on a Volvo 1:24 truck and the results are BRILLIANT! (I even got carried away and and used yellow bulbs in the fog lamps). LOL

will you please tell me how you made the little box?
that's a nice and reallistic thing because people usually leave things in the back seats!
It is so cool!

The finish appears to be a candy-apple red.Is that a factory correct paint code or is it custom?Looks great,by the way!

QUOTE: Originally posted by jinithith2 will you please tell me how you made the little box? that's a nice and reallistic thing because people usually leave things in the back seats! It is so cool!

This was quite an easy task, just layed the original box flat on the floor and took a dig-pic of it. After processing I used Pagemaker to scale it down and then printed some copys of it. Then it was just a matter of cutting it out and fold it like the real thing. The magazines where made in the same manner.

QUOTE: Originally posted by philo426 The finish appears to be a candy-apple red.Is that a factory correct paint code or is it custom?Looks great,by the way!

It's not a factory correct colour, at least I don't think it is!? I used Tamiya mica-red which is in fact a kind of metalic red but somewhat transluscent so the base coat shines through.


Thank you all for the comments!
Niclas

That is a very very nice build, I have used fiber optics for static displays but your way of creating the lamp will open up some new areas in my future builds.