The 2015 /16 Red Hot and Rollin Automotive Group Build--Ended

Hey Misty, why worried about the fit of the cover?! Leave it off! That bay is too good to be hidden. Great job.

Well folks it looks like this is starting to look doable.

The basic set up here with the master cylinder/ brake booster set up:

 I primed the front brake rotors (washers) with black gloss yesterday and shot 'em with a coat of Alclad today. You'll notice that I flattened one side of the washers. This allows my calipers to sit perfectly on the rotors instead of looking like they are resting on the outside edge of them.  I also cut some brass rod to .180" length to mount the rotors onto. The short length allowed for the "step down" to mount up the wheels later. Today I'll be drilling out the brake calipers for brake lines and painting the calipers red. I removed the chrome from both of the calipers yesterday in order to prep for all of the painting.

Love the washers, Joe. Glad to see it coming together so nicely.

Thanks Steve.

 Almost forgot guys. Here's my sons Mack Truck so far. I've touched up the wheels a tad with some Tamiya Smoke to give them a little more of a realistic look.

Great work Joe (and son) ,like the washer idea for brake calipers! I'll be starting my 56 Ford Crown Vick pretty soon. Going to be a tad different then the aircraft sequence. I'm going to do body work and paint first since it takes the longest to dry completely, Again, great work to you and your youngun.!

Doug

Joe - your brake system is awesome. 

A little more progress today I added the new frame rails and painted the engine. Also added some body putty to the seams on the cab. I'm out of gray primer and my Hobby Lobby was also out so next week I will be able to finish priming the cab.

Doug: Thanks man! I'm really looking forward to seeing you strut your stuff in the automotive realm. Remember , no dark washes here. lol. To bring out panel lines go a couple of shades darker than your base color.

Dan: This thing is really wild!!

Tim - your Chevy looks super that blue goes perfect on it and your detail make look so real!

Misty - Your detail is awesome

Steve - your Challenger is looking good you have me looking at building mine too

Tony - nice detail

Eric- looking forward to seeing more progress on your Ford.

The top of the radiator is hitting the hood, so I'll pull it out tomorrow and fix it so it sits flat... didn't notice until I put the hood on.

Tim

Really nice so far Tim. These builds of yours are scureemin' "Take me to a show!".

Today I had to work on something that would yield tangible results...............so I switched over to the rear tires. I painted the white lettering, lightly sanded the letter tops after the paint dried to level the paint out a bit, applied a coat of dull coat onto the tires and dry brushed some ground up black pastel across the sidewalls to give 'em that added "used" look.

Tim that's a beautiful blue chevy.

no real progress so far today thanks to the real Misty deciding my desk was the bestplace for a kip. I love her too much to move her 

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A couple of daylight/sunshine pics to bring the metallic out a little.

Tim

Tim it's amazing what a little sun light will do to bring out the color in a paint job. Yours looks great thanks for sharing.

Misty - Looking forward to some updates!

Dan - That hauler is wicked awesome... I love it!!!

Joe - I'm loving those wheels!  I bought some Spaz Stix last week... eager to try it out!

Tim

Since the '67 Chevelle is now Under Glass and ready for the car show this weekend, I figured I'd get started on the '65 tonight.  This will be my first attempt at cutting the doors and trunk out, so I figure its gonna take me a little longer than usual.  I'll also be using flocking material for the first time as well.  I spent about 30 minutes tonight cutting on the trunk and then another 30 making the hinges and mounting them up.  I have to order some magnets to mount and see the trunk/doors.  This one will be fun!

Exterior: Metallic Black

Interior: Dark Gray/Light Gray Combo

Wheels: Custom

Here is what I got done tonight.  Thanks for looking!

Tim

Good Grief Tim!!! You sir are a model making machine!!!!!!!! Totally awesome!!!

Tim, Great looking Chevelle! Takes me back to my teens... two of my friends had Chevelles identical to the one you built.

Misty... Let her enjoy her Sun Beams! Shes a beauty. I lost (last fall) my companion of 19 years, she used to try to crawl into my lap while building, miss her alot! Again, shes beautiful!

Doug

Thanks guys!  These things can be pretty addicting... needless to say, I'm past that phase and its everyday life now.  lol  

Tim

Misty sends you a kiss, Doug.

mustang1989

Good Grief Tim!!! You sir are a model making machine!!!!!!!! Totally awesome!!!

If you're scoring at home, that's five completed models. Amazing. 

Tim -  nothing like pushing the your build limits. The trunk looks good.

Joesph - nice work on your Mack. What's next?

Dan - That's the plan, I hope.  :)

Tim

Well, I wish hinging the doors was a lot easier than it looks.  Cutting the door out was cake, just time consuming.  Making the hinge the correct size so it didn't interfere with the rest of the interior and making sure door opened and was level, was another story.  Practice makes perfect, hopefully!  lol

I ordered some hobby magnets to mount and conceal them in the doors and trunk to keep them closed.  I'm using 18 gauge aluminum wire, which makes it strong enough to withhold normal opening and closing, but easy enough to bend and adjust, if needed.

Tim

Here is the passenger side door panels and doors carved out and hinged.  Once everything dries good, I will make the door jambs.

Just another shot to show a functioning, level door.  There is piece of tape to keep the door closed.  I'll crimp the tubing a little more to give it a little bit of friction and make it a little less easy to open.

Typical hinges...

You're nailin' it Tim!! NAILIN' it!!!

Raven728

mustang1989

Good Grief Tim!!! You sir are a model making machine!!!!!!!! Totally awesome!!!

If you're scoring at home, that's five completed models. Amazing. 

Tim,

That is a beautiful Chevelle! I'll be interested to watch how you do the doors and trunk. Already looks good.

Mopar,

That's a nifty build hehehehe.

I sprayed 3 coats of the Flamingo Red today. I thought the paint was acrylic but it was actually lacquer, which I've never sprayed before and should have tried it out first hehehehe.  I got good coverage and no runs but do have some slight pebbling in the front. I think most of it will flatten out as it dries and then sand the rest out after it's dried for a week. The photo is a little dark but I think it's gonna look sharp with the Ivory roof.

L8TR,

Eric.

Lookin great Eric!! I think that finish on the fenders will polish out for you bud!

Ok I managed to get the brake rotors installed and the brake calipers mounted up on that. I guess I could have made mounts for them but where does one stop? LOL. I did drill holes for brake lines to be installed and will be working on that coming up. I also applied some alclad to the inner rim edges and painted the backs of the wheels.

 Here's the front suspension / brake setup so far:

And another mock up just to make sure I'm still tracking straight here. Never enough test fitting I'll tell you that............

Tim - ill be interested in how you sort that kit, i've never cut out and rebuilt doors like that.

Eric - cant waut to see it with the masking off

Mustang  - what a job on the brakes and chassis!!

The engine bay and rear suspension is sorted at last. In the first pic you can see the two coolant pipes to the cylinder head have been re-attached and look ok thank heavens.

Two general views of the rear.

slightly closer view to try to show the extra wiring etc.

A comparison pic. Top left the real car, top right mine, bottom left the stock kit, and bottom right the top studio pic of the up grades.
Its a nice step up from the stock kit and the extra bits i did seem to have improved on just the top studio upgrades too, hopefully without going too far and looking messy.
Thats for others to decide though.

all these pics should load in a higher res if you click them (if flickr is playing ball) so you can see the details better.

Thanks for the encouragement Misty! The detail you have on yours is truly a work of art man!!!!

Tim - you really are a modelling Machine! What an output - and at no harm to the quality!

Eric - nice colour!

Joe - good lookin' suspension, I like it a lot!

Misty - those innards are really interesting, you are dedicated to those race cars! I love that atention to detail!

Good luck with your builds and have a nice day

Paweł