Holden HX Sandman Overlander Panel Van

Yes sir and now you have one.

Tanker - Builder

Trini , Trini , Trini !

 If I ship my 77 Grand Marquis to you , could  you make it look so cool? Nah, Just kidding . Man ! you're doing some Awesome automobile work . Still love where this is going . T.B. 

 

lol..! Thanks mate!

Progress?

mustang1989

Progress?

 

hey there mustang!

havent done anything more as yet... I'm actually contemplating wet sanding the body then putting another color coat on and then start to clear coat it. Last night after work I had a look at the body, no runs or any orange peel that I could detect, however, after painting the body, while it sat there on the table drying, I painted the hood and the nose panel on the same table and I think the body got some overspray on it. 

When I run my fingers along the sides I can feel particles and a certain amount of roughness. Compared to the hood which feel smooth and pretty slick. 

I don't have a lot of experience painting bodies and I have never used the Testors Lacquer System before. Any suggestions?

Hey Trini !

     Try this .Take some Toothpaste ( not tooth gel ) and put it on your fingers and gently rub the body in a circular motion .This might solve those issues and give you a pretty good shine too !   T.B.

Tanker - Builder

Hey Trini !

     Try this .Take some Toothpaste ( not tooth gel ) and put it on your fingers and gently rub the body in a circular motion .This might solve those issues and give you a pretty good shine too !   T.B.

 

so regular white toothpaste? Will I be able to apply the clear afterwards?

I've heard of this. It's said that the toothpaste with the baking soda in it works best but I haven't used toothpaste for polishing in like..................forever. The Novus polishing system works really good for me.

 For what you're talking about with the roughness I use a set of sanding pads with grits between 3200 all the way up to 12000 grit to take care of that issue.

Hey guys, another small :update:

Managed to get the fumes and roughness wet sanded out with some 2000 grit sandpaper...

Got the final coat of paint laid down then applied a few coats of clear.....

The clear has a couple of runs in it, but the paint seems fine. I will have to let the clear cure for a another week or so before sanding and polishing out the runs...

Gonna have to figure out how to tidy up the line between the black around the doors and the orange...it's not as neat as I hoped...also need to tidy up around the rear taillights....

The roof looks pretty decent though...

Anywho some pics...will try to grab some more in the morning before I head out to work....Watcha think?

Got some daylight pics...!

 

Yeah, you have a good lookin' build going there.

When you say "Gonna have to figure out how to tidy up the line between the black around the doors and the orange...it's not as neat as I hoped"; for such occasions (I've had, oh so, many) I use a set of artist micro ink pins. Prigma Micron :  http://sakuraofamerica.com/pen-archival  is the brand I happen to use, though I'm sure a good artist supply vendor in your local area will have a similar product.  So if you cant get the look needed with the .01mm tip try the .005mm, or….? . Can also be used to add the rubber gasket to windshield s etc.  

DUSTER

 

Yeah, you have a good lookin' build going there.

When you say "Gonna have to figure out how to tidy up the line between the black around the doors and the orange...it's not as neat as I hoped"; for such occasions (I've had, oh so, many) I use a set of artist micro ink pins. Prigma Micron :  http://sakuraofamerica.com/pen-archival  is the brand I happen to use, though I'm sure a good artist supply vendor in your local area will have a similar product.  So if you cant get the look needed with the .01mm tip try the .005mm, or….? . Can also be used to add the rubber gasket to windshield s etc.  

 

 

Hey thanks for the headsup on this DUSTER! Will definitely look into those pens! Sweet!

That looks really good there Trini! The idea itself is just awesome!!

Ah!

 After you finish rubbing , wash well with clear warm water and let dry. Then wipe with a damp cloth to get the water spots off if you have hard water . Dry well and clearcoat , cover and let it gas out for about 24 hours .Should be good to go then . T.B.

Well !

 What are you going off about ? That car looks pretty darned shiny to me . Besides it's a very interesting vehicle . C,mon man git to the good stuff .What kind of engine are you dropping in there ?

     What irregularities ? I don't see none ! The black looks okay ta me .  T.B.      P.S. What scale did you say it was ?

Tanker - Builder

Well !

 What are you going off about ? That car looks pretty darned shiny to me . Besides it's a very interesting vehicle . C,mon man git to the good stuff .What kind of engine are you dropping in there ?

     What irregularities ? I don't see none ! The black looks okay ta me .  T.B.      P.S. What scale did you say it was ?

 

Lol..! Thanks TB!

its actually 1/10 scale...about 21 - 22 inches bumper to bumper...

and this is what's planned for under the hood! It's got a 540 size motor inside the engine and it's connected to a scale tranny that outputs to the transfet case the to the diffs via drive shafts...lol ! It will be RC! 

 

 

I do however, have my own engine that I'm working on that's a more realistic looking I think....lol!

i may put this in ....

 

Also got a couple of the engine dress up kits it....

 

This is amazing work !  A pleasure to look at- a lot of memories from the 1970s- most Sandmans just had a mattress in the back- and shag pile carpet, and the obligatory bumper sticker "Dont laugh- your DAUGHTER could be inside"

Congratulations on a stellar build.

Trini ;

    I am curious .heve you ever tried to hide the electric motor inside the scale engine and set it up so all the gear including batteries is hidden ? With the kind of work you do it would be Kick Butt !  T.B.

Trini - lookin' good with that paint on! I knew from the beginning this is one seriously cool project! Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

Wirraway

This is amazing work !  A pleasure to look at- a lot of memories from the 1970s- most Sandmans just had a mattress in the back- and shag pile carpet, and the obligatory bumper sticker "Dont laugh- your DAUGHTER could be inside"

Congratulations on a stellar build.

 

Thanks Wirraway!

Pawel

Trini - lookin' good with that paint on! I knew from the beginning this is one seriously cool project! Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

 

Thanks Pawel!

Tanker - Builder

Trini ;

    I am curious .heve you ever tried to hide the electric motor inside the scale engine and set it up so all the gear including batteries is hidden ? With the kind of work you do it would be Kick Butt !  T.B.

 

Hey Tanker, actually the aluminum engine ( the orange colored one) does in fact house the electric motor, which is bolted to the tranny. The tranny is a working tranny...I forget the ratio...lol ..

i thought that there was too much orange in the engine bay, so decided to try to build my own engine...and yes, the electric motor does fit inside it and it will be used to drive the car...the battery and electronics are hidden in a compartment between the chassis rails under the rear floor.

this is the engine I'm using..I will be building an alternator with a tiny motor inside that I'm hoping will be able to drive the pulley belt and the other pulleys! Will also have to build an old school clutch fan for the upper pulley.

 

Oh Gosh ;

 I just have to say it . Trini , this build is getting awesomer and awesomer  ! ! ! !  I know poor diction , but who cares , it's da trut !  T.B.

Hey guys...not much of an update.... :o

Got the first mockups of the graphics on pics of the car...the blue looks awesome! Hoping to see soon what the orange combo and the purple combo will look like!  

Trini !

   I hope you are a better R.C. Driver than some I know ! .  T.B.

holey crapola!! It worked !!

http://youtu.be/p7FJs-m6Lhc