Building the King!

Trans Am Erik wrote:

Wow! Great job on the King so far.  I like the sound effects feature, neat idea.  I'm going to keep an eye on this build.  I had an ides of making Lightning McQueen out of a modified Viper GTS Body with a shortened NASCAR chassis. Also, my friend wants to make Snot Rod out of a 'Cuda.

Thanks for the compliment!  Snot Rod would be a great build!  With that huge engine & tires, you could have some real fun!  A Viper would be a good start for Lightning, but there'll be some heavy mods ahead for you!  Good luck!

I'm actually working more on King tonight.  (Yep, it's his day in the rotation.)  I'm working on getting all of his tires to sit level on the ground.  Not so easy when I've got him in a "tilted body" pose with his right rear end angled upward.

I'm also using some tires from a NASCAR kit in the stash, instead of the kit-supplied tires.  It makes for a tighter fit in the wheel well, but they're working well enough.  Of course I'll post pics when I finish up this step.

Prince of Styrene II wrote:

I'm also using some tires from a NASCAR kit in the stash, instead of the kit-supplied tires.  It makes for a tighter fit in the wheel well, but they're working well enough.  Of course I'll post pics when I finish up this step.

Excellent. I can't wait to see the photos. Just don't forget that he's wearing "Lightyear" tires.

 Regards, 

Lufbery wrote:

Excellent. I can't wait to see the photos. Just don't forget that he's wearing "Lightyear" tires.

Of course!  I'm having custom decals made to cover some of the decals & other things I'll need.

Hey all!  I know you've been waiting for an update on King, so here it is.  I've been working on him for the past two days trying to get his wheels on & sitting flat.  With the tilt I gave his body to give him a bit of personality, it was actually quite a pain.  I had to do a few mods & add additional parts, but if you don't look too closely, you can't even notice.

So here's my Photobucket link,  Look at the last four pictures.  Enjoy!

http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/ff5/Prince_of_Styrene_II/The%20King/

Hello!

Did you finished this or is it still in progress?

Hi!  Sorry for the late reply, but I've had some issues getting into my e-mail.

At present, King is still in-progress.  I got held up getting the decals made, but other than that he's all done.  One thing that has happened that will be... interesting to fix is that the paint on the inside of his rear window has started to peel off in one large sheet.  Since he's all sealed up, this proves to be a challenge.  I'll see if I can post a picture tomorrow for you to see.

He's on the top of my list of things to finish, so hopefully I can get to him before too long after my life settles a bit.  Nothing bad, just real busy!