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Post by Fletch on Aug 24, 2009 8:31:10 GMT -8
I was responding to a IM over on the TRaK forum, when I realized how much time I had invested in cutting and installing the additional rows of louvers in the roof and those required for the hood.
Yesterday alone was around 6.5 hours. I don't normally keep track of the hours I put into a build,as I figure I'd want to beat my head against the wall if I really knew. But, yesterday I had markers if you will, that let me know the time I spent. The first being the time the fair opened, 10am, the second was when Teri arrived at the fairgrounds and want to get something to eat, 4:30pm. Without those markers I'd have ventured a guess that I'd spent no more then a couple of hours.
I guess time does fly when you're having fun.
Peace
Dave
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Post by demonhunterfan on Aug 25, 2009 12:35:02 GMT -8
I thank God for helping me to spend less time at the bench (or whatever) and enjoy it more, and/or be more effective as well. If I remember correctly Brother Dave, from your previous louvre-filled posts, weren't you also having conversations with fair-goers?  6.5 hours of cutting, filing, fitting, and gluing plastic reminds me of work  ! but good work! Really looking forward to seeing those louvres in paint that you do so well. BTW, your 8-)49 Merc project got me inspired bigtime and I been doing some of that fun 'flying time' working on mine. I hope to start posting some pics soon Later & God bless  |
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Post by Fletch on Aug 25, 2009 13:00:02 GMT -8
I thank God for helping me to spend less time at the bench (or whatever) and enjoy it more, and/or be more effective as well. If I remember correctly Brother Dave, from your previous louvre-filled posts, weren't you also having conversations with fair-goers? 6.5 hours of cutting, filing, fitting, and gluing plastic reminds me of work ! but good work! Really looking forward to seeing those louvres in paint that you do so well. BTW, your 8-)49 Merc project got me inspired bigtime and I been doing some of that fun 'flying time' working on mine. I hope to start posting some pics soon Later & God bless I don't know how much like work it was John, but I will tell you it didn't even seem like more then an hour had gone by when Teri arrived at the fairgrounds. Yeah, there was a bit of chatting with the fair-goers. Sunday seemed like a slow day for attendance compared to Friday and Saturday. Next year we're only doing the weekend, after 5 straight days we're all still fried. Hopefully, the last rows of louvers will get installed this weekend then it's on to painting. I still have the engine and suspension to finish up. Other then that it's actually starting to fall together nicely. |
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Post by Kit Karson on Aug 25, 2009 13:05:51 GMT -8
Keep up the GOOD WORK, Brothers!! Remember, God is watching everyone of us and has placed His mighty hand on many a shoulder, here, today!!!  |
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Post by Fletch on Sept 1, 2009 20:58:47 GMT -8
Well the final rows of louvers are in place. The last 2 rows were added over the weekend during an all day demo at the Oregon State Fair this past Sunday. The Fair attendance on Sunday was around 27,000. It was a bit strange to be working away on the louver strips or cutting on the roof and look up and realize you had 20+ people transfixed on what you were doing. Of course you then got to spend the next half hour explaining what and why of the project. Here's the roof with all 213 louvers added. It is a time consuming process but, I think it will be well worth the effort.   Hosted on FotkiTo the best of my knowledge all the parts have arrived, so the serious building can commence. I'm looking forward to getting this in paint so I can see either how good the louvers look or wondering why I invested so much time on them in the first place. |
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Post by demonhunterfan on Sept 2, 2009 8:41:18 GMT -8
Looks like you got your work cut out for you Dave, but from the pics it looks like you got them louvres all flush with the rooftop, and that alone will save you a lot of sanding. Also don't seem to be much gap showing-- all your chop jobs have helped, eh? I'll bet this is giving us all a new appreciation for whoever does rows of louvres on the 1:1 rods Can't wait to see it in paint Later and God bless |
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Post by Fletch on Sept 3, 2009 17:02:48 GMT -8
Here's the latest on the Rollin' Bones Sedan front. The wife and I went to the LHS earlier today. They have a fairly large selection of figurines for war gaming. We took a stroll through the many free standing racks and wall displays and came up with this.   It is an Skeleton Archer from Reaper Games. The is aprox 3mm in height, which is about right for the skull needed for the radiator cap.  Hosted on FotkiWhile the skull from the figurine is not 100% correct I think a reasonable replica can be produced with 2 part filler such as Milliput and jewelry wire. BTW, the figurine is made out of a rubber like material so it shouldn't be as difficult to work with. Hopefully, things have settled down a bit and I can get back to building, it looks as though the weather isn't going to be very conducive to outside activities until Monday. |
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Post by 84vanagon on Sept 3, 2009 18:38:16 GMT -8
Hi Dave. Neat work on the louvers! However I don't envy you when it comes to the time that you will have to color sand and polish them puppies! |
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Post by najohns2 on Sept 4, 2009 9:52:28 GMT -8
Man! You have way more courage than I do to even attempt to do those louvers. Looks great! How do you plan to paint the door numbers?
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Post by Fletch on Sept 4, 2009 14:47:49 GMT -8
Man! You have way more courage than I do to even attempt to do those louvers. Looks great! How do you plan to paint the door numbers? Nate, my thought process is to use either Dry-Transfer lettering or find the appropriate size and font decals. There are no real advantages to either choice. The fact that the dry transfer lettering needs to be burnished in order for it to stay, the void areas would be areas that were not as burnished or not as well as the main body of the lettering. With Decals, it's just a matter of once they're on and set go back over them with fine sandpaper to remove or lighten the various areas of the lettering. The tough part will be coming up with something of the correct size and font. In Christ |
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Post by Fletch on Sept 5, 2009 19:37:40 GMT -8
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Post by Kit Karson on Sept 5, 2009 23:36:18 GMT -8
Not just impressive, but somewhere way beyond what mere words can truly express... now, how 'bout a day of rest?!. |
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Post by demonhunterfan on Sept 6, 2009 3:30:15 GMT -8
Looking good Dave! When you say you 'taped' it up, I'm assumming you put tape on the louvres? to protect them from being sanded? Have you ever considered using cut down nail file emery boards as a sanding block? I've done that-- slice one lengthwise to the width I need-- slow going, but precise. Love the look of them before paint, with the red putty showing in the cut lines-- reminds me of the first time I saw the incision after my pinky surgery, but mine had stitches in it!  Later and God bless |
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Post by Fletch on Sept 7, 2009 12:07:23 GMT -8
Not just impressive, but somewhere way beyond what mere words can truly express... now, how 'bout a day of rest?!. Exactly, what yesterday was. Didn't even touch the Sedan, however, I made some progress on a Volkswagen Bus that's been hanging around for a couple of years as I just couldn't get into it. I managed to get the ride height down to where I want it, the body is now in primer. I also spent some time working on a Ferrari 250 GTO. The Revell-Germany kit is pretty nice, but requires a bit of adjustment to get all the body panels to align. The kit is much maligned by the Ferrari guys as it represents a car that had the rear-end rebuilt by a non-Ferrari shop, so it represents that single car. There are several things also missing that make it a complete kit, but I figure we're model builders, I know how to fabricate a distributor. Last but not least I dug out a Revell '64 Chevy Impala, it's the low-rider version that I've had laying around for several years. It's not a bad kit just not up to the standards we now expect from Revell. Pretty much it's going to be a from the box build with the dropped suspension. I need to dig out a set of the MRC Cragers for the look I want from the car. I'll post photos of the other builds when I get a chance. Earlier today I went over the outside edges of the Bones Sedan with gap filling CA to fill the voids. Hopefully, the CA will get the ghost lines from the insert ridge to go away as well.   Hosted on FotkiPeace. |
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Post by Fletch on Sept 7, 2009 12:17:00 GMT -8
Looking good Dave! When you say you 'taped' it up, I'm assumming you put tape on the louvres? to protect them from being sanded? Have you ever considered using cut down nail file emery boards as a sanding block? I've done that-- slice one lengthwise to the width I need-- slow going, but precise. Love the look of them before paint, with the red putty showing in the cut lines-- reminds me of the first time I saw the incision after my pinky surgery, but mine had stitches in it! Later and God bless John, funny you should mention this about the sanding sticks. Last Sunday at the State Fair the Club President had some that he's made using the same process. They look like a great solution to the tape/sand/tape process. We're headed out to run some errands and I plan to stop by Sally's Beauty Supply and pick up some more sanding sticks. But, I'll still tape the louvers just to be safe. Peace |
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! but good work! Really looking forward to seeing those louvres in paint that you do so well.
