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Post by mazdaboy1974 on Jan 21, 2005 21:54:57 GMT -5
I am starting up a new scratchbuilding project since The 323 is done. i am building a 95 or 99 ford Contour ( Mondeo in the UK ) I have the under carriage already done and i am now working on the body. Ill post pics soon.  |
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Post by mazdaboy1974 on Jan 21, 2005 23:23:39 GMT -5
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Post by hemidaytona426 on Jan 21, 2005 23:27:46 GMT -5
Looks Great!!!
Keep up these nice rides!
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Post by mazdaboy1974 on Jan 21, 2005 23:43:40 GMT -5
It still has a long ways to go the 323 took me a total of 4 months to finish this one will hopefully take less time b/c the body is going alot smoother than the 323 did i feel that the headlamps and taillamps will be the biggest challenge.   |
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Post by mazdaboy1974 on Jan 23, 2005 0:24:03 GMT -5
Can anyone post some pictures of custom contours I need ideas.  |
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Post by mazdaboy1974 on Jan 24, 2005 18:41:39 GMT -5
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Post by mazdaboy1974 on Jan 26, 2005 3:13:33 GMT -5
well today i made more progress on the main part of the body. I got all the waves out. Also corrected the Taillights, and got the body lines in. Hopefully by tommorrow ill have the main body besides the hood done. Ill post pics when i am done with this part.
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Post by mazdaboy1974 on Jan 27, 2005 10:56:25 GMT -5
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Post by mazdaboy1974 on Jan 27, 2005 16:26:43 GMT -5
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Post by Elliot on Jan 28, 2005 8:26:28 GMT -5
Thats freaking awesome man ! how do you do that ?
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Post by mazdaboy1974 on Jan 30, 2005 22:08:56 GMT -5
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Post by mazdaboy1974 on Jan 31, 2005 0:42:52 GMT -5
Please bare with me my writing skills have alot to be desired so here is a basic rundown on what i did.  The motor block is completely scratchbuilt also is the transmission. The dash is kitbashed from a focus wrc and a crx dash . And the wheels are from a focus svt and the wing is from a honda kit . How i made the body is from other cars from the (Parts box) melted with a soldiering iron ground down with a dremel and smoothed with Bondo spot putty then filed and sanded smoothed trash painted to find high/low spots,then sanded again. then final painted again with testers met green . Then clearcoated with Model master gloss pearlcoat. |
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Post by Elliot on Jan 31, 2005 7:30:47 GMT -5
I`m not realy into the front wheel drive cars. Ever since I was 5 I was hooked on rear wheel drive cars/trucks with torquey I6s and powerfull V8s . But You are doing an awesome job on that car ! There is no way could do that and keep everything in scale like you did ! I know the fealing  . Same here , I`m not as stupid as I sound I just have very poor spelling so I stick with simple words ;D. Just a little tip for the seats. If you spray some testors dull coat on them they will look more real and not so much like plastic. You should make a how to with you`r next model you do like this ! |
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Post by mazdaboy1974 on Jan 31, 2005 14:16:24 GMT -5
well the interior is not finished yet . I still have to put in door panels i had dull coat planned for the interior. But its the windows that will pose a problem. thanks for the postive feedback.
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Post by mazdaboy1974 on Feb 1, 2005 1:11:55 GMT -5
How i got the scale right is I went out and measured my father in laws 1996 Mercury Mistique ( same car just a ugly front end ) and used the scale calculator from www.1-87vehicles.org/scalecalc.php then build from there there are some places that i guessatmated b/c of the cars curves so i just eyeballed them. |
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