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Post by garydavis on Jun 24, 2010 18:24:50 GMT -8
What Buck said......That motor needs to be fired up to check for leeks. That puppy looks real Fabrizo!! As Dave said...it's going to be another winner. Keep up the great work bud!! I'm really enjoying watching this puppy come together. Are you going to bring it to the show in Centrailia Saturday?? I hope so....I'd really like to see it in person...
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davem
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Post by davem on Jun 24, 2010 19:20:10 GMT -8
That is just looking sweet, I also agree it looks real, nice weathering work!!
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Post by brizio on Jun 25, 2010 13:32:07 GMT -8
Thank you all guys! garydavis, the old Alfa's engine, didn't leak... They was eating oil!!! My grandparent had a 1951 Alfa 1900, and every 80 miles, he add a quarter of oil... Sure I can bring the engine tomorrow! I add to the engine part of the horn, and bracket.
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Post by brizio on Jun 29, 2010 7:38:14 GMT -8
Little progress... I assembled for a test the new springs... The black one are rubber and came with the kit.
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Post by brizio on Jul 6, 2010 11:19:55 GMT -8
Finally the chassis had some color... Still need some parts for be completed, but I need to scratch-build them... And soon I can put the engine on it! So it will start to take shape!
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Post by zbuckster on Jul 6, 2010 14:51:59 GMT -8
Looks good to me. I really like it when you get to this point in the build, Now you start to put it together and it starts to show personality.
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Post by brizio on Jul 6, 2010 18:20:08 GMT -8
Agree with you!!!
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Post by brizio on Jul 7, 2010 19:30:52 GMT -8
Other chassis parts.
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Post by brizio on Jul 7, 2010 19:39:30 GMT -8
I was able to remove the battery case from this support, without damage it too much... Little sanding done too... Cut the fuel pump mount... And here painted like a piece of wood, with two new support.
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Post by brizio on Jul 7, 2010 19:42:53 GMT -8
The radiator almost done...
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Post by zbuckster on Jul 8, 2010 7:17:04 GMT -8
That painted wood looks unreal. I have tried several times to replicate wood grain and it never looks right. Yours is spot on.
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Post by brizio on Jul 8, 2010 9:59:12 GMT -8
Thank you! It toke me a lot to figure out how to do a kind of "real" wood. Thanks also to some models I built, Wild Bee, and the Willys with the boat, I improved this technique, if we can call it that... If you want try to do it, here is what I do for make this wood... Usually i do some stripes on the plastic, kind of a soft incision, but not too deep. This will simulate the wood texture. You can use also some sand paper, for make those stripes. After I primer it, and color it. This depend which kind of wood you want make, I prefer a light color wood in this project, so I painted it in a beige color. When it dries, with a thin brush you can paint on it the dark "vein". I used acrylic color, so it allowed to have a kind of real wood shade. I don't know the %. You can stop so if you want a fresh cut piece of wood. If not, like I did, I preferred a old piece of wood. So I washed it with a mixture of color, black-tan-orange, also here I don't know the % of each one, I usually try until I have the one I like. It easy to try it than explain it... If you have any other question let me know.
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Post by zbuckster on Jul 11, 2010 14:31:01 GMT -8
Thanks for sharing the woodworking tip. I will try it soon and see how well I can do. I'll let you know how it goes.
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davem
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Post by davem on Jul 11, 2010 19:57:09 GMT -8
Its looking great Brizio, can't wait for your next installment of this project. You painted wood looks as good as the real thing, almost better.
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Post by brizio on Jul 13, 2010 7:21:07 GMT -8
Thank you! Ok for the wood!
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