Post by steveneill on Feb 17, 2017 16:31:29 GMT -5
Mostly I post on my blog www.steveneill.wordpress.com but I have been working on the scratch build of the Cooper. Chris has been a huge help in directing me to the proper sources for parts and decals. Plus my Cooper is sporting one of his Beardog chassis, a real pleasure to build too.
Here are a few pictures of the progress over the last year. It's not that it takes that long to do but I do own a film studio and we have many projects going on that do require much of my time. www.steveneillsgarage.com and our TV pilot www.butsomethingisthere.wordpress.com
I made the original master for the body from templates and wire cutting dense foam. I later epoxy and glassed. Filled with Evercoat metal glaze and sanded. Primer and more primer. Sanding and more sanding. Two silicone molds. One of the original plug which I used to cast up a body in solid polyurethane resin so I would have a body in one material which made it easier to point up and scribe. Then a second mold for a final body cast in Alumilite.
The windshield was sculpted in clay as a rough. Then I cast that in Alginate (same stuff they use to cast your teeth at the dentist)and made a 1630 resin(2 part polyurethane with filler from BJB) cast that I could sand and shape correctly.
I later used my old Mattel vacuum form to make a windshield. I have big vacuum forms at the studio but this old Mattel comes in handy for small stuff like this.
Next up to make the mirrors, form the screen, add the exhaust and suspension details. Got the decals from Indy. Great stuff.
More on this as I progress. I have already run the car and it smooth and quiet.
Thanks again to Chris for all his help on this.
Steve
Here are a few pictures of the progress over the last year. It's not that it takes that long to do but I do own a film studio and we have many projects going on that do require much of my time. www.steveneillsgarage.com and our TV pilot www.butsomethingisthere.wordpress.com
I made the original master for the body from templates and wire cutting dense foam. I later epoxy and glassed. Filled with Evercoat metal glaze and sanded. Primer and more primer. Sanding and more sanding. Two silicone molds. One of the original plug which I used to cast up a body in solid polyurethane resin so I would have a body in one material which made it easier to point up and scribe. Then a second mold for a final body cast in Alumilite.
The windshield was sculpted in clay as a rough. Then I cast that in Alginate (same stuff they use to cast your teeth at the dentist)and made a 1630 resin(2 part polyurethane with filler from BJB) cast that I could sand and shape correctly.
I later used my old Mattel vacuum form to make a windshield. I have big vacuum forms at the studio but this old Mattel comes in handy for small stuff like this.
Next up to make the mirrors, form the screen, add the exhaust and suspension details. Got the decals from Indy. Great stuff.
More on this as I progress. I have already run the car and it smooth and quiet.
Thanks again to Chris for all his help on this.
Steve