O.K. so not much in the way of “build” pictures as it’s well underway and well, you’ve seen others build this. So, I’m lighting mine as well, headlights, front amber (turn signals) lights, and dash lights. I’m using 402 LEDs for the front lights.
Headlights were modified. I cut off the lens and sanded/polished the back of it so it was clear again. I then took the base and drilled up the stalk. I then drilled straight back were the lens was and met the hole in the stalk. I then fed an LED in the front and ran the wires thru the stalk. I epoxied the LED in place. Once dry I epoxied the lens back in place over the LED.
Thanks guys. Well, after being spoiled by building so many Bandai SW models lately, I would say the quality is lacking somewhat. But, with it being a model car from one of the US companies, I guess it’s on par with most other car kits. The build is complicated due to the multi piece body and rear wing mounts. I think it’s overly complicated. The fit of the rear strut pieces is vague at best. It takes a lot of trial fitting to get things lined up properly.
I got spoiled with the Bandai Batman Begins Tumbler and Keaton Batmobile. While I loved the Mobius Batpod & rider, the quality wasn’t even close to Bandai. Of course, much better than the original AMT/Ertl Batmobiles and Batmissile, but a lesser kit than the Revell Batman Forever and Batman and Robin Batmobiles (B&R Batmobile was stupid looking, but a pretty neat model kit).
Got a lot done on the base over the weekend. If your on FB look me up and you will see where I was at, I posted there and on a few group pages. I’ll upload pics tonight and post them on here. My power supply arrived in the mail Saturday so I can also start wiring up the tonight as well.
The base is further along than what these pictures show. In fact, it’s almost done. But here is what I started with. I grabbed a wood picture frame from HobbyLobby and removed the glass.
For the asphalt, I used a roll of cork, also from HobbyLobby. It was cut to size. I took some chunks out and made a few rips. Save the chunks as they can be used for debris later after painting.
I then marked on the backing board where the holes were. I glued RR ballast down to show under the potholes and cracks.
The cork was then glued down and the whole thing painted flat black. It will be weathered later.
Next I created a sidewalk from foam core board. I drew on some lines to show the curb and expansion gaps. I took my Xacto and cut these slits. I then took a ball point pen and ran it along the cuts. This deepened the cuts and rounded them for the next step.
The sidewalk section was glued in place. It was then covered in a napkin soaked in diluted white glue. This gave texture to the sidewalk and also allowed the napkin to settle down into the joints.
And finally you can see my mock up of a streetlamp in the last picture. Yes, it is lighted as well.
I should be able to finish this all up this weekend. Thanks for following along!
Been a bit under the weather this past weekend. More progress made though. Getting close to the finish line on this build. Still need to add “street trash” and do a little more weathering.
