F40 replica aka "operation turd polish" (Page 50/62)
shemdogg NOV 08, 09:58 AM
Thats pretty sweet andrew, but im too far into this to make those changes now lol! Been poking at it here and there. As usual, found a few cracks and spots to work on. Wet sanded a few times now. Car is crazy smooth. Laid down some paint yesterday, again. As usual, came out good but a few lil subatomic pinholes and a few tiny spots I missed sanding. Paint is laying down crazy smooth, has a matte sheen to it. Almost there. Gonna do more today, hopefully get all the boogers taken care of, finish the red, shoot the black stripe, and clear next weekend.



As usual, picked up lotsa new toys(used cheap junk) 3 mountain bikes and 1 super nice aluminum hybrid, got em all working! Got a razor mx500 I gutted and put in my ryobi 40v battery and a 36v esc. Things crazy fun and has some nuts for a tiny bike. And the thing that takes all my time(aside from watching mom and the kid) My xk x450 I did up in a macross theme, prolly fly this thing 3-4 times a day. Almost exact to a jjrc m02
no joke you gotta get one of these! Im not even into rc stuff but this is bad friggen arse laddies! Easy to fly! Just stay outta airplane mode
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztOlh-R3KOk

my xk



Shem
andreww NOV 09, 08:48 AM
Hey Shem, one thing thats bothering me is this little section on the wing. Shouldn't this little part be filled?
ferrobi NOV 09, 03:51 PM
That and it looks oddly angled. I read that you changed it to that because it didn’t look right to you. Maybe a far away pic straight on from the side would show its orientation better.

[This message has been edited by ferrobi (edited 11-11-2020).]

andreww NOV 10, 01:18 PM

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Originally posted by ferrobi:

That and the whole thing looks crooked. I think I read that you changed it to that because I didn’t look right to you.



Doesn't look crooked to me. It is higher than the original which sits just above the rear fender line, and probably a little bigger too, but he is replicating a wing that didnt originally have the logo, so its up to him where it goes. I think it looks great!
shemdogg NOV 18, 10:27 PM
Andrew good call on the keychain hook lmao. The way the logo sits flows w the wedge top shape of the car. I tried it a buncha ways, and every other way looked like poop. Anything pointing higher went over the roof and looked lame. Had a few people over who dont know the car, and loved it. Said it looks perfect. Theres so many other angles around it. Anywho did a final round o fillin lil smidgens, shota buncha red, and did the black stripe and the window frames. Some primer bleed thru to get a a lil more red and its getting cleared. I think this weekend if the weather holds out.


Looks so damn good w the black stripe!
Made an emergency run to the froo froo store(closest thing to the hood lol) to get some cupcake cups for the youngster, and saw a weird colored package and glanced at it and WTF?!

Is that a good price? What the hell is it?

shem
bjc 350 NOV 19, 01:30 AM
I googled it, Steamed pudding? ? All kinds of recipes. Maybe you should just stick to working on the car! All kinds of erie stuff on that label. By the way, car looks great.
dobie1 NOV 19, 01:48 PM
Shem it’s looking good , is the colour you used the actual Rosso Corsa ? And what year did you use as the colour actually changes over the years.
Just checking as I’m doing mine in the same colour and gives me a preview. The second shot in the drive way the car looks great the body line definitely sets it off.
Keep at it you’ll get it finished.

Stay safe
Wayne
PK NOV 21, 04:19 PM
I can help with your spotted dick Shem!! ;0)

The exact same over here is £1.50....which is ermm nearly 2bucks....so NO that isn't good value....but it has made a helluva journey.

If you do decide to give it a go..you will also need custard.

Really enjoying the operation TP.

Cheers
PK
shemdogg NOV 21, 06:59 PM
Bjc-- Im right there with ya, thats some weird chit. Pk thanks for the update, but im no fan of custard either. Gonna hafta pass on that one . A friend of a friend got that in vegas, went to a lot of bachelor parties there. Used to love that "what happens in vegas, stays in vegas" commercial. Poor guy, no one told him herpes comes back with you. Anywho, Dobie thats the ford gt red, the paint shop didnt have the ferarri book, and the black is a toyota! yay!

Said fudge it today and painted the car in the driveway. The usual sand and fill a few booglies, shot some white primer on several spots. Then followed up with a boatload of red, 36oz laid on fat. Painting outside was nice cuz I could see how much paint was going down. Red has a very nice gloss now, much better than before. Shot smore black on the stripe and was going to clear it. The suns already going down its barely 4pm and starting to cool off. Cupla red and black spots to git to, and its getting lotsa clear tomorrow. Looking forward to it being done. Pics tomorrow.

shem
sourmash NOV 22, 01:43 PM
Well done. You used only the proper amount. Nobody wouldn't want one just like it.