AREA 51 "Contest Entry"

[cwmax]

Here's my enrty for the Diecast Contest. A Welly 1951 Ford F-1
I'll name it "AREA 51"
I don't have any out of the box pics, I had it less than 10 mins when it was attact by the phillips


Chassy removed, sitting on dubs style wheels, wheels spinning in the brain, Ideas flying around.


Cuts made to lower the cab in relation to the fenders and bed You can see how much was removed by the hood sitting there.


Cuts to the back of the cab to line up the bed, worked out perfect to line up with the body line on the cab.


Ready to epoxy the cab back to the front fenders and the the back of the cab. Next is to cut the hood and
chop the top.

I'll post more pics as I progress.

Looking forward to spending some time here and allways watching for the new mods.

[mike@af]

How come you havent stripped the paint yet? or even roughed it up?

[cwmax]

I was trying to post my original, then this update last night, but the forum kept going down. Didn't even know the first part got posted.

Well here's the update.

This diecast is some tough stuff to cut. I have a dremell with cutting wheels, a hand hack saw, hobby saw... used them all cutting this thing up.



Decided to strip it down to the metal before epoxying it back together. This stuff works great! In a lil under an hour, the paint just fell off. Put a quick light primer coat on after I got it washed down.


Still allot of work to go, most of the heavy metal cutting is done. and metal parts epoxied in place. Bet my truck can out-stare your truck Damn that grill is fugly.


Going to eliminate all that tailgate hanging garbage. Make a nice smooth, fixed tailgate and a rollpan.


Chopped the top, still allot of clean up and filling to do.


This is all firmly epoxied in place. Got the hood cut down. All this fits really well, still needs filler and fine detailing. I'll be cutting the door window frames to fit next and start filling all the door handle, mirror, emblem holes etc. Still need to build the door hinges for the suicide doors.
Next update the body will be completely filled, primed and ready for final sanding and paint. I'll work on the chassy, engine and interior mods before final painting.

[m3 on Dubs]

sick...

[speedstur]

Awesome, keep up the great work!!

[mike@af]

Amazing...I like the bubbley paint.

[street_racer1]

wow that just like a real car project. great job keep it up.

[cwmax]

Originally Posted by street_racer1

wow that just like a real car project. great job keep it up.

HEHE, It kinda seems like it, I don't recall car modeling being so much work. Ah well first time cut'n up diecast. I'm learning alot from this project, the next will go smoother.



Details .... Details ....

[mike@af]

I wish I had an oldie diecast rod like that.

[crazy_boarder_dude]

Omg Wow that this is amazing keep us posted..
im glad that grill is gone
Bart

[Tommycool666]

all u do is put epoxy putty on there and it holds it ?

[cwmax]

Originally Posted by Tommycool666

all u do is put epoxy putty on there and it holds it ?

It's a 2 part epoxy...



I didn't know what to use to stick the peices together. I had used this stuff 1 1/2 years ago to keep a sloppy fitting bushing in place in the upper control arm on my 93 Jeep. It's still there so I figured it would hold the diecast together. You can grind and sand it, softer than the metal, harder than body filler. Fully cures in about 12-16 hours.

May or may not be the right thing to use. Works so far.

[mike@af]

Epoxy is the right stuff to use!

[Tommycool666]

ok thanx , i might get into diecast modelin in the future after i finish my 10 amt plastic models lol, um another question did u have to split the roof to make it fit after u chopped it , how did u chop it?

[cwmax]

I didn't split the roof on this one. There was only .02 diff in the the width at the back and .01 at the front after the cuts. There's enough metal to grind away and fill. Front to back I made a cut on the inside at the windsheild line, leaving a little metal, and bent the post to line up with the cowl. (see last pic in second set of pics). I lined up the door line on the front, wish I had done the same on the rear instead of lining up the back of the cab. Would have saved alot of reshaping at the rear door line.

I learned