H.O. Build-Super Modified

Share your build process step by step
Forum rules
Open to ALL SCALES!

1. Pictures of your starting materials. Choice of body, Chassis type and material (brass, plastic etc.)
2. Pictures of the tools you will be using, and any alternative ways to do the same thing. for example, tubing bender versus bent around a screwdriver handle. etc.
3. List where parts come from, or where they can be purchased from, or if they are homemade.
4. As many pictures of the build during the whole process as you can.

H.O. Build-Super Modified

Postby kcl » Sat Dec 31, 2016 9:48 am

I started this build about 2 weeks ago but is still in it's beginning stages.

Image

Took an old Hot Rod body and grafted the rear section of a Gran Prix racer to it. Had to put a gusset
piece in the back in order to mount it made from some sheet plastic. After it was tacked on the back
I use a mixture of old body plastic and Testors 3502 cement to fill everything in which not only is a filler
but also bonds the plastic together.

Image

After drying, everything is sanded and low spots filled, I opened and filled the old wheel well openings. We then went
to work on the chassis. Chassis is a stock Aurora Magnatraction with all the do dads removed and sanded down smooth.

Image
Image

After the chassis prep, Body was checked for fit and the nose removed. New wheel openings were marked and opened up.
The nose was cut to fit and reattached in the same manner as the rear. The nose was then molded in and side bubbles removed.
The cockpit was also removed and the sides cut down some.

Image

New side panels were then made and cut to fit and all seams filled and sanded.

Image

Tools are fairly simple , an old Dremel lots of knifes and some homemade stuff. Sheet plastic, CA and goop.

Image
Image

One of the inside of how everything is put together.

Image

This is where the build is right now. It's coming along, Still have to figure a way to mount it yet.

All for now

Kevin
Last edited by kcl on Tue Jul 18, 2017 7:50 pm, edited 2 times in total.
User avatar
kcl
HRW SlotCar Veteran!
 
Posts: 156
Joined: Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:43 am
Location: Maryland

Re: H.O. Build-Super Modified

Postby HomeRacingWorld » Sat Dec 31, 2016 11:17 am

Now we are cookin' with Crisco. Great seeing your HO work in this.
User avatar
HomeRacingWorld
HRW Janitor
 
Posts: 15569
Joined: Wed Aug 08, 2012 2:05 pm
Location: HRW Skunkworks

Re: H.O. Build-Super Modified

Postby btaylor » Sat Dec 31, 2016 1:32 pm

Love it!!!!
Cant wait to see the finished product!

Bob
User avatar
btaylor
Uncle Bob
 
Posts: 4519
Joined: Mon Mar 24, 2014 3:50 am

Re: H.O. Build-Super Modified

Postby kcl » Sun Jan 15, 2017 1:21 pm

Image

Body work on the super mod is completed for now. A friend of mine wants
to cast it as it is right now, so we put some primer on it and cleared the body
so I can send it to him. Came out pretty good.

Image
Image
Image
Image

It will need resanded when it comes back and some other things done to it.
So right now I will be on hold till it returns.

All for now

Kevin
Last edited by kcl on Tue Jul 18, 2017 4:08 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
kcl
HRW SlotCar Veteran!
 
Posts: 156
Joined: Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:43 am
Location: Maryland

Re: H.O. Build-Super Modified

Postby TuscoTodd » Mon Jan 16, 2017 8:08 am

That is looking sweet!
Thanks for sharing the update!
User avatar
TuscoTodd
HRW Bouncer
 
Posts: 7145
Joined: Sat Aug 17, 2013 11:25 am
Location: Rural Ohio

Re: H.O. Build-Super Modified

Postby clivearmstrong74 » Mon Jan 16, 2017 10:05 am

Cool build!! I'm not familiar with HO scale..I know of it, but no knowledge of it...
Is HO scale also connected to a numerical basis eg. 1:64?
I like the complete filling, attaching and making a "new" body, super!

Cheers
Clive
User avatar
clivearmstrong74
HRW SlotCar Veteran!
 
Posts: 197
Joined: Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:57 am
Location: South Africa

Re: H.O. Build-Super Modified

Postby kcl » Mon Feb 06, 2017 8:06 pm

My body has come back from casting and have started working on making a post for the front.

Image

Harvested a post from a junk body and cut to fit. It needed a slight taper to conform to the
nose and allow everything to fit. Before attaching it though, decided to open the nose up
for some grill work. This is much easier to do before the post is set.
Image

This will probably be filled with some screen after paint. The post is held on with a small screw through
the frame which was drilled and then countersunk so the screw was flush with the frame.
Image

Still need to sand the inside of the body where the post will attach to bare plastic in order to get
a good bond. After it all drys good,we can get on to the fun stuff.

All for now

Kevin
Last edited by kcl on Tue Jul 18, 2017 4:11 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
kcl
HRW SlotCar Veteran!
 
Posts: 156
Joined: Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:43 am
Location: Maryland

Re: H.O. Build-Super Modified

Postby dge467 » Mon Feb 06, 2017 10:05 pm

That is some nice work!!!
User avatar
dge467
The King of Foil
 
Posts: 3636
Joined: Tue Sep 04, 2012 9:07 pm
Location: N.E. Massachusetts

Re: H.O. Build-Super Modified

Postby kcl » Sun Feb 12, 2017 11:40 am

Image

With the post set,started working on the driver and the cage. The Grand Prix racer
body that I took the rear off of also donated its driver. He fills the hole pretty good
and sits high in the car as he should.

Image

Image

Cages and bumpers are made from paper clips. Tools are simple. I use a cutter to cut them straight and
a flat nose pliers without the ridges to bend them with. A Dremel with a cut off wheel to grind them
to size once shaped. Don't usually measure anything just cut and bend things by eye and
test fit till it looks right and fits well.
Unlike you guys with the big cars, I have no room to solder things together, so everything
is glued one piece at a time using Loctite CA or Loctite 380 Black Max depending on the attachment point.
After all that has setup for a day or so, it all gets sanded and shaped to form a clean joint.
It's a lot of work but worth the effort in the end.

Still much work to do on this car but it's starting to take shape.

All for now

Kevin
Last edited by kcl on Tue Jul 18, 2017 4:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
kcl
HRW SlotCar Veteran!
 
Posts: 156
Joined: Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:43 am
Location: Maryland

Re: H.O. Build-Super Modified

Postby clivearmstrong74 » Sun Feb 12, 2017 10:44 pm

Than is super neat work! Well done.

Cheers
Clive
User avatar
clivearmstrong74
HRW SlotCar Veteran!
 
Posts: 197
Joined: Tue Oct 06, 2015 6:57 am
Location: South Africa

Re: H.O. Build-Super Modified

Postby kcl » Mon Feb 20, 2017 5:46 pm

Image

Started working on the cage. The main bar was bent to fit over the width of
the gear plate. With the body on, height was set and the bar tacked in place.
Once the tack set up, the body was removed and the bar secured in place with
some Loctite 380 and left to set overnight. The excess was then removed by
light scraping to form a clean joint. The gear plate will be sanded with some
2000 grit paper to polish it up.
Image

The rest of the pieces are then bent and ground to fit using a Dremel with a cut off wheel.

Image

This picture is a little off cause it's hard to hold the piece in the right place and work
the camera at the same time, but you can get the idea. Each piece of the cage is cut,ground
and fit the same manor. Each being attached to the gear plate and then to the main bar.

Image

After all the pieces are glued in place, all the joints are cleaned up and sanded to form clean joints.
Quite a few paper clips don't make it through the first time but get used in other places along the way,
not an exact science here. Mostly trial and error on bending them. Have a few more pieces to bend up
before this is finished. Once done we can move on back to the body and start putting some detail
on it.

All for now

Kevin
Last edited by kcl on Thu Jul 20, 2017 5:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
kcl
HRW SlotCar Veteran!
 
Posts: 156
Joined: Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:43 am
Location: Maryland

Re: H.O. Build-Super Modified

Postby kcl » Sun Feb 26, 2017 11:31 am

Image

Most of the cage is finished. Started putting the x-brace in.

Image
Image

With the body on things are getting a little tight. Will have to open the body up a little
to clear the cage and modify the driver some to so he fits, but I figured on that anyway.

Image
Image
Image

The pencil marks are where the cuts will be made. Just some reliefs with a round file to clear the
cage so it dosen't drag when painted. Will be able to start some bumpers pretty soon. She's starting
to take shape and look like something.

All for now

Kevin
Last edited by kcl on Thu Jul 20, 2017 5:15 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
kcl
HRW SlotCar Veteran!
 
Posts: 156
Joined: Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:43 am
Location: Maryland

Re: H.O. Build-Super Modified

Postby kcl » Sun Mar 05, 2017 12:00 pm

The x-brace is complete and finishes off the cage.

Image
Image

The diver needed to be modified a little to fit. With the cage in there he turned out
to be a little to big and would not fit with the body on. So we put him on a diet
so he would fit.

Image
Image
Image
Image

All in all the cage turned out well. Still a little clean up and sanding to do but not to much.
Not much room to work in this area and progress is slow but it will get there.

All for now

Kevin
Last edited by kcl on Thu Jul 20, 2017 5:19 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
kcl
HRW SlotCar Veteran!
 
Posts: 156
Joined: Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:43 am
Location: Maryland

Re: H.O. Build-Super Modified

Postby kcl » Wed Mar 15, 2017 2:50 pm

Image

Added a few things, started working on a small cowl in front of the cage also the
cage looked like it was missing something so we added a small headrest to it.

Image
Image

Gathering up some parts to try out and see what works.

Image

Have a couple sets of injectors to try and found a head for the driver, his body came from the
same car that supplied the tail piece and the other parts from some other cars in the junk box. As with most
things in HO, parts either have to fabed or swiped from other cars.

Image

Planning to use these wheels on the car, they are Road Race Replica wheels. I usually
use stock wheels, but I think these will look better than the Turbines on the finished car
and they are chrome. We'll save the other ones for something else.

All for now

Kevin
Last edited by kcl on Thu Jul 20, 2017 5:23 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
kcl
HRW SlotCar Veteran!
 
Posts: 156
Joined: Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:43 am
Location: Maryland

Re: H.O. Build-Super Modified

Postby kcl » Sun Mar 26, 2017 7:39 pm

Image

Started working on the roof for the little Super Mod. While looking around, thinking I may have to scratch build
one, ran into an unlikley donor. Found an old Peterbuilt truck in the parts box and borrowed the roof from it.

Image

After cutting the roof off, fitted it up and cut the back window out.

Image

Worked out well and attached it to the body after filling the holes the the pipes went into. Still in the drying process
and will add filler as it drys and shrinks.

Image
Image

The roof gives the right effect to the body for this style car. We'll sand this first pass of filler and proceed
from there. It's coming along little by little.

All for now

Kevin
Last edited by kcl on Thu Jul 20, 2017 5:26 pm, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
kcl
HRW SlotCar Veteran!
 
Posts: 156
Joined: Sat Sep 08, 2012 9:43 am
Location: Maryland

Next

Return to HRW All Scales Build-OFF!



Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 8 guests

cron