Great ideas! I’m working on plans for a nascar section of track. Going to need to make seating for the stands. Planning to add 1/87 HO figures for fans. So I will be using a lot of styrene lol . Thanks for the videos!
Hey mate awesome builds. Huge fan now of your channel. I will look at my office tomorrow and see if I have that porsche, I believe I have a white one same model. Let me look If I do we can do some trades. Im a huge Porsche fan and never give up my Porsches but I like what your doing man and Im in need of a Johnny Lightning Nova.
+Kevin A Creedon Kevin, apologies for not focusing on the metal tools, but you would use them in this case to hold parts in place, or to pry items apart.
Sorry man! The "top" was a simple piece of styrene shaped like a covered convertible top, and wrapped in a thin sheet of textured vinyl. The vinyl was from a sample pack given to me by a 3M rep decades ago when I worked for a sign shop. To get the look on the 356, I made two slices on either side of the engine cover (from the cabin area), then batted in down to form a lower profile (using a fabric covered block of wood and slow taps from a heavy hammer. I would have retained the A pillar, but I was aiming for a low profile windshield. The seats are from the new Acura, and I am still looking for a stylish steering wheel.
Thin styrene sheet cut to look like a folded top. Then you warp the plastic to force inwards a bit (hard to explain, but if you look closer it will make sense). Then I covered the plastic with a textured adhesive vinyl.
+apacheredwolfe Could have, but the chassis on the Astro had 3 things going for it: the low stance of the chassis with the nice tires; the fact that its engine was big enough and detailed enough to stand out; and it was a Chevy modified to fit a Chevy. The wheels were perfect for what I wanted to accomplish too. Thanks for watching; and I always appreciate the feed back!
Awesome stuff my friend !!! great customs and ideas as always and thanks for the support brother!!!
+William Witters Jr. Thanks William!
Troy your vinyl roof idea looks awesome! Great idea.
Great vid Troy. Your customs really neat how you like to truly customize by cutting and adding ect...
+Championdjk Thanks man. Great job on the Tina's!
Great ideas! I’m working on plans for a nascar section of track. Going to need to make seating for the stands. Planning to add 1/87 HO figures for fans. So I will be using a lot of styrene lol . Thanks for the videos!
That truck is going to kick butt!
Hey Troy, been catching up on some of your videos. Found out we are not far away from each other. I am just South of the Airport. Enjoying the videos.
+Ray Huggins Thanks neighbor!
nice vid[welcome to Unibobber. Darren is a friend and it is a good group.
+Scott Dunlap Thanks Scott. I actually met Justin in a Kennesaw Hobby Store
Nice work. Thanks for sharing your styrene ideas 👍
+Derek “D-Rock” Morey Thanks man!
Click on the links - leave a note for them and tell them "Troy sent me"... please
Hey mate awesome builds. Huge fan now of your channel. I will look at my office tomorrow and see if I have that porsche, I believe I have a white one same model. Let me look If I do we can do some trades. Im a huge Porsche fan and never give up my Porsches but I like what your doing man and Im in need of a Johnny Lightning Nova.
great work!
+Sultan Tuner Thanks man!
enjoyed your video... thanks for the great info i will watching more... and thanks for the sub
Awesom as always
+Kevin A Creedon Kevin, apologies for not focusing on the metal tools, but you would use them in this case to hold parts in place, or to pry items apart.
Magic in the making. Modelling in styrene is a great way to fill out. I'm guessing your using a good strong superglue. Gel ?
+Kount Five Thanks man!
+Kount Five I use a product called Zap-a-gap - excellent for bonding plastic to metal
thanks for subscribing
how can i make a firewall for my z28 i put a blown engine in it and you csn see past it into the cab of the car and its annoying
Cool tips Troy
+Vik Orick (CAMBODIANHOLIDAY) Thanks man!
good vid by the way.
what u use for the conv't top of the 956a ?
Sorry man! The "top" was a simple piece of styrene shaped like a covered convertible top, and wrapped in a thin sheet of textured vinyl. The vinyl was from a sample pack given to me by a 3M rep decades ago when I worked for a sign shop. To get the look on the 356, I made two slices on either side of the engine cover (from the cabin area), then batted in down to form a lower profile (using a fabric covered block of wood and slow taps from a heavy hammer. I would have retained the A pillar, but I was aiming for a low profile windshield. The seats are from the new Acura, and I am still looking for a stylish steering wheel.
grate vid troy
thanks man. more videos to come
how did u make the top look like it's folded down?
Thin styrene sheet cut to look like a folded top. Then you warp the plastic to force inwards a bit (hard to explain, but if you look closer it will make sense). Then I covered the plastic with a textured adhesive vinyl.
where do you get the plastic steren at?
Justin Jackson
They sell generic stuff at Walmart for 10 bucks
please because I want to ask you something
I'm not a know-it-all I'm just asking, on the Chev, why not just build the entire frame. Or simply trim the frame you used.
+apacheredwolfe Could have, but the chassis on the Astro had 3 things going for it: the low stance of the chassis with the nice tires; the fact that its engine was big enough and detailed enough to stand out; and it was a Chevy modified to fit a Chevy. The wheels were perfect for what I wanted to accomplish too. Thanks for watching; and I always appreciate the feed back!
Do more videos
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+Ray Huggins Thanks. I will return the favor