BTTF diamond select DeLorean 1/15 upgrades/mods

steveo3002 · 06-23-2011, 02:06 PM

some of you may have seen my pics on teks thread , rather than continure to confuse folk and clutter his thread im going to start my own

i was pleased when i saw diamond select had a large 1/15 bttf II delorean , and while its a nice toy its got plenty of room to improve things

i plan to detail and scratch build a few parts to make it a better display piece

heres a run down of whats been done so far , and thanks to SPENCER for the ref pics and advice so far

made some floor mats and carpeted the flooring

new switch made from a lump of lexan

started cutting the chassis , i may light this or put something green in there

started to remove the molded on wiring , ive sinse taken it all off so i can add real wire

the bumper on the model is wrong and has a curve , its where they copied a damaged real dmc when making it

here you can see ive cut off the bent piece and have made a new bit to bond on , theres also my new grille for the rear deck

steveo3002 · 06-23-2011, 02:17 PM

bit more progress on the dash , made a clock and radio and added some wires

seperated the headlamps and thinned down its surround, and made new vents from thinner plastic

epoxied over the headlamp opening so that only one lamp will light like in the movie

made a new rear deck as the toys one has molded on stuff

took a screen grab here ..so i can make the tow bar thats in the bumper

a few scratch built items im working on

new hoses for the vents

steveo3002 · 06-23-2011, 02:20 PM

and heres another project i have in the works ...a real hover car lol

i found a anti gravity platform online..its a magnet base and you use a magent in the item you want to hover , ive sinse found a 1/32 aoshima that fits the magnet better
, but heres a couple of pics for fun

ignore the wire...it looks like its holding the car up , its not it really does hover

Jedifyfe · 06-23-2011, 02:26 PM

Why'd you start another thread?

Just kidding.

I look forward to more progress!

tek2graphics · 06-23-2011, 09:51 PM

Hey Steveo, i love your scratch built pieces!
Also, you mention that you "made new vents from thinner plastic." Do you have pics? The one shown above looks like the original.

On mine, I decided to keep the original outer vent, thinned it down, & will create the inner vents out of styrene because they are way off.

You can see the correct spacing on the original here:

Out of town for a few days, but will post my pics on Mon.

steveo3002 · 06-24-2011, 01:17 AM

hmm that is the new piece ..theyre much thinner (0.7mm) if you compare the side pieces , but yeah the cut is wrong , its the thinnest cut u could make

steveo3002 · 06-24-2011, 06:00 AM

this mornings efforts

BTTFSpencer · 06-24-2011, 10:55 PM

Great work!

steveo3002 · 06-25-2011, 02:54 AM

ive been thinking ..the tyres (tires for you americans ) look rather poor on it , any ideas on better ones ?

im going to ask in the local r/c model shop if they have something that looks nicer

tek2graphics · 06-27-2011, 09:03 PM

I would scuff them up to make them look used.

steveo3002 · 06-28-2011, 02:48 AM

yeh i was going to scuff them , shame theres no sidewall letters molded on

ive busted off those vents , im going to make another set with a thinner gap lol

compucrap · 06-28-2011, 09:45 AM

Hey hey, looking awesome.

Why don't you and TEK team up and make a detail kit for the 1/15 toy?

Can't wait to see this floating over its base.... right in time for 2015 too!

steveo3002 · 06-28-2011, 10:19 AM

its a smaller one on the hover base , about 1/32 scale

steveo3002 · 06-28-2011, 10:46 AM

door locks lol

orange hose..still needs more painting

vents with a thinner gap

not sure what these are called ..the go near the red caps

BTTFSpencer · 06-29-2011, 01:47 PM

Dude your work is SENSATIONAL!!!!

I LOVE the parts in the last photo, we in the BTTF Hobby call them the "Hockey pucks"

Absolutely awesome, how did you add the grooves on the orange tube?

steveo3002 · 06-29-2011, 03:33 PM

the orange tube is some automotive wire then i took some 0.25 jewelry wire and wrapped it around where its needed and coated it in super glue

do you like my delorean badge on the tool box lol

tek2graphics · 06-29-2011, 03:49 PM

VERY nice!!!!!

srspicer · 06-29-2011, 06:14 PM

Another nice Delorean mod! A two-fer!

Scott

steveo3002 · 07-02-2011, 11:13 AM

right todays efforts are scratch made oil seperator tanks , spencer i spoke with you about these ..what do you think ? any problems?

trimmed the ends off the towing bar now

BTTFSpencer · 07-02-2011, 06:19 PM

Steve,

The Oil Separators look great! I wouldn't have made that hole in the middle though, it should be level with the lower one. And you might want to fill in a few more seams and give it a wetsand before you paint.

The corrugated black pipe should be replaced with a smooth one on the crossover tube.

Nice work so far, Keep it up!

steveo3002 · 07-03-2011, 01:43 AM

yeah the seams will be gone before paint ..the pics show up every flaw lol

you mean the holes for the foil tubes? not sure i can fit em side by side , have you any pics of it ?

the tube is not touched yet, thats how it came..ive got some tiny nuts on order i can hopefully use with a new tube

BTTFSpencer · 07-03-2011, 03:08 AM

The bottom tubes go right next to each other, the original cars had wooden disks that held the hoses into place. You might want to try filling over the holes with some putty and adding some little styrene disks to hold them, or just fill over and drill some new holes.

steveo3002 · 07-03-2011, 08:01 AM

im having tubes to push in the holes and sit slightly proud of the surface , like the universal models have

steveo3002 · 07-03-2011, 10:18 AM

would you say this car is fairly accurate? i know its a replica but its a decent pic and seems to be fairly good to my eye?

BTTFSpencer · 07-03-2011, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveo3002

would you say this car is fairly accurate? i know its a replica but its a decent pic and seems to be fairly good to my eye?

Nope, thats one of the worst Time machines ever made. The guy who built it is a real sack of s*** and is corrupt as the night is dark.

Just use the reference of the screen used cars, you never want to reference a replica because you'd just be copying their mistakes.

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06-23-2011, 02:06 PM	#1
steveo3002 Join Date: May 2011 Location: cambridge england Posts: 345	BTTF diamond select DeLorean 1/15 upgrades/mods some of you may have seen my pics on teks thread , rather than continure to confuse folk and clutter his thread im going to start my own i was pleased when i saw diamond select had a large 1/15 bttf II delorean , and while its a nice toy its got plenty of room to improve things i plan to detail and scratch build a few parts to make it a better display piece heres a run down of whats been done so far , and thanks to SPENCER for the ref pics and advice so far made some floor mats and carpeted the flooring new switch made from a lump of lexan started cutting the chassis , i may light this or put something green in there started to remove the molded on wiring , ive sinse taken it all off so i can add real wire the bumper on the model is wrong and has a curve , its where they copied a damaged real dmc when making it here you can see ive cut off the bent piece and have made a new bit to bond on , theres also my new grille for the rear deck Last edited by steveo3002; 11-30-2011 at 10:34 AM.

06-23-2011, 02:17 PM	#2
steveo3002 Join Date: May 2011 Location: cambridge england Posts: 345	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades bit more progress on the dash , made a clock and radio and added some wires seperated the headlamps and thinned down its surround, and made new vents from thinner plastic epoxied over the headlamp opening so that only one lamp will light like in the movie made a new rear deck as the toys one has molded on stuff took a screen grab here ..so i can make the tow bar thats in the bumper a few scratch built items im working on new hoses for the vents Last edited by steveo3002; 06-23-2011 at 02:31 PM.

06-23-2011, 02:20 PM	#3
steveo3002 Join Date: May 2011 Location: cambridge england Posts: 345	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades and heres another project i have in the works ...a real hover car lol i found a anti gravity platform online..its a magnet base and you use a magent in the item you want to hover , ive sinse found a 1/32 aoshima that fits the magnet better , but heres a couple of pics for fun ignore the wire...it looks like its holding the car up , its not it really does hover

06-23-2011, 02:26 PM	#4
Jedifyfe "Genital Cuff" creator Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 6,244	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades Why'd you start another thread? Just kidding. I look forward to more progress!

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06-23-2011, 09:51 PM	#5
tek2graphics Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Branson, MO Posts: 444	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades Hey Steveo, i love your scratch built pieces! Also, you mention that you "made new vents from thinner plastic." Do you have pics? The one shown above looks like the original. On mine, I decided to keep the original outer vent, thinned it down, & will create the inner vents out of styrene because they are way off. You can see the correct spacing on the original here: Out of town for a few days, but will post my pics on Mon.

06-24-2011, 01:17 AM	#6
steveo3002 Join Date: May 2011 Location: cambridge england Posts: 345	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades hmm that is the new piece ..theyre much thinner (0.7mm) if you compare the side pieces , but yeah the cut is wrong , its the thinnest cut u could make

06-24-2011, 06:00 AM	#7
steveo3002 Join Date: May 2011 Location: cambridge england Posts: 345	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades this mornings efforts

06-24-2011, 10:55 PM	#8
BTTFSpencer Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 257	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades Great work!

06-25-2011, 02:54 AM	#9
steveo3002 Join Date: May 2011 Location: cambridge england Posts: 345	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades ive been thinking ..the tyres (tires for you americans ) look rather poor on it , any ideas on better ones ? im going to ask in the local r/c model shop if they have something that looks nicer

06-27-2011, 09:03 PM	#10
tek2graphics Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Branson, MO Posts: 444	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades I would scuff them up to make them look used.

06-28-2011, 02:48 AM	#11
steveo3002 Join Date: May 2011 Location: cambridge england Posts: 345	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades yeh i was going to scuff them , shame theres no sidewall letters molded on ive busted off those vents , im going to make another set with a thinner gap lol

06-28-2011, 09:45 AM	#12
compucrap Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 48	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades Hey hey, looking awesome. Why don't you and TEK team up and make a detail kit for the 1/15 toy? Can't wait to see this floating over its base.... right in time for 2015 too!

06-28-2011, 10:19 AM	#13
steveo3002 Join Date: May 2011 Location: cambridge england Posts: 345	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades its a smaller one on the hover base , about 1/32 scale

06-28-2011, 10:46 AM	#14
steveo3002 Join Date: May 2011 Location: cambridge england Posts: 345	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades door locks lol orange hose..still needs more painting vents with a thinner gap not sure what these are called ..the go near the red caps

06-29-2011, 01:47 PM	#15
BTTFSpencer Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 257	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades Dude your work is SENSATIONAL!!!! I LOVE the parts in the last photo, we in the BTTF Hobby call them the "Hockey pucks" Absolutely awesome, how did you add the grooves on the orange tube?

06-29-2011, 03:33 PM	#16
steveo3002 Join Date: May 2011 Location: cambridge england Posts: 345	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades the orange tube is some automotive wire then i took some 0.25 jewelry wire and wrapped it around where its needed and coated it in super glue do you like my delorean badge on the tool box lol

06-29-2011, 03:49 PM	#17
tek2graphics Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Branson, MO Posts: 444	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades VERY nice!!!!!

06-29-2011, 06:14 PM	#18
srspicer Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: PA, USA Posts: 88	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades Another nice Delorean mod! A two-fer! Scott

07-02-2011, 11:13 AM	#19
steveo3002 Join Date: May 2011 Location: cambridge england Posts: 345	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades right todays efforts are scratch made oil seperator tanks , spencer i spoke with you about these ..what do you think ? any problems? trimmed the ends off the towing bar now

07-02-2011, 06:19 PM	#20
BTTFSpencer Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 257	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades Steve, The Oil Separators look great! I wouldn't have made that hole in the middle though, it should be level with the lower one. And you might want to fill in a few more seams and give it a wetsand before you paint. The corrugated black pipe should be replaced with a smooth one on the crossover tube. Nice work so far, Keep it up!

07-03-2011, 01:43 AM	#21
steveo3002 Join Date: May 2011 Location: cambridge england Posts: 345	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades yeah the seams will be gone before paint ..the pics show up every flaw lol you mean the holes for the foil tubes? not sure i can fit em side by side , have you any pics of it ? the tube is not touched yet, thats how it came..ive got some tiny nuts on order i can hopefully use with a new tube

07-03-2011, 03:08 AM	#22
BTTFSpencer Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 257	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades The bottom tubes go right next to each other, the original cars had wooden disks that held the hoses into place. You might want to try filling over the holes with some putty and adding some little styrene disks to hold them, or just fill over and drill some new holes.

07-03-2011, 08:01 AM	#23
steveo3002 Join Date: May 2011 Location: cambridge england Posts: 345	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades im having tubes to push in the holes and sit slightly proud of the surface , like the universal models have

07-03-2011, 10:18 AM	#24
steveo3002 Join Date: May 2011 Location: cambridge england Posts: 345	Re: steveo's diamond select delorean 1/15 upgrades would you say this car is fairly accurate? i know its a replica but its a decent pic and seems to be fairly good to my eye?

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