Vacformedhero
Sr Member
It's amazing that the hinging of the door makes a real difference in making this look like a scale model rather than a toy, really enjoying this thread
1966 tv Batmobile 1/6th scale
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kermet
Sr Member
Alrighty then, its really cold in my shop my breaker box is all messed up can't run my heat or my compressor but I do have my lights and plugs. Plus running day for wife so didn't get much done but the arm rest I was working on, so here it is.
well I've got a lot to do more sanding and priming but I'm about to go on robins side of the car and get that door done as far as mounting it which will go easy cause I done it once hopefully once that's done I can go on and primer the car then get everything back on the inside. well more to come stay tuned. Thanks......Jim
well I've got a lot to do more sanding and priming but I'm about to go on robins side of the car and get that door done as far as mounting it which will go easy cause I done it once hopefully once that's done I can go on and primer the car then get everything back on the inside. well more to come stay tuned. Thanks......Jim
kermet
Sr Member
Well, not getting much done did do a little puttying, whilest I wait for some break in the weather. My shop is like 14 degrees I had to take all my paint into the house so it wouldn't freeze. Well I am not going with parks as well so I went korbanth 2.0 something I will build once I getest all the parts. I do love light sabers but never really got any only a cool toy, now I'm getting the real thing. Well better anyways. Okay enough of that once I am able the next part I'm working on is robins door, I've been studying and I am ready to get this done so I can finish some sanding. there are some redo's on parts of the dash I just want to make the dash better and now you can see everything inside so Ill improve some of this stage of the build as end caps for the dash as well for other parts. Stay tuned..more to come.....Thanks.......Jim
kermet
Sr Member
Okay, temps up a bit so I started some work on robins door still liking quite a bunch of cutting left on this before it fits into place.
well I'm using a carbide bit in a drill which is hard to do not as fast as a shaft tool, and the back requires a lot of stock to be removed but slow is better than nothing. more to do so more to come stay tuned. Thanks...Jim
well I'm using a carbide bit in a drill which is hard to do not as fast as a shaft tool, and the back requires a lot of stock to be removed but slow is better than nothing. more to do so more to come stay tuned. Thanks...Jim
kermet
Sr Member
Okay, Bout time got a break in the weather and back in the shop, YEP for sure having model with drawls, got some cutting done on robins door and it fits perfectly. working on getting all this to mesh up in the hinge and its looking good did a lot of sanding as well.
stay tuned more to come. Thanks.....Jim
stay tuned more to come. Thanks.....Jim
kermet
Sr Member
Okay in my last post robins door is being fitted as well as epoxyed in it didn't mesh up so I tore it out and got it rite here is pics of everything happening and also got it all back in black and Vac you are rite about this looking more like a model now here are pics also of the door deal complete now to move on to other parts of the build.
Well as said stay tuned plenty more to come now that this is behind me..Thanks.....Jim
Well as said stay tuned plenty more to come now that this is behind me..Thanks.....Jim
Vacformedhero
Sr Member
great looking, and great progress well done, with both doors open I can hear that theme music again and the stomp of two superheroes approaching .....keep it up
kermet
Sr Member
I think I would like to replace the mesh if I could find the rite mesh been looking every where can't find it. Well if I cant I will just leave what I have, and thanks for your response. I still have a lot of body work to get done I have some red putty that wants to raise up on me but the red putty is done lots of sanding. This car is made out of some kind of stuff that is almost to hard to work with but its getting there day by day given good weather. Thanks....Jim
kermet
Sr Member
Okay, Been messing around in the shop today did a little detail work and a lot more sanding and priming the car is now ready for paint. Here is my thoughts on this, I'm not sure which way to go on this rattle can or spray gun, with my breaker box all jacked up, I can't spray so I've been studying diff. types of rattle can paint and there is a very good paint I think will do the trick with a very high gloss. Also spray gunning will give me the same finish I will just have to be calm and wait to do this I don't want to rush anything on this part. I still have to wet sand then paint. with the high gloss I could come back with a fine wet sand then spray a high gloss clear which can be done ether way. Well damn how bout some pics.
Stay tuned more to come.....Thanks.....Jim
Stay tuned more to come.....Thanks.....Jim
kermet
Sr Member
Okay robins door is now complete, kinda put things back in place to see how its going to look. I was going to wait on paint for the reason of making my plugs for the vac forming but I made a pattern that will work so paint is next as soon as it warms up a bit still cold in the shop, I have a small heater but it pulls to many amps and trips my breaker this has been a problem for me this season my shop is most toasty during this time of year but breaker box went bad on me, working on getting this fixed. Here's some pics.View attachment 597054View attachment 597055View attachment 597056View attachment 597057View attachment 597058View attachment 597060View attachment 597062View attachment 597063View attachment 597064View attachment 597065View attachment 597067View attachment 597068View attachment 597070View attachment 597071 Well stay tuned lots more to come. Thanks.....Jim
kermet
Sr Member
Okay robins door is now complete, kinda put things back in place to see how its going to look. I was going to wait on paint for the reason of making my plugs for the vac forming but I made a pattern that will work so paint is next as soon as it warms up a bit still cold in the shop, I have a small heater but it pulls to many amps and trips my breaker this has been a problem for me this season my shop is most toasty during this time of year but breaker box went bad on me, working on getting this fixed. Here's some pics.View attachment 597054View attachment 597055View attachment 597056View attachment 597057View attachment 597058View attachment 597060View attachment 597062View attachment 597063View attachment 597064View attachment 597065View attachment 597067View attachment 597068View attachment 597070View attachment 597071
gyoung2993
Sr Member
OOOoooooooooo love the doors opening up !!!! Simply Amazing !!!
kermet
Sr Member
Thanks Guy I will use the rare earth magnets to hold them tighter closed but they stay closed with no problems, I'm trying to get it ready for Wonderfest contest well see still lots to do and more to come. Thanks....Jim
