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Every time this updates it is never what I was expecting.
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| # ¿ Dec 9, 2011 08:21 |
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| # ¿ May 22, 2013 04:07 |
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Pretty please don't paint it. The whole "should be dead but runs like gently caress" vibe is totally being worked to great advantage here.
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| # ¿ Jan 5, 2012 00:29 |
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A transparent floor sounds all kinds of awesome. I'm not sure which material would be best (plexiglass would be my go-to but it might get scuffed up quickly being the floorpan). Perhaps a compromise of windows in the floor?
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| # ¿ Jan 6, 2012 21:03 |
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Would large rubber seals (1/2 inch, say?) and generous lips holding the glass mitigate the impact of flexing on transparent panels in the floor? I'm thinking something like this, though I'll be the first to admit that I have no experience with anything of this sort: 
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| # ¿ Jan 7, 2012 01:27 |
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I wouldn't do anything with the gap below the windows until you hit upon an idea that grabs you by the nadgers. It works for now; better to do something amazing when it strikes you than do something "just because" and stop thinking about it.
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| # ¿ Jan 31, 2012 23:43 |
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I think that you will have fabricated more of this car than there will be of the original left, by the time you finish. Looking at the Steering Spike (because it sure as hell isn't a wheel any more) and how low it is in relation to your gearstick, are you sure you aren't going to impale your thighs on it? The rod cover kicks rear end, though. Will the Howitzer box be going at an angle? The tidyness of it being square is clashing with the leaves in your floorpan.
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| # ¿ Feb 2, 2012 00:02 |
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Seriously, every time you update it's insanely off the wall and yet fits so well. And this time, I think you outdid yourself.
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| # ¿ Feb 6, 2012 23:48 |
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As opposed to the bomb on the back, guns on the roof, bullets and howitzer ammo on the backseat, turn signals that might decapitate cyclists not to mention the general state of the vehicle?
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| # ¿ Feb 7, 2012 00:01 |
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Post-apocalyptic rust is no reflection on the structural integrity, performance, technical skill involved, or ingenuity of design. It does, however, tend to make people think it's a deathtrap.
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| # ¿ Feb 7, 2012 11:30 |
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I wondered if you were going to follow through on this! Awesome
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| # ¿ Feb 10, 2012 22:22 |
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Blood Magnet posted:Also the hood slammed on my hand today. I have a large, angry lump on top of my left hand. My son was standing right there, too. I managed to not curse at all so I'm pretty proud of myself. Paint teeth on the underside of the hood. Not on the outside, you don't want to spoil the look.
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| # ¿ Mar 14, 2012 00:39 |
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Blood Magnet posted:That is basically my seat with a vinyl cushion on it. My kind of budget. How much you need determines where you should be looking. If you work out the area you'll be covering I might have an idea.
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| # ¿ Mar 19, 2012 17:59 |
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http://www.fabricuk.com/fabrics.php?fabric_type=518 If you can find somewhere similar to this near where you live, you need about 11700 square centimetres. At 140cm wide, you need about 84cm long, and as the minimum you can get is 1 metre then you'd be spending roughly £5 for both doors. Obviously you need to find somewhere in the US. If you have markets (like... with stalls and people standing behind them) over there, you can pick up deals like this. Or find somewhere online that does cheap fabric. I just searched for "quilted fabric" and this was pretty much the first result. Alternatively, I haven't been in many fabric shops, so they might have it too and you'd save on postage. Shouldn't be too expensive. You might be able to line the roof too at that price, but that mightn't be the look you're going for.
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| # ¿ Mar 20, 2012 01:46 |
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The difference will be the finish. If you want that slightly-shiny look like in the aircraft it has to be Polyester, which the ironing fabric won't be. If you're not fussed, it does look very similar and might be the best option.
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| # ¿ Mar 20, 2012 02:45 |
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I don't imagine you'll get in trouble in the US but a kid got arrested over here for making his moped exhaust shoot flame. Possession of a deadly weapon or something like that.
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| # ¿ Mar 24, 2012 02:45 |
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Put potatoes in it and rev hard
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| # ¿ Mar 28, 2012 08:46 |
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Photos to come, I hope?
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| # ¿ Apr 1, 2012 00:36 |
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Boat posted:This quite clearly needs to replace the heart-thing on top of your gearshift. Your gearstick is a spine. You have a badass skull. Need I say more?
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| # ¿ Apr 14, 2012 09:36 |
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Crosshair, perhaps? Though that might be kind of bland... And have you named the skeleton? I suggest Scholes, if you haven't, on account of his curved spine. Scholes the Scoliosis skeleton!
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| # ¿ Apr 21, 2012 05:40 |
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Blood Magnet posted:
I think it's pretty awesome. Even if you end up getting bored of it, and replacing it, please find somewhere else for that on the car. I love the scratchy lettering.
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| # ¿ Apr 24, 2012 21:14 |
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Speaking of undead hands holding things, I like the mirrors on your truck an awful lot, but don't think you should use them on the bug. The skeleton-themed interior is at just about the right level, but the outside should be all rust and fighter/bomber (in my humble opinion) Also, any wing mirrors you put on it - even if on the doors, and not on the bonnet - would just get a view of rear tyre. Do you legally need them over there? Or can you just leave them absent?
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| # ¿ Apr 24, 2012 22:22 |
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simplefish posted:Speaking of undead hands holding things, I like the mirrors on your truck an awful lot, but don't think you should use them on the bug. The skeleton-themed interior is at just about the right level, but the outside should be all rust and fighter/bomber (in my humble opinion) Blood Magnet posted:Bonus classy pic: I see mirrors! And that perforated steel shroud is one of my favourite parts on the whole car. The handle along the top makes it feel so... I don't know, but it works.
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| # ¿ Apr 26, 2012 00:05 |
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Nice idea. I hope it works.
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| # ¿ May 12, 2012 09:10 |
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Don't know if it'd do the trick or be more/less expensive, but... There is something I've seen used on paintings. It's a clear varnish that seals the artwork, and comes in a ?rattle? can (not actually sure if it rattles). It seems to be waterproof, but I've only seen it used once or twice. I think this is the sort of stuff I mean http://www.artifolk.co.uk/catalog/p...ray_varnish.htm Tbh though something for a drop-top might be the best avenue.
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| # ¿ May 13, 2012 10:24 |
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I suppose what he's talking about as "cheap". I would say $40/m2 isn't cheap (that's what it costs round where I live)
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| # ¿ May 14, 2012 17:32 |
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Storing the car inside a garage should circumvent most of the water issues. Or if the door panels are easy to fit once completed, store the door panels in the garage and just screw/bolt them before driving.
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| # ¿ May 15, 2012 17:15 |
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Ah. I'm not familiar with the climate
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| # ¿ May 15, 2012 17:34 |
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This is gonna look boss
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| # ¿ May 17, 2012 01:43 |
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I don't know about mounting the door mechanism on the door. I do like the idea of the aeorplane-style lever stuff... perhaps if you mount the mechanism in the body gap and just have the catch in the door like this, with the lever between the seat and the sill: (yeah it's done in Paint, what of it? View from inside the car looking down and out.) (e: red is inside the body, pink lever inside the car, brown bit is the bit that moves.) But that's probably too complicated to bother with. simplefish fucked around with this message at May 17, 2012 around 04:10 |
| # ¿ May 17, 2012 04:06 |
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The lever could be set almost as far back as the seat back, it wouldn't need much travel. Down by the floor like a handbrake is another option. Also, I don't think this is going to be a daily driver, what with its plastic dome and guns on the top, so I don't imagine that ease of getting in and out is that high a priority. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to be dismissive of you Darchangel (your point is valid, it would be obstructive), nor am I trying to push to get that door release in the car. Just rounding out what I started. I don't know if your seats are/will be adjustable, Blood Magnet, but if so, I second the ejection handle styling.
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| # ¿ May 17, 2012 07:10 |
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:What about that canvas waterproofer spray stuff that you can get for tents and whatnot? As far as I know the spray is just a bit hydrophobic. You're still relying on the tension of the canopy to keep the rain flowing off and not soaking through. That wouldn't be applicable here.
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| # ¿ May 20, 2012 18:21 |
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Yeah they look like stirrups, but I don't really see why they wouldn't, unmounted. They'll be fine once you fit them to the car.
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| # ¿ Jun 5, 2012 01:28 |
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Absolutely do! Maybe even grind in a grip? Like where the black lines go on the example picture?
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| # ¿ Jun 6, 2012 01:41 |
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Looking good! Oh, hello interior material, by the way. Looking good too.
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| # ¿ Jun 8, 2012 02:34 |
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I quite like the hammered metal look, personally
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| # ¿ Aug 31, 2012 04:54 |
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Nice idea on the copper. It'll start to match your paint soon!
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| # ¿ Sep 17, 2012 02:57 |
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That was my first thought as well, with experience of the aluminium/steel of Land Rovers, but I figured galvanic corrosion was the lest of this car's worries
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| # ¿ Sep 17, 2012 12:58 |
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Next time you have the camera on hand, could you take a 3/4 shot of the car from 20 feet away? I want to see it how it'd look generally, as well as in detail. But so far, in detail, I think I quite like it.
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| # ¿ Oct 15, 2012 21:20 |
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Cheers. This project really grabbed me. It's one of my favourites on here.
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| # ¿ Oct 15, 2012 22:50 |
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| # ¿ May 22, 2013 04:07 |
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Thanks for the photo. Yes. Do like. The black in the mouth really works. Any plans for an eye on the wing?
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| # ¿ Oct 17, 2012 09:01 |
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