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[olds_kool_lews]

i prepped my bonnet today ready for paint, but i kept finding blemishes so kept sanding and..well... look!




it shrank! lol nah only jokin, i made a 1/4 scale bonnet ;) hoping to make a complete 1/4 scale mini shell, gonna take a little while, but how the bonnet has turned out, it should be pretty acurate!

[giner88]

whats it made from?

[ryan22_lgm]

this is coool! whats it made from ? metal or fiberglass?

[Alex_B]

Oh that its gorgeous! Please make the complete model quickly I hate waiting!

[olds_kool_lews]

its made from 1.2mm steel plate! it still needs a little more prep to get it perfect, but i think if i can make up a front panel, i can manage everything else, the front panel being the most complex to knock together! ill try make another panel tomorrow!

[ryan22_lgm]

cant wait! you should make models i will buy one!

[abe46]

Will these models be rust-proof? ;)

[Midas Mk1]

Looking Good!

Hmm.... giving me ideas to practice my foam model making skills , 1:18 scale Midas perhaps? lol

[olds_kool_lews]

they will be as rust proof as the originals... lol so one day, i might have to do some welding and resto work on it haha! im even considering making it rc ;) should be fun!

today i should be starting the front panel! shouldn't be too difficult if i think of it as a collapsed box, that way i just gotta do a few folds, a few bends and hey presto, a 1/4 scale front panel... (in theory anyways, if it turns out that way is yet to be discovered! lol)

[Bungle]

you can't catch me out, thats not a small bonnet you just have large hands

[olds_kool_lews]

i must have extremely large hands then lol i was gonna try make a front panel tonight, but my daughter ain't well so looks like i'm on doctor dad duty! tomorrow though, tomorrow!

[Artful Dodger]

thats wiked!! top job mate :)

[tiger99]

I wish I could shape metal like that!

[Andrew O]

I WILL BUY ONE WHEN READY

[olds_kool_lews]

heres a pic of the underside of the bonnet..