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Fri Nov 13, 2015 2:28 pm
ok while i get my head back in the game i figured the easiest way to stimulate new growth would be to start a new build


concept phase:

Leviathan:
noun
1.
(often initial capital letter) Bible. a sea monster.
2.
any huge marine animal, as the whale.
3.
anything of immense size and power


i am basing this build on number 3 if you have not guessed Very Happy

thinking...one big ole nasty monstrous fire breathing pro street beast

now looking over my stash i need something to use as a donor and find just the ticket.
the Leviathan IMAG0218
i got this last year in a trade, knowing i would only be needing the exterior shell when it came time to play with it.

i have all the bits i need
the Leviathan IMAG0219

out comes the paper to lay out the essentials
the Leviathan IMAG0220

i trace the size of the body and mark the wheel openings
the Leviathan IMAG0221

then i find my body center line
the Leviathan IMAG0222

i grab one of my resin mock up tires and find where i want them centered in the chassis
the Leviathan IMAG0223

the basic box i begin with
the Leviathan IMAG0224

i grab a mock up block
the Leviathan IMAG0224

and lay out my front rails
the Leviathan IMAG0226

now the inner brace section is probably going to change before i start cutting any plastic. i will go through it until i am happy with the way it looks.
the Leviathan IMAG0226

this is one possibility for the bracing, not sold on it though so i will mess around with it a bit more next time i am at the bench

now before i have to head off to work, i grab my bottle of purple power
the Leviathan IMAG0228

i chuck the chrome bits in there, by the time i am out of work they will be bare plastic and ready for the next step.
the Leviathan IMAG0229

cya in a bit
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Fri Nov 13, 2015 4:48 pm
Hmmm, everyone is starting to name their builds. I like this trend.

This is going to be pretty cool. I am looking forward to how you build out the chassis and such.

Are you going to be using a lot of aftermarket, molded parts for the drivetrain, or do you actually custom build those?

Why are you using purple power to remove the chrome instead of bleach? Have you found it to work better?
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the Leviathan Empty Re: the Leviathan

Sat Nov 14, 2015 12:02 am
I myself use amonia, bout an hour, chrome gone, and yea for the most part, the clear whatever, peels off like skin, nice start Kitbash
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Sat Nov 14, 2015 2:43 am
this one will have a fair share of aftermarket bits in it but alot will be one off things i make to tweak it out the way i would want it.

i use the purple power because its easy, and doesnt stink like bleach or ammonia lol
it also strips it down to bare plastic so nothing left to peel off or scrape to get virgin plastic again
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Mon Nov 16, 2015 2:01 am
ok snuck in a bit of time before work this morning to do a bit more in the design phase

nice thing about the design/concept whase is that you can change things up until you like them.

i scrapped the other floor plan and decided to do it a bit different
started with the basic inside body trace and then boxed it off
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0230_zps9pqw2tep[/img]

darkened the lines for the main areas
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0231_zpshix9ee0z[/img]

started laying out my bracing, now before anyone says " thats not the way it is on a real car" this is how it is on MINE Very Happy

[img]the Leviathan IMAG0232_zpsy4hmrpco[/img]

finished laying out my bracing and i kinda like this layout ( everything is subject to tweaking as the build goes on )
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0233_zpsvqa52mdw[/img]

next i grab some of my .080 styrene rod
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0234_zpseokgc1zg[/img]

out comes the chopper..sounds a bit menacing ..dont it? Shocked
the Leviathan IMAG0235_zpsiyd4w8pj.jpg

now the chopper has a piece that acts as a stop, so you can make multiple cuts on different pieces and have them turn out the same length

[img]the Leviathan IMAG0236_zps4hfd1n26[/img]

now i am lazy , and i suck at the measurement thing when dealing with this small scale , so out come the dividers
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0237_zpsqmye55de[/img]

i use them to get the length i need
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0238_zpsjl23agrf[/img]

then transfer them over to the chopper
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0239_zpsjr59phaf[/img]

in goes the first piece of rod
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0240_zpsmpoknvmi[/img]

and repeat
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0241_zpspmr15bnm[/img]

couple minutes later and i have enough cut to get started
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0242_zpse5bajab5[/img]

i grab some liquid cement ( this is just the current bottle i have open )
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0243_zpsatjaukvk[/img]

i start piecing and welding the main outer framework
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0244_zpsy3zwujn9[/img]

things are lining up ok so far
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0245_zpsot93xhqy[/img]

i let it sit for a few minutes and then do a test fit.
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0246_zpswgqnvsvy[/img]

a bit more added to it
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0248_zpsje8zyjke[/img]

and a quick test fit of the block before i have to head off to work
[img]the Leviathan IMAG0248_zpsje8zyjke[/img]

next time more framework
cya then


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