TJET Grand Prix Cars on the bench

[dreinecke]

You Sir, are a nut! I love those all!!! VERY cool stuff!!!

[BIG E]

I may have missed this, but are these beautiful bodies being built for standard Aurora T-Jet application,
or their slimline chassis? Again, sorry if I missed the info earlier in the thread. Nice work! -- Ernie :>)

[vabchrog]

Standard TJET Chassis in the Hot Rod/Indy Wheel base configuration

[vabchrog]

The Ferrari 256 and Vanwall masters are 95% done. I have to put a couple of clear coats then clay them up and make the molds. The exhaust are a pain in the but to cast I have to work on the molds. I have misplaced the glass for both of them so I may have to improvise or buy two more diecasts.





Next to the work bench will be the Maserati 250F. I also have a Corgi BRM 25 diecast coming that should be a good starting point for it.

[Ralphthe3rd]

I love that Ferrari, and I'm totally amazed how you make up these bodies from molds, that are made from hacked up Diecast- and other bodies....simply Amazing ! :text-bravo:

[vabchrog]

For those interested. I take a 1/43rd scale diecast as they are mostly wide enough for the standard TJET chassis and make a outside mold. I then make a thin slosh cast of the mold. Chopping them up is based on how body looks. I try not to have to chop the rear end much as they can be a pain to piece back together.. Sometimes I have to. The Maserati will have to have some taken out. I use a razor saw to cut out the pieces I want. I always shorten the cockpit and take a hunk out. Then I take some out of the nose. I use the same resin the body was slosh cast out of as it sands very easily and with a heavy duty emery board you can rework the patched area fairly fast. I use smooth-on's smooth cast 300Q because it sets up fast, 5mim. I will tack to body together with a little super glue. Then brush a coat of resin after it thickens to the consistency of a thick pancake syrup with some cheap kids paint brushes I get at Walmart. I have a standard TJET chassis that I covered in silicone. I place the body on it and flow resin along the bottom the lengthen the sides to make it appear to sit lower. I use either duct tape on the inside or silly putty when I have it to use a a backing to fill larger areas like the Ferrari Wheel wells were to high. So I filled the area sanded it down and added a panel line. I use a razor saw for most body panel lines. They are getting easier. Maybe I'll do a step bu step on the BRM 25 when I do it.

[Ralphthe3rd]

[vabchrog]

For those that are interested I have a Yahoo group for my open-wheel tjets projects

https://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/openwheeltjets

[vabchrog]

If look side picture you can see where I took some out of the cockpit and took two small cuts along existing seams on rear.





The top view shows the cockpit cut and where I took some off the nose. I carefully cut along the hood front seam then sanded the hood back and continued sanding and fitting till I got it where I wanted. Then I super glued it back then painted some resin along the seam underneath to strengthen it.





Here is a top picture of the Ferrari Maserati and Vanwall.

[vabchrog]

The Maserati's rear end is really high I am going to lengthen it by at least 1/4 inch an try and make it appear to be lower.

Should I take some more out of the rear end? The 1:1 is much longer than the Ferrari.

[vabchrog]

Almost done. The side fin molds have to be redone, then paint clear coat and make new outside mold. Slosh cast add body post and make the inside mold.

[vabchrog]

A couple of clear coats and into the mold box. I do think I'm going to make the side fins narrower. What do you all think? I need to do test cast of the glass and see how it fits. The Ferrari, Vanwall and Maserati will all have separate clear glass.

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[vabchrog]

Got my Pattos decals and redid the Lola Mk4 its raining and I need to paint the Vanwall and Ferrari and try the new decals. I also want to make a new Brabham BT3 with Patos decals.