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That's the good thing about scratch builds. Honestly I take my hat of to you. Awsome work so far.\ said:I'm making two engines, because once the car is complete and in a case, the engine will probably hardly ever be seen.
This way, I'll have a 'stand alone' engine next to the car.
Roy.
How does the vac. form process work? (I know it is a suction process but don't know more than that!) The buck is a rather skeletal guide for making smooth parts. No doubt you have to tell them where the edges of the individual parts will go so that the closures will be tight, or do you get a single part which you have to cut up?\ said:So far, the main body buck has been made and is currently at a vac formers to get some shell parts done. Hopefully I'll have some body parts back next week.
The card buck was filled with expanding foam - as used by builders to fill gaps.\ said:You said in your first post:
How does the vac. form process work? (I know it is a suction process but don't know more than that!) The buck is a rather skeletal guide for making smooth parts. No doubt you have to tell them where the edges of the individual parts will go so that the closures will be tight, or do you get a single part which you have to cut up?
I woulde be most interested if you would post pics of the various stages. For example, after smoothing of the foam, the vac form, and the firbreglass model (before and after filling). Not that I would ever attempt such work but it would be interesting to see it done.\ said:The card buck was filled with expanding foam - as used by builders to fill gaps.
It was then smoothed with a mini-surform, craft knife, files and sandpaper.
A vac form was taken and that was used as a mould to make a fibreglass model which was further smoothed, filled, detailed etc.
THAT one is the master for the vac form shell - still awaiting completion as my vac former friend had a major contract recently land in his lap, so my car bits are on the back burner for a little while.
No worries - LOTS still to do.
Roy.
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