Scorpion comp tuber

[kungpow]

awsome truck I have to learn how to make one of those bodies there sweet.

[GULA]

Your tubing looks thicker than brakeline. Have a link to where you got it from or specs "wall thickness" Looks clean I'm waiting on some solid rod to show up and I'l be making mine here shortly

[mulkinaz]

love the beaten look! looks so real.. and that shows that ur rollcage structure holds very well! bet people survive in that cage even in 1:1.. you got terrific talents there, man.. congrats!

[crashaholic]

Originally Posted by gearhead

impressive dig setup!!also i hope you wont be mad when i attempt to duplicate your chassis??mike..

Thanks It works exceptionally well. more so now that i have a neutral setting. Actually I would feel honored that you would want to duplicate my chassis!

Originally Posted by fixed1313

Thats brutal man, how long does it take you to make another body? Personaly I like the beat look but you did such nice work I hate to see it all bent and mangled. Glad you did so well in the comp, good luck in the next one.

It takes about an hour to mold all the panels, an hour to fit them to the chassis and any where from a few minutes to a couple hours for the paint, depending on how detailed I want it.

The coolest thing is that I can change the body at will and it don't cost me a dime! I've got stacks of aluminum cooking sheets

Originally Posted by GULA

Your tubing looks thicker than brake line. Have a link to where you got it from or specs "wall thickness" Looks clean I'm waiting on some solid rod to show up and I'l be making mine here shortly

No specs. the tubing I got from work. it was used to make heat tracers on large condenser coils. it is simply 3/16 steel tubing (1/4 on the main rails) I put it up to a piece of brake tubing once and they are identical. Unfortunately we don't stock the stuff any more

Originally Posted by mulkinaz

love the beaten look! looks so real.. and that shows that ur rollcage structure holds very well! bet people survive in that cage even in 1:1.. you got terrific talents there, man.. congrats!

Thanks! yep the cage is super strong. it's taken some real nasty tumbles and the only thing I tweaked so far was the stinger but only the top where it's unsupported.

[crashaholic]

All right guys here is the quicky version on how I did the molds.

first I take the body that i want to copy and I add cardboard to surround the section I want to duplicate





Then I fill it with plaster and when I pull it apart I have a negative



Then I add more cardboard around the sides and then fill the whole thing with bondo. Yep like you use on cars



Then I pull it apart to reveal an exact duplicate of the original body and in this case I cut it into sections



Here is the rear fender as it came out of the mold



For this truck I wanted a bobbed bed so I made another set of rear fenders and cut about 3/4" out of the back




then I bondoed the pieces back together



and sanded it down



I did the same for the tailgate



the full size gate started like this out of the plaster mold



this was the first mold I made so I had to test it with the aluminum



then I cut it into it's respective sections



and made another test panel



I'm terrible at documenting my work in progress. I like to just get it done so this really isn't' the complete process but just the basic concept.

I'm going to do a proper write-up when I do my next body, an F250 Hi-lift!

[crashaholic]

Well I haven't done much to this lately but After the last comp I decided to pull the panels and streghten them for the next comp so I figured I Would give everyone a little idea of what it takes to put the body on this truck

To start I first remove the cowl with 2 screws







then I raise the hood and take out the 3 screws holding the top of the fenders on




then 1 screw at the bottom




and the fenders off




Next comes the doors. A screw under the fender and in the B piller secure it into place



and it simply slides out of the boat sides



Looks kind of neat without the doors and fenders huh?



Then the roof simply slides off



Not much to it!

The body got beat up pretty bad this last comp but it's still holding it's shape. I hope it will make it through the next 2 comps and I'll make more panels for next season. I want to concentrate on my scaler now.

[nataliemorgan]

Awesoe Job!

Are you using pie tins for the panels or something else like flashing?

[crashaholic]

Originally Posted by nataliemorgan

Awesoe Job!

Are you using pie tins for the panels or something else like flashing?

Yes it is pie pan tins. I use flashing for heavier stiff like floor supports and bed mounts.

[Dready]

I'm amazed!
will deffinately have to try this technicque.
thanks for sharing

neil

[nataliemorgan]

Cool Cant wait to give it a shot!

[Sevenik]

Really Great !!!

[wildcardco1998]

I am going to have to get some Bondo, plaster and pie plates. That is one of the coolest bodies I have ever seen.

[TrueThorne]

[brokenb42]

I love it and have built almost the same thing as a 1:1. Everything flows together and looks mean.

[rock addict]

were you at the harrisburg motorama? if so the pics of your rig my friend took are badas#.