om617 Posted August 25, 2016 Share Posted August 25, 2016 Impressive craftmanship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 Thanks Jay and Tommy for the kind words! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) I got the body almost ready for paint. The sides of the front fenders were not cooperating. Since I tapered the doors the fenders had to be narrowed so the plastic got thin. I had backed them with sheet styrene but I couldn't get them straight. No matter how much I sanded them, with a sanding stick, they remained wavy. I was originally making the 'lip' that overhangs along the top of the fenders by shaping putty. That wasn't working out so well. After trying to make this work for the last couple of weeks I decided to attack this from another angle, so to speak. I cut the outer fenders off of what remained of the Jo-Han '64 Deville's body(blue plastic). I cut out the outer fenders from the ambulance and inserted the Jo-Han Fenders. I re-shaped the sides to blend in with the ambulance body and extended the 'lip' with some .4 mm styrene strips. This worked so much better than shaping putty and the Jo-Han outer fenders' plastic was thick enough to re-shape and they are nice and straight now. The rear door pillars are now installed, the door is re-scribed and the door handle was removed and moved inward a bit. I also added the crease towards the bottom of the rear door. I added the side moldings, moldings around the high-top and the other various details including the crosses on the rear pillars. The gas cap door is also added in the back next to the rear door. In the interior I sanded down the pattern on the front seats and added some raised seams and removed the cell phone from the transmission tunnel. The Jo-Han steering wheel is mounted on the Ecto-1's steering column but won't be glued into till it's painted. I modified the rear attendants seats. They were molded in as one piece and had no details. I separated the tops from the bottoms and used corrugated styrene sheet to simulate a ribbed pattern on the seats. I taped the rears seat's top on for these pictures. It'll be glued in after it's painted. I also added some other details such as the air vent with a piece of HO scale open grate platform from Tichy Train Group. The cabinet is scratch built using some reference pictures of one from a 1963 Superior ambulance. I started to make an oxygen tank to go in the top of the cabinet but it still needs some work. i have to add the air vent to the driver's side quarter panel and I can start prepping the body for paint. I wanted to show these pictures of the body before it was fully in primer. Thanks for looking in and all comments welcome. Mike. IMG_7826 by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_7830 by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_7834 by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_7852 by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_7848 by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_7849 by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_7846 by Michael Scarola, on Flickr IMG_7847 by Michael Scarola, on Flickr Edited July 1, 2017 by crowe-t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davewilly Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 looking very good!...Very nice body mods and details so far.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascal Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 Wow! I really enjoy scrolling through the workbench board to see what all you modelheads have going on for a process. Truly astounding! The work you're doing here is absolutely remarkable. I hope to be half as crafty as you someday! Can't wait to see the finished product!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted October 13, 2016 Share Posted October 13, 2016 I have been silently following your build. As so many others have stated this is truly an amazing conversion. I have learned a great deal from just watching how you joined these two kits along with the little details like the vents and such. These details are often left undone since they are hard to see and usually aren't noticed by most. I look forward to the completion of the build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 WOW!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted October 14, 2016 Share Posted October 14, 2016 Outstanding scratch building going on here! After all this work the model still has the accurate and clean look of a Johan kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share Posted October 15, 2016 Thanks guys! hopefully I'll get some paint on the body this coming week. I'll post more pictures soon.Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonK Posted October 3, 2017 Share Posted October 3, 2017 Hello... my girlfriend actually owns the real car. Let me know if you would like any measurements or reference photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crowe-t Posted October 3, 2017 Author Share Posted October 3, 2017 Hello... my girlfriend actually owns the real car. Let me know if you would like any measurements or reference photos.PM sent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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