
Builder Last Online: Dec 2010


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Started: 12-08-10
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Hi, I am interested in building a 1/16 scale funny car for my best friend for his birthday next year. We raced this car together in the early 80's. I have built models on and off all my life. I am mechanically inclined and have a great machine shop at my work.
I have seen these new resin
bodies that people are selling on EBay and got this idea for this project. There are no bodies to be found of a 1980 Chevy Citation funny car. I bought two models of the car in 1/25 scale and was going to make a body out of that. Then I would have something to work with. I have lots of pictures of the car in my collection so i have that part covered.
I have also bought a 1/16 Revell
model for the chassis parts. I am thinking of making a
Resin
body and have read a lot of things in here about
resin
bodies. Or I could do it in fiber glass. My questions are this.
1 Should I make a body out of clay or foam to cast? What is the best way to go?
2 Could I take a existing resin
body and cut it up to make a new one out of?
3 If I had a 1/25 scale one could a Rapid prototype be made of it?
4 Has anyone in here done something like this? Are there some threads that I could read. I have searched but could not find any thing that matched.
Thanks for the help and the ideas.
Bob
I have seen these new resin

I have also bought a 1/16 Revell



1 Should I make a body out of clay or foam to cast? What is the best way to go?
2 Could I take a existing resin

3 If I had a 1/25 scale one could a Rapid prototype be made of it?
4 Has anyone in here done something like this? Are there some threads that I could read. I have searched but could not find any thing that matched.
Thanks for the help and the ideas.
Bob
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