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Old 02-25-11, 02:02 PM
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Is that made out of paper mache?
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what a tease!!! Now lets get to work and get the sculpture finalize ;-).

It's looking pretty good though I must say. Now the hardest part is matching both sides and look identical.

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oh, and just an fyi, its a bad idea to carve foam with a high speed rotary tool, in your living room.
So I guess you have to clean up the mess afterward huh?

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Old 02-25-11, 02:52 PM
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So I guess you have to clean up the mess afterward huh?

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you have no idea, lol.

first coat of body filler on! i should have the driver side plug done this week end, or early next week.
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Sweet! Progress looks good!
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Old 02-25-11, 03:03 PM
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cant wait to get a set of these. keep it up.
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Old 02-26-11, 01:45 AM
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second coat now curing.
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this is after the 2nd coat cured



3rd coat on now. i have a few more areas to build up, then some sculpting/shaping to follow.
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Old 02-26-11, 03:07 PM
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starting to really come together, you can see the shape nicely defined now. Can't wait to see the finished product.
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Old 02-26-11, 09:02 PM
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nice! lovin' the progress
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not great pics cant really see the lines too well, but here are a few more for what its worth. there are still only 3 light holes the new ones are where i went into and/or through the foam getting the lines right.





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Yeah, thats looking really good. I can see the look in my head at least haha.
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These pics are after a bit more shaping followed by a coat of body filler for better shape.
There is also better lighting so you can see the lines better.





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So are you going to get these exactly the way you want them then make a mold for plastic injection?
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Old 02-28-11, 10:08 AM
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God these things make me think of cupcakes with icing...mmmm....cupcakes.
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Old 02-28-11, 11:59 AM
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So are you going to get these exactly the way you want them then make a mold for plastic injection?
im going to be using fiberglass cloth with an epoxy resin. epoxy resin is more expensive but i feel the benefits of epoxy over polyester is worth it. its stronger, not as brittle, there are a number of benefits that i dont feel like typing right now.

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God these things make me think of cupcakes with icing...mmmm....cupcakes.
i would suggest not eating foam with bondo, or any body filler for that matter.
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i would suggest not eating foam with bondo, or any body filler for that matter.
How do you think he got to be Grande?
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Looks great. The third light is going to take a little getting used to, but it'll probably look great once it's all said and done.
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Old 02-28-11, 04:13 PM
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did you put that filler on with your toes? lol

thats going to suck to sand
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Old 02-28-11, 04:20 PM
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unless you have an electric sander to rough it then go smooth by hand...need a sander..?
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How do you think he got to be Grande?
I chuckled
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Old 02-28-11, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by evot23
unless you have an electric sander to rough it then go smooth by hand...need a sander..?
they dont work too well when sanding small round objects

just keep at it, you will get there
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thats why you use the right sanding ends/dowels to rough it up first, then go into it for fine work.
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