Building my Hummer (lots of pics, beware dailers!)

[Bazman]

Thats looking top quality mate. I wish I had to skill to build something like that, let alone the patience!

 Although it would no doubt be destroyed after the first time I used it []

[DeeMiller]

I wish I had to skill to build something like that, let alone the patience!

Just start doing it.

Worked for me...[]

 

Grtz Dee.

[Guest joelvardy]

 

Worked for me...[]

YOUR NOT WRONG MATE

[DeeMiller]

 

Worked for me...[]

YOUR NOT WRONG MATE

ROFLMAO!!![8-|]

 

Some more:

protection bar for the roof lights.

Mesh for the front grill.

 G'night gents!

 

Grtz Dee.

[backtomyroots]

DeeMiller:

 You are doing some GREAT work there [Y] !

I have some "project ideas" for my High Lift - mind if I throw them your way when you finish your Scale Hummer - I need a good scratch builder !

[DeeMiller]

I have some "project ideas" for my High Lift - mind if I throw them your way when you finish your Scale Hummer - I need a good scratch builder !

No problem, mail me and we'll work some things out.

 Today, I got myself some more LEDs:

Besides the normal lights I want to add some small marker lights.

These LEDs are 2V and I decided to make a 2.4V circuit for the whole car.

I'll put 2 NiMh (2x1.2=2.4V) parallel so I have a 4400mAh (2x2200) supply without any resistors (total 4 NiMh rechargeables).

So, theoratically, I have 4400mAh:(14x20mA)=15 hours of lightning.

Installed (the gaps will be filled with the CA-glue).

This is gonna be a really presize job as the holes are 2.5x3.5mm each.

Three more to go....[+o(]

 

Grtz Dee.

 

[Guest joelvardy]

looking good there,

how will you wire the parking lights up (will they work when it i is reverse?)

[DeeMiller]

looking good there,

how will you wire the parking lights up (will they work when it i is reverse?)

All in one, maybe with an extra switch, don't know at this point.

Rear bumper painted.

I'll give it a wash and dry-brush when intalled on the car when it's painted.

At that stage, the decals will also be added.

 

Grtz Dee. 

[Petrolhead]

Dee,

I can only applaud and admire your work. Some of the best, most detailed craftmenship I've seen during my whole 3 years on TC. Your attention to detail is outstanding!

Don't rush it, slow and steady wins the race!

Allie.

[more-trucks]

Just stumbled across this, fanstastic job here mr Deemiller.

This has to be the holy grail on scale detailling, keep up the good work.

Will keep looking at this thread when I need inspiration on any scale work I try and do in the future.

 

[eek!]

Dee,

That teenie-tiny pic doesn't do your rear bumper justice. How about a bigger pic mate?

 

best, 

[DeeMiller]

Thx for your kind comments guys![<)]

@Eek!:

Close enough?

One of those days...

The polyester putty doesn't hold...

Nice casting, don't you think?[:@]

I think I'll try to cover the doors with vinyl stickers.

It's a real hard job to putty them anyway.

Aw 'ell...

Stickers collected from the Ford Focus WRC and Ford F150 Stadium truck.

That's it for today.

 

Grtz Dee.

[Guest joelvardy]

now that bumper is sweet,

how did you make the pegs? (please don't say I missed it)

[DeeMiller]

now that bumper is sweet,

how did you make the pegs? (please don't say I missed it)

Yeah, you missed it....[]

What's a "peg"?

[Guest joelvardy]

the golden coloured bit on the bumper

[DeeMiller]

Yes, I bought them at http://www.backyardarmor.com/New%20Main.htm

They got great tank stuff! (see the 1/8 Master Series!!!)

 

Grtz Dee

There you are! (page 7).[]

Look at http://www.backyardarmor.com/Elite_Armor_T...etail_Parts.htm

 

Grtz Dee.

[Thorvald]

One of those days...

The polyester putty doesn't hold...

 

Why not use what I do, JB Weld.   It dries into a nice perfect hard plastic that sands VERY well.

 I've used it on filler on various items from replica firearms to models to repairing tables in the kitchen.

 It dries super strong and has never flaked off.

 

I just used a ton of it to fix my Bruiser body that was in sad shape.  With sanding it came out smoother than the "Tamiya Putty". Next time I'm using it instead of the putty!

 

Cheers

Tim

 

 

[Guest joelvardy]

There you are! (page 7).[]

Look at http://www.backyardarmor.com/Elite_Armor_T...etail_Parts.htm

Grtz Dee.

I KNEW THAT 'honest' [:$]

[eek!]

Thx for your kind comments guys![<)]

@Eek!:

 

Now, that's what I'm talk'n about!! (BTW great tank site, I will be purchasing some bits soon.)

Thanx bud!

[]

[kontemax]

You can use thin ABS plastic sheets. You can cut them with hobby knives or scissors and glue them over the doors, it's fast and clean. I buy them in my local hobby shop, they are white with different thicknesses. They are often used in scale train dioramas. The thinnest one maybe is 0.5 millimeters. The brand I used is called "Evergreen" and is USA made if I remember well.

Cheers

Max 

[DeeMiller]

Thx for the advice, I'll go for the styrene sheets.

Now I'm concentrating on the lights as this is the most hard job...

I went to the car graveyard and got me some coloured Plexiglas.

Here we go:

Red and orange pieces.

Filed into the right shape.

Sanded and polished.

Rear: fitted in the gap which I drilled and filed out before.

Front.

You may wonder why I don't use the small LEDs...

Well, i want to try something different: optical wire.

That way, I only need one or two (power)LEDs and I can adjust the brightness by switching between different LEDs.

I ordered an optical Toslink cable for the X-box gamecomputer, still waiting for it.

When I got it, I can determine what hole has to be drilled in the back of the marker lights.

I think it is 1mm, we'll see...

Original parking light.

Drilled and filed out.

Fitting the orange Plexiglas in.

Done.

A 5mm normal LED will be fitted in the cone behind the glas.

The hole is already there (also ~5mm).

 

Grtz Dee.

 

[Guest joelvardy]

mint man,

You can see light in anything (you can make what you want from what you have to hand)

well done again

I have thought of using optical cable because led's sometimes stick out about 3mm, I will See how your turn out.

this project has made me want to do one, I think I will do a L.A.V though

[DeeMiller]

Here is the circuit I want to install:

http://home.tiscali.nl/millertime/Images/H...r/HummerLED.doc

 

Grtz Dee.

[Tamiya1/10]

Mr. DeeMiller,

You have captivated a lot TC members plus others with your Hummer project and I know I am jumping ahead, but would you consider doing something with one of your Cheetahs from your collection?  The result could be the ultimate fussion of RC and Static model hobbies.  (Not say your Hummer project is a bummer, that has a nice ring to it)

May I also suggest once you Hummer is completed, if you have not considered it already, you should enter it in various RC magazines and I am sure your would win based on your efforts and attention to details.

 

 

[MikeT]

Tamiya1/10, i TOTALLY agree, i'd love to see a Cheetah this detailed!