Dan Vadas
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Fender Guitar by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
Yes. Thanks for the suggestion Popeye, and the pics. Actually my Admiral rang me about 10 minutes after you posted the above with the same thought - how weird .
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from kier in HMS Victory 1805 by DarkAngel - Corel - 1/98
Regarding the "Sharpie" you are using for the planking edge colouring - see if you can get one of these. It is an Archival Ink pen available from most art supply stores, Officeworks or on-line which doesn't bleed into the timber like any other pen I've tried and is also waterproof, which won't smear when you apply PVA glue. Get the "Brush" size and use the side of the nib to apply the ink.
Also - the end join between planks should also be "caulked".
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from mtaylor in Fender Guitar by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
Yes. Thanks for the suggestion Popeye, and the pics. Actually my Admiral rang me about 10 minutes after you posted the above with the same thought - how weird .
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Moab in Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
Hi all,
Another "quickie" - a free download of a Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer, which is virtually the same as a Kenworth. My Admiral's late son drove a white Kenworth, so I'm building this one for her in memory of him.
I found this as a free download on the same site as the Fender guitar. The detailing leaves a lot to be desired, but it isn't turning out too bad. I'm enhancing it a little bit (don't I always ).
I started with the trailer. The logo on it was from a company that doesn't exist in Australia, so I found a Coca Cola sign on the web, copied it to Paint, re-sized and re-coloured the red to match the trailer and printed it out :
I've added acrylic "glass" to all the windows which were simply printed on :
Where I'm up to on the cab. Fuel tanks, air filters, mirrors and exhausts are still to come, along with some small details. Then it's a "simple" matter of a mere 18 wheels :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from druxey in Fender Guitar by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
Yes. Thanks for the suggestion Popeye, and the pics. Actually my Admiral rang me about 10 minutes after you posted the above with the same thought - how weird .
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Canute in Fender Guitar by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
No idea, but the model is 190mm long.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Canute in Fender Guitar by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
It's already tuned Mark .
Definitely not - you may as well ask me to perform brain surgery . I have nothing but admiration for those who can design even simple paper models, let alone something like the Mi-24D Hind helicopter. That's a skill in another universe as far as I'm concerned. I'll stick to building .
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from gjdale in Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
Hi all,
Another "quickie" - a free download of a Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer, which is virtually the same as a Kenworth. My Admiral's late son drove a white Kenworth, so I'm building this one for her in memory of him.
I found this as a free download on the same site as the Fender guitar. The detailing leaves a lot to be desired, but it isn't turning out too bad. I'm enhancing it a little bit (don't I always ).
I started with the trailer. The logo on it was from a company that doesn't exist in Australia, so I found a Coca Cola sign on the web, copied it to Paint, re-sized and re-coloured the red to match the trailer and printed it out :
I've added acrylic "glass" to all the windows which were simply printed on :
Where I'm up to on the cab. Fuel tanks, air filters, mirrors and exhausts are still to come, along with some small details. Then it's a "simple" matter of a mere 18 wheels :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from DelF in Fender Guitar by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
Hi all,
Still waiting on my next model so I've built a "quickie" for my Admiral's neighbour, who is an Elvis impersonator working the clubs etc. It's a free download of a Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar (I have no idea what guitar he actually plays, but it was probably the best one I could find on the Interweb ). The model took me two days to make.
Not a bad design, considering the guy who did it isn't a professional Card publisher. However I "did my own thing" in some areas. First one was to re-colour it - the download was fairly garish and un-attractive IMO. I used Inkscape to turn it into a type of silver for a lot of it.
Here's the main body with re-inforcements added :
After spending over an hour cutting all the tabs on the side pieces I finished up cutting them all off again, as the fit was terrible :
Without the tabs I needed something to glue the sides to, so I cut some 0.5mm card slightly smaller than the front/back pieces and laminated it to them :
No more build pics, so here's the finished model. The strings are my own addition (the kit only had them printed on). They are elastic rigging cord :
A couple of coats of Gloss clear still need to be applied.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from bruce d in Fender Guitar by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
Hi all,
Still waiting on my next model so I've built a "quickie" for my Admiral's neighbour, who is an Elvis impersonator working the clubs etc. It's a free download of a Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar (I have no idea what guitar he actually plays, but it was probably the best one I could find on the Interweb ). The model took me two days to make.
Not a bad design, considering the guy who did it isn't a professional Card publisher. However I "did my own thing" in some areas. First one was to re-colour it - the download was fairly garish and un-attractive IMO. I used Inkscape to turn it into a type of silver for a lot of it.
Here's the main body with re-inforcements added :
After spending over an hour cutting all the tabs on the side pieces I finished up cutting them all off again, as the fit was terrible :
Without the tabs I needed something to glue the sides to, so I cut some 0.5mm card slightly smaller than the front/back pieces and laminated it to them :
No more build pics, so here's the finished model. The strings are my own addition (the kit only had them printed on). They are elastic rigging cord :
A couple of coats of Gloss clear still need to be applied.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Canute in Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
Hi all,
Another "quickie" - a free download of a Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer, which is virtually the same as a Kenworth. My Admiral's late son drove a white Kenworth, so I'm building this one for her in memory of him.
I found this as a free download on the same site as the Fender guitar. The detailing leaves a lot to be desired, but it isn't turning out too bad. I'm enhancing it a little bit (don't I always ).
I started with the trailer. The logo on it was from a company that doesn't exist in Australia, so I found a Coca Cola sign on the web, copied it to Paint, re-sized and re-coloured the red to match the trailer and printed it out :
I've added acrylic "glass" to all the windows which were simply printed on :
Where I'm up to on the cab. Fuel tanks, air filters, mirrors and exhausts are still to come, along with some small details. Then it's a "simple" matter of a mere 18 wheels :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Mirabell61 in Fender Guitar by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
Hi all,
Still waiting on my next model so I've built a "quickie" for my Admiral's neighbour, who is an Elvis impersonator working the clubs etc. It's a free download of a Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar (I have no idea what guitar he actually plays, but it was probably the best one I could find on the Interweb ). The model took me two days to make.
Not a bad design, considering the guy who did it isn't a professional Card publisher. However I "did my own thing" in some areas. First one was to re-colour it - the download was fairly garish and un-attractive IMO. I used Inkscape to turn it into a type of silver for a lot of it.
Here's the main body with re-inforcements added :
After spending over an hour cutting all the tabs on the side pieces I finished up cutting them all off again, as the fit was terrible :
Without the tabs I needed something to glue the sides to, so I cut some 0.5mm card slightly smaller than the front/back pieces and laminated it to them :
No more build pics, so here's the finished model. The strings are my own addition (the kit only had them printed on). They are elastic rigging cord :
A couple of coats of Gloss clear still need to be applied.
Danny
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Dan Vadas reacted to jud in Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
Brings back memories; One I drove when I was back from RVN. 250 block bored to 335 with a blower and the pyrometer ruled, 5 speed main and 3 speed auxiliary, nice truck. Joe Bowen, Springdale. Arkansas; Owner
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Dan Vadas reacted to popeye the sailor in Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
looks great!
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from jud in Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
Hi all,
Another "quickie" - a free download of a Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer, which is virtually the same as a Kenworth. My Admiral's late son drove a white Kenworth, so I'm building this one for her in memory of him.
I found this as a free download on the same site as the Fender guitar. The detailing leaves a lot to be desired, but it isn't turning out too bad. I'm enhancing it a little bit (don't I always ).
I started with the trailer. The logo on it was from a company that doesn't exist in Australia, so I found a Coca Cola sign on the web, copied it to Paint, re-sized and re-coloured the red to match the trailer and printed it out :
I've added acrylic "glass" to all the windows which were simply printed on :
Where I'm up to on the cab. Fuel tanks, air filters, mirrors and exhausts are still to come, along with some small details. Then it's a "simple" matter of a mere 18 wheels :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from mtaylor in Fender Guitar by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
No idea, but the model is 190mm long.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from mtaylor in Fender Guitar by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
It's already tuned Mark .
Definitely not - you may as well ask me to perform brain surgery . I have nothing but admiration for those who can design even simple paper models, let alone something like the Mi-24D Hind helicopter. That's a skill in another universe as far as I'm concerned. I'll stick to building .
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from lmagna in Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
Hi all,
Another "quickie" - a free download of a Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer, which is virtually the same as a Kenworth. My Admiral's late son drove a white Kenworth, so I'm building this one for her in memory of him.
I found this as a free download on the same site as the Fender guitar. The detailing leaves a lot to be desired, but it isn't turning out too bad. I'm enhancing it a little bit (don't I always ).
I started with the trailer. The logo on it was from a company that doesn't exist in Australia, so I found a Coca Cola sign on the web, copied it to Paint, re-sized and re-coloured the red to match the trailer and printed it out :
I've added acrylic "glass" to all the windows which were simply printed on :
Where I'm up to on the cab. Fuel tanks, air filters, mirrors and exhausts are still to come, along with some small details. Then it's a "simple" matter of a mere 18 wheels :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from mtaylor in Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
Hi all,
Another "quickie" - a free download of a Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer, which is virtually the same as a Kenworth. My Admiral's late son drove a white Kenworth, so I'm building this one for her in memory of him.
I found this as a free download on the same site as the Fender guitar. The detailing leaves a lot to be desired, but it isn't turning out too bad. I'm enhancing it a little bit (don't I always ).
I started with the trailer. The logo on it was from a company that doesn't exist in Australia, so I found a Coca Cola sign on the web, copied it to Paint, re-sized and re-coloured the red to match the trailer and printed it out :
I've added acrylic "glass" to all the windows which were simply printed on :
Where I'm up to on the cab. Fuel tanks, air filters, mirrors and exhausts are still to come, along with some small details. Then it's a "simple" matter of a mere 18 wheels :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from pontiachedmark in Fender Guitar by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
It's already tuned Mark .
Definitely not - you may as well ask me to perform brain surgery . I have nothing but admiration for those who can design even simple paper models, let alone something like the Mi-24D Hind helicopter. That's a skill in another universe as far as I'm concerned. I'll stick to building .
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
Hi all,
Another "quickie" - a free download of a Peterbuilt Semi-Trailer, which is virtually the same as a Kenworth. My Admiral's late son drove a white Kenworth, so I'm building this one for her in memory of him.
I found this as a free download on the same site as the Fender guitar. The detailing leaves a lot to be desired, but it isn't turning out too bad. I'm enhancing it a little bit (don't I always ).
I started with the trailer. The logo on it was from a company that doesn't exist in Australia, so I found a Coca Cola sign on the web, copied it to Paint, re-sized and re-coloured the red to match the trailer and printed it out :
I've added acrylic "glass" to all the windows which were simply printed on :
Where I'm up to on the cab. Fuel tanks, air filters, mirrors and exhausts are still to come, along with some small details. Then it's a "simple" matter of a mere 18 wheels :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Fender Guitar by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
No idea, but the model is 190mm long.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Fender Guitar by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
It's already tuned Mark .
Definitely not - you may as well ask me to perform brain surgery . I have nothing but admiration for those who can design even simple paper models, let alone something like the Mi-24D Hind helicopter. That's a skill in another universe as far as I'm concerned. I'll stick to building .
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Fender Guitar by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
Hi all,
Still waiting on my next model so I've built a "quickie" for my Admiral's neighbour, who is an Elvis impersonator working the clubs etc. It's a free download of a Fender Telecaster Electric Guitar (I have no idea what guitar he actually plays, but it was probably the best one I could find on the Interweb ). The model took me two days to make.
Not a bad design, considering the guy who did it isn't a professional Card publisher. However I "did my own thing" in some areas. First one was to re-colour it - the download was fairly garish and un-attractive IMO. I used Inkscape to turn it into a type of silver for a lot of it.
Here's the main body with re-inforcements added :
After spending over an hour cutting all the tabs on the side pieces I finished up cutting them all off again, as the fit was terrible :
Without the tabs I needed something to glue the sides to, so I cut some 0.5mm card slightly smaller than the front/back pieces and laminated it to them :
No more build pics, so here's the finished model. The strings are my own addition (the kit only had them printed on). They are elastic rigging cord :
A couple of coats of Gloss clear still need to be applied.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from druxey in Fender Guitar by Dan Vadas - CARD - FINISHED
It's already tuned Mark .
Definitely not - you may as well ask me to perform brain surgery . I have nothing but admiration for those who can design even simple paper models, let alone something like the Mi-24D Hind helicopter. That's a skill in another universe as far as I'm concerned. I'll stick to building .
Danny
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