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thread  Here's the current winter forum project
wisdonm
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New Thursday, October 6, 2011 5:14:09 AM GMT

The next Member's Forum Project will start January 1st, 2012. The three basic methods of customizing a car body are, top chopping, channeling, and sectioning. Many of us have chopped tops. Some have channeled bodies. But few of us have sectioned a body. So, the next Members Forum Project will be called Sectioned.

It is opened only to cars. Cars built in the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s are ineligible for this project. When viewed in a side view, at least one vertical plane must be sectioned, at least, a combined three (3) scale inches. Remember that the interior has to be sectioned also. Of course, a WIP is mandatory.

Here's your chance to make those new pony cars look right or customize an old classic.

This project will end 11:59pm GMT April 30, 2012.




Don title=

Stand on it...brakes only slow you down.

Has a checkered past.

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AF - 1
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New Thursday, October 6, 2011 2:02:53 PM GMT

Great idea Don. Now I just need pull something out of my ebay junk pile ...

Chris

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VirusX
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New Thursday, October 6, 2011 3:35:46 PM GMT

There is a great article on the Scale Auto Magazine website in the "How to" section on sectioning bodies.

If you ever need a hand, or a foot, or a leg, look me up, my number is 9-1-1!
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Superfly
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New Thursday, October 6, 2011 4:33:14 PM GMT

COOOOOOOL! This one'll be fun! I saw that article in Scale Auto Mag... and you're right, Virus, it's a good one.

Question: For modifying the body is sectioning the only mod that we could add? Or could I section the body AND add some of the other popular body mods like chopping the top or channeling?

1/24 Mercedes SLR McLaren
1/24 Porsche 2.7 RS
1/24 Porsche 3.0 RS
1/12 Rover Mini 1.3i

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wisdonm
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New Thursday, October 6, 2011 6:53:30 PM GMT

The only required mod is a minimum combined section of at least three inches. title=




Don title=

Stand on it...brakes only slow you down.

Has a checkered past.
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New Thursday, October 6, 2011 8:48:53 PM GMT

Because I am lazy and don't want to look it up ... does anyone know how many mm equates to three scale inches?

Chris
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Superfly
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New Thursday, October 6, 2011 8:58:27 PM GMT

3 inches @ 1/24 scale =

1/8th inch
or
3.175 mm

1/24 Mercedes SLR McLaren
1/24 Porsche 2.7 RS
1/24 Porsche 3.0 RS
1/12 Rover Mini 1.3i
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VirusX
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New Thursday, October 6, 2011 9:07:00 PM GMT

Thanks, Superfly! For members who might want to take off more than 3 "scale inches", be sure to check out BMC's Scale Calculator/Converter. Here is the link, but it can also be found on the top right in the red tool bar, under Calculator.

BMC's Scale Calculator

If you ever need a hand, or a foot, or a leg, look me up, my number is 9-1-1!

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Osprey
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New Friday, October 7, 2011 1:15:55 AM GMT

For those of you who keep your Scale Auto magazines in order, title= the issue with the sectioning article in it was October 2009.

... title=sprey

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Clutch
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New Friday, October 7, 2011 2:42:02 AM GMT

I LOVE the sound of this project! There's many different ways to section a body. I've done two pie-section chops, 49 Merc & 39 Chevy, both wips have info on this. I've got more idea's on sectioning and I'd be more than happy to share advice. A simple way to take a section is by using thin 3mm or 4mm tape. Line the tape on the body where you want to cut and then using the back edge of a 11# blade, start dragging the blade along each edge of the tape. Takes a while but it will cut through. The hardest part is re-fitting the interior. On my Merc I took an angle cut off the bottom of each door panel and changed the angle of the back seat. On the 39 Chevy, it didn't really have an interior so I made my own.
I hope we see alot of cool Kustoms in the new year!

/ Joe
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