Scale Model EL

[EFFalcon]

EL Supercar made from plaster

[DaNeOs]

john, do you get bored at work? or did somebody else do it?

[EFFalcon]

i do get bored at work.. but i didnt do it at work

[thebeast.]

ridding low

[fordbaby]

no he never ever does work at work.
the purple one is better

[EFFalcon]

i need to take a photo with a better camera, can't see the detail in that much

[Commando]

lol what?

I reckon these should be available at The Plaster Funhouse (remember going there as a kid? )

[Malakai]

Awesome.. are you going to paint it and put wheels on it?

[EFFalcon]

probably, the first one that i didnt mix properly is painted.
need to source some wheels or make some wheels.

ultimate aim is to replicate my car

[Commando]

An AU would be easier to make from plaster.

Step 1) Make plaster goop
Step 2) Drop goop on floor. AU shape is created.
Step 3) Add pink food dye and Monaro scoops.

[Malakai]

An AU would be easier to make from plaster.

Step 1) Make plaster goop
Step 2) Drop goop on floor. AU shape is created.
Step 3) Add pink food dye and Monaro scoops.

You need to make little plaster conrod and block pieces to put on the ground behind it to help it look more like a real boosted AU.

[Commando]

That sounds expensive. Especially after rebuilding the internals to factory specs.

Oh, wait we're not talking Windsors are we

[Bomber]

Looks good John nice work

An AU would be easier to make from plaster.

Step 1) Make plaster goop
Step 2) Drop goop on floor. AU shape is created.
Step 3) Add pink food dye and Monaro scoops.

Oi non of that!!! now dont you have some 12 year old boys to chase Dave???

[Eb Barbie]

Oi non of that!!! now dont you have some 12 year old boys to chase Dave???

Gotta ask, why do you always change things into gay jokes? Lol

[thebeast.]

cause he wishes he was that 12 yr old boy

[fordbaby]

getting back to the plaster el.........

john made another one which looks better than the first and also hacked the purple one to play around with wheels.
its pretty impressive how good they turn out

[thebeast.]

photos, then ebay

how long does it take to make one??

[EFFalcon]

I've only made ones out of plaster so far, which takes about 24 hours.

Planning on using a resin or something to create stronger ones.

[SVD]

thats cool as! i would so buy one (*hint, hint...*)

[edfairmont4.0]

Boredom = that lol

[Frost]

I've only made ones out of plaster so far, which takes about 24 hours.

Planning on using a resin or something to create stronger ones.

Thats right make the Commodore ones out of Plaster

[edfairmont4.0]

Elizabeth factory stops when theres no plaster left they cant make the chassis.

[ClassicAU]

Could you make a mold and do one out of fiber glass, or is that just way too complicated? If so, I can imagine it would hold together pretty good? Awesome job on it anyway! Will look sweet with a lick of paint!

[EFFalcon]

Could you make a mold and do one out of fiber glass, or is that just way too complicated? If so, I can imagine it would hold together pretty good? Awesome job on it anyway! Will look sweet with a lick of paint!

fibreglass would be a pain to get the detail in the mould.
fibreglass resin however would work.
thats what i'm looking at.

You can get Resin XY's and stuff.

[Eb Barbie]

Your a man of many talents John

I reckon with enough practice, you could make some decent cash out of them. They would make great prezzies!

[stevo]

Thats very cool John!

[EFFalcon]

the next revision:

this one is just a shell.. with some wheels slapped under it to make it look cool
and with a XY for comparison

[fordbaby]

good job mr wilson

[BROCKYB8]

That looks awesome mate.
Cant wait to see ur finished product all done up

[EFFalcon]

thanks, its slowly getting there!

[Hybrid34]

Could you make a mold and do one out of fiber glass, or is that just way too complicated? If so, I can imagine it would hold together pretty good? Awesome job on it anyway! Will look sweet with a lick of paint!

fibreglass would be a pain to get the detail in the mould.
fibreglass resin however would work.
thats what i'm looking at.

You can get Resin XY's and stuff.

They sell these at repco yeah?

[EFFalcon]

no idea.
seen em on ebay n stuff though.

[Rollin]

That is extremely impressive! How do you actually go about making one? Just make a rough mould and then shape it properly by hand or what?

[EFFalcon]

i had a model to start with, so i made a mould of the original (and kinda made a mess of the original)
but now that i've got the base shape to work with its getting converted back to standard looks.

[travs ea-xr6]

looks UNREAL good stuff john.
you should get a remote controle nitro car they are so fun,you could get a white ef body for it,or you could make a body for it and have a cooler in the mouth,would be cool,i just got a body for my car and they are just like a clear vacume mould and you spray them on the inside and then put stickers on the outside they look greate.
if ya want pics of them i can send ya them

[LTDHO]

Wilson you have to much time and patience!!

Great work.

Now wait for the custom orders.

Which reminds me, can you do a DC LTD? LOL

[Bipolar]

Awesome work John. At least you know you've got demand if the thought ever crosses your mind

[EFFalcon]

my plan is to modify the model to look like a base model fairmont.

then make addons, like tickford kits etc to give me the ability to make optioned up fairmonts, XR's etc.

ultimately i'd like to make them as custom orders, but first i need to make something stockish to work from.

they will end up for sale if i can get it to work properly!

[pHaT`eL]

EL Ghia would be sweet.. ive got some Sparkling Burgandy paint you can use

[BROCKYB8]

id buy ones just because they look cool