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Post by MikeB on Mar 1, 2019 13:29:56 GMT -5
Yeah I've probably lost what was left of my mind lol  The body isn't really that bad and I think a good model can be built from this  I filled the inside with just some regular air dry molding clay I did this to give it some weight and to make it stronger when I have to drill into it later I also added some plastic sheet to close in the bottom and make it look nice lol I still need to sand it completely flush to the body  The cowl is way too wide  I removed some of the plastic from the front to get the right shape  I enlarged the cockpit and started to add plastic to the sides  Looks a lot better More later |
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Post by cfd on Mar 2, 2019 9:25:29 GMT -5
Great start, Mike. I'm looking forward to seeing another K.G. kit being made and what you can do with it.
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Post by MikeB on Mar 2, 2019 10:13:38 GMT -5
Great start, Mike. I'm looking forward to seeing another K.G. kit being made and what you can do with it. Oh just wait lol this is going to be one that either ends up looking great or is going to hit the turn 4 wall lol |
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Post by MrIndy77 on Mar 2, 2019 10:20:13 GMT -5
My Ken Glen story is not pleasant. Never got my model. I eventually picked up one off of eBay in a collection of Indy car bits.
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Post by MikeB on Mar 2, 2019 10:34:54 GMT -5
My Ken Glen story is not pleasant. Never got my model. I eventually picked up one off of eBay in a collection of Indy car bits. I've heard that a lot sadly I got this and a bunch of other bits and pieces of his kits from Art Lasky last year and to be honest it wasn't what I was expecting they really aren't that bad and I dare say the Chaparral 2k is actually pretty good |
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Post by MikeB on Mar 4, 2019 15:26:40 GMT -5
 Well since the front end was totally off why not just cut it off  Made a new front end from putty just have to patch it in and make it look pretty |
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Post by illeagle10 on Mar 4, 2019 17:28:54 GMT -5
Ken Glenn, wow Mike! I feel like I'm in a time warp! Haven't seen one of these in years! Good luck, these things are a lot of work. I'll be watching.....
Jim
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Post by MikeB on Mar 12, 2019 14:22:53 GMT -5
 Oh it's not looking pretty lol |
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Post by illeagle10 on Mar 12, 2019 14:57:10 GMT -5
Mike anything done to a K.G. is much better than when it first began! So, it's 100% already!
Jim |
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Post by MikeB on Mar 12, 2019 15:36:02 GMT -5
Mike anything done to a K.G. is much better than when it first began! So, it's 100% already!
Jim This one just got a huge change of plans lol will post new pics soon lol |
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Post by Art Laski on Mar 12, 2019 16:59:34 GMT -5
Hey Mike! Glad to see this out on the bench. Even if it never materializes into anything, you're still getting more use out of it than I would have!
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Post by MikeB on Mar 27, 2019 16:46:28 GMT -5
 Just a quick update haven't had much time for modeling in the last two weeks but I did decide I'm going to make this the 74 pole winning car instead of the 77 winner Body is pretty much ready for primer and the cowl is almost ready Once I get primer on them I can start adding the details like the hole for the fuel filler, naca duct to the cowl etc Thanks for looking |
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Post by illeagle10 on Mar 28, 2019 5:42:59 GMT -5
Really taking shape Mike!
Jim
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Post by cfd on Mar 29, 2019 21:40:29 GMT -5
Mike, the 1974 pole winner is a good choice, the K.G. had a inaccurate front end for the 1977 winning car. I did mine as the the 1976 Janet Guthrie car and didn't spend much time making it accurate, just out of the box. You got it looking good! Can't wait to see it done.
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Post by MikeB on Mar 30, 2019 12:43:02 GMT -5
Mike, the 1974 pole winner is a good choice, the K.G. had a inaccurate front end for the 1977 winning car. I did mine as the the 1976 Janet Guthrie car and didn't spend much time making it accurate, just out of the box. You got it looking good! Can't wait to see it done. It's honestly not a bad little kit and more importantly I'm having fun with it |
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