ROCKET VAN!! Deals Wheels Flying Van. WIP 11-30-12

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[glow=red,2,300]ROCKET VAN!!![/glow]

Another New Cartoon Project!

The Rocket Van Starts with a Deals Wheels VW Van, a Star Wars X-Wing Fighter and extra Deals Wheels Front Tires.





Most of the modifications will be to fit small Front Tires in the rear and fit all of the tires inside the body. The New small rear tires are so much smaller than the BiG Hi-Bloatation Tires that they will replace...




Progress Photos Coming Soon...

[KRAZY RICK]

Ok, I Changed my mind......Woodgrain & Vinyl top for this one !!!!!

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[glow=red,2,300]FILLIN' THE WELLS!!![/glow]

I started by trimming the Flares from the Wheel Wells with curved sissors...





I block sanded the sides to get the area around the wheel wells flat. I was going to save the louvers but they got in the way...





I traced the wheel well shapes on to sheet plastic and cut out the 2 pieces. I used Zap-A-Gap to hold them in place.





Now lets see about making some smaller Wheel Wells...

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[glow=red,2,300]SMOOTHIN' THE REAR PAN...[/glow]
I decided to change the shape of the rear bottom of the ROCKET VAN Body to make the rear area nice and Tucked Under.

First, I cut the lower section of the rear pan off.




Here is the progress on Smoothin' the sides, before starting the Tuck.




More Coming...

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[glow=red,2,300]TUCKIN' IT IN!!![/glow]

I cut out 2 triangular pieces of sheet plastic to fit on the bottom-rear edge of the body. I glued them on an angle so that the edge of the body now Tucks Under...





Next I cut a strip of plastic as wide as the rear pan. I glued the strip in place on the rear pan.





What Next...

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[glow=red,2,300]MAKE IT LOW!!![/glow]

I traced the original Interior plate on to sheet plastic and cut it out...





I cut the Dashboard off of the Interior Plate and then cut about 1/4" from the bottom of the Dash...





I mounted the sectioned Dashboard on to the New Interior Plate. When fit in place this modification will lower the front of the Van about 1/4"!

[KRAZY RICK]

Ira, You must do more Bashing than anyone on earth !!!

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really want to see this one when done !!

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[glow=red,2,300]PULLIN' IN THE WHEELS!!![/glow]

I cut off the Front Wheel Wells and removed about 1/8" from each side.





Then I glued the Wheels Wells back in place. This will give me enough room to fit the Front Wheels inside the body.







I also cut off the Rear Wheel Wells and removed an 1/8" slice from each side.





I also raised the engine so it wont drag on the ground with the New Small Rear Tires. Here is the Chassis glued back together...

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[glow=red,2,300]MAKE IT SMALL...[/glow]

I cut off the front of the Rear Wheel Well to fit the Small Tires. Then I glued a piece of sheet plastic on the end to close it up.





I cut what was left of the chassis beteeen the wheel wells and filled in with sheet plastic.





Then I glued a strip of sheet plastic accross the rear wheel wells to close it off...

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[glow=red,2,300]CHASSIS MOCK-UP...[/glow]

The Chassis got a little crooked with all of that cutting & glueing. I added a small brace between the rear wheel wells that keeps things pretty straight...





Here are a couple of photos of the position of the chassis in the body.

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[glow=red,2,300]LITTLE WELLS...[/glow]

I made a Template from the front Wheel Well and Traced the shape on the rear.





Then I did a rough cut with a cutting wheel...






I trimmed the Wheel Wells out pretty good with an X-acto Knife. Next I wrapped some Sandpaper around a bottle and Sanded the Wells Nice & Smooth!

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[glow=red,2,300]BiG SCOOPS!!![/glow]

I needed some Intakes for the Rocket Engines. I found an old Custom Corvette Hood with the Perfect Scoops in the parts box!

I cut them out and fit them to the sides of the Rocket Van!





Here they are after some putty and sanding...

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[glow=red,2,300]FERRARI ROCKET HYBRID!!![/glow]

I have been playing with Car Engine and Rocket Parts to see what kind of an Engine I could come up with. I found that there are endless combinations of CarToon Hybrid Engines. Here is one...





I ended up using parts from a Ferrari Testarossa and an X-Wing Fighter. Here is one of the first Mock-Ups of the final design!






Remember this is CarToon Rocket Science, so anything is possible...

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Sept 28, 2012 19:40:33 GMT -4 KRAZY RICK said:

Ok, I Changed my mind......Woodgrain & Vinyl top for this one !!!!!

[glow=red,2,300]GOOD IDEA!!![/glow]

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[glow=red,2,300]FERRARI ROCKET ENGINE!!![/glow]

I started with the Ferrari Engine and began adding Rocket Parts. I added strips of plastic on the BiG Rocket Engines so I could Stack other Rocket Parts on top!





I used the Metalic Red Paint to blend the 2 Engines together...




Here is the Engine with Reversed Ferrari Parts and more CarToon Rocket Parts in place. I used The Detailer, on most of the silver Rocket Parts...

[KRAZY RICK]

Like Dig the Wacked-out motor Man

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[glow=red,2,300]A FEW MORE DETAILS...[/glow]

The Hoses are from Revell's Killer Bee VW Kit.

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[glow=red,2,300]PORTHOLES!!![/glow]

I thought Rocket Van Needed some Portholes so, I measured the space and traced a couple of holes...







I started the holes with a #11 X-Acto Blade and then I used a Ream to open up the holes. I have some chrome wheel rings that fit these holes if I decide to add trim to the Portholes later...

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[glow=red,2,300]FERRARI - ROCKET ENGINE...FRONT INTAKE!!![/glow]

I cut a hole for the X-Wing Intake and reamed it out...




Here is the Test Fit!





More Updates Coming after I restore Photoshop Elements to my computer...