wood plug
mold
if you forget the name,look on the bottom.
The Hydro-Kompressor
Got crazy one nite and here it is.
Very unique and different, some racers built some neat racers off of this.
Posted 30 December 2015 - 07:24 PM
wood plug
mold
if you forget the name,look on the bottom.
The Hydro-Kompressor
Got crazy one nite and here it is.
Very unique and different, some racers built some neat racers off of this.
Gene Adams AKA Gene/ZR1
ZR1 Corvette owner
Hand-carved balsa bodies, resin body plugs, silicone molds, vacuum bodies
Genes_World@ymail.com
Posted 30 December 2015 - 07:27 PM
Have no idea of origin, but I had to restore it.
Nice design
Gene Adams AKA Gene/ZR1
ZR1 Corvette owner
Hand-carved balsa bodies, resin body plugs, silicone molds, vacuum bodies
Genes_World@ymail.com
Posted 30 December 2015 - 07:36 PM
I carved the plug from this gigantic photo
Shinoda GT,
This is a balsa hand carved plug.
enjoy; gene\zr1
Gene Adams AKA Gene/ZR1
ZR1 Corvette owner
Hand-carved balsa bodies, resin body plugs, silicone molds, vacuum bodies
Genes_World@ymail.com
Posted 30 December 2015 - 07:45 PM
a photo tour of the REALM http://slotblog.net/...e-a-photo-tour/
this was a mirror car.
Carved from this photo
Jairus done this one up right.
the Realm
A lot of bodies came off of this.
enjoy; gene\zr1
Gene Adams AKA Gene/ZR1
ZR1 Corvette owner
Hand-carved balsa bodies, resin body plugs, silicone molds, vacuum bodies
Genes_World@ymail.com
Posted 30 December 2015 - 07:58 PM
Wanna see more?
its time to build, I like seeing completed racecars [ racecar spelled backwards is racecar ]
Gene Adams AKA Gene/ZR1
ZR1 Corvette owner
Hand-carved balsa bodies, resin body plugs, silicone molds, vacuum bodies
Genes_World@ymail.com
Posted 30 December 2015 - 08:26 PM
Posted 30 December 2015 - 10:40 PM
more more! makes want to try carving some bodies and rig up a vacuum former!
Posted 31 December 2015 - 10:19 AM
Gene,
Thank you so very much for giving LIFE to this dying thread! I love all of your stuff (as you should know).
Please continue posting anything you want here and we will all gobble it up. You are the MAN!
-maXimo
David Ray Siller
MAXImum MOtion
Retired Video Game Creator/Designer/Producer
Thingies are my thingy!
Posted 31 December 2015 - 01:34 PM
1\32 Shinoda Point
The Shinoda Point
Favorite among thingie racers
The clear body is directly pulled from the original wood plug,the blue plug is a exact copy to preserve the past.
enjoy; gene\zr1
Gene Adams AKA Gene/ZR1
ZR1 Corvette owner
Hand-carved balsa bodies, resin body plugs, silicone molds, vacuum bodies
Genes_World@ymail.com
Posted 31 December 2015 - 01:41 PM
THIS IS THE REAL DETROIT SLIDER, period, preferred food of the thingie racers;
Gene Adams AKA Gene/ZR1
ZR1 Corvette owner
Hand-carved balsa bodies, resin body plugs, silicone molds, vacuum bodies
Genes_World@ymail.com
Posted 31 December 2015 - 01:47 PM
after intermission break
The Classic Stinger
Yes a true thingie with class
enjoy; gene\zr1
Gene Adams AKA Gene/ZR1
ZR1 Corvette owner
Hand-carved balsa bodies, resin body plugs, silicone molds, vacuum bodies
Genes_World@ymail.com
Posted 31 December 2015 - 01:56 PM
The X-MINUS-1, a request from Maximo
a fun request project
enjoy; gene\zr1
Gene Adams AKA Gene/ZR1
ZR1 Corvette owner
Hand-carved balsa bodies, resin body plugs, silicone molds, vacuum bodies
Genes_World@ymail.com
Posted 31 December 2015 - 01:59 PM
The Pinner GT
Makes a great racer.
enjoy; gene\zr1
Gene Adams AKA Gene/ZR1
ZR1 Corvette owner
Hand-carved balsa bodies, resin body plugs, silicone molds, vacuum bodies
Genes_World@ymail.com
Posted 31 December 2015 - 04:07 PM
Posted 31 December 2015 - 05:35 PM
Posted 01 January 2016 - 01:46 PM
A couple more Shinoda's
enjoy; gene\zr1
Gene Adams AKA Gene/ZR1
ZR1 Corvette owner
Hand-carved balsa bodies, resin body plugs, silicone molds, vacuum bodies
Genes_World@ymail.com
Posted 01 January 2016 - 01:53 PM
Classic Manta Ray, the other is a new era version at 3-1\4 wide, low profiled.
Jairus, would you be interested on the first project car.
enjoy; gene\zr1
Gene Adams AKA Gene/ZR1
ZR1 Corvette owner
Hand-carved balsa bodies, resin body plugs, silicone molds, vacuum bodies
Genes_World@ymail.com
Posted 01 January 2016 - 01:56 PM
Classic Viper and the sidekick Lotus 30
enjoy; gene\zr1
Gene Adams AKA Gene/ZR1
ZR1 Corvette owner
Hand-carved balsa bodies, resin body plugs, silicone molds, vacuum bodies
Genes_World@ymail.com
Posted 01 January 2016 - 02:07 PM
go to THE LINK http://slotblog.net/...-with-contours/
This is not a thinigie, but a How To, for the first timers in mold carving.
Get your tools out,get interested and post you work here.
enjoy; gene\zr1
Gene Adams AKA Gene/ZR1
ZR1 Corvette owner
Hand-carved balsa bodies, resin body plugs, silicone molds, vacuum bodies
Genes_World@ymail.com
Posted 01 January 2016 - 02:16 PM
One of my favorite builds of all time.
Think I built three of them.
Jairus H Watson - Artist
Need something painted, soldered, carved, or killed? - jairuswtsn@aol.com
www.slotcarsmag.com
www.jairuswatson.net
http://www.ratholecustoms.com
Check out some of the cool stuff on my Fotki!
Posted 01 January 2016 - 05:18 PM
ok,that's it for now
.
puling bodies tomorrow, send request to;
Genes_World@ymail.com for info.
hope you all will try and build a thingie, thanks for all your support.
Gene Adams AKA Gene/ZR1
ZR1 Corvette owner
Hand-carved balsa bodies, resin body plugs, silicone molds, vacuum bodies
Genes_World@ymail.com
Posted 01 January 2016 - 06:09 PM
Thanks to you Gene!
Glad to see you back on the board.
Happy New Year!
Don