Scratch Build – In Progress Project: Eagle 5 - Spaceballs PC

Amazing! Nice wow! can't wait to see more, I like it.

Good luck.

 

So, while I wait for some drying over at Project Namesake, I decided to toy around with Project Eagle 5!

I have the wheels cut in half so they can be added to the frame.



But first they need another cut. I want to cut half way down to make a "shelf" for the body to sit on.





I then drilled two holes in the rims and screwed it down to the frame





Here it is on it's own wheels.

 

So, this is a midpoint update. I'll let the pics do most of the talking. Here's what I still have left to finish...

 

Nice thinking on the wheel mounting. Very clean way to do that!

 

Oh yeah! This is looking great on wheels! I normally hate seeing old classic toys hacked up, but this one is definitely worth it.

 

Coming along nicely. For the wings, have you thought about using spot putty (skim coat) and spray putty. Spot putty is much finer than Bondo and finds all the little holes. Spray putty is used at the end before painting and is essentially just a really high build paint. It smooths things over but you need to have it almost perfect to achieve anything noticeable. Good luck. EDIT: To see their use check out The New Black linked in my sig.

BTW that I <3 Uranus sticker is just the best finishing touch.

 

I jut found this thread and all I can say is WOW. Love the work you are doing keep up the good work.

 

Today, I cut out the hole for the DVD drive. I’m still not sure if I’m gonna use a slot loading drive or this slim-line external DVD drive.

 

So now that my TGS mod is complete I can complete The Spaceballs PC! Everything is in. Everything works! I still need to touch up the paint and front slot loading CD bay.

 

And the bumper sticker!!!!!!!!!!
John

 

Yes and the sticker on the side. I've got to get those printed out!