1951 Pontiac Chieftain

[PhilA]

I figured being as the set was nearly finished that I would paint the front up as it should be; dull military silver with a black grille. I went to the hardware store to find a match.

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"Cap denotes color", it said. Not quite.

Phil

[PhilA]

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Painted the grille black and made a foam rubber cone to try and mimic the original one it would have had.

Phil

[PhilA]

Stop! It's Dremel time!

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More to follow


Phil

[PhilA]

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Chief also.

[xtriple]

Did you cut them out yourself? Impressive, but then you always are. You make me (and the rest of the forum I suspect ) both jealous and inadequate

[LynehamHerc]

Me too.

He must have an Achilles Heel somewhere though.

[MLOR]

Me too.

He must have an Achilles Heel somewhere though.

Hairdressing, I bet he's crap at hairdressing...

[mercrocker]

Dunno...that Chief's head has an impressive Mohican.

[PhilA]

Did you cut them out yourself? Impressive, but then you always are. You make me (and the rest of the forum I suspect ) both jealous and inadequate

Yup. Straightforward method, too.
Cut out the shape you want in paper, then draw around it.

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Using a fine diamond tip at 25,000 RPM roughly cut the shape out then go over the fine detail with a combination of the diamond bit and a spiral mill bit.

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You just gotta work at the speed of the plastic without melting it.

Phil

[PhilA]

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Edges cleaned up. Ready to go