How to make a R/C body .....???

[rover13gsi]

Hya,

I was wondering .... does someone know , and if he does does he want to tell me ;) , but ...er .. does someone know how to make yer own r/c body.
I ask this coz I want a body of a 1990>1995 Rover 200 serie ... but no-one sells them ...so if I want one I have to make it meselve ... and I don't have any idea .. so I'll ask you guys :)

Please can somebody help me ??

Regards,
Dennis

rover@motorized.nl http://www.motorized.nl :)

[Isky]

Dude...its a crazy process, and you have to have a degree in something to do it. You're better off not doing it...

[Throtl Hapie]

Well, you could cut pieces of lexan, glue them together in the shape you want, but then you'd have to paint from the outside.

I don't think it would come out good though.

[mavrick0611]

from what i know, you have to have a compresing machine or something,
you have to have a model of what you want to turn into a body, big peice of lexan, a way to get the lexan hot, and another mold so you canput the lexan over the model and use the other model to apply presure to make it into the body.

im not sure if im right or not. but i think it would be more work than its worth...
aj

[OvalQueen]

Here are a few sites about vacuum forming:
http://www.castcraft.com/vacinf.htm

This is the book I have:
http://www.tapplastics.com/fiberglass/books_videos/140_vacuum.html

Although I have not tried it personally yet, I think it would be easy enough to learn how to do with this book & instructions.
Sounds like fun, and remember "never stop dreaming" :)

Isky: "its a crazy process, and you have to have a degree in something to do it. You're better off not doing it..."

with advice like that, where would we all be today?
I appreciate someone wanting to learn how to do things,

I don't appreciate anyone telling someone they can't without even knowing it can be done by using a little inginuity & guidence.

rover13gsi, let me know how things work out :)
also while your at it, here is another kool site on how things work:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/qc-categories.htm
then check out the home page.
OQ

[jabber2001]

I agree oval i'm a do it yourselfer myself and learning new things it not only shows you how to do it but can give you a stepping stone when looking for a job many companys like people that have a good working knowledge of thing and if you know what they are talking about and haave the experiance thay it may help you in you seach.

Knowledge is power learn what you can. E+mc2 :D :D :D

[1 Krazy Foo]

uh isnt it E=mc2? ;)

my school has a vacume former. It isnt really "hard" to use but getting the the mold perfect takes a lot of time and patience(sp?)

[ 05-10-2001: Message edited by: StrangeDesires ]

[jabber2001]

Thanks Strange you are correct must have had a fingure fumble. :D :D :D

[rover13gsi]

Hya Lads,

I think that everything is possible unless I tried it more then 50 times and it still doesn't work .... but then again ...I think I'll try a 51st time then :)

"OvalQueen" thanks for the advice and the links .. I'll give it a go.

Oh .. and about painting ..
I hear everyone say that ya must paint a car on the inside ?? I guess that is for not damaging the paint ... but as I'm a car painter (job) I think that that will not be a problem :)

Thanks again.

Regards,
Dennis
rover@motorized.nl http://www.motorized.nl

[Throtl Hapie]

You paint from the inside of a lexan (clear) body because it has a shiny, polished look, there is no need to paint on the outside. However, if you do build one and glue it and stuff, you would be painting glue on the inside, and I don't think that would look too nice.

[gacjr0]

Also, when you crash or scratch the outside of a lexan body, it usually doesn't damage the paint.