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Post by steviesx on Sept 18, 2022 16:16:11 GMT -5
Someone I know has a fairly rare Aston Martin Nimrod kit, a 1982 Brands Hatch model with some pretty whacky aero and other extras.
It's unfortunately missing the front and side windows from what I can see - I'd like to get the kit but I'm not really able to create the windows.
Wondering if it's something anybody on here has experience with and would be willing to work on, commission wise.
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Post by alex on Sept 19, 2022 12:02:15 GMT -5
Someone I know has a fairly rare Aston Martin Nimrod kit, a 1982 Brands Hatch model with some pretty whacky aero and other extras. It's unfortunately missing the front and side windows from what I can see - I'd like to get the kit but I'm not really able to create the windows. Wondering if it's something anybody on here has experience with and would be willing to work on, commission wise. Jean B. would be your best bet. |
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Post by jager on Sept 20, 2022 5:32:54 GMT -5
Stevie, do you know who made the kit? I know SMTS made some of the Aston Martin Nimrod's and I understand they will sometimes provide spare parts. Alternatively, Heller did several 1:43 plastic kits of Group C 80's and 90's sportscars, including the Porsche 962, Sauber C9, Jaguar XJR-12, Peugeot 905 and potentially a few others. These kits can often be found quite cheaply, and you might be able to reshape the windscreen from one of the above for the Nimrod (though from what I've seen online, the front window of the Nimrod was even lower and longer than its peers). Failing the above, you could try to track down the Spark '82 Le Mans Nimrod, strip it and use the aero bits and decals from the kit to create your custom model.  |
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Post by steviesx on Sept 20, 2022 12:28:40 GMT -5
It's a brand called Little Smashers - never heard of them before. Finished kit looks like this:   I definitely wouldn't rip up a Spark for it though, it's probably not worth ripping up any other kit to be fair. |
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Post by Tom on Sept 20, 2022 12:37:34 GMT -5
You could try to make one yourself. I collect scraps of plastic vacform packaging to use for this. With a little bit of searching you can find a shape that's a decent match them use hot water to heat it so that you can adjust the shape. I bought a pair of scissors recently because the packaging came close in shape to what I needed for a project.  |
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Post by Jean B. on Sept 24, 2022 4:10:09 GMT -5
Making curved window panes is quite tricky, at least for me. There are cracks who make individual vac-form windows, but I guess this is quite costly, as a specific mould has to be made, first, exactly fitting into the body, and then the windows are pressed (vac-formed) onto the mould.
I made such windows from ordinary printer ("overhead") foil, which is stiff, but very flexible. This foil can of course only be curved in one direction, not spheric. Here's "how-to":
First a rough paper template is to made to find out the general shape of the window.
Scan this template and make an exact cutout with your preferred graphic programme, I use InkScape. These steps - cutting out, fitting in, adjusting the outlines - usually have to be made several times, until the exact shape is defined.
When having done this, the shape can be printed onto the mentioned printer foil and cut out with scissors. In the case shown above, I added a green tinted stripe at the top edge of the window.
This is the final design which was used. The windshield had a slightly asymmetric shape, but so was the model!
Here's the windshield. The foil is stiff, but you can roll in the edges very, very carefully (and very tightly!) to get a slightly rounded shape which helps assembling the windshield.
The frames are painted black.
Side windows glued in.
And windshield glued into the frame. This step is tricky, you have to glue it entirely around the edge, but without spreading the glue onto the window... Furthermore the printer foil is stiff and you have to press it into the glue for some minutes, but without touching the window with your fingers.
However, it works, and for me it's the most recommendable way to make such windows. But, well, I guess this is one reason why I prefer building pre-war models...  |
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Post by jager on Sept 26, 2022 0:51:28 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing Jean. This is hopefully not something I have to attempt, but if I do its nice to have your detailed information.
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