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Originally Posted by RC-trix
Nice job, Paul
Just don't be tempted into using the K1 body 
Why not go all the way and get your own shell vac-formed-if you make your own mould, it's not that expensive.
Steven |
Thanks!
and another thanks for confirming that about the K1 shell
I'm not usually a fan of cab forward bodies (though somehow I don't find the K1's body that bad - on the K1), but once I saw in Photoshop where that cab would be I was having my doubts.
As for vaccuum forming, it's not so much costs (there's even a vacuum forming machine at school, the only question being if that machine has the right surface area for a buggy body). It's the time it takes to make a proper mould. I talked with Bugle about some experiments with Polyurethane foam for a bodyshell a while back. I haven't found the time yet to actually try it out, but the idea is to put a hard, heat resistant coating on the PU foam and see if it is durable enough for vacuum forming. If it is, it means I have solved the 'time' issue, a pretty nice PU foam model can be made in as little as 8 hours