October 2017 KoolWheelz Release Party!

[airdave]

Originally Posted by gotham

Fantastic miniature Spy car ! How the heck do you put something like that together ?

Try it!

John reduced the printout to 50% or 25%...depending on his interpretation of x4 shrink.
Looks closer to 25% to me.

Give it a go yourself.
Some models are fun to build very small.
Others can be a real nightmare.
Its Halloween...go for the nightmare!

[JohnM]

To achieve he 1/4 size print out I first use the Gimp to change the .pdf file into a .jpg file. I then put four of these .jpg files into a folder ... select all four ... then select print. The Print driver page can then adjusted to print four to a page. I've found it best to untick the 'fit to page' option. So I end up with four Koolwheelz models on one A4 sheet. It is often preferable to print these minis on normal paper rather than card, but in this case I did use card, and it worked out well.

Mostly I print a full size A4 model as well, so that I can make that up at the same time. For each step made with the larger model, once I've got it right I repeat the action on the miniature. Having nerve damaged fingertips, I need to use tweezers and surgical clamps to build the bigger model anyway, so the practiced movements and angles are repeated on the mini. Using a magnifying head-set in order to see the tiny tabs.

Four to a page .... yep you guessed it. There's three more mini Koolwheelz on my pile awaiting.

[airdave]

Just a reminder...
as I already posted, there will be no more of these October models released
...I'll save them for November

...so I guess we'll have to call them November releases!

But to wrap up the month, I have a special KoolWheelz Halloween Edition
and I will release that tomorrow (Monday).

A number of other great Halloween models have already been released by other designers,
make sure you look around to find them.

[airdave]

To finish up October, heres my little Halloween present for you all.

http://www.papermodelers.com/forum/600463-post2034.html

We'll start up again with more KoolWheelz releases in November!

[JohnM]

Super cool ... Straight to the top of the pile. Milk bottle move over ... I'll come back to you later. The T-bird would have gone to the top of the pile anyway, but the added boost of Milady Macabre clinched the deal.

[airdave]

So, nobody has built the Hemi Semi?!

Whats up with that?

and what about Elvira's car, will we see something?

I hope so.
More models to come!

[blake7]

I love how Elvira's car looks, and she wasn't too bad either. I would be printing, and building it right now, but my printer went down. It will not recognize the black ink cartridge.

[Vermin_King]

Clear-coated and scored last night. Didn't get very far over lunch today

[Don Boose]

Looks good so far, Dave.

I printed it out, but am focusing on trying to get ready for the IPMC in three days, so might not get mine built until next week (although I hope to have a small display of Koolwheelz at my table).

Don

[gotham]

Great looking Elvira T-bird, Dave. Just when my printer has run out of black ink!

Question - Dave, which Koolwheelz model is is your favourite, and why ?