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Constructing a 3/D Model

From 1966 Ford Five Hundred, documented by Truthworldwide.

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1966 Ford Five Hundred - Carving the greenfoam for the body. 1966 Ford Five Hundred - The drawing for the car was blown up to scale, and a Plexiglas frame was built around it. Note clean construction. 1966 Ford Five Hundred - The foam wedges are epoxied in between the bulkheads on the frame. 1966 Ford Five Hundred - The foam is sanded and carved down to the desired shape. 1966 Ford Five Hundred - This was accomplished using palm sanders, filecards, sanding blocks and penknives. 1966 Ford Five Hundred - Since fiberglass will eat through greenfoam, it is covered with three coats of wood glue to protect it. 1966 Ford Five Hundred - The wood glue drying under twin heat guns, set on low. Note distance of guns to avoid melting of the greenfoam. 1966 Ford Five Hundred - The fiberglass weave in place. Not shown: Two gelcoats, second fiberglass layer. 1966 Ford Five Hundred - Fiberglass resin and Bondo are then mixed together and applied liberally over the model. Once a thick coat is achieved, it can be sanded sm… 1966 Ford Five Hundred - Primer is sprayed on and sanded off to determine where the low spots on the model are. Bondo can then be applied, or the trouble area sande… 1966 Ford Five Hundred - After countless man-hours of sanding with progressively finer grits (approx. 50-60 hrs.), the model is ready for it's final coat of primer. 1966 Ford Five Hundred - The completed model. More images of the model are available under the "3/D Concept Models" section.