Post by Drago Lordist on Jun 3, 2007 4:46:02 GMT -5
well now that c4 is over I figure I'll do an update for those keeping track -
I've completely repainted all white spots with a grey primer (originally I did silver but it was anti-photogenic so I figured a dull color would be better and stick with the theme we seem to follow. Half of the green areas have been redone in a nice looking gold stripe but I ran out of drop cloth and had to wait untill I got more. (some parts will need to be redone as it looks wavy...)
The Illumilite is out of the question for me as it became very inconvenient for me to get. O'Reilleys doesn't carry it anymore, lowes doesnt, walmart doesnt, home depot doesnt. if I run out I'm screwed so I decided to skip it (at least for the upcomming months.)
one of my neon tubes broke so I have to replace it. I.e. buy a whole new set to replace 1 bar. I decided it would be better to switch to the new LED neons so that one broken LED doesn't effect the whole system. Plus they sit more flush negating the need for the gutter pipe that just looked tacky. this will come when dad lets me actually buy them... (also it helps that I somehow ran over the control box, but that's a long story...)
also my buttons on the dash peeled up so I have to replace those - hopefully with something cooler than a flat surface. maybe some lit buttons? muahahaha.
I have added a "biohazard" air freshener that goes in the cigarette lighter, but since I didn't like the scent, I replaced the capsule with a piece of laminated blue tissue paper so it keeps the same awesome glow.
having seen the H-Wing in person I have a LOT more I want to do before I ever call it done. if nothing else you guys get a picture of where I stand right now.
MTFBWYA
I've completely repainted all white spots with a grey primer (originally I did silver but it was anti-photogenic so I figured a dull color would be better and stick with the theme we seem to follow. Half of the green areas have been redone in a nice looking gold stripe but I ran out of drop cloth and had to wait untill I got more. (some parts will need to be redone as it looks wavy...)
The Illumilite is out of the question for me as it became very inconvenient for me to get. O'Reilleys doesn't carry it anymore, lowes doesnt, walmart doesnt, home depot doesnt. if I run out I'm screwed so I decided to skip it (at least for the upcomming months.)
one of my neon tubes broke so I have to replace it. I.e. buy a whole new set to replace 1 bar. I decided it would be better to switch to the new LED neons so that one broken LED doesn't effect the whole system. Plus they sit more flush negating the need for the gutter pipe that just looked tacky. this will come when dad lets me actually buy them... (also it helps that I somehow ran over the control box, but that's a long story...)
also my buttons on the dash peeled up so I have to replace those - hopefully with something cooler than a flat surface. maybe some lit buttons? muahahaha.
I have added a "biohazard" air freshener that goes in the cigarette lighter, but since I didn't like the scent, I replaced the capsule with a piece of laminated blue tissue paper so it keeps the same awesome glow.
having seen the H-Wing in person I have a LOT more I want to do before I ever call it done. if nothing else you guys get a picture of where I stand right now.
MTFBWYA