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General Category => The Chill Out Room => Topic started by: Wiggy on November 19, 2009, 04:03:56 pm

Title: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: Wiggy on November 19, 2009, 04:03:56 pm: My Christmas project for the boy :P

A mini replica ST165 toy box complete with all the TTE livery....

Just cutting the panels today in work, paint and graphics coming soon....God I'm sad ;D

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/boostmad/165.jpg)
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: ChrisW on November 19, 2009, 11:28:54 pm: A lot more constructive than I've managed, lol, every time I spot a Celica(whilst on a lesson) I rattle off letters and numbers to the pupil and they look at me like I'm mad.

Keep us up to date ;)
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: Frikkin Evil on November 20, 2009, 12:43:45 am: It's a great idea, and I can tell it'll be impressive when finished, but tell me this...

How will you react on xmas day when he says <little britain voice> "I don't want it... I want an ST205 one"? ;D
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: Wiggy on November 20, 2009, 08:51:05 am: I won't have to worry about that, my boy has taste ;D

Plus he'll only be 5 months old, so I'll be lucky to get a gurgle fom him... ;D
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: calam on November 20, 2009, 12:09:56 pm: i like the box design....amazingly similar to the real thing ;D
looking forward to seeing the finished product
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: Wiggy on November 20, 2009, 12:16:12 pm: You laugh now ;D

wait till its finished ;)
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: Rob_A on November 21, 2009, 07:28:05 pm: Quote from: Wiggy on November 20, 2009, 12:16:12 pm
You laugh now ;D

Yep ;D
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: Wiggy on November 21, 2009, 07:30:53 pm: ;D ;D

Started the graphics today, lookin good ;)
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: flyingtele on December 01, 2009, 12:17:41 pm: Any further progress? An update pic would be good :)
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: Wiggy on December 01, 2009, 12:26:26 pm: Just finished the graphics at the weekend. I will be printing these off tomorrow in work and then I have to cut the wood (already have templates printed out)
So, hopefully be done next week sometime and I'll post pics then ;)

If not the missus will be none too happy - this is one of my boys chrimbo prezzies ;)
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: Frikkin Evil on December 02, 2009, 09:14:32 pm: No pressure then!
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: fifegt4 on December 03, 2009, 08:14:23 pm: Just remember plenty of Waxoil before you apply the graphics you know how those 165's rust :P
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: silverspeed on December 04, 2009, 06:39:00 am: i'm supprised you've got started with this... like a 165. ;D
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: Wiggy on December 23, 2009, 08:10:39 pm: HA HA very funny...... ;D

TIZ FINISHED and if I do say so myself, it looks proper job  ;)

See pics attached

Started off by doing the cad of the construction - I changed this a bit when I made it, wanted to improve things, sloped the bonnet down slightly, and got rid of the wood protruding through the sides. We do this at work to give it more strength but I ended up using thicker wood  ;)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/boostmad/165.jpg)

This is the panels cut out and primed after sanding

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/boostmad/Photo0438.jpg)

This one shows them pained in the final colours, I even mixed up 040 super white  ;) The black is the wheels

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/boostmad/Photo0440.jpg)

And now the finished result, graphics look spot on. I designed them all and printed them on glossy then ran them through our laminating machine at work. This applies a plastic coating to the outside to protect the print and it also gives it a nice satin sheen. It also applies a double sided sticky back for mounting.

I think it looks sweet as

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/boostmad/Photo0442.jpg)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/boostmad/Photo0444.jpg)

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/boostmad/Photo0445.jpg)

Here are the graphics

(http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b164/boostmad/toy-box-graphics.jpg)
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: Driveby on December 23, 2009, 08:34:46 pm: Excellent work Wiggy! 8)

Its nice to see people abusing company equipment ;D
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: silverspeed on December 23, 2009, 08:51:55 pm: Nice... 8)
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: Wiggy on December 23, 2009, 09:42:36 pm: Dam right ;D
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: fifegt4 on December 23, 2009, 11:34:03 pm: Good work mate I'm sure your boy will love it I know I would have when I was wee 8)
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: ChrisW on December 24, 2009, 11:52:52 am: Looking very smart Wiggy :D :D :D
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: flyingtele on December 24, 2009, 10:52:18 pm: good job there mate! looks mint
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: simonst205 on December 26, 2009, 07:20:29 am: Awesome! He can use it to keep his Marlboros in when he gets a bit older!
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: Jeff on December 26, 2009, 08:09:17 am: Very nice! Does he know it is the 1991 Monte Carlo model?
How did he take to it then?
ATB BTW :)
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: Wiggy on December 26, 2009, 09:09:08 pm: Cheers guys, well chuffed with it and so is the boy ;D

He'll soon grow up to appreciate the good old ST165 ;) If it ever gets off the drive anyway ;D
Title: Re: Custom GT4 kids toy box
Post by: Gary ST165 on December 26, 2009, 10:42:01 pm: love it. ;D ;D ;D ;D