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Hi there all.....

Here is a little project I started a few days ago...
Starting off with one of Ricks (Britfix) really great Pop body shells, I decided to "Chop the Top".. which was, and is still is a popular customising look.
Although on a real car there is a lot more work, believe me I have done a few....

Here we go....

This is how the body came from Rick...

The first thing to do, was to mark out how much and where to cut. Then chop the complete roof off...

After filing off the raised sunroof area (sorry Rick) I marked out the areas to be sectioned.
Sections of plasticard can then be used to realine the A,B & C upright roof posts. If you dont do this, the posts will not join up again.

This is how the roof now looks, with the plasticard sections stuck in, but un-shaped...
I also reinforced the inside of the roof at this stage, by cutting a piece of plasticard out to the shape of the inside of the roof, and sticking it in.

Once everthing is dry (overnight) then the shaping of the sections can be very carefully done to the original Pops roof/pillar shape.
Its best to take your time on this stage, as to fill in such small areas is very tricky..

This is the side view, before and after the roof chop..

Again a front view of before and after the roof chop..
This view shows up the roof chop better, due to the front windscreen height..

Dont forget you can use this idea, to do a roof chop on most Cars, Vans, Pickups, etc..
But bearing in mind, unless the roof pillers are vertical, the larger the roof pillar angle, and the lower the chop, the larger the roof sections you will have to add..
In some cases you would have to put sections in width ways, as well as length ways. It can become very complicated..
In either case, always work out the chop from the middle B pillar (thats if the car has one)...

Now comes... Finishing the body off, and its final paintwork prep. Then Painting..
Final body finishing & detailing, Plus... Chassis conversion..
I will post some more on the projects progress, as soon as I can..

All the best.. Martin

 

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Thanks Kev...

Bigtone... The VW Microbus to chop, should be quite straightforward as the roof pillars are almost vertical.. Have a go, I am sure it will work out ok.. Remember measure twice cut once...

The chanelling, again should be pretty straightforward, just work out the best place to cut to minimise fitting back the two sections, try and cut on a panel or trim line....

All the best.. Martin.

 

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Mr M.... Yes you are correct. Chanelling is lowering the body over the chassis to give less body to ground height, and sectioning is cutting the body length ways to reduce the side profile of the body...
I dont know where my head was when I wrote the post and using the wrong terms for the modifications, sorry for any confusion....

Having been in the motortrade for more than 45 years, and having done these mods on real cars, I should not have got it wrong...

To recap on the build.... I am just in the stage of finishing the body off and prepping it for painting..

The Scalextric chassis I have used is a TVR Speed 12 sidewinder, shortened and very modified, but using different wheels.
This chassis was ideal, as it is very flat with plenty of width to trim down to the Pops unusual body shape.
Just taking some photos at the moment, so will post them soon..

All the best.. Martin.

 

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Hi there all..
Here is an Update on the "Pop Roof Chop" build..

I have now sprayed the roof with its first coats of primer, mainly to see how the roof sections have blended in and the gutter lines look.
A bit more work, and the body will be ready for its final primer and top colour coat. Still undecided what colour to paint it...
More updates on the body soon..

The doner chassis and motor is from a Scalextric TVR, very modified. Here are some photos of the conversion.

The Cut..

Joined back together, ready for the plasticard reinforcement..

Plasticard reinforcement.. I have roughly shaped the chassis to the body lines, but I will probably change this once the body is mounted.

Underside.. Wheels and tyres are from a Pioneer Mustang, but I might change these..

 

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Thanks Ralf for reply and intrest..

Grey primer would look cool, a "Pop Rat Rod" ...

Colour wise I am torn between a nice Candy or Metallic Red, but there again I have a nice Metallic Purple, hmmmmm..

All the best.. Martin.

 

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Thanks all for your comments and suggestions..

Alfetta and Stoner... I have often thought about trying nail varnish through my airbrush, I will have to experiment..

Bearslot.... The wheels and tyres I have used at the moment, are only really to set the car up and mount the body.
As they are the 5 spoke mag style, they would look ok on a muscle car or drag car. Like you suggest, I think chrome wheels are the way to go with this build.

More updates soon..

All the best.. Martin.

 

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Rick, great minds think alike..
Only this morning I took off a set of these wheels from a Scalextric Corvette to see how they look..
I also like the Orange colour, as in the photo, it makes the car "POP".. excuse the pun...

Orange is on my list of possible colours, along with Red, Blue, Pearl White, Metalflake.. the list goes on....

More to follow...

Martin..

 

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Thank you Ember..
As you know, apart from the "Serious Stuff" I build, I do like converting other things into slot cars, including anything unusual, strange, and sometimes completley wacky....

I am at the moment building some crazy/wacky "Cars" ?? for Pendles last meeting/presentation night of the season.
The theme is basically "anything goes", so long as its unusual, crazy, mad, wacky, etc... should be a fun night..

I will post some photos of my "creations" after the event.. They should give every a good laugh...

More updates on the PoP soon..
Take care..
All the best.. Martin.

 

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Hi there Mike, glad you like the build..
I seem to remember this Pop.. I am sure I attended some events/shows with it, with my Model T Ford C Cab "Macabre" back in the late 70s /80s. Possible the Chelsea Cruise and Chelmsford criuse/ Rod Club. Wonder where It is now.. Seem to remember it had a Jag rear axle and V8 power, but it might have been a different car
My C Cab now sits in my garage, dusty but still runs, awaiting a rebuild.. Its on my "To Do list...

There were a lot of Customised Pops around back then.. Great Days...

All the best.. Martin.

 

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Hi there all..

Picked up some unusual "nail varnish" colours yesterday.. I will have a play and see how they come out...

If they look as good on the car as in the bottles, the car should look amazing..

All the best.. Martin.

 

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Hi there all...
Its been a few months now since I started this post about building this "Roof Chop Pop"..
Finally I have found the time to finish this one off and a few others..

Here are some photos of the finished Pop.. I hope you like it..

All the best.. Martin.

First of all here is a reminder of the excellent original resin body from Britfix all those months ago.

I finally sprayed the last coat of primer on, giving it a final check before spraying on the base coat colour.

After a lot of thought over the final colour, I decided on a nice solid Red, followed up by approx 5/6 coats of clear.
For a while I had a Pop this colour back in the 80s, although it was not chopped. A bit of nostalgia creeping in.

The wheels/tyres and sidepipes are from the Scalextric Corvette. Although I had to cut the sidepipes down to fit.
I went for dark tint windows, as when I tried a driver inside you could hardly see him, plus the one I had back in
the 80s had perspex tinted windows fitted, although not that dark.

The front indicators and rear tailights are my own. Petrol filler cap is from Pendle.

Just a nice "arty" paint reflection shot of the LED block I use to light up my cars when taking photos..

A Corvette rear axle just fitted nicely at the rear, its from a Carrera Hot Rod. No number plate yet, as I am
trying to find a photo of the Pop I had in the 80s, to use that number on it. Hopefully I will find a photo somewhere.

 

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Hi there all.

Just in case some of you missed it, I posted this completion of my "Roof Chop Pop" earlier today.
Please have a look and let me know what you think....

I have also finished off a few other projects I have been working on and will post them over the weekend..
Also Rick (Britfix) if you are around could you please PM me, thank you.

All the best.. Martin.

 

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Hi Jason..
Thank you for viewing the post and making your comments, very much appreciated.
Yes, I was very pleased on how the paintwork and the overall look of the car came out

Unfortunately I do have a comment to make regarding posts...
Its such a shame that others who view posts, can't be bothered to post a comment good or bad regarding posts. You build a nice scratch built car, or do a nice conversion/paintjob, make the effort to take photos of the build and finished car, put them onto a photo host site, post them onto SF and only get "one" reply post.
I often see comments on SF that there are not enough scratchbuilds, conversions, how to do articles, hints/tips, etc. When you do post articles, hardly any one bothers to show their appreciation and post a reply or comment, what do SF members want....

All the best..Martin.

 

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Hi there all..

Priest'y and Stoner.....
Thank you for looking and your comments, much appreciated..
I am going to post some of my other recent builds soon. Please keep a look out for them.

All the best.. Martin.

 

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Choc Ice.. Cut down wiper and number plates now fitted.
Tried it out on the big Pendle track tonight (Tuesday) goes great, very pleased how it turned out..
Working on my other builds now, including one of your resin shells..

All the best.. Martin.

 

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Hi there all..
Aerodynamic and Hiuy, thank you for your comments, much appreciated..
I have now put on the numberplates and windscreen wiper so the "Pop is now completeted.
Final photos to follow...

All the best.. Martin.

 

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Driver#8.... "Wow" what a street sleeper....

I bet it surprise's a lot of other drivers..

All the best.. Martin.

 

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Hi there all....
Marty and Richard, thank you for your comments..
Richard, Have a go, you get a real "buzz" when you see going around the track, something you have built and painted yourself..

Here are the final Photos of the Pop, after putting on the number plates, etc.. Just adds that finishing touch.
If any of you would like to see any other photos of the build, please ask..

All the best.. Martin.

 

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Thanks folks so pleased you like it..

All the best.. Martin.

 

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Dave. You are right, the smallest detail can make all the difference....

All the best, Martin.