3/14/2018 Newsletter
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| Tips & Tech | | Newsletter Exclusive | Love those Louvers!
By: Lyle Willits
Let's face it: creating louvers or vents is a daunting (if not impossible) task for the average builder. Lyle has come up with a quick-and-easy way for anyone to create great-looking vents without a lot of work. Let's see how he does it:
"While scanning the somewhat-more-unusual items in the Plastruct rack in my local hobby store, I saw a package of N-scale (1:200) model railroad styrene stairs (Plastruct part no. 90661, which contains two 3-inch stair sections for about $1.50). These small pieces certainly do look like tiny stairsteps between two side rails, but being a car modeler, I envisioned them as custom hood vents for a street rod.
"The project I had in mind involved cutting these 'vents' into the plain hood sides found in the Revell-Monogram Dan Fink's Speedwagon.
"I determined the length of the vents I wanted, then cut a piece of the Plastruct stairs accordingly. After using the cut piece as a template to draw on the hood side, I cut out the shape, which resembled an elongated rectangle.
"I made the cuts inside the drawn lines, then carefully removed plastic from the inside edges of the hole in the hood, while continually test-fitting the stairs until there was a snug fit. Take your time with this process; a snug fit will mean less filler and a neater look.
"I then glued the stair/vents into the hood from the back side, making sure the stair piece was flush with the outside of the hood. I finished the job by using a small amount of putty to blend everything together.
"These stair pieces can also be used to make fender vents in late-model customs (similar to second-generation Camaros) or vented ground-effects pieces on tuners." | | | | |
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