The Styrene Challenge - #1 - Toolbox

[JBailey]

I got a pretty decent start tonight, it took me about 2 hours to get to this point lol.
Started with some fresh styrene...

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Drew some lines...

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Started cutting...

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Then started gluing...

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And that's where I'm at for the night, more tomorrow.

 

[reddevildemo]

Its not too late! To enter all you need to do is build the item, and have your 5 build pics and 1 pic of the finished item.



I would say since most of the rigs we build are between 1/8 - 1/10, the scale items should within that range. Its mostly a personal preference, something I wanted as part of the rules"thumbsup"

Thanks, I'll keep watching but I do 1/6th scale now. Moved away from 1/10 for now.

 

[spankbomb]

Got to it a bit early. The first pic is the toolbox I'm trying to build. The second pic are the tools I'm using. I'm using 080 and 030 styrene plain sheets from Evergreen.

 

[spankbomb]

I've got to sand the box and cut and paint some of the details tonight. Probably shoot the box itself tomorrow and finish it Monday or Tuesday. Anyone have a color code for Craftsman red or any ideas on how to duplicate the Craftsman logo?

 

[STANG KILLA SS]

love the progress pics!

 

[spankbomb]

I think this is it for the updates for tonight. Going to watch a movie with the wife. Later!

 

[JBailey]

Looks like you got a nice start spankbomb! I got mine done except for paint I think lol. Here's some pics of what it looks like after a couple more hours tonight.

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I cheated and only made one side open, because I really hate making hinges out of styrene. Hopefully it wont be raining tomorrow and I can get it finished up, which is sad cause it will be painted before the truck is LMAO.

 

[sgtsteve]

Great stuff guys"thumbsup"

JBailey, I hear ya on the hinges. Ive been looking for a good hidden/internal hinge design and like how yours came out. If you get a chance, can you give a little more detail in how you made them?

 

[JBailey]

Great stuff guys"thumbsup"

JBailey, I hear ya on the hinges. Ive been looking for a good hidden/internal hinge design and like how yours came out. If you get a chance, can you give a little more detail in how you made them?

Absolutely, I'll build another hinge tomorrow and take some pics and explain how I go about it.

 

[JBailey]

This is how I made the hinges like the one I used on my toolbox, I have another style that I've made in the past that I will share another time.
1. I use some Evergreen styrene tube about 2.4mm in diameter (not sure on exact size, don't have the original package), some 1.2mm Evergreen styrene rod, sheet styrene here I used .020 on the whole toolbox, and some 1.6mm Plastruct styrene angle.

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2. I cut the tubing to the desired length as well as the sheet styrene and angle.

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3. Then I glue them together.

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I only add the styrene angle for some extra support.

4. Cut the rod long enough to run through all the hinge pieces.

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5. Insert the rod through the hinge pieces.

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And you're done, I usually attach the hinge to both sides of the hinged object at the same time to make sure everything aligns properly. It's really simple and pretty much just like a hinge on a door in your house. Sorry for the blurry pics but maybe someone will find this useful and later this week I will show how to make another style of hinge that works well for hoods and such.

 

[sgtsteve]

Very cool JBailey, thank you very much!

 

[spankbomb]

Update. Painting the shell tonight...

 

[JBailey]

Here's my finished toolbox, and cant wait to see everyone else's!


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[spankbomb]

Three coats of red. Hoping to get final assembly done tomorrow night.

 

[spankbomb]

Here's my finished toolbox.

 

[sgtsteve]

Geez guys, first two entries are fantastic!

 

[STANG KILLA SS]

 

[kakachille]

things are sweet

 

[FATBOYrs10]

one quick ? before I decide to build one in a couple of days. rules say no metal, but could I use "BareMetalFoil" for the trim on my toolbox? it would be used to accent the drawer edges instead of paint. thnks in advance, either way.

 

[jrkilburn]

This will be my entry hopefully. I definitely gained a new appreciation for the seasoned and gifted styrene builders out there.

started with a clean slate

got the shape figured out

got to test fit it in the H3T project truck that will be the base for all these challenges hopefully

got the lid on (hinges are a PIA). That's it till submission. Thanks for looking.