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Originally Posted by Xist
Would making molds of your parts be easier than creating a sculpture from plans?  |
Hmmm.. Good question... I'm not sure if creating molds would be any easier than just free-forming with foam and then fiberglass. Working with fiberglass over foam is not hard in my opinion and it's also not hard to shape/reshape the foam prior to laying any fiberglass..
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There are some areas of this project that also have a layer of 1/4 birch plywood over the foam, then the fiberglass layup. This worked well on the absolutely "flat" or slightly "curved" areas. Getting it flat where it should be saves a ton of "blocking" to get an area nice and straight.
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Back to your question though: To replicate the car on any real scale, molds likely would be easier. For a one-off project like this car, I think Riley was correct to outline the foam sculpture/fiberglass over and under method.
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And as always,
Your
Mileage
May
Vary depending on your own abilities and resources.
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~CrazyJerry