Tuesday, October 21, 2008

K.I.T.T. Foam Home

While the title of this blog may remind some of the working title of season three's "Lost Knight", this entry has little to do with that episode. After reading stories of others building their own parts, I've become inspired and decided to try my luck at sculpting a season three front nose. There aren't any vendors out there who offer a truly accurate season three nose, so using numerous reference photos and dimensions from an actual season three screen used nose, I'm going to give it a go. If all goes well, what I create with look exactly like this:



So far, I have the foam boards mounted on the car. The tape is on there while the adhesive dries:




A hint of the bumper appears in the center piece I carved. This will serve as a guide while I cut away excess foam:



I began to shape the one side...just for kicks:





Here's the bumper I had on my car. A very nice piece, but it's a fourth season nose:



Lastly, I primed the passenger side door - the one that had all the dents. Came out smooth as silk:



More to come on this exciting project as I make more progress!

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