mustang1989 Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Thanks Gaz. I would do an armor build but I now think I know what I want to build next after stewing over it since yesterday. I finished up with the chassis as of this morning. The base chassis is all original down to paint and detailing through much younger eyes. I did do some repair painting here and there and applied a light wash on the fuel tank to bring out some of the detail.The front suspension, rear differential and leaf springs are all replacement parts and I had to make a custom driveshaft using the end pieces and some aluminum tubing. The mufflers are from the newer Revell Camaro release and the lead and tailpipes are silver solder. And with that.............we're off to emblems and bumpers and a few touch up items here and there. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 The underside looks sweet! Un-driven, but sweet nevertheless. She'll be great once you get chrome and badges on. Curious to know about your next. 63' Stingray? 69' GTO? 67' Mustang fastback? Gaz mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Looking good, Joe. I'm going to have to grab a big kit one of these days, sort of have my heart set on the AMT 1:16 '55 Nomad. mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 The underside looks sweet! Un-driven, but sweet nevertheless. She'll be great once you get chrome and badges on. Curious to know about your next. 63' Stingray? 69' GTO? 67' Mustang fastback? Gaz Thanks Gaz. The base chassis is pretty much the only part that has been "untouched" from my childhood days. It has been "touched up" a little in the form of cleaning up sloppy paint lines and cleaning up rough looking areas. Just had to leave something that would identify it as close to original as I could get. lol LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 Looking good, Joe. I'm going to have to grab a big kit one of these days, sort of have my heart set on the AMT 1:16 '55 Nomad. Do it bro..........do it! Thanks for the good word Kev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 15, 2017 Share Posted July 15, 2017 Do it bro..........do it! Thanks for the good word Kev. Oh I will, I just don't know exactly when. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) Looking forward to it Kevin. Alright folks! Time to wrap this one up! When I started this project in January I thought I was looking at a 3 month project. What followed was a seven month venture to pump some life into my first ever auto build which dates back 35 years. All in all the old build was in decent shape as I'd managed to keep it encased since first building it at age 13. When I left home at age 19 for the Army I left this build and several others behind where it stayed all this time until I finally picked it up from my parents house and put it in my display case here at home where it's spent the last 5 years. When I started on it 7 months ago there was no engine and the interior was.......well ........you know ...........very "Monogram" basic. I had alot of work ahead of me which I found out throughout the course of the re-build. I ended up using a total of five other kits to piece some of the missing pieces together (one of which was a newer Revell Camaro release kit to "update" this old dog of a kit with some of the parts that Monogram had failed to put in their kit) , hood and wheels were donations from good friends here on the forums (thanks be to Dee Cee and Paul). Powertrain/ drive train was from the AMT Chevelle SS396 kit. I ended up spending ALOT of time in the interior as well as the engine compartment. All badging is from PE fret for the Revell Camaro kits and the paint is GM paint code 79U--Mystic Teal Metallic, a paint that was used in the late 90's/ early 2000's on GM vehicles (Camaro's / Firebirds being in that line up). I also opted to transform this into an SS which took a little fancy foot work with the grille but I managed to pull it all off okay. I'm pretty happy with the results although the kit (as well as me) had it's limitations. lol. I'd like to thank everyone who followed along and encouraged me along the way on this trip back in time. With that.......here's the shots. Before: Money Shots: Being really stupid IS the new "smart" Edited July 20, 2017 by mustang1989 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClumsyDude Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Looks great - super finish! Jim mustang1989 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_K2 Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Looks great - super finish! Jim Agreed, quite an improvement over the earlier offering. Gotta love those lacquers, eh, Joe? Looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazzas Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 Mustang, I love it! From the front, it looks like its ready for a fight. From the side like its ready to burn some rubber. Paint and shine is excellent! The engine and interior look lifelike. Great job! Gaz LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted July 25, 2017 Author Share Posted July 25, 2017 Thanks alot there Jim, Kevin and Gary. I really appreciate it fellas. Kevin: I do enjoy working with lacquers, especially in those from a real 1:1 scale body shop. LSP_K2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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