WIP: Revell Cervini Mustang

[stormer_GS]

A huge change thanks to Mikezibit! I got the real wheels for my Eleanor!!

It's time to move on soon because it has to be finished before 18th of october. We have a local contest,
sponzored by Revell on that day.

[mrawl]

Great effort. That's a lot of work you're putting into this, looking forward to seeing you bring it home.

[DressedtoDepress]

Looking very good. I'd love to get a set of those wheels.

[stormer_GS]

Thanks guys!

Here's a little update - nothing much but it's moving on, right?
I glued sideskirts to the body other than that didn't change much. I've got a lot of work with
putty and body patching.

[stormer_GS]

By the way...
Does anyone have a diagram (how it is mounted) of a procharger? I'd need it for this beauty.

Thanks!

[ketje]

Looking great. Keep it coming

[stormer_GS]

Thanks for comments!

HI!
I'm back with a little update. I had to widen the fender on the left side to match the right side:




The thing that looks like gap in the fender is the CA gel glue.

Evil look:



Sexy back:



Still have to fill the small gaps on the body before priming.

Hope to post some progress soon.

[stormer_GS]

I managed to prime the body, so it's ready for stage 3 - tamiya basic putty:




A lot of scars on it but I'll fix them.

[GvEman]

Looks awesome! I would build a saleen compressor kit instead of a pro charger.. my friend got a saleen one and it looks so awesome irl!




Keep up the awesome scratch building!!

[white00gt]

Great build, btw where did you get the wheels for this would love a set , also would love a set ofthe cervini wheels- after your done you may want to have the parts cast in resin sell it as a add-on kit I know I would buy it.....

[mrawl]

You wanna be careful with that basic putty - it shrinks slowly for weeks as it dries, and can ruin your painting with shrinkage and lines if it's not fully stable. That's why people use the two-part stuff - it's more stable, better for sanding, painting and finish work. You probably know all this, but anyway, keep up the good work, it looks really good.

[white00gt]

Originally Posted by mrawl

You wanna be careful with that basic putty - it shrinks slowly for weeks as it dries, and can ruin your painting with shrinkage and lines if it's not fully stable. That's why people use the two-part stuff - it's more stable, better for sanding, painting and finish work. You probably know all this, but anyway, keep up the good work, it looks really good.

You can also seal with future floor polish before painting - avoids "Ghosting",works very well

[ZoomZoomMX-5]

Originally Posted by white00gt

You can also seal with future floor polish before painting - avoids "Ghosting",works very well

I think you are confusing two completely different causes of "ghosting".

Future or any sealer won't avoid "ghosting" if the putty used isn't 2-part that cures by chemical reaction vs. air drying of standard putty. Shrinkage is shrinkage; regular putty takes months to fully cure and shrink, 2 part putties are cured in minutes/hours. Using a sealer doesn't stop standard putty from shrinking. Sealers are used to keep the solvents in the paint from reacting w/the plastic around fillers and where bodywork has been sanded/modified. It's the swelling of plastic around bodywork where the ghosting occurs in that case.

[white00gt]

Originally Posted by ZoomZoomMX-5

I think you are confusing two completely different causes of "ghosting".

Future or any sealer won't avoid "ghosting" if the putty used isn't 2-part that cures by chemical reaction vs. air drying of standard putty. Shrinkage is shrinkage; regular putty takes months to fully cure and shrink, 2 part putties are cured in minutes/hours. Using a sealer doesn't stop standard putty from shrinking. Sealers are used to keep the solvents in the paint from reacting w/the plastic around fillers and where bodywork has been sanded/modified. It's the swelling of plastic around bodywork where the ghosting occurs in that case.

I blame my keyboard for that(that's my story and I'm sticking to it -lol)

I meant after shrinkage and part is ready for primer Future helps , when I use it there is no ghosting(body filler showing up through primer)

[stormer_GS]

Thanks for all the helpfull tips, guys!

Well I applied putty two weeks ago so it should be ready for sanding soon. Hopefully I will post some progress soon.
I did some work on the engine and now I'm working on fitting a 9V battery under the rear seats for
lighting of this baby. I have also started with modifying of the wheel arches so that the rear wheels
will fit perfectly. That also required making of a new differencial...

Pics will follow soon!

Thanks for watching! 8)