progress: 1969 mach 1 with a little something extra.

[white97ex]

again, no its not a skyline, but hopefully with all the muscle cars showing up i'll get some interest with this one. The chevelle hit the backburner when i started having problems with the paint. and with the encroaching deadline for the AFMOTY i didn't feel that the quality of the workmanship on that car was worth entering. I learned a lot from that kit which i hope to work into this one. here are some teaser pics of the body. it is all that i have at the moment.







i just pulled the masking tape off of the paint. i'll get some pictures up sometime this weekend. this build will follow closely to the chevelle, in the g-machine aspect, only this will mix quite a bit of new with the old. stay tuned for updates, this should prove to be a pretty sick build. and hopefully AFMOTY quality

[99civichic]

And you guys say I have clean hands! Looks good so far...too bad the Chevelle is giving you fits, but Fords are better anyways! JK

PS how did you cut out the fog lights?

[white97ex]

well...they are in the same location as fog lights but that isn't what they are going to be.........i pretty much just eyeballed them, marked them with a sharpie drilled them with a small bit in the pin vise, then i got out a larger bit. i went from small to large so as to reduce bit walk...... this is kinda sad. 70 some odd views and only one reply. i guess us texan's have to stick together...my next thread is gonna be titled just like this. Progress: Tamiya Nissan Skyline R34 then inside the thread it'll be something totally different. atleast people will reply. lol i will try and post up a pic of the body tomorrow. it looks pretty sharp

[99civichic]

I hear ya on that, muscle cars just don't get the respect they deserve. These cars were faster 30 years ago than most cars are today. Supras and Skylines are really cool, but they don't tug my heartstrings like a '69 Mustang.

Anyways, I should probably invest in a pin vice sometime. They seem handy, but I'm way overbudget on model stuff right now. I even put the Cobra on hold for a while because I can't buy the paint. I do all my small holemaking with a heated needle (like when I'm wiring an engine or running fuel lines) Holes that size, I use my dremmel.

[Purpura Delujo]

Originally Posted by 99civichic

I hear ya on that, muscle cars just don't get the respect they deserve. These cars were faster 30 years ago than most cars are today.

Damn, I wish I knew more chicks like you


Looks good from what I can see man, is that the kit from the Monogram 3 in 1 Mustang collection?

[_WIDE_LOAD_]

man, i dunno why people arent replying
looks good to me.
so me want to see more
laters, WIDE

[JTRACING]

Looks Great!!!

[white97ex]

its actually the AMT kit. i'm about to go take a some pictures of the paint. expect to see them within the hour.

civicchic. i picked the pin vise up at wal mart. i think it was about 4 dollars. it only came with 3 bits tho. its enough to start holes with, then i just turned the large bit by hand. i wouldn't trust myself to drill on body work with a dremel. lol. as for the cobra comment, expect to see some cobra goodies showing up in this thread real soon :evil grin:

[white97ex]

well here are the photo updates, enjoy.

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[white97ex]

sorry for posting two times in a row, but it is easier for me to explain the photo detail this way. first off. the paint was sprayed as follows. after all of the body work, which includes the scratchbuilt cowl, front airdam, and rear roll pan. the body was sprayed with red duplicolor filler primer, followd by dark gray duplicolor primer. the base color is duplicolor gunmetal, and the red is duplicolor cherry red pearl.

1. the grille is made from mesh used in clay modeling.

2. and 3. just show 3/4 views, notice i left the door handles. and you can't tell but i have painted the window rubbers. is used black, i didn't go with the 60's traditional chrome window trim, this is model is more about mixing oldschool with new school.

4. this shows a good view of the rear roll pan. notice the mustang was brought out with detail masters chrome silver enamel. tail lights are not the stock red plastic pieces, this again to try and mix the new into the old. i wanted to simulate the look of the tail lights on the new 05 mustang. i took some clear plastic, painted it with transparent red and backed it with aluminum foil and voila.

5. Pegasus T"s, hand painted the spokes with the same duplicolor as on the body. wanted to simulate the newer style GT wheels.

hope everyone likes the progress so far. comments questions and feedback are welcome and appreciated.

[99civichic]

You said you used Duplicolor gunmetal on the car, was this a spray can? If so, how on earth did you paint the wheels by hand with it? I've tried using a brush with spraycan paint and I always eng up losing a brush and not getting the results I want!

[lancer07]

lookin good

[Purpura Delujo]

Damn those wheels will look awesome when fitted! So i'm guessing it's a cross between the new Bullitt Mustang and Eleanor?

[white97ex]

civichic.....well. it didn't start out really great doing the spokes. all i got was the clear in the paint. i did it in about three coats. first was the clear junk. didn't have enough paint on the brush. then the second coat, it left a transparent layer of the gunmetal. the second coat darkened it. and well, by the time i got to the third coat, the paint had started to thicken just a bit and transferred onto the wheels much better. try letting the paint stand for 5 or 10 minutes. that should aid paint transfer. as for the brush....let me check......its been sitting in thinner for about 10 hours and it is good to go. lol....hope that helps

Purpura. well, i didn't mean for it to look so much like eleanor. it just kind of happened that way. as for a new bullitt. not shooting for a bullitt half breed, it is going to feed more off of the cobra than any other mustang variant. you'll understand why later. time to get back to the chassis to try and modify it to accept the new drivetrain.

[99civichic]

We've already heard that this was getting a 4.6....or atleast i kinda infered that from another thread. Kat has had this plan for a while but working on the turbo stang has kept her hands busy most of this last year.

Oh this is Will69camaro.

William