Steve_L Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 These are pictures of my curbside Candy Red 1940 Mercury custom car. I started with a Jimmy Flintstone Matranga resin kit and added a few custom touches. I removed the side window trim and filled the rear quarter windows. For a smoother look, I removed the running boards. To improve the appearance of the rear windows, I substituted the rear window panel from the Revell 1940 Ford Coupe. I added frenched and tunneled headlights and 1948 Chevy taillights. I slammed it over a 1940 Ford chassis and added a Pegasus chrome rim and white wall tire combination. I finished it in candy red with an enamel clear coat. I did the polishing with 4000, 6000, 8000 and 12000 pads followed by Novus 3, 2 and 1 liquid polish. This was a fun project that I needed to take me out of a model car building slump. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Great looking build , beautiful paint , so nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Wow, great looking model! I love the paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlow Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Oh that is sweet nice job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 That really looks great ! Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martinfan5 Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 I really like that color , nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albie D Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 Sweet sled! Who's paint did you use? Looks miles deep. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmvw guy Posted April 28, 2013 Share Posted April 28, 2013 This is one sweet looking ride! Nice photos also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maltsr Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dboy Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Shiny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_L Posted April 29, 2013 Author Share Posted April 29, 2013 Thank y'all for your positive comments. Albie, I used VHT Spray Can Base Coat and Anodized Red Color coat. That was followed by Duplicolor clear and mucho polishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonderbread Kustomz Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Wow!! That's some nice work! Beautiful paint job... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Teresi Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Steve........very nice indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Great Paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draggon Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Outstanding! Pretty nice how you changed up the Matranga Merc so much with just a few mods. And that color....gorgeous! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antikainen Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Sleek and in harmony. Cool build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mooneyzs Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 That is one sweet ride!! Nice job on this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnakeBite Models Posted April 30, 2013 Share Posted April 30, 2013 Thats just sexy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vampira Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Beautiful............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slammedi'am Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Awesome build...Saw it on the Acme FB page Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny1973 Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Awesome job!Great paint work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted May 2, 2013 Share Posted May 2, 2013 Sweet build. SHINY :) RULES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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