mrmike

Back on the Charger! I finished the interior and chassis and got them assembled. I love this color! The wheels seem a little larger than I had expected, but I can live with it. I hope to finish the Charger today. More to come...

Thanks Howard! No, the battery tie-down came with the battery.

Thank you everyone! I appreciate the nice comments! It's funny that as I look over this build, I am now finding little things that need touch ups and corrections. I will fix those items as I look over this model.

I have finished my Bullitt Mustang and it is posted in Under Glass. I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to view and to comment on my WIP.

This is my Bullitt '68 Mustang painted with Highland Green Metallic by Scalefinishes with a Tamiya Semi-Gloss Black interior, wheels and tires from two Revell '32 Fords, headers from the Revell '68 Mustang GT 2+2, resin carburetor, seat belts buckles from Model Car Garage, wired engine, and a resin Optima battery.

One of the things missing from this kit and from Marcos Cruz's Bullitt Mustang are brakes. They are clearly missing from Marcos' Bullitt and I decided to replicate these. The rear drum brakes I made from a couple of flat washers and drilled out the centers to fit over the wheels hubs. These will be painted with Tamiya X-18 Semi-Gloss Black paint. Since I am replacing the wheels and tires with front wheels and tires from two Revell '32 Fords, I kept the disc brakes and glued them to the wheel hubs. More to come...

The rules for building Box Stock in the Club Challenge state that I can correct any manufacturers defects and while the shape of the part has a slight taper to it, it is not really a manufacturers defect and therefore, cannot be altered. You really have to look at the part to see the taper and once painted, decaled and installed, the taper does not show.

Thank you Ray! The tapered canister was part of the kit and I can't change it. I have to use what's in the box. Thank you Michael, but I already knew that primer color can change the shade of your basecoat.

I got tired of polishing my Bullitt Mustang and the '70 Charger R/T, so I decided to start a little assembly of the 409 CID engine. One thing I didn't like about this engine was that the oil filter was moulded with the oil pan. I used a P/E saw and removed the oil filter. More to come...

You did a great job on your Bullitt Mustang, Steve!

This build is looking great! Keep going!

I set my dehydrator at 105 degrees for at least 4 hours. More depending on which paint I use.

Thank you David! There will be more to come!

Douglas, I hope you can see that my Bullitt Mustang has been painted with Highland Green Metallic paint from Scalefinishes. Thanks for the tips!

With the paintbooth up and running this morning, I clearcoated the Charger. More to come...