Roadrunner Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I received the kit yesterday, and am very anxious to make a start of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 I could stand it no longer; today I prepped the body for paint, so tomorrow i primer, and if all is good, start shooting color coats. It'll be Testors Mystic Emerald, a beautiful color that closely mimics the color of the first one I built, nearly 45 years ago, here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) This is awesome!! Go for it Kevin!! I'll be lookin' in on this one pal! Edited June 15, 2015 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I really like these AWB kits. Very simple perhaps but they build up real nice. I'll be watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Looking forward to the build... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Question: instructions call for engine block and heads to be black. I thought blue would be more appropriate (427), any idea which is technically correct? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Normally I'd say blue but don't know the history behind this car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 What ever you want the color to be. Dark blue would be my suggestion with silver (aluminum) heads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I went with blue on the ones I did but any color is fair game in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Black is actually the most accurate choice. The engine builders back in the 60's would strip off the blue paint to save weight because the factory put it on quite heavily for longevity reasons. When the builders got them they would strip then, and paint them with a very thin coat of flat black before building the internals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southern Fried Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I love this kit.It's been around a long time, but still nice.I've "modified" several.It, and the Nova platform, have contributed a lot of parts for other builds.Reminds me. As a kid, our church would have a Christmas, Boys gift/Girls gift exchange in the variousage classes.Boys brought a boys gift, girls brought a girls. Taped numbers on the gifts. Put paper with numbers on them in a bag. Reached in and got a number. Matched up with gift.I remember going to K Mart and picking out the Nova.Spent several nights laying in bed, trying to figure out a way to draw "my" number...Dreaming of building that model.I think I drew a "Slinky"...I'll be watching this... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Thanks for the input, fellas. I saw both blue and black when I did a Google on the engine, so had no idea which was correct. By any chance, was this model based upon a particular real car? If so, I'd love to find some photos. If it's just a generic model, that's OK too, as I won't be building by the box art anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 OK, primer revealed no flaws (none that I could see anyway), so the green goes on. A couple of bits of crud in the paint (as usual for me), so I'll wet sand those out, and touch-up here and there, as well as adding more to rocker areas, (I always shoot the rocker areas too light). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 The kit is not based on any real car, therefor, do what you please. Great color, not the normal red many are built with. Now you need the old 65 Galaxie decals, "Jolly Green Gasser" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Thanks, Andy. I was actually thinking along the lines of "Route 66" or similar, if I add decals at all. Cool decals might really make her pop though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow12 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Is it a 427 sohc in this kit? If so here are some facts. Ford didn't do a blue engine In a mustang until 66. They were black before that. The 427 sohc was never a production engine in any Ford car. It was a crate engine. They came with the blocks painted lightly black Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 (edited) Good question, Fred, and I have no idea, though I believe it's a DOHC. Edited June 15, 2015 by Roadrunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I've seen period SOHCs in both black and Ford blue, so it's builder's choice. Is this kit a replica of a real car? Not really. It seems closest (body wise) to the Psycho Mustang (a rebodied Fiat Altered). Of the "factory" funny Mustangs, the '65s had the rear wheels moved up only a couple inches, and the '66s had a stretched nose. In independents, anything was possible. In other words, have fun with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sledsel Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) Kevin, Check BillyGooche on the bay. She reproduces a lot of vintage decals. Edited June 16, 2015 by Sledsel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 Kevin, Check BillyGooche on the bay. She reproduces a lot of vintage decals. OK, thanks, and I shall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I really like the color, looks good on it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 I really like the color, looks good on it Me too. It's very similar to the Pactra paint I used all those years ago, and the reason it was specifically chosen. Tomorrow it gets clear coats, then Wednesday is,... polishing time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted June 17, 2015 Author Share Posted June 17, 2015 Good news, bad news, (mostly bad). Once again, impatience has gotten the better of me. Yesterday I touched up some areas with the base color, but instead of waiting 24 hours, sprayed clear coat after only one hour, turning some of the green into sagging goo. Also, I wet sanded some of the green before clear coat, but instead of reapplying more green, sprayed CC on top, trapping the sanding marks beneath. That's twice I've done that now, and I will not do it a third time. The good news, if you want to call it that, is that the green/clear coat combo, has marvelous potential. I guess I'll strip this one too, if I can, or grab another kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 17, 2015 Share Posted June 17, 2015 That stinks. But the main thing to remember about painting is DO NOT SKIP STEPS. I'm not meaning to tell, just emphasize my point. Any time you skip steps in a critical process such as pairing, problems will always occur. That color is amazing however. I may have missed it but what type of paint is this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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