Claude Thibodeau Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Hi! Everything old is new again, goes the saying... Sure goes for vintage Funny-cars! When I got back to modeling in 2014, my first "re-entry" built was this scratch-built Mustang, inspired by the famous Mickey Thompson xperimental monocoque F/C that was the cover car of Hot-Rod back in 1970... Used a Going Thing Polar light body (already good proportions) and used a few parts from the kit, plus mucho scratch-built. Not an exact duplicate, more of an hommage... Not perfect, but certainly better than my original attemps at 15, that was "crude", of course. Goes to proove that you can do virtually anything with some styrene and some time at the bench! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in Berwyn Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Great bodywork and paint! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Rodney Rat Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 (edited) Awesome engineering.....I tried to build this car when I was a kid....cut the body with one of those heated plug-in x-acto knives! Got any pix of the car buttoned up? -RRR Edited August 31, 2019 by Rocking Rodney Rat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Wow ! Great job, looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 Hi! Thanks for the comments. The pictures I got all show the car with the clamshell up... because when it is lowered, most show spectators think it's just a "regular" funny-car. But, here are 2 pix taken during construction. Sorry for the quality... photography is not my forte! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigdrag1 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Claude, this is just Beautiful ! I just love seeing your builds !! Thanks for posting !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deuces Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Very nice scratch building effort ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted September 12, 2019 Share Posted September 12, 2019 Awesome build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 It doesn't have to be an exact duplicate to be a great looking model , excellent fab work ! Always loved the look of this car . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairfax Posted September 23, 2019 Share Posted September 23, 2019 Very nice result ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted September 29, 2019 Share Posted September 29, 2019 Claude your Mustang looks fantastic. Awesome scratch building skills too. Edgar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Thibodeau Posted October 12, 2019 Author Share Posted October 12, 2019 Thanks for the comments. This one was long to come... so it's appreciated! CT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted October 12, 2019 Share Posted October 12, 2019 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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