bogger44 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 (edited) For my latest project I decided to tackle one of these notorious monsters from Polar Lights. Armed with the assistance of Matt McNally's excellent guide of building tips on his website just a click away, I have to say that the build went along smoother than I had figured it would. She was still temperamental at times, but I wrestled it into submission. The headers were the biggest fight, even with tons of trimming and testing they still don't fit right, which plays havoc with the exhaust pipes...got 'em in there the best I could. The roof number decal gave me all kinds of fits too. After some slicing and what seemed like an ocean of Micro Sol I conceded and had to call it good enough. Not pleased with it but it is what it is. The kit tires were junk so I threw on a set of PPP tires & wheels. The last half of the exhaust pipes are aluminum tubing, though painted to match the rest of the pipes. I'm glad I finally took the plunge and brought one of these kits to the bench, they are such a great subject and with some patience can be made into some decent lookers. I've go three more in the stash to tackle in the future, maybe sooner than later. Unfortunately I wasn't able to take my usual outdoor pics with snow flurries coming and going so I made do with some impromptu indoor shots. I may try to take some better outdoor shots at a later date and post them up. Anyways, hope everyone has a great new year's and on to the pics. Edited December 31, 2020 by bogger44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Looks pretty darn good to me! Those Polar Lights kits are tough but you came out with a nice one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 I think it came out just nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gks1964 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Looks great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Beautiful clean model Tony! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Really nicely done with a so-so kit ! LeeRoy was one of my favorites growing up . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Looks great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Very nice, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted January 2, 2021 Author Share Posted January 2, 2021 Thanks guys. I forgot to mention I trimmed up the rear window to allow it to sit flush with the body. And, even though it's just white, the paint is Duplicolor Arctic White, with the chassis being coated in Rustoleum Smoke Gray. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toys4Don2 Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Looks great to me. I just wrestled the Petty Polar Lights car to a similar result using the same article and most of the mods you made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 Thanks Don. That article really is a big help. I've got the Petty car in the to-do stash as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Great build.....curious as to the website you got help from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogger44 Posted January 6, 2021 Author Share Posted January 6, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, iBorg said: Great build.....curious as to the website you got help from. Thanks Mike. Here's a link to the site, lots of tips on what to do about various fitment issues with these kits. http://www.mnacreations.com/Models/ Click on tips in the top banner. Edited January 6, 2021 by bogger44 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 That turned out GREAT! Nice job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james460 Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Nice work on a challenging kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T. Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Beautiful build! Great looking race car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Super clean work! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael F Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 Very clean and cool Mercury. The stance is just perfect and i like the 429 cu.in. engine. Great work !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iSewen Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Great job! Very nice and clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 You not only wrestled it, you whipped it into submission. Very well done. Perhaps one of the best I've ever seen of that kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowsportwagon Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 This is nice clean build very well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Excellent build! Nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABNSPR Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Good looking Merc. Back when stock cars were stock....Kinda. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkJ Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Excellent job, Tony. looks like you cured all the ills of this kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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