Dirkpitt289 Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Good morning Model Maniacs. Its been quite some time since I started a new build, but I've decided that its time to shake off the dust and plow forward toward getting back on track. The motivation for this build was an annual group build held in the Youtube modeling community. The 2022 Pro-Street Group build hosted by a fellow named Dylan who's channel is called N.Y.S. Modeling. As many of you know I'm a bit of a Mustang nut and I was thinking of building a Mustang for this group build. Lord knows I have enough in my stash but there are a couple people already doing Mustangs. So instead I decided to go out and find something a bit different. Which of course meant buying ANOTHER kit that I didn't need. For my entry I'll be building this old Revell kit from 1990. The Lincoln LSC Pro Street Mk 7. I remember when people couldn't give this kit away but now its rather hard to find and pricey when you do find it. I feel like I lucked out when I found this one for what I felt was a pretty decent price.I've always loved the look of this style of Lincoln since the day they hit the streets back in 1989. I even attempted to buy one or two used over the years but even the used ones were out of my range back then. And those that were in my range were beat to hell.Back to the build. I have no actual plans for this build other then I wanted to paint the interior the maroon color like on the box art but I think I changed my mind. I'm going to try and find a metallic maroon color for the body and paint the interior a dark gray. Other then that its going to be build by the seat of my pants. If you like cars with big ole Street meats tucked up under its rear end then you should check out the other builds on Youtube.   Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted August 11, 2022 Author Share Posted August 11, 2022 (edited) Work is going slow on the Lincoln but its still moving forward so I guess that's a good thing. Since I am not making any specific car I'm taking some creative liberty on this one. So the colors are of my own choosing. I was also planning on wiring up this motor but it turns out the distributor is way to small for me to get 8 wires in it so... Before painting the engine bits gold I had to strip off the factory chrome paint with some Easy Off Oven cleaner. within 20 minutes we the parts were stripped and washed. Come back soon for more Edited August 13, 2022 by Dirkpitt289 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted August 12, 2022 Author Share Posted August 12, 2022 I got the distributor installed. I never saw a distributor mounted on its side like this. You can see how small this is and why I decided to not wire this motor  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted August 13, 2022 Author Share Posted August 13, 2022 Lets take a look at this sexy body.The only real noticeable mold line crosses between the back window and the rear side window. The rest follows the body line down to the trunk In the front the only visible mold line in the area between the drip rail and the body line (3). it then flows down the panel to the headlight. Invisible to the eye but felt by the fingers. I used a sanding stick to get rid of the mold lines and cut the edges where the lines followed the panel lines. You don't want to leave sharp edges like that or the paint could pull away leaving an ugly line of plastic color . Next I scrubbed down the entire body with some steel wool. Just to give the paint something to hang on to Ready for primer   1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadhawg Posted August 13, 2022 Share Posted August 13, 2022 Looking good! I've always liked this kit. I've got 2 or 3 on hand. I had a plan to cut, dice, and splice 2 bodies together to make a stock body, but modeler's ADHD hasn't let me start on it yet. This kit is derived from the Matt & Debbie Hayes T-Bird (which is why the body is a little short) and on the 1:1 car they came up with a 90 degree drive for the distributor so it would clear all those blower drives and hoses. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 Nice start to your build', Dirk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 33 minutes ago, slusher said: Nice start to your build', Dirk! Thank you, sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted August 14, 2022 Author Share Posted August 14, 2022 On 8/13/2022 at 7:25 AM, roadhawg said: Looking good! I've always liked this kit. I've got 2 or 3 on hand. I had a plan to cut, dice, and splice 2 bodies together to make a stock body, but modeler's ADHD hasn't let me start on it yet. This kit is derived from the Matt & Debbie Hayes T-Bird (which is why the body is a little short) and on the 1:1 car they came up with a 90 degree drive for the distributor so it would clear all those blower drives and hoses. That T-bird kit is a nice kit as well, I need to get it eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted August 15, 2022 Author Share Posted August 15, 2022 Time for some color. My plan was for something in a dark deep red/maroon, preferably a nail polish. Its been quite some time since I sprayed nail polish and I figured I'd be overwhelmed with all the deep rich colors nail polish has to offer. Well after a couple or 4 stops and nothing to show for it I gave up. The next stop was Advanced Auto where I found this Dark Cherry color, It was love at first sight. I didn't even care that the price on this paint has doubled since I bought my last can about a year ago. The pictures don't do justice to the actual color  Here we are with bench assistant, Gossamer. Like a little kid he can't help but get into the middle of everything I gave the car about 4 coats of paint over gray primer. I sanded it down, first with 1000, then, 1500, 2000 and then 2500. I could go finer but I can't seem to find my box of micro-mesh at this time... Go figure  But to be fair its good enough at this point. Next I clear coated it. I think I might do another coat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoatGuy Posted August 16, 2022 Share Posted August 16, 2022 Looks great so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 2 hours ago, GoatGuy said: Looks great so far. Thanks, GG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 17, 2022 Share Posted August 17, 2022 (edited) Very sharp red Burgandy! Edited August 17, 2022 by slusher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted September 15, 2022 Share Posted September 15, 2022 Looks great.I actually owned two MK 7 LSCs.An 84,and an 88.Great cars,except for the tricky airbag suspension.I wish i never sold them.Keep the pics coming.And yes,the model kits are getting hard to find at a low price.I did pick up one a couple of years ago at a car show/swap meet,but itâs still sealed,and i probably will leave it sealed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattilacken Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Cool build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 On 9/14/2022 at 9:13 PM, NYLIBUD said: Looks great.I actually owned two MK 7 LSCs.An 84,and an 88.Great cars,except for the tricky airbag suspension.I wish i never sold them.Keep the pics coming.And yes,the model kits are getting hard to find at a low price.I did pick up one a couple of years ago at a car show/swap meet,but itâs still sealed,and i probably will leave it sealed. I hear you about keeping the kit sealed but for me I think they need to be built and displayed. Maybe you'll come across another one and and build that one đ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 On 9/17/2022 at 3:54 PM, Mattilacken said: Cool build! Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 I added the trim work to the Lincoln, I originally planned to use the black Bare Metal foil for this but I got lazy and decided to try a trick I've seen on the Youtube from time to time. I used a black Sharpie pen. It worked great. I still need to buff and polish the paint but I'm pleased so far. Next its time to change direction for a little bit while the paint continues to cure. I started to work on the interior and the seats. After I had painted the seats and other interior components I realized that the color was too dark and I wasn't happy with it. But I'm to lazy and didn't feel like back tracking and starting over so I decided to leave it as it is. But I feel like I need to break up all that dark gray. My solution was to add a 5 part harness setup that matched the exterior of the car. Here is what I found. Gofer Racing parts. The kit comes with a fret of photoetch buckles and catches for several seats and a length of maroon fabric for the belts The problem I have is that the head rests get in the way. So that means we have to preform some plastic surgery. Using my razor saw we cut off the two head rests   Now that the harnesses are in place its time to reattach the headrests. With the harness in the way the headrest no longer will sit right on the seat. So to fix this I decided to make some posts for the headrest. I used staples for this Once the posts were dried and firmly in place I trimmed them up and placed them into the seats. I think this should help break up the darkened interior and add some points of interest Till next time... Be Strong      2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Great color.Almost the same as my 84 LSC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted September 20, 2022 Author Share Posted September 20, 2022 51 minutes ago, NYLIBUD said: Great color.Almost the same as my 84 LSC. I knew that going into this, I did it just for you, đ Joking aside, thank you for taking the time to comment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 5 hours ago, Dirkpitt289 said: I knew that going into this, I did it just for you, đ Joking aside, thank you for taking the time to comment. Lol,u got it.It does look really good though..Ru going to use the stock rims,or aftermarket wheels?The only thing about the kit that i never liked were the stock wheels.Keep them pics coming. Thanx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Color and paint đ¨ is gorgeous especially with the black molding done. Seats and belt are terrific!  What size jelled did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 7 hours ago, NYLIBUD said: Lol,u got it.It does look really good though..Ru going to use the stock rims,or aftermarket wheels?The only thing about the kit that i never liked were the stock wheels.Keep them pics coming. Thanx My plan is to use the kit supplied rims and wheels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted September 21, 2022 Author Share Posted September 21, 2022 5 hours ago, slusher said: Color and paint đ¨ is gorgeous especially with the black molding done. Seats and belt are terrific!  What size jelled did you use? I'm sorry, Slusher I don't understand the question.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted September 21, 2022 Share Posted September 21, 2022 Looks great Dirk ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirkpitt289 Posted September 22, 2022 Author Share Posted September 22, 2022 Thank you, sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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