gami8630 Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Here is the first introduction to a kit I built. This is a 1964 BILL STROPPE Mercury Marauder made with AMT's 3-in-1 kit and Powerslide decals. The body has had various production-spec moldings and emblems shaved off, race-spec fuel filler and fail caps reproduced, and catch pins installed on the engine hood and trunk lid. Inside, rear seat removal, incorporation of roll cage made by myself with plastic round bars according to the regulations of the time, and refurbishment of instruments, seats, steering wheel, etc. The engine is almost as it was in the kit. Tires and wheels are old JO-HAN ones. White, red, and metallic blue body colors were spray painted by Tamiya. The reference material is "Classic Stock Cars", a collection of various images and photos on the Internet. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragline Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Really nice build. This has a Wood Bros vibe. Did he drive for them? Ill admit my knowledge is lacking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Great looking car from the real stock car era. Great job Yoshimi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrorshow Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Great build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted November 17, 2022 Share Posted November 17, 2022 Very nice! Keep them coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catpack68 Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Nice work!👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sflam123 Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Great job sir!! VERY well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Rivard Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Beautiful build sir. This one is on my wish list and your's will serve as inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted November 18, 2022 Share Posted November 18, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gami8630 Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share Posted November 19, 2022 Hello, everyone. Thanks for the compliments. I like stock cars of all ages, but the Gen-1 cars have a nice old American car feel to them. This kit, for me, is one where the paint job on the body is fairly well done. After applying the decals, I sprayed several times with clear spray, then sanded with #2000 sandpaper to eliminate the bumps on the decals. Finally, I finished with compound and modeling wax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted November 20, 2022 Share Posted November 20, 2022 Very nice work on this model! The paint colors jump out at you. I've been wanting to do this version as someone else mentioned so you may have given me a reason to finally build it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1959scudetto Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 On 11/17/2022 at 6:12 PM, TransAmMike said: Great looking car from the real stock car era. Great job Yoshimi. x 2 - very well done ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gami8630 Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 6:41 AM, TonyK said: Very nice work on this model! The paint colors jump out at you. I've been wanting to do this version as someone else mentioned so you may have given me a reason to finally build it. You will need to mask the paint many times to paint it white, red, and metallic blue, but try your best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gami8630 Posted November 22, 2022 Author Share Posted November 22, 2022 11 hours ago, 1959scudetto said: x 2 - very well done ! Thanks, Helmut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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