fatkidd Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 (edited) Here is another 49 merc from me. I started this one a few months ago and I'm actually happy with how it turned out. There are a few slight mods/alterations to this one. mods: removed "b" pillar, rain gutter, upper door frame, molded/smoothed the rear fender skirts, parts box wheels, dual frenched atennae, full aluminum exhaust and mufflers (scratch built from manifolds back), added "porthole" vents on the hood, 12 volt battery (parts box), carb linkage, fatkidd wired distributor, detail masters battery terminals, crazyjim caddy tail lights, scale dreams battery cables, silver thread used for "piping" on the seats, grey flocking, fuel lines Interior: custom mixed 2 tone purple Exterior: H.O.K. Black base coat with H.O.K. Passion Purple Pearl and Blue/purple holographic micro flake was dusted over the whole car (hard to pick up in photographs). Enough of me babbling...on with the pics. Edited October 11, 2012 by fatkidd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatkidd Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 enjoy! and comments/critiques are always welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooOld Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Beautiful ! Great looking paint and the colors are really sharp , especially the interior . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Excellent looking mercury. great detal. Thats a great finish and color choice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 SHINY :) RULES!! Came out gorgeous. The hood vents are a very nice touch. I really like the taillights and carb linkage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatkidd Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 thanks guys. i wish the flake would show up better in pictures...maybe i'll get some shots outside Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelJ Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 JUST FREAKIN WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frozono Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 AWESOME paint job..........LOVE IT........... :wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnz Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 beautiful job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pullin Gears Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 clean, sharp looking build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
72 Charger Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Wow that looks wet lovely color superb Doobie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatkidd Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 thanks guys. several hours were spent wet sanding the primer, base coat, and pretty much every step along the way. And believe it or not, I did not polish this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg Pugh Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 '40 Merc? Nice model though. Gorgeous paint and very well executed!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trogdor Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I'm not a fan of the Mercs but that is absolutely beautiful. I especially like the port holes on the hood. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Cranky Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Yes, please do shoot some pictures of it outside. It's a beautiful model. Love the hood vents. How did you do those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixties Sam Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Man, that's beautiful! I like the 49 Merc's, and this one is excellent! Great finish! Sam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daf57 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Wow, super nice!! Love the color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montecarlo1980 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 This is a Merc to be proud of! You did a excellent job on this build. Those hood vents are clean, the color comber is stellar. Everything about this build is right. Great job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dominik Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Looks great! Like the color of the interieur and the violett on body - matches perfect! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Foxx Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 This is really beautiful - top class paintwork and detail - well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duntov Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 OH MY GOODNESS!!! Is this nice or what!!!!! I really like this one!!! Regards Bill (Duntov) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatkidd Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 '40 Merc? Nice model though. Gorgeous paint and very well executed!! fixed it. I didn't even notice. haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathskull59 Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatkidd Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 everyone else, thanks so much. Doc, I'll try and put a "how to" together next week. I'm trying to get one more model done for a contest this weekend. I don't see it happening, but I'm going to try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagedragfan Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 very nice build!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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