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Pick up a Ford GT kit. The seats are kinda cool, and would look at home in a tuner car...

No, There weren't any clumps when it went into the airbrush jar. After dumping the paint into a larger container, there were even more of these clumps. To be honest, I don't even want to look at this project right now. I'm just glad the gremlins bit this one instead of the Ferrari...

nice build!!

Well, that was fun...not. Mixed the paint and started spraying the GT when I noticed some lumps hitting the surface. Looked in the jar, and the paint had started clumping, thus ending the shortest paint session of recent memory. I'm beginning the think this project is cursed. At any rate, it won't be done anytime soon...

Revell made a tandem axle trailer with some pit accessories a while back...

No model stuff this year. Got a 256mb XD card for my camera, car charger for my Razr, Boondock Saints on DVD, Pink Floyd "The Wall" double CD, USB cable and data kit for the Razr, and a 2,000,000 candlepower rechargable spotlight. :shock: That'll give sunburns at anything less than 50 feet :twisted:

Well, It's out of the strip tank. I've never seen Duplicolor paint or primer come off as easy as this did, so there was definitely something up with that primer. Three thin coats of Tamiya primer, a little spot putty, and a bit of wetsanding, and it is ready for color. I wanted to paint today, but the weather here in FL tossed a wrench into those plans. I need to get paint on it this week if it's gonna be done this year...

I remember watching those on TNN back in the day - cool build!!

Here's mine:

If it works, go with it!

I am seriously diggin this build!! The two master cylinders could be for a dual cylinder setup (one for the front, one for the rear like a current nascar), or one could be for a hydraulic clutch.

That's what I was thinking, gotta be a bad can. On the plus side, it's out of the strip tank, so it should be in Tamiya primer soon, maybe tomorrow.

Now THAT'S what I'm talkin about!! Clean, simple and elegant, especially in the context of the mid - late 50's. Is that old Revell kit 1:25? If it is, then I guess I just found a new "grail"... :shock:

Well, The GT has suffered a small setback, but better now than later. I stripped the factory finish off, and got it in Duplicolor white primer. Well, it seemed like the primer didn't want to fully harden. Even after three days, it would immediatey clog the sand paper, even with dish soap in the water. never had Duplicolor primers act this way. Soooo, it now resides back in the strip tank with a fresh batch of CSC, and will soon (hopefully) be in Tamiya white primer...

I'd love to see a '56 Mk II kit...one of my favorite Lincolns, pther than the 93-96 Mk VIII...

I'd love to see a '56 Mk II kit...one of my favorite Lincolns, pther than the 93-96 Mk VIII...

Startin' to get the modeller's mojo back, so I went to work on the Ford GT's chassis. Nothing special, no mods other than the wheels and brakes. Since it was moulded in black, I left it alone and sprayed all the silver parts with various silver paints. Also added new exhaust tips made from polished amluminum tube. The engine is wrong ( kit has SOHC heads, the 1:1 has DOHC heads), but since the deck doesn't open, no point in reinventing the wheel. Also have the body primed, and just about ready for paint. Who knows, I might actually finish it before year's end...lol!!

Sweet!!

That is gonna be wicked!! Got a color in mind yet? An idea for chopping the Revell Deuce rad shell and grille: When I did the one on this 5 window, I taped the grille in place, marked the cut lines with Tamiya tape, and cut it apart as an assembly. Once the grille was back together, I covered it with BMF and called it done.

Desert sand or TS-46 Lt sand would both look sweet in there - looks cool so far!

Cool project!! Does that kit come with the engine, or is it from another kit? Also, is it 1:24 or 1:20?

Looking good - gotta love those Monogram Mopar kits!

Welcome aboard Aaron, Be sure to post some pics!

Sweet!!! My favorite factory color too . Was the windshield in your kit warped? Both of mine were/are warped beyond use, so I used clear acetate instead.

Very clean, very nice!