satterwhite78

Cool looking with a brutish street appeal! The Vega was a cheap car, either you love it or hated it and like the Pinto they were eveywhere. Economical, great on gas, rode on 13" tires to which there was a never ending supply of, any and every parking lot had a hand full in the mix. Rarely did you see a clean well kept version. The interior slowly deterioted into a abandon living space. The 4 cylinder engines took a beating but so did your wallet when you had to buy oil to replace either what leaked out or smoked out the tailpipe. You never really changed oil, you just constantly added oil to a thirsty aluminum engine cylinder. Great for a first car, cheap transportion or if you wanted to break the 0 to 60 mph in two days mark.

Glad to see you on the forum! Hopefully soon the moderator will get you cleared to post pics.....plenty of great models awaiting to be shown and shared!

Awesome! Not to be "passed by" to say Happy 4th of July....

One of the two best kit from Lindberg, the other is the 66 Chevelle. Authentic look for a early 60's street brute!

Hope you didn't leave the keys in it in that alley.....be gone in less than 60 seconds!

I got the same kit but haven't come close to starting on it. I hope I got the "more detail parts than what came in the Original " box like what you had.....quess I'll have to open it up and look really hard to find them! Blue Ribbon winner you have there!

Unreal! Took two looks and still had to enlarge the pictures to make sure it was a model!

I'm sure the competition always got a good view of the rear as it drove off from them....while getting smaller! A1 work!!! Gotta love a Mopar!

This was a much better body style the the following "catfish" Gen that came afterwards. Nice work!

I'll take a test lap any day in it! Neat!

I do enjoy these kits when completed because they truly stand out in your collection. The decals will at times induce the crossing of the eyes but that will straighten out on its own in a few days! What better way to celebrate the July 4th with the red, white and blue! Once again no Petty match painting for the body is molded in blue. Apply the decals then clear coat. The blue will go for a Matte to Gloss "Creamy" Blue tint that brings the overall scheme into the wow zone. Not as intense as the #19 Truex wrap but a few tips to expound on. I didn't install the windows before decaling. This lead to hardly no trimming if the windows were installed. You still have to make small window corner slit for the decal to lay down. The side panel, trunk and roof/pillar decal panels have some degree of overlap. After the decals are dry I take a black sharp pointed tip marker and blackout the recessed and window mounting outline to black out any body color that peeps through once the windows and window border decals are installed. This give a cleaner window look. Once decals are dry, test fit the windows into the recessed edges. Sand as needed for a easy drop in fit, then apply. Once they dry of their glue application then apply the window blackout borders. Definitely make sure to start at on end of the body and work your way to the other. By not following my own advice (which we all do from time to time) I didn't get the hood and upper front fascia decal to line up perfectly, just slight off. For me the hood decal is last for it takes the most attention in order to get it to lay down to conform to the hood. You will have to touch up areas that didn't mate up against each other, small tears, pinholes, edges and so forth. Trust me, these are great decals but still applying them can get wonky. A little extra time and patience will cutback on your touch ups.

I will admit it is and was a daunting task. Think of it instead of peeling off layers of that of an onion, instead you are applying the layers. Once the main camo panels (behind the front wheel to the middle of the rear wheel panel, the rear and top quarter panel, and trunk lid panel) are installed, the roof/ number panel, frt grill section, hood decal and red/yellow wave stripe are a tad more challenging. The roof/number panel doesn't have hole cutout for the two raised points on the roof....you need to cut a small slit for both so the decal will fit flush. The frt grill not to bad, just move any air bubbles out to the edge. The red/yellow wave extends from grill to top of frt wheel well to the bottom of the A Pillar. From there the red stripe extends to the end of the C pillar. Once installed, you will have some overhang into the inside of the windows. Take a sharp blade, make a slit at each of the top inside window corners and tuck/fold in the outer roof decal into the side window openings. The top roof panel has some overhang at the frt and rear windshield as does the trunklid decal. I almost believe it would pay to install the windows, front, RS fr/rear passenger and rear, afterwards bc those decals have some overlap to those areas. Decal solvent will be a good friend The hood isn't as bad as the Camaro's. The Camaro has recessed hood indentation which make a little more work in making the hood decal lay down in it. The Camry just has the hood vents. Decal solvent and rolling a Q tip to press the decal into the hood vents and around the hood pins once the decal softens works best. Decaling time? 4-4.5 hours, a conservative estimate but it pays off

Getting pretty good on the chassis, it's the decals that bring the party! This body rocks as a representation of the current TRD NASCAR entry and if you think about it ...when was the last time there was a model of every car that currently was on the track? Molded in black, the only recommendation is to clearcoat the body/hood and you have a Gloss black body that saves you time and paint!

Aaaargh! I need some rope and a Cinderblock. For what you ask? To tie down Your "game". You keep upping your game when you come out with something that looks this gorgeous and it's a Curbside, a great looking Curbside. I don't even think I could come up with a color combination that would look as good as the one you have done. A home run, a atta boy, you've done good.... I sending you a package, just some items ie: rope, a Cinder block....no instructions needed..lol!

Definitely the weathering on the frame and drive train catches my attention and the best that I've seen of late but confused by the pristine body undercarriage and rest of build. A "break" perhaps before completion? It looks fantastic as presented but......I think it can go to the next level with what you have done for the chassis. The weathering you've done on the chassis is that good! and I don't believe anyone on this forum will dispute that fact! One suggestion.....a before and after build, a comparison of two different perspectives of a great kit you enjoyed building and one I think is going to get a lot of views!

You're right, it is a great kit for having built one.....same color with the dog dish caps, but with black rims! Like yours better! Does look like it's sitting a little high but that 421 ci behemoth under the hood isn't no lightweight. The stance itself gives the vibe of not to be fooled with....

Had built one sometimes back when they came out in yellow and wanted to do one in Silver Your's looks great Looking at the kit as I texting this.....

Everybody who build needs to have one of these Mercury's in their collection .....Fantastic build!

That Rocks for two reasons...1) it's a Mopar. 2) and it's a Mopar... Great concept that could have been a reality in 73!

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Red...AMT 66 Mustang fastback. Tasca Ford sponsored livery with a Road Rallye vibe, Testors Gloss Red & OOB Green....AMT 75 Gremlin. Had all intentions of a factory stock but the krylon green foil Metallic spray, Turbine rims, BFG Tire and a mischievous mixture attitude took it a different direction. Hmmm.....Santa might want to consider a different sleigh.

The 1st Gens were the best looking!

One Pony you rarely see in a herd of Mustangs! Sweet! Got Sunburned more than once riding in a ragtop on the way to the beach in my younger days!