Speedfreak

What does 'FE' stand for? I love this thread as I'm building a '65' AMT Mustang funny car and debating on whether to use the kit engine or one from a '33 Willy's van kit. Here's a link to an article from Hot Rod Magazine that shows a 427 'Cammer build they did in 2009. It also gives history and engine design elements. Very informative. http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/hrdp_0908_ford_427_cammer_build/

I'm not a big fan of '39 Chevy's but this car looks great. The paint job is wonderful and the wheels couldn't be a better color match, perfect!

That's beautiful Raoul, you should be proud. It's obvious you put a lot of work into the car, display it where it will be seen.

Hey Scott! I didn't see you build until just now, I think it looks great! The blue is awesome, and , the Hamm's beer them is cool too, nice job. Very nice clean build, looks sharp!

Roger, I knew I couldn't be the only one who did it that way. Not sure where I got that from. Those tires in your pics look good, I like the bottom one as it appears to be attached to some kind of Ford pick-up, 64? Not sure. Thanks for the comment.

" Treaded meats " gotta love it!

At this point it looks like I can live with the slicks the way they are, but , the tires I'm using on the front need some dulling, so I think I'll try the baking soda/softscrub method and see what happens. I've got some baking soda and some Comet! Has anyone ever tried brushing on thinned acrylic flat black? I normally use artists acrylic paint but I think I used Tamiya acrylic flat black once and it worked too. I just don't want to mess with it right now. Lots of good ideas, thanks eveyone, the Softscrub idea is brilliant.

Rob, I think the tires are gonna work as they are. I don't want to change the texture of the sidewalls, I just was looking for a way to knock the shine off that some kit tires have when new. In the past I have wet sanded sidewalls with a real super 'fine' sandpaper, that worked okay. I've seen, (but can't find) some threads where people have mentioned the dull/gloss clearcoat method, I was just wondering what anyone had to say about that, but , thanks for your comment, I can see how what you mention could work.

Well a sandblaster is probably out of the question for me, lol. Does anyone use the above mentioned Dull/gloss method? I guess I'll just try it.

Hi everyone, I've got a set of whitewall slicks I'm prepping so I can't use my usual (thinned) artist's acrylic water-based flat-black on the side walls. I've read in several posts that people spray a light coat of Dull coat clear followed by a light coat of gloss clear? Have I got that right? Just want to make sure. I'd also be interested in any other methods people use for side walls. I couldn't find any threads on prepping tires, so maybe other people can benefit as well. Thanks!

Nice clean build, looks great in brown!

Great job. The body shape on that car is very unique, looks very thin and long in some of the photos.

Nice job Ronnie, engine bay looks great, metal finish on engine parts is very nice. (plug wires might be a bit over-sized though, not sure). Glad to see you back into models, looking forward to your future builds.

Nice job Joe, the 250 looks great in silver!

Looks great Ron!

Looks great Tommy, I think the yellow head lights give it a nice touch.

Nice job Mitchell, car looks great. I like the paint job, very convincing.

Those cars look great Jonathan! The gray one just screams serious road car! I've alway's loved the '67 GTX, kind of a subtle, classy muscle car. Great job, and fun to watch the build. Gene

You're welcome Jason, Purple Power!

Michael, that sounds promising

Jason, the car looks awesome! The exhaust system is very cool, the tips are killer. I've got a '69 Charger R/T I just painted MM Gray Metallic, very close to the color on your car, but not quite as dark. It will also have a black vinly top. Wasn't quite sure how to proceed with the build but I think I might use some que's from this build for inspiration, very nice. It's been fun following along.

Let's face it, there are some real nurd's that build models. Oh well. The most beautiful woman I've ever known helped me build a tank and tank crew once, (I was 19, she was 18) she was a painter/artist, she did the faces on the tank crew. I should have married her.

That engine looks really cool.

Jason, the car looks great. Sorry for all the posts about the first pic. Gene.

Bill, I believe everything you say about the cars Don raced, being painted blue/white/red, (also the colors on Don's jacket in the first photo) you can see that in all the other photos, but , not the first one. If what Brett says is true about the car in the first photo being a 'show' car, for promotional purposes, then it could very well be the reason for it being different colors. Brett, It's because Chris insinuates that the color would not have been available. Like we know when the first photo was taken? The earliest known car in Moulin Rouge/Panther Pink was built on Feb, 11th, 1970. According to the Panther Pink site the first showing of that color was at the 1970 Chicago Auto Show which ran Feb 21-Mar 1, 1970.