mustang1989

Man, I don't even know where to start in a response to that build. I can tell ya this....it aint nuthin' but good stuff that I've gotta say about it. Original, cleanly built and truly awesome Claude.

These look like some very cool kits to build and this one turned out to be one heckuva build. Color and shine look great as does the stance.

Neat, clean and VERY tidy build. I really like how these build up and in the hands of a skilled modeler, like yourself, they come out superbly.

Why not bud? Watch some videos, read on some of these forums and grab a spare kit to practic on and I'll be you can in fact do it. I think at times, we tend to cut ourselves and abilities short. When in doubt.....refer to the following diagram.

That looks just great Jeff. Good color combo and love the stance/ overall look.

Thank you all for the very generous comments. Gil: The suspension detail is second to none. The only real shortcoming is how high up this bad boy sits up front with no mods. Comparison shots: OOB Stance Modified stance:

I'm trying to figure out why I have not commented on this beautiful replication. That is simply amazing work on a great subject Gil.

I can't get over how good this looks. Such a fabulous looking build with that out of ordinary color and shine!! WOW!!!

I'll get back to you on that Alan.

Now THIS.......is frickin' cool!!! As a kid I always liked the lines of this aircraft. Good work so far on this one Ray.

WOW!!!! And I do mean me some WOW!!! Stellar build that is VERY nicely painted and weathered Ismael!!

Just catching up on this beautiful build Ismael!! I'll be going to the Under Glass section to check it out alright but I really like what you have done with this bad boy. I use the marble/ warble pattern for basework for all my "worn" paint jobs on military aircraft and it works out great as shown in the final photos of your work on this. Beautiful work man.

I like this look......ALOT!!! I'm definitely with Dave on it looking good without the patina!!

Good stance and love the wheel / tire combo. Looks like the Revell kit. I built one of these and loved every minute of it.

Thanks goes out to ALL of you who either dropped in on the build to look on or commented and encouraged me along the way. You guys are all awesome. This one is now in the "Under Glass" Section.

Well folks, I’ve got this one finished up after almost 6 months. This is not my usual automotive area as I normally build classic cars and trucks, however, a good friend of mine was set to retire late last year and owns one of these cars & I wanted to build one for him. AMT just so happens to have this very car in kit form, so I bought one. Upon opening the kit and going over the instructions I could not believe the amount of detail that AMT put into this model. Engine detail was better than most other models out there and the interior had a lot as well. What caught my eye was the number of parts and attention given to the suspension. This not only stuck out to me on the instruction sheet but during the build as well. There are nearly 50 parts to the suspension/ undercarriage with most of those dedicated to the intricate rear suspension. Just beautiful. The good points on this build are, as mentioned, the chassis, engine and engine bay and the interior are well thought out and detailed. The chassis required a lot of tedious building but is very rewarding when finished. Engine assembly and installation was straight forward as the interior. One thing that I got hung up on with the interior was the two-tone colors of the seats and how to replicate them. I chose grey decals that I ended up making templates for, cutting out and applying. Areas of frustration with the kit were the headlight lenses with locator pins on each side which results in a very unconvincing look. I cut both locator pins off but then found out that the headlight lenses were very thick causing them to give the front end a bug-eyed look when fitted. After thinning the OOB lenses and trimming I found that on installation the lenses didn't fill the headlight cavity sufficiently sooooo......I had to source another pair of lenses.... and completely remove the headlight buckets from the nose. After that I shot a coat of black over the lenses and coated that with a good coat of Testors Wet Look Clear shot through an airbrush. THAT....gave me the look that I was hoping for and the headlight lenses sat recessed in the headlight cavities giving a much more convincing look. Before the correction. You can see what I'm talking about with the lenses. Another area of concern is fitting the chassis/ interior into the body. I had to trim the leading edge of the dash all the way across the width of the dash. I also had to trim back the leading edge of the windshield because it contacted the dash and then repaint the inside black so as not to have blemishes along the bottom of the windshield. The exhaust tips are shown to be installed at the very start of the build. I saved this for the very end of the build so I could get the spacing correct. This was a fun model to put together and was very rewarding at the end aside from a couple of kit shortcomings. I used Gravity Colors Nightfall Grey for the body color and Testors Wet Look Gloss Clear dispensed and shot through an airbrush. This is a mostly OOB build save for the rear license plate which carries the personalized tag that my friend has on his car. Other liberties that were taken by me was to lower the car all the way around by a scale 1” all the way around and display the driver’s window in the down position by removing that part of the glass assembly. The finished product.....with the corrected lenses.

You really nailed it with this one Lee. That sure is a pretty ride with a beautiful interior.

I've been seein' this kit around and want to get one. Especially after seeing this turnout. Stance looks great, color is all that. Heck.....what's NOT to like?

Looks good Anthony. Color is choice!!

Update time. I was almost ready to call this one done and even had some glamour shots but I just didn't like how the headlight lenses came out. I cut both locator pins off but then found out that the headlight lenses were very thick causing them to give the front end a bug-eyed look when fitted. I ended up having to thin both lenses out and installing. They sat flush with the rest of the grille area but weren't wide enough for the headlight openings. First, I removed both headlight buckets from their cavities in the nose of the car. Then I corrected the lenses by applying a light coat of semi-gloss black and putting a coat of Wet Look Clear over them......and now after two days of cure out.....installed without the buckets behind them so they'd sit a little recessed into the nose. IMO this really is a MUCH better look anyway. Just gives it a more aggressive look and took care of the incomplete lenses as well as the mounting tab issues that would've shown through the lenses had I left them in place and had decided on going the clear route. I'll be posting the updated glamour shots soon. Here's where we are as of now.

Got the makin's of a good lookin' ride here Cl!!

This is a really enjoyable build to watch Bill. Good looking results on that engine bay and your efforts on the car body are pretty dang good too.

And there he is!! Great to see you back here Dann!!

What a beautiful color and the shine looks good too. I've been tempted to build either a 69 or 70 model Mustang and seeing this one makes me want to do just that even more.

Any more progress on this bad by JR?