mustang1989

This truly looks like you've poured alot of work into it Michael and I tip my hat to you on putting great ideas into this build and pulling it all off.

Thank you all very much. I've been out of the loop on this build for the last few weeks here but will be catching up to where I'm at now. Not that much more really but am still plugging away at it.

Well folks....production for this year was NOT a very productive one as far as completions go and I've usually got a car or two in the year BUT.....I was happy with what I did get out. My first completed build was a first in a while for me because I haven't started an aircraft build in a long LONG time but I've always wanted a Me-262 to be in my display case and I've been wanting to build a Franz Stigler bird (whether it be a 109 or a 262) for a while and I finally made it happen with a Tamiya 1/48 offering. Not my usual style of opening everything up but I just couldn't disrupt the beautiful lines of this aircraft too much. This one took somewhere around the 7 month marker to finish. Then I had a Revell Boss 302 engine from the 1970 Boss 302 Mustang kit that I built as a part of a community project and was pretty happy with this outcome as well. This took me almost 2 months to build. And then another "first" for me. I ended up building my first ever all metal PE kit. A Fokker Dr 1 in 1/70 scale from Metal Earth. This one, while only taking a couple of days to build, was a pretty fun build for me. Challenging, but a pretty quick finish that I felt pretty good about. Aside from these three builds I've had a 1967 Mustang Fastback build that I've spent the last 5 months building and will hopefully be finished up in the next couple of months. I had planned originally for it to be a fairly quick build but the more I built on it , the more detail I wanted to put into it so.....I'm now looking for a completion within the next couple of months. After that....I'm not sure what I'll tackle next. I've got another aircraft build that I've been wanting to tackle now for 25 years and then there's another Maverick project that I'd really like to do. We'll see how it goes.

I can definitely agree with that but the results are really worth all the patience and work involved. This is looking good Bob!!

Oh HECK yeah!!! I'm getting to where I really like these things. This is great progress and looks awesome so far. These little metal builds are the PERFECT filler builds as it gives a true sense of accomplishment when their all finished up.

VERY cool!! I've seen these here and there and they are neat kits and build up very nicely as in this case.

Thanks Carl. It was a definite change of pace for me. 'Preciate that Larry!

Thanks Ray! They're not that bad really. I used a set of drill bits close in order to bend some of the parts in the necessary round shapes like the engine cowling, upper part of the fuselage. The upper wing arc was made by placing the wing over an oil pressure sending unit socket (since it was long enough for me to place the whole upper wing across) and make the necessary arc. PE pliers , needle nose pliers, sprue cutter and X-acto knife were pretty much all the rest of the tools needed. I did use a small file to file off some of the slag from where the parts join to the metal sprue. They are pretty good fun to build but bring your patience to the table. lol

Thanks for stopping by and commenting Jim!! Thanks Bart. I'm now using them as filler builds when I've got a project that's taking too long and you're right.....they are enjoyable. Thank you for the comments Mario! Bob!! Thanks brother! Hopefully I can get more motivated in kicking out a few more builds. I think I'm up to 1-1/2 plastic builds for the year now. lol

Thanks Steve! 'Preciate your comments as well Rusty!! Thanks and I know right?!! They build up quicker than my models do but definitely look good in the display area. Wow!! Thanks for such a great compliment Tony. Yeah.....I'm building the T-800 Endoskeleton Terminator and that one is NOT for the faint of heart. Gonna have to build that one in sections at a time. lol

Now THAT.....is impressive Bart!!! Good stuff on the loco AND the guitar.

Very cleanly built bike Mike. Great work man.

This.....is definitely not plastic but is merely a filler build for me. If I find myself working on a project for longer than 6 months ( like the 67 Mustang that I'm currently building) I need something to give me a kick in the pants so I'll have a sense of accomplishment or, in this case, a sense of actually completing something. I've been seeing thiss kit at HL for the last few months and have been wanting to build it after building the Metal Works Avro Lancaster last year. So.....I bought one. It took me two days of dedicated building with the difficult parts being the assembly of the machine guns and the finicky landing gear. The trick to these is to pay attention to what you're bracing against on any given backside surface of where the retaining tabs are being bent. If you're braced wrong then stuff starts to bend and distort. It's a careful process but it yields in a pretty snazzy finish when it's all said and done. Being all metal and smaller in scales, it's neat to see one of these kits (whatever the subject) all built up and while not the most detailed and certainly not accurate, they are cool little conversation pieces anyway. The finished product.... The cockpit and engien were decently portrayed with some details. A seat belt harness was built into the seat but like I was saying about the accuracy, these aircraft only came with a simple rope in which to hold the pilot in. I couldn't help but to apply a wash to the cooling fins on the outside of the cylinders which brought out the detail that much more. Each one of those cylinders had to be individually rounded and installed. and a scale reference shot:

I really.....REALLY dunno where to start with commenting on these amazing works of art Curt. Blown.....away......

Dude this is crazy cool. Can't get over all the fabrication and the details. The details man.

Wow!!!! That's pretty dang cool right there.

Yeppers.....I'll be in on this one. Been a while since I've sat in on a build of yours but I've got a front seat now.

Good lookin' car. I'm right there with Rusty....looking forward to seein' this one completed.

Thanks Bob and Dave!! Managed to test fit the interior in place and get the dash adhered to the interior tub in just the right position. Before I went any further I did one more stance check to make sure that it was where I wanted it.........and .....although I might raise it in the front juuuuuuuuuuuuust a tad.....it is where I want it in regards to rake.

This is a cool project for sure!!! Watching......

Looking good on this one so far Charlie. Divorces can get pretty tough and sorry you're going through one. Hang in there bro.

Love the Thrush decal on the sides of the car and those headliner decals make it a hit as well. Great work so far Michael.

I know EXACTLY what you're talking about in regards to the factory seats. Great for cruising around town but for the long trips.............not at all. I drove my 89 from Corpus to Colorado .......twice with the factory seats. Frickin' brutal man. I'm really liking what you're doing in the interior and all these mods are definitely gonna pay off when it's all said and done.

Such a good build to follow. Looks 1:1.

Wow! Thanks for the great comments Monty. Really appreciate that bud. No problem at all bro. Let me know if you have any trouble with that stuff Mike.