Samiches

Black should look really nice on this.

Here are some pictures of the instructions, so you can see where I went wrong. Sorry for the blurriness of the last instruction picture. Also, I am almost done with everything but the final decals! The first picture shows the distributer clearly going into the hole on the left instead of between them like it should. The middle picture shows everything in place. The third picture shows it in the middle all of the sudden and now the upper radiator hose going into the hole on the left much later in the instructions... boo. Oh well, I can live with it.

I have a question about the "laser" stripes for the knowledgeable Ford fans out there. How rare of an option are the stripes? I am kind of impartial to them and I'm not sure if I want to use them, especially since I already clear coated. I'm kind of wondering if people look for Torino's that came with factory stripes more than without. I don't think they are a performance indicator, like the Judge stripes on GTOs. Comments are appreciated. I am almost thinking about doing another online strawpoll for this. Polls are kind of fun with the exception of Politics.

Thanks Sledsel for the comment. I discovered the boo boo yesterday when trying to install the upper radiator hose. The instructions show to install the distributor in the hole on the left, so I did out of inexperience with the kit. There are a few other misprints like that. I found that the drawing of the rear leaf springs is off too. They are drawn backwards. I think the drawing of the radiator assembly also has the radiator upside down. At least I caught those!

Bismark, I was after this look with the yellow.

I only have a few more details to add to the engine bay, then it will be on to adding the bumpers and the last of the decals. I'm not sure if I want to add the stripes or not.

I got a bit more progress done today. I still have to go back in and clean up the wheels a little bit from the black paint.

Those seats look nice ans comfy!

Well Steven, actually the people chose the color. It does look good though. I got all of the foiling and body detailing done. I just have to install windows, side markers, and some decals. That is about it. Oh, and some engine bay stuff lastly, I think.

I got one of these kits last week and had a few questions about the grill area. I've seen pictures where the grill area is painted body color, and I've seen pictures where it is metallic like Mercelo has done here. Are both correct? If so what determines body color vs. metallic? Also, are the big black decals on the rear quarter panel optional for Hemi's or standard? Thanks!

I got the paint all polished and have started foiling. It is too bad that they did not include the small vent looking pieces at the rear of the Torino in the photo etched parts. They are are pain to do.

Great looking restoration!

I almost missed that fact that I would have to redo the factory overspray on the chassis. Got it painted before the cold front rolled in.

Here is the winning color with 50% of the votes. It should look good with that black interior. Same color scheme as my 1968 GTO it turns out. FYI red and black tied for 2nd place.

Your question was asked and answered on page one. I think there is a link to spencer's video.

Thank you to all who voted. I should have this painted tmrw with the winning color barring any setbacks.

Well, I created an online straw poll to help me choose what color to paint the Torino. The color choices are black, red, and yellow. The yellow is very close to the factory yellow of the 1970 Torino incase you are wondering, the red paint is also very close, but maybe a shade darker, but hard to tell for me. The poll closes at 10pm tomorrow (Apr 1st) which is appox. 29 hrs from now. This will give me time to get everything ready to paint this Saturday which looks like it should be about perfect for painting. Thanks for the comments and taking time to vote! Here is the link to the straw poll: http://strawpoll.me/7242067

Thanks American185, Dogfish, and GTJunior, your comments are appreciated. American, I have been lucky to have both my previous black paint jobs come out very well. The problem was most likely the clear coat application. I probably put it on too late or too early.

Nice weather is on its way, so I should be able to repaint the Torino this week. I got the body all cleaned up and primed. I found a few scratches after priming and quickly filled them in. I'm almost rethinking the black paint job and going with red instead.

Thanks MRN, and Canso for the comments. I used 30 awg wire for the engine. It can be found at radio shack (if they are still in business) or, I have seen it on eBay. Everything else is from the kit. I did thin some acrylic black paint with water and brushed over parts of the engine to pick up some detail.

Awesome! Great model and diorama.

The good news is that you can always come back to this model and fix what you don't like. It's only plastic...

The engine really stands out!

The center console was a little quicker to foil than I thought. I used a combonation of matte aluminium on the outside and ultra bright chrome on the inner parts of the metallic inlay on the console. I also had to trim a bit off of the shifter boot to get it to fit down into the proper place. Comments or suggestions are appreciated.

I got a little bit done on the interior. I still have to foil the console which should be fun since it has some interesting curves. There is no painting weather in the foreseeable future, so the body will have to wait a bit longer.