bluestringer

Is it best to put on decals before clear or after. I'll be using pledge floor polish for the clear coat. Should I apply the clear, decals, then a second coat of clear?

Couple of shots in the sun light...........

Thanks. I will check that out.

The rustoleum I have is metallic aluminum, didn't want that. So I went with the craft acrylic, called shimmering silver. It looks ok. This was taken indoors, it actually looks better in the outside light.

Boogity, boogity................picked up at HL today, 40% off week.

Thank you.

Thanks. Looking forward to seeing your build. Drag car would be cool.

Thanks Bob. It is a nice kit, I should have done better with it. There is the option of doing the side windows or louvers. I kinda wish I had done the louvers. Maybe I'll pickup another one later and try it again.

Thanks Michelle.

Yes, but I have two options. I have a rattle can of rustoleum metallic silver, and I have some silver craft acrylic paint. Right now I leaning toward the rustoleum.

Calling it done, warts and all. It seems I am going backwards with my builds after getting back in the hobby a few months ago. This is my fifth build and after the 71 Cuda, which I thought turned out good, my last two builds have been a mess. I guess maybe I'm rushing things again, need to slow down. I messed up the paint by trying to put on a good gloss coat of clear (rustoleum 2x clear), it started running and pooling. Some things just didn't fit right with the kit, I was not going for the hurst mustang that the kit is about but only wanted a fastback in blue like my wife's first car she owned. She's fine with the way it turned out, so I'm guess I'm good with it. This was put in WIP by mistake, can someone remove it from there. Thanks.

Calling it done, warts and all. It seems I am going backwards with my builds after getting back in the hobby a few months ago. This is my fifth build and after the 71 Cuda, which I thought turned out good, my last two builds have been a mess. I guess maybe I'm rushing things again, need to slow down. I messed up the paint by trying to put on a good gloss coat of clear (rustoleum 2x clear), it started running and pooling. Some things just didn't fit right with the kit, I was not going for the hurst mustang that the kit is about but only wanted a fastback in blue like my wife's first car she owned. She's fine with the way it turned out, so I'm guess I'm good with it.

I'll be doing the race version straight OOB build.

No decals on this one. Wife said hers didn't have the stripes. I messed up the paint job when I put on the clear, trying to get a good shiny surface and sprayed it a little too thick causing some runs and pooling. Wife is ok with it, so I'm good. Will try to get finished photos today.

Looks real good Bob. I'm still trying to figure out how to get a good looking paint job like you guys do.

Looking good. I just pulled this kit out today, think I'm going to do the drag version.

Almost finished. Since there has not been much interest in this not a hurst mustang I'm not going to post anymore WIP photos of it. I'll put up a couple of photos in the under glass section when it's done.

Dragstrip Dynamite.........arrived today.

Those are nice distributors, I've used them a few times.

I'll be following this Bob. I just got this kit a week ago from HL. Was maybe planning to start it after I finish the Mustang I'm working on now.

Engine..............

Still looks great Bob. Nice work.

Congrats Bob. That truck is beautiful.

She wanted blue, she got blue...........................

I started when I was about 12 or 13. For some reason my parents got me a model kit for christmas, I think it was a 32 Ford. My Dad and I put it together at the kitchen table. I was hooked after that and starting buying and building for the next 4 or 5 years. Then along came girls, etc. and the kits stopped. But also along then came the muscle cars and racing. Our generation had the best cars ever. Then I got married, had kids and a job so I quit the hobby for a long while. Several years later I got into Nascar and starting seeing kits of the drivers cars and thought it would great to build one of those. Did that for several years, but stopped again. Now I'm retired, and just got back into the hobby a couple months ago, really enjoying it. I think you have to have a desire to work with your hands, and most young people don't have that. They just want to be on their phone or play video games, which I also like. My grandkids are like that. I also have other hobbies like reloading my own ammo and playing guitar.