Simo5555

I've built a few Mopars before, but this is my first Ford car Pretty happy how it turned out. Nice solid kit, didnt have any real issues with it. Was thinking of painting it blue at first, but decided to go with the dark gray. Maybe i should build a proper shelf ?

Done! Thanks everyone for your kind words! Will post more pictures under the finished model cars subforum.

Day 9: Final assembly! Its almost finished!

Day 8: Interior is pretty much done Front grille is also almost done. Still needs the headlights Still needs some minor work befor final assembly.

Paint is called Mercedes Crystal Palladium by Gravity colors sprayed ontop of the white primer (Ford-purists, dont hate me ?). If i remember correctly, it should be the factory paint for some of the newer Mclaren supercars.

Thank you! Its an awesome stand by the way. Havent used it much yet - it will get dirtier ?

Day 7: Window trim Painted the window trims too. Not much left to do

Day 6: Did some polishing today. Also tried to do some wiring This is my first attempt of doing it. Pretty happy how it turned out

So far seems like a solid kit. Minor issues with the front end fitment and one of the dash decals doesnt quite want to fit. But other than that, its a fun build

Day 5: Clear coating! Did some clear coating today Really happy how it turned out.

Your model looks awesome, dont beat yourself up over that Blue looks really good on it - what color is that?

I know how you feel Covid sucks

Very nice work Black Charger is my all time favorite

Day 4: Decals! So, ive been a bit sick for a couple of days now (damn covid). Did some painting, but didnt have enough energy to take pictures. Painted the trunk, the engine compartment and the hood. Somehow i screwed up the tapework on the body. The result is that the paintline wont line up with the hood. Dont really know how it happened - i did doublecheck, but still missed it. The trunk on the other hand came out pretty good. So, next up was decals (random roll of toiletpaper is actually a great tool ?) Did some extra planning and cutting of the decals to hide the paint screw up. Got pretty lucky with it - managed to hide it completely. I'll let it dry for a day or two before doing the other side. Dont really have the energy to do it - Right now, i need my tea and sleep

Day 3: Engine Had some spare time this evening so i did some engine work. First i did some minor paint repairs. Then i installed the valve covers, intake manifold and oil filter Then did some more painting And then some more ?

Day 2: Painting! Finished up some of the bits: Then it was bodywork time (yup, i do my paintings on my kitchen countertop ?)! The front end had some fitment issues. So, after a bit of modifying and sanding, i got it pretty good. Then i sanded the whole body down with 600-1000grit sponges and off to the paintbooth it went. I sprayed the body with the surfacer 1000 primer. Then did some more sanding. I must off scratched the left hand side door with my scribbing tool. The scratches were pretty visible after the primer coat. So i had to do a bit of repair work. After that, i sprayed the body once more with the surfacer 1000. Got it pretty smooth. Then it was time for the final coat. This time i used the surfacer 1500 white primer. After that, i did some painting Came out pretty good. The paint itself has some silver glitter in it too - looks pretty awsome.

Day 1: Miscellaneous painting At first look, the kit seems pretty ok. Seems to be much easier than the Charger kit. There is some issues with the front end fitment, but nothing major. So, i started by painting some random bits and pieces. Taking pretty easy with this model. Just a simple black interior with black seats.

Sure. Mostly fitment issues. Theres some moulding issues on the body too. I struggled to get the front end to look straight - somehow the front grille and bumper wants to tilt upwards. The undercarriage is a bit too long - so before glueing, it needs to come forward just a tiny bit. Front wheels are somewhat independent so getting them to stay at the same level was also quite annoying. Also the hood is bent - tried my best to get it straight, but still not perfect. So it takes a bit more work than regular kits.

Havent decided yet. I do have a bottle of Mercedes Crystal palladium that i was thinking of using. Might look cool in that

Hi guys! Time for another build Decided to take a small break from pure breed Mopars and try to build some Ford cars. So first up is the Boss Mustang. Im not planning to do anything crazy with it - just a simple out of the box build. Lets see how it goes

Thank you guys!

Charger has been one of my favorite cars since childhood. Maybe some day i can own an 1:1 car too. Kit itself is from Revell. Definitely has its issues, but still a nice detailed kit. Was a fun build overall.

Day 14: Finished! (yay! im out of probation. No more waiting for admin approval for my posts!) So, finaly got it together. Definitely was a tough build and didnt go smoothly at all. I was so close to just giving up at one point, but got it together. Overall, im pretty happy how it turned out. Still need a bit of cleaning before storing. Thank you guys for following along See you at my next build.

Day 13: Assembly day! Time to start putting this thing together. Firstly, glued the glass. Tried the Microscale Kristal Klear glue. This thing is awesome. Will definitely start using it more. Its a sticky white glue - much better than the PVA i was using before. Then the interior tub went in following the undercarriage. Then i started to build the front end. Cant say it all fits together nicely - there's definitely some fitment issues, but got it pretty good overall. (dont mind the fingerprints too much It still needs a proper wipe) But already looks good enough to display it with my other models

EDIT: Something weird happening with the forum It cloned my last post