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Thanks for the interest shown on this one. I haven't been doing much building lately. Not only have I been busy, but I have not had much interest in building lately. Today though I dug out a spot on the desk and got the suspension finished. I had a couple of shackles and a bunch of resin bolt heads to add. Once I got them done I painted a few coats of flat black over everything. Now I will do some detail painting with other colors. I still need to finish the interior and the engine next. Sorry, but I don't have any photos of today's progress yet and I am on my phone. I'll update soon. Later-

John, Glad to see that you are making progress on this. My offer still stands. If you need ANYTHING from the 37 Ford Pickup kit, drop me a line. I've got a box full of parts from it and the panel truck waiting in the wings for you. Later-

John, You've done some nice work so far. Would it be easier to use part of a second cab to extend it though? May be less shaping. I have an extra cab and lots of extra parts fro this kit that I could send to you. I could also send some half round styrene that would be the same size as the body molding. I should have some that will work. Let me know. I am sorry to hear about the loss of your father. Later-

Here is the second one. For some reason I can't copy the image code from Photobucket like I normally do. I had to copy the images. My computer went down a few weeks ago and I just got it back up yesterday. Maybe that has something to do with it. I don't know. Later-

I picked these two up from the LHS last week. Seems one of our own passed and his widow brought in what he left behind. There were a couple large moving boxes full of various kits. I picked these out because I liked the subject and the stance that the guy had come up with. I look forward to finishing them up. The best part was that I got them both for $15. The Toyota is missing the brush guard and one tire and wheel, a well as a few other parts. More in next post. Later-

Patrick- Congratulations! Nice looking Mustang you have there. Looks like a fine car show too. I used to live up north around Harrison (St Joe, actually) for a couple of years in the late 80's. I love Arkansas. Later-

Yeah, I'd say you won that match! Nice looking build. Great color choice. Later-

Beautiful build. I have this kit also.How well did it go together? I like the decals very much. I'll have to get creative with the paint when I do mine. Later-

Put me down as one who always liked this car. In my opinion when it came out I thought that it was a very fresh looking car. Different from most others of its day. Not to beat a dead horse, but if you aren't concerned about accuracy you might think about the 53 Ford chassis. Here is how mine turned out when I sectioned it and added a 65 Mustang fastback roof. I thought that it looked a lot like Sniper. I was going to mimic the Mercedes head lights too, but thought that it would look too much like Sniper, especially since I had in mind to paint it a dark Metallic green two tone. Later-

Harold- Let me guess...... painting it red, are ya? Let me tell you what's worse. Getting a drop of Super Glue in your lap. Even through jeans that stuff burns "sensitive" skin. OUCH!! Later-

Very nice and clean. What an excellent job on this build. I really love this kit and am enjoying customizing mine. I'm gonna have to get a couple more for future builds. Again,great job. Later-

Looks great! I love the wheels, stance and colors. Nice Job. Later-

Michael- Yes, that helps out. I had a similar idea for my 53 Ford Vicky. I was just wondering if there was one in a kit or if I needed to scratchbuild one. It's easy enough to do. Later-

This is all true. I just wish I could figure out how come it is that a part that requires two or more identical parts to be put on (taillights, outside mirrors, spinners on wheels etc., etc) never works out as smoothly on the second one as it did on the first.......... My answer for the OP's question would be to build a kit once in a while as "strictly for fun. I built the AMT Super Coupe years ago just for this reason. The only thing I changed on it was the tires and wheels from the Testor's Coupster kit, parts box taillights and painted it gloss black with a light coat of Duplicolor Mystic paint over it. It really sparkles in the sunlight. It was the funnest build I've done in a long time and turned out pretty good, IMHO. Edit---I just noticed that the front tires are backwards. There goes that fine line again. I QUIT!!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL! Later-

Beautiful job on that. Everything is spot on and very clean.. I'm really impressed with the engine bay and the trunk. Where did you find the gear shifter? I'm looking for one like that for one of my builds. Later-

Try Tamiya Mica Blue. It is a darker metallic blue that looks a lot like that. I painted an 06 Mustang with it a few years back. The color looks identical. (Maybe not so much flake though.) Later-

Nicem work on the doors. Are you going with a modern lowrider or more old school? Later-

Mike and Art- Thanks Guys. I'll give them a call. I have dealt with them a bit in the past over the phone but lost the number. I did not know that they had an on line catalog. I thought that they were like me, one of the last holdouts against computers and web sites. LOL. Later-

Does anyone have a current Modelhaus catalog that could do a search for me? I need a Rear bumper from a 1950 Caddy and a grille from a 1956 New Yorker. Any help is appreciated. Later-

Thanks for all of the great comments guys. I really appreciate it. My wife and daughter could give a flip less about my builds. Daniel- No, it wont have white walls. The tires and wheels in the pics are what I'm going with. Hopefully I can get it finished before I rub all of the chrome off of the wheels from test fitting. Cesar- Thanks. I've always loved your work. I'm glad you like this. Unfortunately I don't have any photos of the section. I sectioned it so that it wouldn't interfere with any of the body chrome. At the time I sectioned it I was unsure if I wanted to remove any of the chrome spears. (Still not sure) I will however take a couple photos of the inside of the body tonight. Between that and my explanation you should get the idea. I'll try to post them by tomorrow night. So, check back. Later-

Next up was to work on making an oil pan. The engine I got from my buddy didn't come with one so I had to spend about 45 minutes making one. It is roughed in but still needs a bit of shaping and some bolt heads. Then I took a look at the Mustang rear chassis.The wheel wells are not wide enough and the frame needs narrowed to fit the wider tires. To top it off, the quick change rear end that I'm using hits the gas tank. On the plus side, the rear of the chassis fits the inner fenders perfectly. So I decided to scratchbuild a new rear chassis pan using the Mustang pan as a pattern. A couple of minutes of cutting and sanding resulted in this. It fits so well that this piece is just pushed into place. Well, that's all for now. Next time I'll add a rear frame and fuel tank to this new panel and scratchbuild the rear wheel wells and possibly the front inner wheel wells and firewall. A couple final shots of the stance tonight. Later-

Christopher- The front suspension is taken completely from a Revell '06 Mustang GT. I added the disk brakes from an aftermarket wheel kit I had. BTW- I'm glad that you bumped this back to the top. I was just getting ready to search for the thread. I have some minor updates from tonight's bench session. I began with where I had left off. I did a bit of touch up sanding on the A pillars. I also cut off most of the tranny rather than fool with trying to get it to fit in the tranny hump. It wont show anyway because of the firewall and belly pan so, Good Riddance! I had to get the intake manifold finished and get the carbs and air cleaners to clear the hood. After finishing gluing the tubes on I sanded the ends and temporarily glued the carb/air cleaner into place. Fortunately it all fit under the hood. Remember- this was the look I was going for. More to come. Later-

How about using a PE steering wheel center with the centers bent up at an angle. Then perhaps a small styrene circle (cut one out of sheet plastic and sand the edges round) or an appropriate sized O ring? Later-

Welcome to the site, Dean. For a first model you did a fantastic job! Stick around and take it all in and you can only go up from here. Soon you'll learn things like BMF and wiring the engine and more. Congratulations. Now I'm on my way out to my hobby room to work on an engine and suspension for my 53 Ford Vicky. Later-

Thanks guys for the response. Chris- No problem about the long reply. I knew that it was applied to R/C airplanes using heat and that I didn't want to attempt that on plastic. I just thought that since it seems to be thinner than vinyl (not certain if it is) than there wouldn't be as much build up of the clear to worry about. I will have to do some playing with it and see what may work. I would just hate to see it go to waste. I have some gold sheets that are about 5 inches by 2 feet and thought that it may be useful to cut it into strips using the two X-Acto blades taped together trick and make pinstripes out of it. If I use it this way I shouldn't have to worry much about compound curves. I'll post any positive results I come up with. Later-