mrmike

A little more work done on the Sport Custom today. The dash and the steering wheel was painted, detailed, and decaled. The side panels were painted in Forest Green Pearl and Gunship Grey. I started assembly of the interior, but stopped so I can add the seat belts without any obstructions. More to come...

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Thank you Carl! Yes, I am adding Model Master Go-Mango to the roof and the bottom below the chrome molding.

Thank you Guido!

Since I had my paintbooth up and running yesterday, I went and added two more coats of Tamiya TS-26 Pure White to the body and hood, then I tossed them both into the dehydrator for four hours at 105 degrees. Next up is some wet sanding to remove some trash that got into the paint along the way. More to come...

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I painted the bench seat this afternoon. Tamiya TS-48 Gunship Grey and Polly Scale So. Sylvan Green. I like the color combination! While the paintbooth was up and running, I painted the floor with Tamiya TS-48 Gunship Grey and the rest of the interior panels with Dupli-Color Forest Green Pearl. The body, hood, and bed was primed and tossed into the dehydrator for four hours. I will masked the body and paint the two-tone color combination of Dupli-Color Forest Green Pearl and Tamiya TS-42 Light Gun Metal. More to come...

Looks really great, Marcos! This is the first model of the Bullitt Mustang that sits at the proper ride height like the original did in the movie. All the others I have seen sit too low. How did you modify the suspension?

This is looking great Jonathan! I have the same kit in the stash. I was going to use the Prior Design kit from C1 Models, but now I am having second thoughts about it. I may have to look for some aftermarket wheels for this kit though and I do like the lowering process that you used. Looking forward to more progress from you on this!

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I worked on the F-100 yesterday afternoon and I started to think about the colors I have chosen. They may be fine for a stock F-100, but this is more of a modified truck. These are my colors now...Dupli-Color Forest Green Pearl for the roof and lower body and Tamiya TS-42 Light Gun Metal for the hood and upper fenders, bed, and tailgate. I finished wiring the engine and building the chassis. The engine is wired in the correct firing order. More to come...

Thanks Curtis! I just love an old school rake! Get the nose down and the butt up in the air! While the current trend is to "lay frame" or lower the entire vehicle, it does become an issue in a parking lot with speed bumps, or as they say in Texas...armadillos!

Last night I assembled the front and rear suspensions. This morning I added the wheels and tires to the suspensions and mocked up the body to check the stance and I didn't like it. The front wheels stuck out and the nose was too high. I decided to cut off the spindles and raise them higher on the I Beam. Another mocked up and this is much better! An old style rake that I really like and the wheels and tires are tucked in under the fenders! Now to clean up the modification I just made. More to come...

Thanks Mark! The series lasted only one season and was cancelled by CBS.

Looks great, Luis!

In order to keep the wide wheels and tires within the rear fenders, I had to shorten the rear axle. Just needed a little careful measuring and cutting. I made some pins from 1/16" rod and superglued them into the wheels. I have some Pegasus 19" disc brakes to paint up and add to the wheels. I'll be adding ignition wiring so I drilled out the cylinder heads. These heads look different from the 302 cylinder heads that I normally see online. So I guesstimated where the plug holes should be. More to come...

Thanks Johnny! It was a decent show to start, but I think they did more damage when they retooled the show half way through the season.

I am now starting the process for painting a two-tone paint scheme. First, a couple mist coats of Tamiya TS-26 Pure White. I paint the entire body in the Pure White with the mist coats and will build them up from there. More to come...

I remasked the body and painted the body with Tamiya TS-14 Gloss Black. More to come...

Looks good! Just so you know, the bumps on the hood scoops do not belong there. They can be removed.

Before turning in last night, I tried to take the bow out of the hood by pushing the center of the hood down with no luck. I tried a different approach by spreading the hood sides with my fingers. This took out a lot of the bow, so I'll try this after running the hood under hot water, spreading the hood sides again and then running it under cold water. I had painted the engine a week ago and gave it another coat last night. I still need to drill my plug holes. More to come...

My new project is the Moebius '72 Ford Sport Custom pickup. The cab in this kit was badly warped and I had sent away for a new one. I also have the Moebius '71 Ford Ranger pickup and I tried to get a new cab for that one and Moebius said I would have to buy the cab from them for a replacement. If and when I do decide to build the '71 Ranger, I'll decide further if the cab is fixable. I am going for a two-tone paint scheme on this one. Testors Pearl Dark Green and Testors One Coat Lacquer White Lightning. The kit wheels don't look right to me with a really wide rim to spoke spacing, so I am using a set of Pegasus Hellas and Holli's (19 " and 23") wheels and low profile tires. I'll have to shorten the rear axle to keep the wheels and tires under the fender. The hood fit is terrible and I have been trying to reshape the hood. The frame is partially assembled and almost ready for paint. The engine is partially assembled and will need plug holes drilled into the heads for leads from the MAD prewired distributor. More to come...

After wetsanding and making a mess of the Fury, I have masked off the body and repainted the white with two coats of Tamiya TS-26 Pure White. I'll remask tomorrow and paint the black with Tamiya TS-14 Gloss Black. More to come...

After doing some more research, I have repainted the interior door panels. So far the only body parts that got any paint are the headlight bezels. Another coat of white primer and I am almost ready for paint! More to come...