Maindrian Pace

Thanks Matt. Prime time! A little more body work to the bed, and I think I'll narrow the rear flares a little more, then it's off to the chassis shortening and build. -MJS

I miss the old Top Gear when they did zany stuff like this, just not the same show anymore. -MJS

Beautiful job, great combination of new and old kits and sits just right. -MJS

Chrome Tech: Alclad is nice, but it looks like polished aluminum. Nothing looks more like chrome than vacuum metallizing. -MJS

Nice start to a nice save! -MJS

It'll happen, but with limited modeling time and other promised projects, it's in the queue. -MJS

Outstanding, Tyrone. Nobody stances drag cars like you. -MJS

I like it! Early Falcons lend themselves to so many different styles. -MJS

Threads like this help get the word out; There will be no joy in ripping someone else's work off. -MJS

Thanks for the vote of confidence, guys. I've learned a bit about casting bodies while working with the Master Caster. It's involved for one, and cast bodies and parts need to be perfect inside and out, or people won't be happy with what they spend their money on. This body is a custom of sorts, with the flares, and as a glue bomb starting point, it's got glue burns inside the cab where about 1/5 tube was used to glue the glass and interior tub in, fine here but a lot of work to clean up for a resin offering. Stock bodies are the most desirable, so if I was to do this for casting, it would start with a new kit and have stock wheel wells. Also, the bed would have to have some major reworking to be castable; the voids between inner and outer walls would have to be smoothed and reduced in size, and the way the tailgate attaches and hinges would have to be re-engineered so the bed could be cast as one piece and still have the tailgate attachable and workable afterward. So this one will be a one-off, but you never know what the future may bring. Another AMT oversight: The rear window looks a bit large and lacks trim detail. So I lined the opening with Evergreen .060" half round stock. Thanks Ron. I'm curious too, letting the filler cure for a little while longer, then the first round of primer will follow. -Mike

I redid the driver's fender trim, because it was going slightly uphill toward the front of the flare as seen in a previous pic, but not anymore. I also closed the gap in the upper trim at the door openings, but that was AMT's flub. Getting pretty close to Prime Time. -MJS

You just can't pass up a good deal, now can you? -MJS

Race track trim, part two. .030" Evergreen. The bed floor was shortened, trimmed, and the wheel well areas reshaped with Evergreen: I used two left side inner walls to get the regular wheel tubs, which, thankfully, are symmetrical. They were modified for the short bed configuration. Then the patchwork quilt of a bed was assembled. It turned out to be nearly 50 parts, so squaring it up was done with trial and error, luck, measuring, and lip biting. A third hand would have been useful there too. -MJS

Let's hope you don't need to change the fuel pump... -MJS

Dunno, not mine, but it looks to have the big rear window, so not an SE.

I like subdued, so no high impact colors for me. Light gold metallic:

My back yard's still a swamp, the pool almost overflowed. First time for that. Still, Mesa didn't get hurt too bad, PHX on the other hand...

Pretty soon, José. It's always a good idea to let filler cure for several days to minimize/avoid the shrinking problem that it has. -MJS

Yes, silver on anything didn't hold up well at all in those days. And in the '60s, it seems silver was delivered dull new. Modern base/clears gave silver a whole new lease on popularity, now no one is afraid to order it on a new car. -MJS

That Bronco was an $800 truck then, 20K now. Funny how things work out. How about Jim Backus in the Town Car? -MJS

I don't see why they had to "euthanize them in alcohol". That's upsetting.

I would have never pictured the Deora like that, but it really works. Great expedition vehicle. -MJS

Zombie thread notwithstanding, A long time ago, I used Krylon pale light yellow on a '61 Galaxie convertible glue bomb that I restored. It was enamel, thickish, took a long time to dry, but rubbed out very easily and nicely and looked great right out of the can. Depending on the color, I'd do it again. -MJS

I've got the Don Mills diamond plate and the chrome round slam locks. Both are top shelf merch, and inexpensive to boot. -MJS