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danny, some serious modification going on here, i like it.

update, since i was last here i have changed a few things still not rolling like i would like to be on this, but it's coming. started the hood louvers last night and this afternoon this will take awhile using .100 half round stock, really works well. i have also re worked the splitter and rear end since my last few photo's . i really don't want to primer until i have everything i want done on this body, i KNOW i'll be using spot putty and i want to wait until then, i am trying to avoid any kind of shrinkage since the plan is for this to be a "master". it makes it kind of difficult to make out a lot of the details, for instance, some of these shots look like gaps in the body, they are not. i used the old superglue baking soda technique on some areas, the body is actually smooth as a baby's.......well, you get the idea. i did pull a bone headed move that i have since rectified, i did NOT allow for the tailights to be countersunk, doh!!! i swear for every step forward.......... i have to re-do it, so what does that amount to? 4 steps backward?? who knows, anyhow now i am getting into the fun part of this build. thanks for looking. haha i keep editing, maybe i should just sit here until everything pops into my head! i am maintaining all the IMSA regs on this thing religiously, 79" max width, 103.5 wheelbase, low and F A T !!! i am really starting to like how this thing is coming, i can't wait until i start on the wing, anybody know where i can get a clear styrene drug testing urine sample vial??? LOL that's what i used on the original, new of course, i cut it in half and then, half again and it gave me a really accurate looking curvature for the plane of that wing. i'm on the look out for some kind of styrene bottle like that.

i found this posting through a casual search..........S O M E B O D Y needs to do the body of this Mustang. that is a really "nasty" ride, pheeeew!

this is going to be fun to watch, yum!

the stainless micro screen in the "splitter" it's been quite a while and A LOT of brain cells have gone away, i cannot remember where i got this. anyone have any ideas on this??

i remember keeping a "loose" tally of EVERYTHING in this build at the time, i came up with about $250.00!!!

slow and steady!

john.....nice projects...........s l o w, and STEADY!

it's been sealed for awhile, it's not dried out by any means, never frozen. just inactive. the "lumps" are not that big, i was just hoping maybe someone knew a more efficient way of breaking them down. they WILL blend once they are "crushed" , it's just such a pain to stir this stuff and not have it overflow the can and all over my work table!

i have some older evercoat eurosoft and though NOT dried out it is a bit lumpy. i bought some plastic honey to thin it and that's working, i do "chop" it up before blending the hardener. i laid some on my IMSA Olds project tonight and found when i started to sand not all the filler had cured. any tips on what i can do in this situation? thanks.

john, i usually use a mixture of gold w/a touch of yellow, paint the spokes first, let them sit awhile. then i use a wash of thinned down flat black, and, a piece of tee shirt, dab the excess off the spokes! paint the center nut "steel"

i am really bad at getting this photo thing down! and to top it off, i'm in the wrong section!!! geez!

one of the "old" IMC 2E Chapparal's i embellished a bit.......... seems my other photos are a bit too large! uh oh i think i am breaking the rules using these size photo's, how do i make these go away? ">http:// ">http:// ">http:// ">http://

outstanding

dave, will do!! his enthusiasm "fired" me back up!

very cool indeed

good morning all! okay, okay, i'm out of my funk. especially after the email i received last night......some resin caster with the letter "Q" in the name...........

very, very nice danny, you have that stance "D O W N "! that is so important with these kits, low and nasty. i take it you have been around the 1:1 cars? it's amazing how really low these cars sit, pictures, tv, whatever can't capture that properly, you sure have here, again,NICE!

here are a couple photo's of my original build.

okay, since i last posted i have done quite a bit of work, and i am having extremely mixed emotions about it. the rear end is too high, the front clip/splitter is also a bit too high off the ground that is. i can probably correct that also, i can also correct the rear end, my problem right now is, i am not sure if this really worth pursuing............i compare this to my original and it's not even close. the problem i have there, and foolishly i thought this would be a piece of cake having already done one, the only thing is that was like 15 or 16 years ago!! i cannot believe that it has been that long................wow!! i have enclosed some new photo's of the effort i have put in so far.. i know these are rough, i have TONS of body work YET to do, i also need to replenish my supply of evercoat eurosoft. that would help. just a little burned out tonight...........

thank you dave,i know what you mean these photos are small??? i'll see what i can do there. i'll be posting more as i go. i made a MAJOR mod last night i cut the top of the hood off, after measuring, making sure to keep that radical downward slant forward. starting about 3/4 of the way above the front wheel wells. ( you can see that in the photo of the 1:1 car. i didn't do this on my original) i attached a "new" hood section from some evergreen 1mm stock after scribing a line and folding it gently to insure the shape would hold. next comes the riser and the vents!!! long night overnight tonight perhaps?!?!?! i forgot how much fun this was!!

this is almost embarrassing to put up in light of shawns marvelous falcon scratchbuild. i am planning on doing this as a master i've had folks wanting to "cast" the original i did in the mid-late 90's. started with a revell. pro stock olds body and an amt nascar body. i had to widen the body 8 scale inches and the front clip 6 scale inches. also shortened the wheel base per the 1:1 car and to mate with the revell trans-am, imsa, mustang, camaro chassis. also a photo of the "rill dill" cutlass!

this is an absolute joy to watch unfold, AMAZING work, you sir are an artisan.

hang in there! i know for a fact this can be frustrating, i included a picture of just such a project i got involved in years ago, NOT to hi-jack you but hopefully inspire you. it took me i know at least 3 years to finally finish it. other than the rear wheel well area (same revell mustang you started with) and the AMT nascar olds roof, the rest IS scratchbuilt. i waited a year and a half to have the decals made! STAY the COURSE it will be worth it, trust me!!! ONWARD!!!!

okay i am finishing up a 1988 IMSA Merkur XR4Ti master that looks like it may be picked up by a well known resin caster. my next question, because i am all of a sudden feeling really productive after getting back into this after an 8 year layoff, would there be interest for THIS if it would become available? sort of an unofficial marketing survey................