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Platerpants

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  1. nice build and thanks for the tips i want this kit
  2. this is competition for my dads. he put a 427 in his and did modifying, its gold with a sand beige roof.
  3. interior detailing today
  4. Chassis with my 1/25 428 cobra
  5. got the chassis done today for the most part
  6. Got some work done in the past 2 days. painted the chassis, engine, firewall, wheels(supposed to be gunmetal silver) and axle. forgot a picture of the supercharger but its all black to give you an idea. For some reason the transmission didn't wanna play nice.
  7. this was my first skill 2 model i recently blew it up with firecrackers then built it as a demo car. before After And My Shelby GT500 428 outta a mercury
  8. thanks i hope it turns out good.
  9. painted the engine racing blue ( a boyd rattle can color) progress pictures start saturday
  10. Just got this in the mail today. Its the AMT Johnny Lightning Ford GT. I want to do it as retro as i can. Its gonna be a member of the shelby blue crew although its just an svt. For my birthday (14 days from now) my moms getting me amazon gift cards and im gonna buy the revell 1/25 Ford GT40 thats been on amazon waiting for a year or more. As always this will be a quick build.
  11. love rivs, this is sweet dont like the wheels or the steering wheel. needs craiger s/s or keystone mags
  12. good work so far gonna watch this
  13. ive know about using alcohol since 6th grade in science
  14. didnt buick have the same for their riviera? or was it after the good old days like in the 80s and 90s they shared
  15. bringing up old topic, was this the amt ford gt kit? i just bought one off amazon today and was wondering if its a good kit? i also hope to some day get the 1/25 revell ford gt40 that has been on amazon for a year.
  16. what scale is this sorry for bringing up an old thread
  17. thanks bart
  18. finally found some pictures of the jimmy
  19. thanks tom
  20. thanks for the input i took the photos with my phone. i didnt glue the engine in just in case i wanted to wire it up but i already had the distributer painted i usually drill holes for wire before i paint the distributer so its probable going unwired. my grandpa will be happy enough just knowing i put time in for him.
  21. nice, what color?
  22. im thinking about taking the engine out and adding wire not sure yet though.
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