slider51 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 My first full build in a few years!It is box stock except the tires are from parts box.A few mistakes but overall turned out nice.And yes no foil!LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmaracing Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Very nice. Looks good in white!! Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Sweet Stang ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow12 Posted May 30, 2015 Share Posted May 30, 2015 Nice model! Why they were never offered in white in 70 is beyond me. They look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Very nice... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shas Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Some punk stole the mirrors,but overall good looking mustang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James2 Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 The mistakes must be on the other side! I see nothing but a nice clean model! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldscool Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slider51 Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 Some punk stole the mirrors,but overall good looking mustang. Yea when I painted this kit I forgot to paint the mirrors and then used the rest of the paint for somethingelse!Thought about painting them flat black but I am not sure how it would look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Nice clean build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAMBENNA Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 looks good , nice and clean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captjeffro26 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I think the same punk stole my mirrors too. LOL. Nice build. It does look really good in white. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slider51 Posted June 1, 2015 Author Share Posted June 1, 2015 LOL...Good one Jeff!Some of my old builds I just left them off because I didn't have an enclosed display case so I had to dust them off and yea you know what happens to the mirrors.What wheels and tires are on your Mustang?I really like thoughs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falcon wagon Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Excellent looking build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captjeffro26 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I just got done cleaning all of mine and had to reattach 3 mirrors. Lol! So I understand. If I remember correctly the tires were from the AMT Viper GTS model, and the rims are from one of the Monogram Nascar kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) Nice job Don, I think flat black mirrors might work well with this. Edited June 2, 2015 by Speedfreak Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 That's a good lookin' Mustang there Don! As far as the mirrors go I came up with a partial solution to their fragility after being installed. I drill into the mirrors , then drill a hole in the body where you want to mount them and pin 'em to the vehicle. I've found I don't have to risk messing up a good paint job because I'm gluing the mirror to a pin and not the body and I don't have to worry so much about knocking them off of the car so easy when handling or dusting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slider51 Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Nice job Don, I think flat black mirrors might work well with this. Yea the more I think about it I think so to! That's a good lookin' Mustang there Don! As far as the mirrors go I came up with a partial solution to their fragility after being installed. I drill into the mirrors , then drill a hole in the body where you want to mount them and pin 'em to the vehicle. I've found I don't have to risk messing up a good paint job because I'm gluing the mirror to a pin and not the body and I don't have to worry so much about knocking them off of the car so easy when handling or dusting. What do you use for pins? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) Yea the more I think about it I think so to! What do you use for pins? Hey Don, I use regular pins with the little flat round head on them. I measured the stems at .028" so I drilled the hole in the body with a .028" drill bit mounted up in my pin vise about where I wanted the mirrors to mount up and inserted the pin all the way through until the head contacted the body from the back side like so... After that I cut the pin off to about the depth that I drilled into the mirrors. This takes a little trial and error but if it's too long you simply cut off a little more and true it up with a fine file to square the end off. Speaking of drilling into the mirrors. Don't go too far in or you'll go all the way through! Another tip while we are here is to apply Future floor polish with a brush onto the outside of the mirror body to gloss it. Don't worry about the finish . It will self level and come out shiny without having to wait for enamel to dry on teeny mirrors. From here you just glue the head of the pin to the back side of the body and let dry. Then you apply super glue to the pin protruding out of the body and place the mirror onto the pin and not the body. This is so much better than gluing to the body because you don't risk messing a good paint job up!! It's funny how this mirror looks pink here. Red, I've found, is one of the hardest colors to take pictures of and get to turn out the right shade. The body and mirror are just as red as the firewall appears in this pic. Edited June 3, 2015 by mustang1989 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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