Can-Con Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 (edited) Been wanting to do a few '79s in different colors than the silver 10th anniversary car for quite a while. The recent re-release with the 3 different color decals has made that possible. One will be dark red or burgundy with the red decals, red interior One will be dark blue with the blue decals, blue interior And the last will be dark green with the gold decals and beige interior. Probably going to be curbside builds concentrating on looks over detail. Edited December 5, 2015 by Can-Con Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordRodnKustom Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 This should be fun. I'll be watching! Will they all be factory stock? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 This should be fun. I'll be watching! Will they all be factory stock?Pretty close. Maybe a set of larger wheels and tires on one or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Subscribed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Looking forward to the builds.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKF Posted August 25, 2015 Share Posted August 25, 2015 (edited) I'll be watching. Looking foward to seeing them in the different colors. Edited August 25, 2015 by BKF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted August 26, 2015 Author Share Posted August 26, 2015 The first one's now in BIN primer. After glueing all the body parts together, I shot a light coat of Duplicolor grey primer and wet sanded it out to find the areas in need of attention. After puttying up the low spots, it was again wet sanded . Then shot with a couple coats of Zinzer BIN. The sharp-eyed may notice there's a dip in the top of the taillight opening. This seems to be in all the kits. After these pics were taken I used an old #11 blade to scrape the area until it was the correct shape. After it's dried a couple days I'll wet sand it smooth with 3500 grit and shoot some silver on it to detect any other places that need to be fixed before the color is applied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FordRodnKustom Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Coming together nicely. Those bodies look quite proportionally accurate to my eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 cool project, i like multiple same car builds at once, i'll be watching this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray wes Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 Tuned in!! I was looking at this kit today at Hobby Lobby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRIPTROIT 71 Posted August 27, 2015 Share Posted August 27, 2015 You got my attention!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted September 24, 2015 Author Share Posted September 24, 2015 Got the first one painted, decalled and clearcoated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted September 24, 2015 Share Posted September 24, 2015 Looks awesome Steve. Keep in going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric N. Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Nice to see this car being done!-In somthing other than Black. I like the dark red,can't wate to see the others in color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 That dark red works great with the decals and interior color, very nice. How did you get that color red for the interior? Or, does it look different than it actually is, because of the photo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
花火 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 the decals looks extremley sexy... great so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Wow!that looks nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Beautiful color and decals Steve... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted October 11, 2015 Author Share Posted October 11, 2015 Sprayed all 3 sets of glass earlier today and will clearcoat them in a day or two before installing on the first one. Nice thing about '79 T/As is the trim was usually black instead of chrome so no foiling to be done. Also have the second one ready for some primer. This will be the green one with T-tops and tan interior. I cut out the openings and added a piece of sheet plastic underneath to form a lip. I trimmed down an old set of hatches from the Monogram 1/24 kit to fit the openings. They'll get a dark tint using Tamiya "smoke". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedfreak Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Nice work Steve. Can't wait to see it in green. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 Any updates on these? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Any updates on these?hopefully, soon Curtis. , I had problems with the green paint on the second one and it set me back some. I have the glass in the red one and the interior can go in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted December 5, 2015 Author Share Posted December 5, 2015 So, here's the green one. As you can see, the decals don't look as good as I'd hoped. More of a brown/beige combo than golds. Still, should look better with the tan interior in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 Really sharp Steve.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyrichard Posted December 5, 2015 Share Posted December 5, 2015 whow nice !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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