1967 Comet Cyclone

[Harold]

Well, here's one I just finished. One of those on again- off again deals that I've been playing with over a period of several years (and I finally got serious with it after finishing up my T-Bird). It's the 90's era AMT kit built mostly box stock, with a few additions. The color is Plasti-Kote #1586 Light Blue Metallic in their 'Truck and SUV' paint line. I didn't realize you needed a special paint for pickups and Prairie Schooners. After foiling and adding the decals last Friday, I sprayed it with Dupli-Color clear, and spent part of Monday and Tuesday nights polishing it out with a Detail Master polishing kit. I like the way the 'Mercury' badges turned out on the hood and deck. I foiled them before I shot the primer, and the polishing revealed nicely chromed scripts.

The tailights are floating somewhere around my apartment, and after rummaging through the boxes I thought they may have wound up in and not locating said lenses, I mixed up a batch of 5-minute epoxy, tinted it with Tamiya Clear Red and flowed it into the openings with a toothpick. After curing overnight, I added the backup lights with Polly S Reefer White and a toothpick.

The engine is box stock with the exception of wires (Radio Shack wire wrapping dyed with RIT dye), some Detail Master wire looms and heater hoses.

The wheels are the Cragars from the AMT '65 Ford, and I added some knockoffs from the parts box (Cragar offered these as accessories) and painted the centers with Tamiya Clear Blue. I still have to add the fender badges. After some research (image searches are a wonderful thing), I found out that they're black with silver lettering, and I have the silver 'GT' letters on the decal sheet from the AMT '67 Mustang. I also found out (or actually reassured my memory) that the turn signals were clear with amber bulbs, so these two issues will be dealt with tonight. Thanks for looking. Ciao.

[MarkJ]

Nice clean build Harold.

[Bainford]

Sharp looking Merc, Harold. I really like the blue paint, and the engine wiring is very neat and tidy. Nicely done. The cragars are a nice period touch, too.

I quite like this kit, but I really wish AMT made it a 66 instead of the 67. The 66 Comet is one of my very favorite 60s cars.

Edited April 22, 2008 by Bainford

[Bluzboy66]

Harold,

That looks great. The color looks perfect on the car. I just picked up yet ANOTHER one of those kits. I want to build one box-stock and use another one to build a funnycar.

Mike

[Bernard Kron]

Very nice build. And a veritable how-to of tips and tricks from someone for whom resourcefulness and accuracy of detail are obviously a given.