Dirkpitt289 Posted November 3, 2017 Posted November 3, 2017 Nice color and the interior is looking good. Did the kit come with the T handle?
mrmike Posted November 3, 2017 Author Posted November 3, 2017 Thanks Dirk and Steve!Did the kit come with the T handle? No, it didn't. The T handle definitely came from my parts box, but may have originally come from the AMT '69 Cougar Eliminator.
mrmike Posted November 14, 2017 Author Posted November 14, 2017 After a good cleaning, I painted the resin grille with Alclad II Gloss Black Base. Then I painted the grille with Alclad II Chrome. More to come...
mrmike Posted November 16, 2017 Author Posted November 16, 2017 I painted the body last week and noticed a paint run on the left rear fender. I started by sanding off the paint run and will give the body another coat of Tamiya TS-20 Metallic Green. A mockup with the grille. Looks great! More to come...
mrmike Posted November 17, 2017 Author Posted November 17, 2017 Thanks Dirk and Jeremy! Well, one thing is for sure, that is my model. How can I tell? There's a dog hair hanging from the fender. If it doesn't have dog hair on it, it's not mine!
mrmike Posted November 18, 2017 Author Posted November 18, 2017 I decided to assemble the chassis. The engine, most of the exhaust system, rear axle, dog house, and wheels and tires were added. I need to find a tach in my parts box and to repaint the rear package shelf on the interior. More to come...
mrmike Posted November 25, 2017 Author Posted November 25, 2017 I went fishing in the parts box this morning looking for a tachometer and I found that plus a set of under dash gauges. I detailed them and added some Tamiya X-22 Clear over the gauges for lenses. More to come...
mrmike Posted November 30, 2017 Author Posted November 30, 2017 Yesterday, I wet-sanded the body in prep for another coat of paint. The chassis is nearly finished. I installed the wheels and tires and the rest of the exhaust system. More to come...
mrmike Posted December 12, 2017 Author Posted December 12, 2017 I added a final coat of paint to the '69 Road Runner. Next, I'll mask of the fenders and hood for the Performance Hood Treatment. The taillights have been assembled. More to come...
mrmike Posted January 13, 2018 Author Posted January 13, 2018 I know it's been a while since I worked on the Road Runner. I finally got around to painting the stripes on the fenders and the hood. There is some cleanup necessary and I'm not 100% happy with the hood, but time will tell. More Mopar to come...
espo Posted January 13, 2018 Posted January 13, 2018 I'd forgotten about this build I thought it had gone to Under Glass and I missed it. Glad to see you're getting back to it. Not sure of the hood problem you mentioned, it looks fine in the photos.
mrmike Posted January 13, 2018 Author Posted January 13, 2018 1 hour ago, espo said: I'd forgotten about this build I thought it had gone to Under Glass and I missed it. Glad to see you're getting back to it. Not sure of the hood problem you mentioned, it looks fine in the photos. I never finished it. There was some trash on the hood that I had sanded out. I thought I had all the marks removed only to find them under the newly repainted stripes. Not sure what to do other than stripping and repainting the hood.
espo Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 That's to bad. In one picture it looks almost as if a hair is sitting in the center of the hood. It's a real pain when you have to redo all that work but I'm sure you'll make it look right.
KWT Posted January 14, 2018 Posted January 14, 2018 Still looking good, Mike! I built one of these about 20yrs ago... Found the remains of it a couple weeks ago. I don't know what I was thinking back then. Lol.
mrmike Posted January 14, 2018 Author Posted January 14, 2018 I live with two dogs in my house and my Golden Retriever is always in a constant state of shedding. I am constantly vacuuming my house and still, the dog hair is everywhere. That dog hair was an errant hair that found its way onto the hood and fortunately, the paint was dry at that time. I think I'll finish building the '69 Road Runner and deal with the hood last.
mrmike Posted January 18, 2018 Author Posted January 18, 2018 I got the Road Runner foiled this morning. I used a combination of Bare Metal Foil and my Molotow Liquid Chrome pen. More Mopar to come...
mrmike Posted January 20, 2018 Author Posted January 20, 2018 My '69 Road Runner is nearing completion! More Mopar to come...
mrmike Posted January 23, 2018 Author Posted January 23, 2018 Thanks Jeremy! My '69 Road Runner is finished and Under Glass. I would like to thank all those who took the time to view and to comment on my WIP.
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