plasticprime Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 This was my first funny car kit and proved to be quite a challenge. Parts fit was poor, and in my kit there was so much flash it was hard to tell where the flash ended and the parts started. I scratch built the butterfly valves on the blower; used a black wash on the rear wheels; drilled out the exhaust pipes; scraped the chrome from the blower belt and added a yellow decal from an armor kit (.50 cal ammo box - it looks cool anyway); drilled and built mounting pegs for the parachute and fire extinguisher; scraped off the chrome from the front axle nubs and painted them clear blue; and painted the rear brakes red. Body paint was Tamiya Metallic Blue with two coats of Tamiya clear. I didn’t like the decal design on the box art, so I cut the decals and arranged them in a different layout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 It looks great! Very clean and your building skills made a nice looking model. Personally I don't like MPC models and they don't like me so I can appreciate what you went through. You need to try one of the other brands and you'll enjoy your next Funny Car build much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Very nice clean build and I like the choice of less decals is better and the color choice. Of course I like it also because of my favorite Mustang body style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larman Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Very professional looking photo layout and super job on the build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Nice model, nice photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Super nice, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted May 16, 2021 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Very clean. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plasticprime Posted May 16, 2021 Author Share Posted May 16, 2021 Thanks to everyone for the kind words on this build! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted October 19, 2021 Share Posted October 19, 2021 Very nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Pretty nice for your first funny car. Great detailing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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