AMT '67 Mustang Fastback-Now in Under Glass Section

[mustang1989]

10 hours ago, mrmike said:

I like how this Mustang is progressing, Joe!  Good job!

Thanks Mike!! Glad to have you on board brother.

9 hours ago, Steve H said:

Hi Joe! Well, I had somehow missed this one. Just got caught up. First, I hope all is well with you and your family, sorry to hear you have had some difficult times. It sounds like you have a good attitude about it and are on the upswing. 
Now the Mustang, what a fantastic looking build. Great details throughout on the engine, interior and chassis. You do beautiful work my friend, I’ll be watching as you finish this one up.

Yeah we're slowly climbing out of the hole and I appreciate the good word bud. Thank you for being onboard as well. 

1 hour ago, slusher said:

impressive interior, Joe!  Very nice detail..

'Preciate that Carl. ?

54 minutes ago, Mike C. said:

I wish I could get my interiors to look that good. ?

Thank you for your comments Mike. Dude.....keep hanging around here long enough and you'll be doing things you never dreamed of. I came here in 2013 and was building aircraft models (which I'm getting ready to start another one up pretty quick) and my auto modeling needed alot of work at that point. There's alot of talent and helpful folks around here that are more than willing to give a hand. Glad to have you in here man.

[Bills72sj]

Enjoying all the details you are adding.

 

Edited December 4, 2021 by Bills72sj
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[mustang1989]

7 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

Enjoying all the details you are adding.

 

Thanks Bill! ?

Continuing on ......... Got the rear seat belts finished up and this pic is with the rear seat test fitted into place. Now moving on to the finishing touches to the interior tub.

[Keef]

I’m just….WOWED by this build. I actually bought this kit to use the chassis under the GT500 kit but now I’m having second thoughts lol. I may have to purchase another one to build instead of part out. Keep up the great work sir! ??

[mustang1989]

On 12/4/2021 at 10:28 AM, Keef said:

I’m just….WOWED by this build. I actually bought this kit to use the chassis under the GT500 kit but now I’m having second thoughts lol. I may have to purchase another one to build instead of part out. Keep up the great work sir! ??

Thanks Keith. It's not a bad kit, you just have to watch out for the a$$ low stance depending on what you want to do with it. It's pretty easy to correct if you plan it all out.

Alright gang. Got the interior tub completed. Holes were drilled in the tops of the door panels at the rear of the doors where the door lock knobs while be installed later on near the end of the build.

[Beans]

Looking awesome!  Glad to see you back in action.

[Steve H]

Beautiful interior Joe, the Hot Rod magazine is a nice touch. The mats look sweet, I like the door lock knob addition, I have done this a few times myself. That steering wheel…. perfect.

Cheers, Steve

[TransAmMike]

And you continue to amaze my friend.  You da master  ?

[mustang1989]

10 hours ago, Beans said:

Looking awesome!  Glad to see you back in action.

Thanks Joe. Glad to be back as well. 

9 hours ago, Steve H said:

Beautiful interior Joe, the Hot Rod magazine is a nice touch. The mats look sweet, I like the door lock knob addition, I have done this a few times myself. That steering wheel…. perfect.

Cheers, Steve

'Preciate that Steve!! 

6 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

And you continue to amaze my friend.  You da master  ?

Glad you're in on this as well Mike. I dunno 'bout dat master part but I do thank you for the vote of confidence brother.

[Mike C.]

Looking better and better. ?

[slusher]

Beautiful interior Joe, what did you use on that dash and console? Looks to smooth for paint…

[mustang1989]

12 hours ago, Mike C. said:

Looking better and better. ?

Thanks Mike!! 

9 hours ago, slusher said:

Beautiful interior Joe, what did you use on that dash and console? Looks to smooth for paint…

Thank you Carl. I use Stynlrez Black for a base and then come back over it with a super thin coat of MM Semi Gloss Black to get the right vinyl effect. Stynlrez is something that most folks either absolutely love or hate. For me it goes on SUPER smooth and the results are well enough worth the only pitfall that the stuff has in my experience and that'll be the airbrush and paint cup clean up. Stuff is HELL to clean off but like I said.....the result that it gives is as near perfect as I've ever seen. 

I used Stynlrez gray for my 1/35 Ryefield Type 82 Volkswagen last year and weathered it lightly. The finish turned out great and the color was a very close match to the German Gray that was needed. I'm tellin' ya....this stuff lays down smooth as silk. 

Edited December 7, 2021 by mustang1989

[Mike C.]

44 minutes ago, mustang1989 said:

Thanks Mike!! 

Thank you Carl. I use Stynlrez Black for a base and then come back over it with a super thin coat of MM Semi Gloss Black to get the right vinyl effect. Stynlrez is something that most folks either absolutely love or hate. For me it goes on SUPER smooth and the results are well enough worth the only pitfall that the stuff has in my experience and that'll be the airbrush and paint cup clean up. Stuff is HELL to clean off but like I said.....the result that it gives is as near perfect as I've ever seen. 

I used Stynlrez gray for my 1/35 Ryefield Type 82 Volkswagen last year and weathered it lightly. The finish turned out great and the color was a very close match to the German Gray that was needed. I'm tellin' ya....this stuff lays down smooth as silk. 

love that VW! I Remember seeing on similar to it a few years back at the annual WW2 weekend at Reading airport. I have since lost all those pics ☹️. Those P-51s were loud!

[slusher]

Joe, did you foil the chrome look on the dash and console??

[NOBLNG]

Wow Joe! That interior is looking fantastic! ?

[TransAmMike]

4 hours ago, mustang1989 said:

Thanks Mike!! 

Thank you Carl. I use Stynlrez Black for a base and then come back over it with a super thin coat of MM Semi Gloss Black to get the right vinyl effect. Stynlrez is something that most folks either absolutely love or hate. For me it goes on SUPER smooth and the results are well enough worth the only pitfall that the stuff has in my experience and that'll be the airbrush and paint cup clean up. Stuff is HELL to clean off but like I said.....the result that it gives is as near perfect as I've ever seen. 

I used Stynlrez gray for my 1/35 Ryefield Type 82 Volkswagen last year and weathered it lightly. The finish turned out great and the color was a very close match to the German Gray that was needed. I'm tellin' ya....this stuff lays down smooth as silk. 

Well Joe, I didn't know you were a Stynylrez or just forgot. I use it also but sometimes it sprays smooth and other times its a bit rough. It's so tough tho a light sanding smooths it out. I have been using Createx color paints lately and discovered their sealer which is said to be a primer and wow, it lays down nice. It also comes in numerous colors if you want to use a color the same shade as a topcoat.

Enjoy the day my friend!!

[mustang1989]

13 hours ago, Mike C. said:

love that VW! I Remember seeing on similar to it a few years back at the annual WW2 weekend at Reading airport. I have since lost all those pics ☹️. Those P-51s were loud!

Thanks Mike. Yeah that sucks loosing stuff like that.

13 hours ago, slusher said:

Joe, did you foil the chrome look on the dash and console??

I foiled the R/H side and applied Molotow on the cluster side. Then I shot a light coat of acrylic dull coat over both sides to make them look alike in regards to luster. Console is all BMF.

13 hours ago, NOBLNG said:

Wow Joe! That interior is looking fantastic! ?

Thanks Greg! 

10 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Well Joe, I didn't know you were a Stynylrez or just forgot. I use it also but sometimes it sprays smooth and other times its a bit rough. It's so tough tho a light sanding smooths it out. I have been using Createx color paints lately and discovered their sealer which is said to be a primer and wow, it lays down nice. It also comes in numerous colors if you want to use a color the same shade as a topcoat.

Enjoy the day my friend!!

I've heard good things about Createx and may try it at some point. For me this Stynlrez is the way to go. I've met some folks that say they would just flat NEVER use it again and then there's others like myself who love using the stuff. It just flows so dang good from the AB. 

[mustang1989]

 Every now and then people in business will take the time to listen to a consumer and make necessary changes. I spoke with Eric Oberhofer at Round 2 at the beginning of September in regards to the AMT 67 Mustang Fastback issues. One of the issues involved the tires that came in the kit which were Firestone Super Sports tires instead of the Firestone Wide O Oval tires that were on the box top. He had mentioned that he was going to bring this issue up in the next board meeting. Meanwhile I had received a set of Wide O Oval decals from a friend of mine on the forums. After removing the Super Sports logos from the sides of the tires and had applied those, however, they looked too big and I was left scratching my head at what I was going to do next. I decided to go down to Hobby Lobby and purchase another kit and use the Super Sports tires...........BUT............when I opened the box of the newly purchased kit I found..........a set of Wide O Oval tires now in the box!!!!!! A BIG shout out goes to Eric and the Round 2 team involved in making this change.

Before the change this is what came in the box....

 

and this is now what comes in the box. Here mounted on my newly painted & detailed wheels. Just gotta spin the tires up on a socket in my drill to give that tire tread a worn look.

[TransAmMike]

10 hours ago, mustang1989 said:

Thanks Mike. Yeah that sucks loosing stuff like that.

I foiled the R/H side and applied Molotow on the cluster side. Then I shot a light coat of acrylic dull coat over both sides to make them look alike in regards to luster. Console is all BMF.

Thanks Greg! 

I've heard good things about Createx and may try it at some point. For me this Stynlrez is the way to go. I've met some folks that say they would just flat NEVER use it again and then there's others like myself who love using the stuff. It just flows so dang good from the AB. 

Do you use the Stynlrez straight out the bottle?    Any idea why it sprays on fuzzy sometimes?

[mustang1989]

On 12/8/2021 at 8:37 AM, TransAmMike said:

Do you use the Stynlrez straight out the bottle?    Any idea why it sprays on fuzzy sometimes?

I do use it straight from the bottle Mike. There are some that absolutely cannot work with it and therefore don't like it but I've found that shooting it at around 30psi and staying fairly close to the work with the AB produces the smoothest result. The further from the work the airbrush is and / or the lower the pressure (25 psi or less) produces a grainy/ fuzzy look. I use alcohol for AB clean up and make sure to shoot some water through it after cleaning.

[Monty]

I sincerely doubt I would have thought of all the procedures involved in that dash surgery you did (doubt I could have done it as well either) but the result was remarkable.  

This is a great example of what a "black" interior should look like.  You really nailed the vinyl look on the seats, and the flat shade of black carpet sets them off perfectly.

 

[TransAmMike]

1 hour ago, mustang1989 said:

I do use it straight from the bottle Mike. There are some that absolutely cannot work with it and therefore don't like it but I've found that shooting it at around 30psi and staying fairly close to the work with the AB produces the smoothest result. The further from the work the airbrush is and / or the lower the pressure (25 psi or less) produces a grainy/ fuzzy look. I use alcohol for AB clean up and make sure to shoot some water through it after cleaning.

Thanks for the reply Joe. I'm gonna have to remember those things next time I use. 

[mustang1989]

On 12/9/2021 at 9:05 PM, Monty said:

I sincerely doubt I would have thought of all the procedures involved in that dash surgery you did (doubt I could have done it as well either) but the result was remarkable.  

This is a great example of what a "black" interior should look like.  You really nailed the vinyl look on the seats, and the flat shade of black carpet sets them off perfectly.

 

Wow! Thanks for the great comments Monty. Really appreciate that bud.

On 12/9/2021 at 9:45 PM, TransAmMike said:

Thanks for the reply Joe. I'm gonna have to remember those things next time I use. 

No problem at all bro. Let me know if you have any trouble with that stuff Mike. 

[David G.]

The interior came out fantastic! I like the magazine too.

The wheels should look great on the car.

I really like the Bug too. You're right, the gray looks perfect.

David G.

[TooOld]

Beautiful interior Joe , your hard work is really paying off !