tooltime-fan Posted March 8, 2022 Posted March 8, 2022 Very nice and clean build. Good choice in the color 1
mustang1989 Posted March 8, 2022 Author Posted March 8, 2022 2 hours ago, tooltime-fan said: Very nice and clean build. Good choice in the color Thanks Andreas. Definitely having a good time with this one.
mustang1989 Posted March 9, 2022 Author Posted March 9, 2022 I did some work on this yesterday but after I finished it just looked "off". I ended up removing the brake lines because they were .022" solder and were waaaaaaaaaaaay too big scale wise. So I backed up, regrouped and used the appropriate .015" solder I had. Dunno how I mixed up yesterday but we're on the road to progress now. I managed to get the brake lines, vacuum line to the booster and master cylinder cap retaining wire installed. I may come back to that rear brake line and re-tweak the bend in it to match the front line but here we are at this point. 3
mustang1989 Posted March 20, 2022 Author Posted March 20, 2022 Well.................I had some time yesterday and the humidity was low so I spent a little over an hour prepping and applying the gloss coat onto this puppy. Here she is after the clear shoot. No polishing or anything just yet and this is the turnout. To say that I'm very well pleased with this would simply be an understatement. 3
slusher Posted March 20, 2022 Posted March 20, 2022 Joe, that’s gorgeous! Your a talented model builder brother!
Dragonhawk1066 Posted March 20, 2022 Posted March 20, 2022 Looking mighty fine! The blue looks great with the clear on, and the engine detailing is well done!
dragcarz Posted March 21, 2022 Posted March 21, 2022 Just beautiful Joe, I’m glad your doing better, it’s been a tough year for you!
mustang1989 Posted March 23, 2022 Author Posted March 23, 2022 On 3/20/2022 at 11:21 AM, slusher said: Joe, that’s gorgeous! Your a talented model builder brother! Thanks alot buddy Carl! On 3/20/2022 at 3:32 PM, TransAmMike said: Oh yeah Buddy!!? Great to have you on board Mike. Gonna have to check out your latest project. On 3/20/2022 at 5:59 PM, Dragonhawk1066 said: Looking mighty fine! The blue looks great with the clear on, and the engine detailing is well done! Thanks Craig. Your Mustang turned out tops. Love the color you chose on that one. On 3/21/2022 at 6:39 AM, dragcarz said: Just beautiful Joe, I’m glad your doing better, it’s been a tough year for you! Thanks Roger. It's been pretty crazy alright but am getting through it all one step at a time.
mustang1989 Posted March 29, 2022 Author Posted March 29, 2022 This morning I finally got the PE grille and the fog light system put into place. Have to touch up the fog light chrome but will wait until I’ve got everything on the car so I don’t risk messing the touch ups up with excessive handling. 3
Bainford Posted March 30, 2022 Posted March 30, 2022 Looking good, Joe. You laid the clear down beautifully. 1
ModelcarJR Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 Wow! The paint and engine detailing are outstanding and I can't imagine doing all of that detail myself. Congrats, Joe! ?? 1
Ian McLaren Posted March 31, 2022 Posted March 31, 2022 Love the paint and the added detailing under the hood, this is coming along nicely. 1
Mopar - D Posted April 1, 2022 Posted April 1, 2022 Joe your Mustang is awesome! Are you going to be able to make it to Modelmania this year it’s on April 30. https://ipms-houstontx.org 1
mustang1989 Posted April 1, 2022 Author Posted April 1, 2022 On 3/29/2022 at 4:19 PM, mrmike said: This is looking really good, Joe! Thank you Mike! On 3/29/2022 at 7:20 PM, Bainford said: Looking good, Joe. You laid the clear down beautifully. 'Preciate that Trevor. For some reason this time it just flowed really smooth!! On 3/30/2022 at 9:34 AM, slusher said: Looks great Joe! Thank you good buddy Carl!! On 3/30/2022 at 8:52 PM, ModelcarJR said: Wow! The paint and engine detailing are outstanding and I can't imagine doing all of that detail myself. Congrats, Joe! ?? Thanks for taggin' along JR!! Great to have you in here!! 12 hours ago, Ian McLaren said: Love the paint and the added detailing under the hood, this is coming along nicely. Thanks Ian!! 9 hours ago, espo said: The grill looks realistic. Thank you for the comments Dave!! 2 hours ago, Mopar - D said: Joe your Mustang is awesome! Are you going to be able to make it to Modelmania this year it’s on April 30. https://ipms-houstontx.org Dan!!! Long time no talk pal!! Awww dangit man!!! That weekend I'll be up attending my nephew's college graduation. When's the HAMMS show?? Gotta try and make one dude!!
mustang1989 Posted April 6, 2022 Author Posted April 6, 2022 Well…here we are so far gang. Got the lenses, bezels, fuel cap and license plate installed. I will go into more detail on the rear bumper in the next post but I made some much needed changes to it. My plans are to strip the chrome off of the bumper and re-apply in lieu of the mods. Here’s the latest… 4
Steve H Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 Hi Joe! I’m trying to get caught up on all the awesomeness that I have missed. Beautiful work here my friend, fantastic attention to detail, VERY clean. That clear coat looks killer, smooth… This is going to be a real beauty when she’s all assembled. Cheers, Steve 1
slusher Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 15 hours ago, mustang1989 said: Well…here we are so far gang. Got the lenses, bezels, fuel cap and license plate installed. I will go into more detail on the rear bumper in the next post but I made some much needed changes to it. My plans are to strip the chrome off of the bumper and re-apply in lieu of the mods. Here’s the latest… very nice detailed , I like your tag frame brother! 1
TooOld Posted April 7, 2022 Posted April 7, 2022 This is really looking super nice Joe , excellent work ! Your paint and extra detailing are really making this one stand out . One thing you might take a look at is that "Floating Alternator" , it needs some kind of bracket . Nothing fancy just a strip of plastic on top from the alternator to the water pump is enough , put a couple of small bends in it and it will look factory . 1
mustang1989 Posted April 7, 2022 Author Posted April 7, 2022 11 hours ago, Steve H said: Hi Joe! I’m trying to get caught up on all the awesomeness that I have missed. Beautiful work here my friend, fantastic attention to detail, VERY clean. That clear coat looks killer, smooth… This is going to be a real beauty when she’s all assembled. Cheers, Steve Thanks Steve. I really appreciate the kind words. I'm really looking forward to the finish line and am fighting back getting in a hurry with it. 9 hours ago, slusher said: very nice detailed , I like your tag frame brother! Thanks Carl. I just couldn't resist. lol 3 hours ago, TooOld said: This is really looking super nice Joe , excellent work ! Your paint and extra detailing are really making this one stand out . One thing you might take a look at is that "Floating Alternator" , it needs some kind of bracket . Nothing fancy just a strip of plastic on top from the alternator to the water pump is enough , put a couple of small bends in it and it will look factory . Thank you for the comments and the suggestion on the alternator Bob. I'm not one for the mystical floating alternator effect either. I couldn't really do anything bottom side but I did manage to install an adjuster bracket (even though it's not a true factory part) on the top of the alternator to the water pump when I built it. 2
mustang1989 Posted April 11, 2022 Author Posted April 11, 2022 Finished up the rear panel this morning. I've never really liked the lower bumper guards on either side of the license plate on these cars so I stripped the chrome off of the bumper, cut those off and smoothed everything out. I then began the Alclad re-chroming process. All in all I'm REALLY happy with the turnout.... 4
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