Ferbz Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 After working on this thing off and on for 5+yrs, this scale copy of Curley's old Merc is finally done! It's been a rocky road with a botched paintjob strip and bodywork redo along the way, but overall I'm glad to have it wrapped up 😊 Here's the link to the progress page where I've described how I started with an AMT 49 Merc kit and proceeded to cut it up, and another link to a WIP page where I show how I did some of the custom work as well as some detail tricks I learned along the way: With all of it's imperfections and hiccups, this build is my best effort at making a model of one of my favorite all time 1:1 custom Mercs......I hope y'all like it! 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atomicholiday Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Beautiful build. That color is outstanding! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Beautiful looking Merc and love the color and paint finish. I saw all the issues you ran into on this build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
58 Impala Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Very nice, great color. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iBorg Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Love it! Makes me want to start one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted May 30, 2023 Share Posted May 30, 2023 Beautiful Merc Custom. Its stance is perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satterwhite78 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Everybody who build needs to have one of these Mercury's in their collection .....Fantastic build! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlecan Dan Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 That's gorgeous! Those old Mercs are always a hit. But Yours is exceptional. Congrats on accomplishing all that work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Great looking 50 Merc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bondo bill Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 She's a beauty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 VERY nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koellefornia Kid Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Wow, Ferby! This model turned out great! <an awesome tribute to one of the most beautiful custom Mercs ever! So many great modifications and a delicious looking paint job! Stunning... 🥰 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyguy Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Wow,wow,wow,and wow is all I could say scrolling thru the fotos. Super build!!!!!1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYHARRY Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Kool kustom and worth the wait. Well done Ferby. Cheers, David. 😎👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thatz4u Posted May 31, 2023 Share Posted May 31, 2023 Ferby, great old school kemp, color is great & body work is well done... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferbz Posted May 31, 2023 Author Share Posted May 31, 2023 16 hours ago, atomicholiday said: Beautiful build. That color is outstanding! Thanks! It doesn't quite 'glow' like the real one did, but it still stands out I think 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferbz Posted May 31, 2023 Author Share Posted May 31, 2023 1 hour ago, thatz4u said: Ferby, great old school kemp, color is great & body work is well done... Thank you very much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferbz Posted May 31, 2023 Author Share Posted May 31, 2023 5 hours ago, XYHARRY said: Kool kustom and worth the wait. Well done Ferby. Cheers, David. 😎👍 Thanks so much! Kustoms are king! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferbz Posted May 31, 2023 Author Share Posted May 31, 2023 6 hours ago, nyguy said: Wow,wow,wow,and wow is all I could say scrolling thru the fotos. Super build!!!!!1 lol Thanks man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Gorgeous Mercury! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatout Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Beautiful work Ferby…the custom bodywork and paint are stunning!😎 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferbz Posted June 1, 2023 Author Share Posted June 1, 2023 On 5/31/2023 at 1:48 AM, Koellefornia Kid said: Wow, Ferby! This model turned out great! <an awesome tribute to one of the most beautiful custom Mercs ever! So many great modifications and a delicious looking paint job! Stunning... 🥰 Thanks man! I learned alot doing this build, particularly the fact that scale tribute copies are tough to do! There's alot of pressure to get the details as accurate as possible lol I did this build solely for myself though, so I only needed to get it as 'right' as I could for my personal satisfaction. It's not entirely accurate, but it's close enough 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Looks great! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 Sweet, clean, and SHINY 😀😀😀 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Can-Con Posted June 1, 2023 Share Posted June 1, 2023 very impressive replica. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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