1966 Mustang Coupe

[Musclecarbuilder]

13 minutes ago, Duddly01 said:

It is the VCG resin shifter, as is the C4 automatic transmission.

 

Cool! 

[Musclecarbuilder]

9 minutes ago, Duddly01 said:

I was able to get the run out of the hood, but I burned through the trunk lid trying to get the run and trash out of the clear. Fingers crossed I can get a good color match when I respray it. ?

Aw man that sucks! Good luck.

[kpnuts]

Looks great love all the added details 

[vamach1]

23 minutes ago, Duddly01 said:

It is the VCG resin shifter, as is the C4 automatic transmission.

 

Looks  great.  There are differences between 65-66 and the 71-73 ones but the VCG one looks a heck of a lot better than what I could scratch build.  Perhaps VCG will consider printing the 71-73 ones for the new Revell Mach1 kit.

[Duddly01]

28 minutes ago, vamach1 said:

Looks  great.  There are differences between 65-66 and the 71-73 ones but the VCG one looks a heck of a lot better than what I could scratch build.  Perhaps VCG will consider printing the 71-73 ones for the new Revell Mach1 kit.

 

Yeah, I scratch built the one in my 1966 Mustang Convertible build. BIG difference. 

[Phildaupho]

Great WIP thread. You are the king of 1st gen Mustang conversions. Round 2 should follow your lead and produce a proper 65/66 1/25 Mustang kit and while they are at it a 67/68 Notchback.

[Duddly01]

1 hour ago, Phildaupho said:

Great WIP thread. You are the king of 1st gen Mustang conversions. Round 2 should follow your lead and produce a proper 65/66 1/25 Mustang kit and while they are at it a 67/68 Notchback.

Funny you say that. I did just get a resin transkit for a 1968 Mustang California Special for the Revell 1968 GT. I had one in the past in Lime Gold. Going to be a part of the "One's that got away" series.

 

[Duddly01]

I was able to polish the body and hood and get it looking pretty good. I also did the panel lining for the rocker panels and front vents. I repainted the trunk lid and I think I got a decent color match but will know better after I can touch it.

[Musclecarbuilder]

9 hours ago, Duddly01 said:

I was able to polish the body and hood and get it looking pretty good. I also did the panel lining for the rocker panels and front vents. I repainted the trunk lid and I think I got a decent color match but will know better after I can touch it.

Man that paint looks amazing! 

[Duddly01]

10 hours ago, Musclecarbuilder said:

Man that paint looks amazing! 

Thank you. It's hours of work to get it smooth, but I hate orange peel. I see lots of scale cars beautifully detailed watching channels on youTube, just to be let down by a rough paint job. I have shown in MCA concours driven, and I am willing to take the point loss for having a too smooth of finish.

 

[Musclecarbuilder]

7 minutes ago, Duddly01 said:

Thank you. It's hours of work to get it smooth, but I hate orange peel. I see lots of scale cars beautifully detailed watching channels on youTube, just to be let down by a rough paint job. I have shown in MCA concours driven, and I am willing to take the point loss for having a too smooth of finish.

 

Yeah I totally agree with the guys on youtube. Have you ever watched this guy called a4 garage? He's doing a 66 mustang 2+2 fastback. The dude is extremely talented. I can't wait to see your car when you finish it!

[Duddly01]

40 minutes ago, Musclecarbuilder said:

Yeah I totally agree with the guys on youtube. Have you ever watched this guy called a4 garage? He's doing a 66 mustang 2+2 fastback. The dude is extremely talented. I can't wait to see your car when you finish it!

Yes, he is amazing. He only releases a new video every other month or so, but I wait with bated breath for the next one. There are a couple of great builders out there I watch and get ideas from. 
These are a coupe favorites:
MR. LIN'S SCALE MODELING - YouTube
Kenji's Plastic Models - YouTube
A4 Garage - YouTube

This is the guy I learned from to ALWAYS do a white glue mockup before assembly. Stands even more true since I do so much kit bashing and scratch building:
Scale Model Experiment - YouTube

[FoMoCo66]

1 hour ago, Duddly01 said:

Yes, he is amazing. He only releases a new video every other month or so, but I wait with bated breath for the next one. There are a couple of great builders out there I watch and get ideas from. 
These are a coupe favorites:
MR. LIN'S SCALE MODELING - YouTube
Kenji's Plastic Models - YouTube
A4 Garage - YouTube

This is the guy I learned from to ALWAYS do a white glue mockup before assembly. Stands even more true since I do so much kit bashing and scratch building:
Scale Model Experiment - YouTube

Oh yes that guy is an inspiration. As you said I'm always on the edge of my chair for the next video. I also need to start doing white glue mockup.

[Musclecarbuilder]

15 hours ago, Duddly01 said:

Yes, he is amazing. He only releases a new video every other month or so, but I wait with bated breath for the next one. There are a couple of great builders out there I watch and get ideas from. 
These are a coupe favorites:
MR. LIN'S SCALE MODELING - YouTube
Kenji's Plastic Models - YouTube
A4 Garage - YouTube

This is the guy I learned from to ALWAYS do a white glue mockup before assembly. Stands even more true since I do so much kit bashing and scratch building:
Scale Model Experiment - YouTube

Yes sir every month I check Youtube on the regular waiting for a video. Mr. Lins scale modeling is amazing aswell. SME is another one of my faves! I freakin loved his pink roadrunner. Have you ever watched scaled down customs? He's pretty good too.

[Duddly01]

3 hours ago, Musclecarbuilder said:

Yes sir every month I check Youtube on the regular waiting for a video. Mr. Lins scale modeling is amazing aswell. SME is another one of my faves! I freakin loved his pink roadrunner. Have you ever watched scaled down customs? He's pretty good too.

I haven't seen that one, will have to look it up.

[Musclecarbuilder]

7 hours ago, Duddly01 said:

I haven't seen that one, will have to look it up.

Oh man he's another good one, his paint jobs are perfect.

[Duddly01]

I finished the interior adding the seatbelts and lock knobs. Adding images of the actual car interior for comparison. 
 

[Musclecarbuilder]

11 hours ago, Duddly01 said:

I finished the interior adding the seatbelts and lock knobs. Adding images of the actual car interior for comparison. 
 

Man that interior looks great! I love the gold color.

[Duddly01]

The trunk lid repaint color match came out ok. Got detail work on the engine done and installed into the chassis. Including making sure the correct firing order. Installed the LED wiring harness and sealed areas I don’t want light to leak. One circuit for interior lights only, other for taillights, headlights and gauges. Almost time to mate the chassis and body.

[Musclecarbuilder]

13 hours ago, Duddly01 said:

The trunk lid repaint color match came out ok. Got detail work on the engine done and installed into the chassis. Including making sure the correct firing order. Installed the LED wiring harness and sealed areas I don’t want light to leak. One circuit for interior lights only, other for taillights, headlights and gauges. Almost time to mate the chassis and body.

Man those lights make the interior! It looks amazing! I love the detail in the engine bay.

[FoMoCo66]

Man those light add the next step for detail. What did you use for the trunk liner it looks just like the stuff from the factory?

[Duddly01]

2 hours ago, FoMoCo66 said:

Man those light add the next step for detail. What did you use for the trunk liner it looks just like the stuff from the factory?

I was printing my own but these are from a decal set I found on eBay. They were listed as interior decals. 

[Duddly01]

Just got the chassis and body joined. I ran into issues with the LED wiring getting in the way but got through it. Finished connecting the LED lights. On the down hill trek now, though the detailing and photo etch parts can be a lot of work to get right.

[Musclecarbuilder]

18 hours ago, Duddly01 said:

Just got the chassis and body joined. I ran into issues with the LED wiring getting in the way but got through it. Finished connecting the LED lights. On the down hill trek now, though the detailing and photo etch parts can be a lot of work to get right.

Man this car is coming together! I love the LED lights! They look amazing! 

[Duddly01]

Only a little bit more done but I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Checking off the list as I go.Wheels, back bumper and some photo etch mainly today. 

Edited February 13, 2024 by Duddly01