Scott8950 Posted May 21 Share Posted May 21 It's coming along nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted May 21 Author Share Posted May 21 17 hours ago, Scott8950 said: It's coming along nicely. Thanks, hoping for smooth sailing now that the paint is done. Yeah right, that's never going to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 Been a while since I showed this one some love. Spent the last couple of days getting a stiff neck applying some BMF. My original plan was to have white inside the side molding and if you look back I actually did a two-tone paint job, but the BMF was too fine to stick on the surrounding molding around the white. So I foiled over the entire molding and I will attempt to paint inside the lines to get the effect I originally wanted. In the meantime decided to do a quick mockup and show some progress as it's actually coming together. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 That’s beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted July 21 Author Share Posted July 21 7 hours ago, slusher said: That’s beautiful! Thanks Carl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted July 21 Share Posted July 21 Foil looks good and I like the body and interior colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 One step forward, two steps back.😫😆 Been trying to wrap up loose ends on this one but I keep breaking the rear wheels off. Didn't think the slant six had that much torque. 😬 Broke both wheels off, one twice. Finally drilled out the Lindberg low count plastic spline axles and harvested some vintage AMT steel to hold things together. Let's see what Charles Lindberg has to say about that....mmm, wrong Lindberg I guess. 😗 Anyway, got a few bits accomplished. Side view and rear view mirrors are on. These are from the original JoHan kit. Same goes for the hood ornament. They actually had two mirrors and two hood ornaments. Guess they thought I might loose one. And believe it or not they actually had mounting pins. Just had to drill into my shiny black paint just to mount them. Added door handles as well from the Lindberg kit. These did not have pins. So I drilled right thru the push button and slid a push pin into place to mount them leaving the head of the pin to be the new push button. Clever right...'er wrong, now the pin sticking through to the inside got in the way of the interior tub. One step forward.... Have no idea where the headlights from the vintage JoHan 64 grill might be but no problem. The headlights from the Lindberg kit fit perfectly. Two steps forward???? Maybe just this once.🤯 We also got some work done on the tail end. bumper, lights and plate. Hey, we might actually be street legal soon. (I wouldn't count on it) HEY!, who said that.😲 That's the end for now. See ya next time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 3 Share Posted August 3 Lindberg model cars are famous for the reàr wheels breaking off.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted August 3 Author Share Posted August 3 7 minutes ago, slusher said: Lindberg model cars are famous for the reàr wheels breaking off.. So I guess that means I'm not famous for breaking them off😎 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 Got a couple more items checked off the list. Mainly the battery on the top side and the exhaust on the bottom. Battery really looks big sitting next to that slant 6. Must be a group 26. I picked up a crack in the grill at some point, hopefully I can find another as the glue doesn't want to hold this one in place. You may have noticed the wheel covers have gone MIA. I decided I didn't like them anymore, and besides I have to use them on an upcoming build I'll soon be dusting off (hint in there somewhere), decided I wanted to go with hubcaps instead. Went through my entire stash and could not find a set of Mopar hubcaps. So I have a set coming from eBay. Hopefully it arrives soon so I can wrap this one up. 🤞🏼 See ya on the flip side.⏺️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mopar - D Posted August 5 Share Posted August 5 Looking sharp Len it’s the little details that you are adding that makes your Fury stand out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted August 5 Author Share Posted August 5 (edited) On 8/5/2024 at 8:26 AM, Mopar - D said: Looking sharp Len it’s the little details that you are adding that makes your Fury stand out. Thanks Dan, as long as I don't break any more wheels it should remain standing. Edited August 6 by LennyB typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 Hub caps arrived today. Bought a set of Parts by Parks Dog Dish Hub Caps. Perfect for the dog days of summer. I think they work better then the wheel covers. WDYT? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted August 7 Share Posted August 7 Oh heck yeah, Len! I like it. But what's the dog gonna do? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted August 7 Author Share Posted August 7 18 minutes ago, customline said: Oh heck yeah, Len! I like it. But what's the dog gonna do? Drink out of the 🚽 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Real nice touch by buying a set of them! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 3 hours ago, slusher said: Real nice touch by buying a set of them! Thanks Carl. They are real nice but are flat on the backside. So might not fit in all applications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customline Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 3 hours ago, LennyB said: Thanks Carl. They are real nice but are flat on the backside. So might not fit in all applications. What are they made of, Len? They look like aluminum in the photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 7 minutes ago, customline said: What are they made of, Len? They look like aluminum in the photos You are correct sir, aluminum. So that brings us back around to AMT. 😲 And for the kids out there AMT stands for Aluminum Model Toys🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moparman18064 Posted August 8 Share Posted August 8 Wow! So cool to see one not built into a Max Wedge. Great color combo, looks great, thumbs up on wheel covers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted August 8 Author Share Posted August 8 48 minutes ago, Moparman18064 said: Wow! So cool to see one not built into a Max Wedge. Great color combo, looks great, thumbs up on wheel covers Thanks a lot Rich, glad you approve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott8950 Posted August 9 Share Posted August 9 Very nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted August 9 Author Share Posted August 9 8 hours ago, Scott8950 said: Very nice build Thanks Scott, only took me 49 years😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted August 10 Author Share Posted August 10 This is why the dogs lost their dishes. This Galaxie dash used to have a perfectly good steering wheel. 😫 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LennyB Posted August 18 Author Share Posted August 18 Early on in this project I wanted to paint the inset of the side chrome white. Which I did during the painting process. But when it came time to foil the BMF would not co-operate and stay in place as the trim section was just too thin. So instead I foiled the whole trim piece. Then in what I'm calling the final bit of this build, if I don't cut it off I'll never stop, I hand painted the inset in flat white. I started with Testors flat acrylic white and laid it in the valley and rubbed off the residual with a cloth. That didn't work as the paint rolled off the body instead of wiped off. Switched to the old Testors enamel and it cooperated fairly well. It is subtle but the inset is done and so with this one parting shot I'm calling it finished and moving on. See ya on the next build. 😄 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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