´64 Mercury Marauder cruiser

[Andy Oldenburg]

This kit comes as a level 2-3 and you should not expect too much engine details or parts. But the body is of exceptionally clean molding with crisp details and it fits very well with the undercarriage. I had the idea to turn the Marauder into a low cruiser with an elegant appearance. Only wild thing was to hinge the bonnet to the right fender. And yes, I like to open doors so they had to be cut out and hinged. The doors are fitted with hidden magnets with their counterparts hidden in the front seats. It´s fun to tip the doors and let them snap into place.

The body is sprayed with Tamiya TS-88 titanium silver. The side panels and the interior are Tamiya TS-58 pearl light blue. After the titanium silver I masked the criss-cross with 1mm tape and sprayed a single thin layer of the light blue.

The undercarriage part is one of those one piece boards with all details included. Which I don´t like so much. So I cut out a lot and grinded off the exhaust system, the drive and the entire rear suspension and rebuilt everything from styrene scratch. I replaced the front suspension with parts I salvaged from a older gluebomb. 

The wheels are custom from Scale Production. The grill I cut out from the front part and replaced it with aluminum grid to match the paint job. I added a lot of detailing to the engine and replaced a few parts for a better look. For more details you can check out my WIP thread on this build.

Thank you for watching! You can see the video with the following link:

https://youtu.be/qHrU4AAhxCA

[XYHARRY]

Really nice Marauder there Andy, your attention to detail is always a pleasure to see. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[espo]

Great looking paint colors and finish. Learned a lot watching your door operations on this. The interior colors go well with the body. The engine detailing is really well done as is the chassis. Like the stance and wheels. 

[PappyD340]

Very nice Mercury!

[karbuildr]

Awesome. I really like the trick paint and all the details you added.

[Andy Oldenburg]

Hi guys, thanks for your friendly response!?

[ncbuckeye67]

That is absolutely beautiful! I love the extra detail work you put into this.

[slusher]

Impressive Mercury!

[Koellefornia Kid]

Looks great! really like the paint and the opening doors!

[Andy Oldenburg]

Jeff, Carl and Oliver,

your response makes me happy that you like my build! Thanks!