bh1701 Posted March 15 Posted March 15 I picked this up from an online seller. The kit was actually a 1968 Cougar, but I wanted to modify it to look like the 1967 model. That required sanding off front and rear marker lights from the fenders, Cougar script on the rear fenders, and GT emblems on the front fenders. To get the correct Cougar emblem on the rear fenders, I used a decal set from Keith Marks. I also sanded off the trunk lid details and the XR7 logos on the sides of the roof since the decal set also included those. The pin stripes are also from the decal set. The color is Phoenician Yellow from Scale Finishes. Phoenician Yellow was for name used by Ford; Mercury called it Jamaican Yellow. The kit was missing one of the stock wheels, so I had to use the custom wheels from the kit. Since these were intended for the Drag version (with the wide rear tires), I had to trim the posts that the rear axle attached to so that the stock tires would fit correctly. Painting the chrome strips on the rear tail lights was a lot of fun! I usually take photos of my interiors before they are attached to the body so that I can capture all of the details. Trying to photograph the interior once it is in the body can be challenging - both from a focus and lighting perspective. I tried something new with these photos - I took an extra battery box and an small LED light that was left over from the lighting I did for a Star Trek shuttlecraft. I attached the LED to a thin piece of plastic and added a 90 degree bend to it. I can slide that light into the top of the interior to get some light on the interior in the finished model. I have a few sleeves made out of paper that I can slide over the LED if it looks too bright; these help to diffuse the light and reduce the intensity. Bart NOTE: Interior light was used on the first 2 photos NOTE: No interior light for the next photo. My interior lighting invention 16
Falcon Ranchero Posted March 15 Posted March 15 That looks real good; I like it a lot. Neat interior lighting idea.
LennyB Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Nice build Bart, came out real clean. That interior light makes a big difference for the pics. Good conversion on the 67 attributes. But any reason you left the 68 Steering wheel?
bh1701 Posted March 15 Author Posted March 15 44 minutes ago, LennyB said: Nice build Bart, came out real clean. That interior light makes a big difference for the pics. Good conversion on the 67 attributes. But any reason you left the 68 Steering wheel? No good reason for using the 68 steering wheel - except laziness. I considered trying to modify it by adding that big projection out from the center, but figured not too many people would notice the 68 steering wheel in it! But, good catch on your part to notice it! Plus, I always thought those steering wheels with the big projections on them were pretty ugly! Bart
LennyB Posted March 15 Posted March 15 21 minutes ago, bh1701 said: No good reason for using the 68 steering wheel - except laziness. I considered trying to modify it by adding that big projection out from the center, but figured not too many people would notice the 68 steering wheel in it! But, good catch on your part to notice it! Plus, I always thought those steering wheels with the big projections on them were pretty ugly! Bart Bart I agree, they were ugly, glad they only used them one year.
DJMar Posted March 15 Posted March 15 That's a sweet looking Cougar! Really cool conversion, too. Nice go on the tail lights, those are a pain to detail. And those '67-only steering wheels are too ugly to be in any car.
STU111 Posted March 15 Posted March 15 Beautifully built Cougar. Love the period deep offset wheels. Top stuff. 👍🏻
michelle Posted March 15 Posted March 15 awesome work i have a 3d printable model kit of a 67 cougar that was designed by andry bezrodny i still have to print at some point
Claude Thibodeau Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Hi Bart! Very clean and credible rendition of the best year for a Cougar, IMHO. Bravo! CT
Bucky Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Fantastic results! I like the color combo, too. How did you detail the taillights? I'm working on a 67 Cougar now and could use a hint for the taillights.
bh1701 Posted March 16 Author Posted March 16 39 minutes ago, Bucky said: Fantastic results! I like the color combo, too. How did you detail the taillights? I'm working on a 67 Cougar now and could use a hint for the taillights. Keith, The technique I used was a "stamping method". I used a pencil with a clean, unused flat-top eraser. It was one of the cheap plastic pencils with refillable lead that had a flat-topped eraser on it. If the eraser is rounded at the top, I don't think that would work as well. I used Metallic Silver craft paint and would get just a little bit of paint on the head of the eraser, and then would touch it gently to the taillight ribs. Don't drag the eraser across the ribs; just tap it gently to the surface like you'd do with a rubber stamp. It sometimes took multiple "stampings" to get the paint built up to where it was visible. I like the craft paints since you can remove paint from any unwanted areas with a sharp toothpick that has been lightly moistened with water. That worked well to remove any paint that ended up between the ribs where the red taillight should be seen. If you really screw up, you can remove everything with water while the paint is still wet and just start over again. I did create a post a while ago where I asked for ideas on how to do this. You had made some comments on that post. You may want to revisit it to see the different ideas that were suggested. Good luck with your taillights! Bart 1
thatz4u Posted March 16 Posted March 16 (edited) very nice 67 Cougar, well done don't forget to repost this in the Community Builds in the Cougar section Edited March 16 by thatz4u
AMT68 Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Excellent work and a treat to see one of these more rarely posted '67-'68 Cougars.
bh1701 Posted March 16 Author Posted March 16 1 hour ago, thatz4u said: very nice 67 Cougar, well done don't forget to repost this in the Community Builds in the Cougar section Al, I added some pics to the Community Build forum for my 67 and 69 Cougars. Didn't know that there was a section exclusively for Cougars! Thanks, Bart
espo Posted March 16 Posted March 16 Great looking paint finishes and color. Like the interior detailing and the interior light helps to show it off when displayed. The Ansen style wheels were popular when these cars were new.
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