Malco Gasser Mustang 🐎

[Dragline]

I posted this here eons ago. If you find it the pics don't load. So here is a refresh of this car. Built the week it came out. I couldn't wait to dive into this car. Duplicolor touch up paints for both blues. They are pretty darned close. Rattle cans as I didn't have an airbrush in those days. Scratch built pulleys and belt. Wires are all chaos! Used BMF to mask the seats. That was a first for me. It has to be 15 years. Took it off the shelf. Gave it a Dawn wash and set it on paper towels, and here it is.

This is a great kit so if you see one, Grab It!

I lied! I did have an airbrush. I used Tamiya clear blue for the wheel arch brows and door handle. This was the First time I ever used an airbrush. Did I pick a difficult task as my first or what?

Edited June 16 by Dragline

[TarheelRick]

Beautiful build, hard to tell it is 15 years old.

[vamach1]

Very nice build.  Lots of magazines out there of pictures the real one in the 60’s.  Not sure how long it was raced but the car is now in the Petersen museum in Los Angeles.  It’s very cool to see it in person.

Edited June 17 by vamach1

[bondo bill]

sharp build

[Dragline]

Thanks for the pics. I got closer than I thought. Not only that but at the time I was trying to dull down race car finishes. But this car, I thought I'd leave glossy. Now I see that glossy was correct. I don't always get em right, but those blues I used are really close.

Once again, my thanks...

 

I went on Scalemates and looked it up. 2014 was the reissue date. So it's only 11 years old. Time plays tricks.

Edited June 17 by Dragline

[Mike 1017]

Great build of a Historic NHRA Gasser. I have one on my shelf. I may go with the red one

[ChrisR]

Very nice.

[PappyD340]

Looks great!

[M W Elky]

That’s a great paint color match I sure wish mine came out that good i missed on the color blue. I’m with you these are really great kits .

[Dragline]

10 hours ago, M W Elky said:

That’s a great paint color match I sure wish mine came out that good i missed on the color blue. I’m with you these are really great kits .

If you find my original post I give the numbers for the Duplicolor paints I used. Since yours is done this goes for anyone trying to to match this car.

[johnyrotten]

That looks fantastic. Nice touch with the "bluing" on the exhaust, that's something I need to learn. 👍👍

[Zippi]

Turned out pretty kewl looking.  Great looking drag car.  

[1930fordpickup]

Ohio George always had show drag cats. You hit the nail on the head with this build.