1964 Mustang Convertible

[Ceaser_Salad]

Hi all, 
Finished this one up last night. Repainting took a toll, the hood is a couple shades darker than the rest of the body, and there is a little cracking around the front edge on the driver side. Overall, I am happy with the outcome. The added brake lines and engine wiring adds a little interest, if not crude. 
I used ak metals xtreme metallic blue on top of AK filler primer with an automotive spray clear coat (which oddly was the cheapest spray clear in canadian tire...) Polished out it looks quite nice, so this is going to be my go to clear for cars now.  I want to do another convertible in the purple AK metal that I have. I want to keep adding detail and getting better at adding realism to my models, so any feedback is helpful.

The liner I made from some felt, as well as the carpet on the floor. Seat belts and buckles are made from wire and layer of masking tape.

 

[stavanzer]

Great Build. The Underbody Details and Hubcaps are noteworthy

The Blue looks good , too.

 

Good Show.

[Jim B]

Great looking Mustang.  Well done.

[michelle]

nice work 

[XYHARRY]

Nice convertible there Declan, do you have any photos of the engine compartment and the seatbelts?

[Mike 1017]

Great color combo

[Ceaser_Salad]

Forgot to include images of seatbelts and engine bay:

[STU111]

Nice work. 👍🏻 Good colour choice and the detail painting of the hubcaps really adds to the visual appeal. Top stuff.

[PappyD340]

Very nice Mutang!

[slusher]

Really good looking Mustang!

[TonyW]

Nice work. The hubcap detailing really stands out.

 

Regarding the different shade of blue on the hood, I'm assuming the body and hood got painted seperately? Metallics are really hard to match doing it that way.

I sit the car body on a balled up bit of masking tape on top of a spray bomb,with another ball of tape holding the hood slightly above the body. The fenders and hood then get the same paint coverage and the color stays consistant.

Here's how I painted a Revell Boss 302 using that method. I expected trouble from the yellow paint but it all worked out fine.

[Ceaser_Salad]

Thanks guys,

Tony, I had painted everything all together initially. It was a touch up that made it a different tone, as I had to paint over a little thumb print I had made. I am hoping that my next build won't need a repaint so everything remains the same color. 

The first paint job I had done on the car had ended in one solid color, then I had to touch some spots up on the side. That resulted in different tones of blue showing up, so I repainted the whole thing again, muffed up the hood and added a layer or so to the hood to cover up.