Technics Posted September 16 Posted September 16 (edited) Model - 1990 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 - Revell Box stock, a clean as possible showroom condition build ( I stripped the paint 3 times on the hood and twice on the body to get here. HUGE effort to get to this stage, I’m really proud and Can’t believe I pulled through 😀) Notes - Paint is a 2025 Mustang GTD Polymatic Grey by Firescale Polished with a dspiae rotary tool with Menzerna #2500, #3800 polishing compounds Autoglym “super resin finish” polish Colour matched flocking and interior paint Diluted the inner amber turn signal lenses to have them differ to the outer as per references. Sanded and Tamiya cement painted tires Deliberately left the door handle in paint colour Also leaving out using the rear plate felt best visually for me. Can’t bring myself to paint the 5.0 badge with an alcohol pen. Attempted dry brushing 4 times, no chance. One day maybe. Pros First polishing success First clean panel accent line and lamp success Cons Few assembly errors Few paint errors Build Thread - Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/scale_technics Edited September 16 by Technics 18
Musclecarbuilder Posted September 16 Posted September 16 (edited) HOLY MOLY she looks amazing!! Absolutely beautiful paint! You did a FANTASTIC job! Have any pic's of the engine bay? Sorry just curious 😁 Also, feel free to post it on this forum! Edited September 16 by Musclecarbuilder 1
Zen Posted September 16 Posted September 16 Outstanding detail looks great! Maybe something like this for the 5.0 emblem? Model Car Garage Photo-Etched Detail Set 1/25 1985-99 Ford Mustang MCG-2153 | eBay 1
iamsuperdan Posted September 16 Posted September 16 That turned out really nice! Excellent work on the lights. Very realistic. 1
Andrew McD Posted September 16 Posted September 16 Your perseverance paid off! Extraordinary depth and shine in the paint. I too would be curious to see under the hood and the undercarriage. 1
espo Posted September 16 Posted September 16 All of your extra efforts really paid off with the appearance of this build. Beautiful paint finish and color. 1 1
Dragonhawk1066 Posted September 16 Posted September 16 That turned out really nice with a real smooth paint job! 1 1
carrucha Posted September 17 Posted September 17 Cool build. I really dig this generation of Mustangs. 1
Technics Posted September 17 Author Posted September 17 @Musclecarbuilder @Andrew McD No motor work at all, after decades of building, taking a breaks and returning I learnt it’s not really my thing - mechanical accuracy. There’s photos of the undercarriage in the wip thread that no longer marches the exterior paint 😀 I built the motor for my Lancia Stratos and Blasphemi WIP projects.. Lancia Stratos Blasphemi Thread Thank you everyone for your kind words!
Bainford Posted September 18 Posted September 18 Excellent work here. Very clean, and your fantastic paint work was well worth the trials & tribulations. That is a fine looking Mustang. 1
Dragline Posted September 19 Posted September 19 WOW is that choice! Looks like an old Mass state police prowler with that color. 1
Technics Posted September 19 Author Posted September 19 Thanks alot everyone. Really motivating to read. There´s more fox goodness in the pipeline. Dirty mockup below
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