WIP: 1/16 '68 Mustang Pro Mod

[sk8erdave]

that is some serious craftsmanship! Beautiful work.

[bobthehobbyguy]

The chassis is over the top. It looks real.

[Mooneyzs]

Clay... That is one fantastic update. Those tubs look killer. I admire your work. This build just keeps getting better with each update. I am already looking forward to the next update on this Awesome build.

[John Pol]

That looks really good Clay I like to ask you how do you do the brake lines,what did you use for the lines and also what did you use to tie it to the chassic? Keep up the great work check out your photo site also realy neat stuff

[futurattraction]

That's beyond art, Clay. I'm still shaking my head at how stellar the entire assembly looks...

[Jaguar man 21]

Absolutely amazing job it looks stunning can't wait to see the finished project

[superbike-shaun]

Hey Clay, you started building this one B4 I found out about this site, so nice to see your work!!!!!!!!! it truly is inspiring and makes me want to build better cleaner models , because you show that at even an very high level awesome modelbuilding is possible!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for sharing your Brilliance!!!!!!! Shaun.S

[tyrone]

I could look at the pictures for hours.... Clay you keep raising the bar.... crisp, clean, and precise detailing... round of applause..

[LeadFred]

Hi,

The level of this build,is almost beyond what you can imagine and think of as a modelbuilder.

The precision in every detail and also the knowledge of reference to assembly the chassie.

To what it is. In my eyes: this is art.

Thank you so much for the inspiration this is for me.

[underdog1495]

Ditto what Tyrone said, I was thinking the same thing, wow

[Red rocket 10]

Just when you thought you've seen it all , absolutely gorgeous !

Leonard

[ClayK]

Thank you very much guys!

John, the brake lines are from Detail Master fitting line. And I usually use black thread to tie off the lines and hold them to the chassis. Pull it tight, a small dot of super glue, and trim the excess thread. Works great.

Got some work done over the weekend. I need to make more progress on the engine, so I went out and machined a new oil pan. I made it a bit too deep, but it should work. Once it was glued on I added some .040 Pro Tech nuts to hold it down.





I also machined a smaller piece to simulate the "boss" where the oil line will go.



The distributor is from Micro Nitro and is installed and ready for plug wires. I used Slixx 1/16 MSD decals on it. I also started figuring out the idler pulley bracket.



Front brakes are finally installed and ready for brake lines.





Thanks for lookin!

Clay

[AZ Boy]

Awesome work, Clay! You leave no stone unturned when it comes to the detail in your builds.

[Nitrozilla]

See everybody? This is what we all strive to achieve. What a joy to watch something like this take life.

Sigh I hope this is the emoticon for jealous, cuz, well, you know.......

[1320wayne]

Incredible work, as always Clay.

[Mooneyzs]

Clay.... i am in amazement at this build. Every update gets better and better. Your work is impressive and you are always seting that bar for us. Love toir attention to detail and how clean yoir work is. Keep up the awesome job and can't wait until your next day

[ClayK]

Thank you very much fellas. I appreciate the comments!

I've finally got the rear slicks close to being done. I drew and printed the Good Year logos on the Alps, and applied two layers to each side. Once dry I dull coated the entire tire and hand painted the white markings with lacquer, then dirtied them up slightly with the Tamiya weathering sponge. the bar code decal came from a Powerslide goody sheet. wheels and bead locks are from Micro Nitro obviously!

The front tires are semi hard black resin rubber. No matter how much I sanded them or cleaned them up, they just didn't look right. So finally I painted them completely with some AK black acrylic paint to get a nice uniform shade of black. it felt good to get all of these more/less done and get the thing mocked up.





And mocked up. Starting to look like something finally.

[ClayK]

I started out getting back to machining some parts for the engine. I machined a new blower pulley and spacer for the front of the PSI blower. There is also a brass rod running through all of it into the resin blower to keep it all straight, and not pulled down once the belt goes on.





With my confidence up, I started in on some parts. New lower pulley, idler pulley and pin, as well as the brace that goes from the idler across to the stand off. Everything lines up pretty well. I also machined the fuel pump extended mount.





I always gotta get a few "mock ups" in as well. This thing just keeps getting bigger and bigger!

[ClayK]

Moving to the rear of the car, I cleared a few more hurdles.

The rear tubs, filler pieces were all painted black, and decaled with Scale Motorsport 1/12 CF film. Big thanks to DT for hooking me up. I needed a lot of it!! These pieces are all covered, just waiting for 2 part clear.





One of the last hang ups was the rear sway bar. I machined the arms from brass. Then slit the ends to hold the DM rod ends. I was really happy with how these turned out, even though the slicks will completely hide them! LOL









Whew! That's it for now.....I'm going back to work!!

Clay

[w451973]

WOW! Maybe I missed it but when I see craftmanship like this I have to wonder what the builder does for a living ? Whatever it is I bet you are good at it. I can't wait to see whats next.

[1 bad55 stan]

Wow!Impressive is 1 word,Amazing is another...This is just awesome Clay!

[tyrone]

SPEECHLESS.....

[futurattraction]

SPEECHLESS.....

x2

[gasser59]

Tongue tied.....

[Red rocket 10]

What is there left to say !

Unbelievable ...........

Leonard