v264 Posted November 3, 2013 Author Posted November 3, 2013 Floor made with flock: Clocks were drawn in Corel and printed with home printer: Finished interior:
Sixties Sam Posted November 4, 2013 Posted November 4, 2013 Incredible workmanship on a beautiful model! Great work! Sam
v264 Posted November 4, 2013 Author Posted November 4, 2013 Making the engine, starting with ignition wires:
v264 Posted November 4, 2013 Author Posted November 4, 2013 I removed the original chromium finish with sodium hydroxide (like Drano): Tail light panel with bumper – first I cut out the corner back-up lights and replaced them with new ones, made from clear polystyrene rod. Tailights: Altogether:
Pat Minarick Posted November 4, 2013 Posted November 4, 2013 Very nice job ! great work on the taillight ,they don't fit well at all.
v264 Posted November 4, 2013 Author Posted November 4, 2013 Yes Pat, I'm still learning The front grille: and headlight doors: Red-gold Mercury emblem: I added home made photo etched - “Cougar” and it’s done:
Monty Posted November 4, 2013 Posted November 4, 2013 I'm not sure where to start with the compliments. Several aspects of this build got my attention right away, like the paint, the tight grain on the vinyl roof, the scratchbuilding (especially the grille) & the interior detailing, but the clarity & staging of the photography really helped make this a great post. May I ask what paints/techniques you used on the exhaust manifolds? PS - welcome to our board!
v264 Posted November 4, 2013 Author Posted November 4, 2013 Thank you. The exhaust manifolds were painted with ModelMaster 1402 (steel). Next I used light & dark brown pigments with fixer like this: http://migproductionswebshop.com/popup_image.php?pID=70
v264 Posted November 4, 2013 Author Posted November 4, 2013 (edited) The wipers: The door handles: The hood hinges: Edited November 4, 2013 by v264
Pat Minarick Posted November 5, 2013 Posted November 5, 2013 Yes Pat, I'm still learning Sorry , I did not mean yours didn't fit ,I meant out of the box they don't fit at all
v264 Posted November 5, 2013 Author Posted November 5, 2013 (edited) I know, but I'm still not fully satisfied with mines. Edited November 5, 2013 by v264
Helix Posted November 6, 2013 Posted November 6, 2013 Very impressive work, thanks for posting your build progress pics and I like your photography too!
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