1969 Mercury Cougar 428 SCJ

[slusher]

Time been a factor Mike or interest. I have been dealing with some builders block. I have a 69 Super Bee I need off my bench..

[mrmike]

I know how you feel Carl! It is time for the Cougar to get off the bench, but the enamel paint takes sooo long to cure and I don't really want to touch it until it has had significant time to harden..

[hgbben]

Looks great Mike

[mrmike]

Thanks Ben!

I foiled and clearcoated the Cougar this morning.

I applied the hood stripe decal and I will clearcoat the hood after the decal has had sufficient time to dry.

More to come...

[DumpyDan]

Looks good, want to see this one done.

[mrmike]

So do I, Dan. This one has been sitting on the bench since mid August and I want it off the bench. The hard part is waiting for everything to dry enough so I can handle the model without fear of messing up the finish.

[Chuck Most]

Very nice!

Reminds me I need to get with a guy I know, Kurt, who owns a nicely-done '69 Eliminator 'clone', so I can get some reference pics. He drives it almost every day in the summer.

[slusher]

Mike I always let my enamel bodies sit 2 to 3 weeks. To me the heat of my hand and fingers would leave a print if not cured out and I hate stripping and repaint. Yours is really looking great..

[mrmike]

Thanks Chuck and Carl! I have finished my '69 Cougar 428 SCJ and it is posted in Under Glass. I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to view and to comment on my WIP.

[sfhess]

Standard Cougars did not have the clock on the passenger side of the dash. Only XR 7s and Eliminators had the clock there.

[mrmike]

sfhess, you are correct. But, to me this is a standard Cougar with a 428 CJ and even though AMT/ERTL botched this kit, that was the way I built it. A clock on the dash wasn't going to stop me from building that way. Thanks.