Maindrian Pace Posted January 13, 2015 Posted January 13, 2015 As a break from the 1:1 car building, I decided that what I really wanted to do today was to saw up some plastic and resin. The grey, windy, rainy day contributed to the decision, it's kind of like Chicago only without the soul-crushing cold. I started by cutting the hatch area off of an MPC '87 Mustang GT. Figuring out where to cut the coupe was interesting, I wanted to save as much of the roof and 1/4 window detail as possible to make less work for myself. Ain't no turning back now! The hatch needs to be widened, so I broke out the hatch stretcher. -MJS
Maindrian Pace Posted January 13, 2015 Author Posted January 13, 2015 Starting to take shape. This will be the part II Fox offering from The Master Caster. When the body is done, I'll make a hatch area interior extension, a new LX wing, and a new vacuform glass buck. The wing will be a separate piece. -MJS
martinfan5 Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Awesome Mike, I am sure its going to be just as nice as the LX fix you did.
Maindrian Pace Posted January 14, 2015 Author Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks Jonathan. Hey, didn't you used to be local?
martinfan5 Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) Thanks Jonathan. Hey, didn't you used to be local? I am still am Mike , its a fake city name from a video game , had to skip Dec's meeting, had to much going with getting ready Christmas. I think its time to change back Edited January 14, 2015 by martinfan5
Devilsnake98 Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Oh my! So glad to see this under way Mike, can't wait to see it unfold in front of our eyes.
drive4th Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 nice work! and very cool mod, looking forward to the rest of the build
Danno Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 Long awaited, Mike. Another masterpiece in the works, folks!
JTalmage Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 I'm liking this!!!!! The world needs more 5.0 LX hatchback kits!
mustang1989 Posted January 14, 2015 Posted January 14, 2015 This............is great!! Nice graphing in job so far!!
Devilsnake98 Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 What scale will this be? It is 1/25 scale, direct body replacement for the new revell 90 lx kit.
W-31 Posted January 15, 2015 Posted January 15, 2015 Finally. Now an 85 or 86 nose would really be nice!
Maindrian Pace Posted January 16, 2015 Author Posted January 16, 2015 Thanks everyone for the vote of confidence. Looks like this body may be popular! Steaming right along, latest progress: Some interior bracing, garden variety aluminum flashing. A master needs to be stout for casting, because removing it from the inner mold twists it and un-reinforced joints give up. And I don't like doing things twice. Next: Lots of fussy boring stuff that doesn't make for the most interesting of pictures. -MJS
JTalmage Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Out of curiosity.... why use the amt hatch instead of the revell monogram 93 ccobra hatch? Scale?
Maindrian Pace Posted January 16, 2015 Author Posted January 16, 2015 Yes, mainly scale. Also, the Monogram body and hatch area has a few wonky proportions that would have had to be corrected, while the MPC/AMT part was pretty close as it was. -MJS
my80malibu Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Once you get this master done, and cast. Are you going to build one in Teal Green?
Maindrian Pace Posted January 16, 2015 Author Posted January 16, 2015 Once you get this master done, and cast. Are you going to build one in Teal Green? Yes, sort of. Not the LX, I'm planning to build one but haven't decided on a color yet. Maybe Reef Blue or Strawberry. But the next version after this one will be an accurate '93 Cobra, and I'll build one of those in Teal. -MJS
JTalmage Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Ohhh Wild Strawberry Metallic.... gorgeous color.
Devilsnake98 Posted January 16, 2015 Posted January 16, 2015 Finally. Now an 85 or 86 nose would really be nice! X3!!! I would love to build my 1st car so much, an 86 lx 5.0 coupe. Also an aero fox era saleen "body kit" would be outstanding as well.. hint hint haha but an accurate 93 cobra would be killer too. Keep up the good work, the hatch area looks great already.
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now