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Post by mmthrax on Feb 5, 2019 11:10:10 GMT -7
The color is called Highland Green Metallic and the paint is made by Scalefinishes. Thanks Mike. |
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Post by mrmike on Feb 9, 2019 10:59:27 GMT -7
Another hurdle crossed! The Mustang has been foiled!    More to come... |
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Post by leon on Feb 9, 2019 12:09:03 GMT -7
Nice work on the foil Mike!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 10, 2019 19:47:54 GMT -7
Thanks leon!
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Post by mmthrax on Feb 10, 2019 21:03:27 GMT -7
Another nice foil job Mike. You've inspired me to have a go. Maybe not on the Dart though. I've got my hands full with the rest of it.  |
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Post by mrmike on Feb 11, 2019 6:29:52 GMT -7
Thanks Mark! Like they say, "Git-R-Dun!  |
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Post by mrmike on Feb 12, 2019 8:35:30 GMT -7
I fired up the paintbooth for some clearcoating this morning. I got two mist coats, one medium coat and one wet coat of clear on. These will be going into the dehydrator shortly.    More to come... |
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Post by mmthrax on Feb 12, 2019 10:45:24 GMT -7
Looks great. Is the paint metallic, or does it just look that way in the pics?
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Post by mrmike on Feb 12, 2019 13:34:49 GMT -7
That Highland Green Metallic by Scalefinishes is definitely a metallic paint!
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Post by mustang1989 on Feb 12, 2019 15:20:53 GMT -7
DANG that's shiny! What clear coat are you using?
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Post by mmthrax on Feb 12, 2019 17:32:16 GMT -7
DUH. Sorry about that. You already told me. I had fixated on the green and didn't even see the metallic bit.
Carry on sir...
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Post by mrmike on Feb 12, 2019 19:38:59 GMT -7
Thanks Joe!
It's okay Mark! We all become a little fixated at times.
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Post by leon on Feb 13, 2019 3:37:33 GMT -7
Clear coat looks great Mike!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 13, 2019 14:00:39 GMT -7
Thank you leon!
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Post by mrmike on Feb 17, 2019 9:40:29 GMT -7
One of the things missing from this kit and from Marcos Cruz's Bullitt Mustang in Scale Auto Magazine are brakes. They are clearly missing from Marcos' Bullitt and I decided to replicate these. The rear drum brakes I made from a couple of flat washers and drilled out the centers to fit over the wheels hubs. These will be painted with Tamiya X-18 Semi-Gloss Black paint.  Since I am replacing the wheels and tires with front wheels and tires from two Revell '32 Fords, I kept the disc brakes and glued them to the wheel hubs.   More to come... |
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Post by mmthrax on Feb 17, 2019 11:00:23 GMT -7
That is great Mike.
An elegant solution to the problem.
Looking good.
Carry on sir...
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