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Post by DeeCee on Aug 30, 2021 19:46:21 GMT -7
One very impressive engine there Joe, awesome detailing too mate.
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Post by mustang1989 on Aug 31, 2021 4:37:07 GMT -7
One very impressive engine there Joe, awesome detailing too mate. Thanks Dale. I'm having alot of fun replicating the engine in my old car. A few more bits added this morning:   |
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Post by poet on Aug 31, 2021 6:53:02 GMT -7
Nice engine detail!
I remember the flex fan days. I had one on my 70 Chevelle.
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Post by mustang1989 on Aug 31, 2021 10:57:23 GMT -7
Nice engine detail! I remember the flex fan days. I had one on my 70 Chevelle. LOL!! I had a blue anodized one like this on my 67 Mustang. Thanks for the comments brutha. |
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Post by pete on Aug 31, 2021 11:54:12 GMT -7
Nice!!! I see you put an automatic decapitator on the front of it too...Cool...
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Aug 31, 2021 19:09:05 GMT -7
Great looking engine Joe! Very nicely built and beautifully detailed.
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Post by mustang1989 on Aug 31, 2021 19:12:44 GMT -7
Nice!!! I see you put an automatic decapitator on the front of it too...Cool... LOL !!! Thanks Pete! Maybe it's a decapitator but don't it just look cool!!! lol I would have never run one of those things back then knowing what I know now. |
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Post by mustang1989 on Aug 31, 2021 19:13:04 GMT -7
Great looking engine Joe! Very nicely built and beautifully detailed. Thanks Bruce!! I appreciate the comments buddy!! |
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Post by pete on Sept 1, 2021 11:56:01 GMT -7
They are bad news...Guy on the Maverick forum lost a friend to one of those things. I know a tech who lost 3 fingers on his left hand to one coming apart on him...He was lucky...
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Post by mustang1989 on Sept 1, 2021 12:12:48 GMT -7
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Post by pete on Sept 1, 2021 12:28:19 GMT -7
Yes...Very glamourous!!! Looks great Joe!! I see where you got your inspiration from. I see that fan too...Glad your still with us brutha!!
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Post by mmthrax on Sept 9, 2021 6:46:33 GMT -7
Looking good Joe.
I really appreciate all the work and details you put into a build.
Carry on sir....
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Post by mustang1989 on Sept 23, 2021 17:37:10 GMT -7
Thanks you guys. Engines and interiors are my favorite parts of car building however I'm not liking the interior of this one as much as others. This one has some rather difficult spots particularly when it comes to the replication of some of the chrome/ aluminum plating trim. The door panel for these cars with the deluxe interior package looks like this:  Started with the OOB door panel. Here it is mocked up in my GT-350 spare kit just to show what we're working with here.  That door handle presents a nasty obstacle when trying to apply BMF to the brushed aluminum insert. After two failed attempts botching it up I just decided to remove the dang door handles and re-create the pockets that they go in so I could insert the metal ones that I ordered from Teds Modeling Marketplace later. As you can see...the efforts paid off.  Then came the addition of the chrome strip around the perimeter of the door panel insert as well as the addition of the mirror control lever and bezel/ retainer. Now we're just waiting on those door handles.  |
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Sept 23, 2021 19:21:31 GMT -7
Door trims look great, the extra work is definitely worth it.
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Post by leon on Sept 24, 2021 13:34:59 GMT -7
That looks great as usual Joe!
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Post by pete on Sept 24, 2021 20:01:52 GMT -7
 OOH... Nicely done! let us know how you like those handles, once you get em Joe.
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Post by mustang1989 on Oct 1, 2021 10:30:57 GMT -7
Thanks Bruce, Leon and Pete!! Pete.....they look pretty plain Jane but they worked out GREAT!! After installing them I polished them up, since they're metal and installed them. Gives the panels a great 3D look and you can see the reflection of the handles in the door trim which I thought was a good touch.  Moving on to what is normally my favorite part of the interior....the dash. Again.....this one presents very difficult obstacles. How to BMF that bad boy and NOT get any wrinkles. Y'all.....I'm really REALLY looking forward to the seats on this one. Something that's not as challenging as this dash is. Deluxe dash panel inserts look like this:  And again....BMF ing this was dang near impossible. I tried chrome silver paint which looked good initially and then over time it did some weird stuff. Set up wrong or something. Anyway it looked like hammered dog crap!!! So....into the brake fluid the whole dash went and I started over.  This is where drastic measures are called for. Some may call me crazy for this but hey......ya gotta do what you've gotta do in modeling. I had a spare dash sooooooo. I cut it in half and cut the dash pad/ cover off of it to gain easy access to the outline of the passengers side of the dash for being able to cut a template out of BMF in which to place a perfectly cut BMF piece on that side.  After creating an outline onto the BMF I cut it out to the exact shape and laid 'er into place. Not perfect....but I can live with this alot better than that other job.  I ended up going over the left side of the dash with Molotow chrome and because of its flow properties it made its way into the nooks and crannys of the gauge clusters corners. After the Molotow had dried I shot a uniform coat of MM Acrylic Flat Coat over both sides of the dash trim bringing everything to a uniform finish. I then applied the Mustang medallion to the left side of the dash. Then the decals for the instruments went on and I painted the radio up, applied the chrome to the radio and light switch knobs. Ignition cylinder bezel went on and I inserted the keys into the ignition switch. PE pedal faces went onto the pedals and I picked out the chrome trim around the pedals. I'm mostly content with this dash despite the difficulties presented with it but....I've had better.  |
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Post by leon on Oct 1, 2021 13:59:26 GMT -7
Awesome job on the dash Joe!
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Post by transammike on Oct 1, 2021 16:39:30 GMT -7
Sorry I haven't been following this Joe. Great looking engine and the door panel...oh yeah!!
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Post by poet on Oct 2, 2021 5:47:33 GMT -7
More great detail! Please continue. |
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Post by pete on Oct 2, 2021 13:03:56 GMT -7
Sometimes the unthinkable must happen for the unbelievable to take shape...Very nicely done...  |
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Post by RetroSpectKustoms on Oct 7, 2021 17:07:41 GMT -7
Door trims look very realistic.
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Post by pete on Oct 7, 2021 18:31:47 GMT -7
That's what I'm talking about!!! Very nicely done...Very... |
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Post by mustang1989 on Oct 31, 2021 4:30:51 GMT -7
Thank you Leon, Mike, Pete, Bruce and Dennis!! Bench time has NOT been at a premium these days but I'm making my way through this one. Ok guys. It's "Take II" time on the steering wheel. I had a cheater template for marking the rivet holes from a dollhouse clock. After I cut it to fit inside the steering wheel ring I was able to mark the rivet hole position holes really easy. FYI...if anybody wants free (and cool) print off stuff for 1/25 scale builds....here ya go: www.printmini.com/printables/ph.html and then with the holes drilled for the rivets later on...  I wasn't going to go this far but ......Ya know....if I've tried my best on something then I can sit back and be content with it but when I look at something I've done and see what I view as substandard and I know I can do better then I'll usually figure a method out on how to acheive the results I want. I've let stuff go in the past and always end up regretting it so I try to handle it when I see it now. Any how..... I knew this was going to be alot of work so I worked really hard late at night laying the groundwork for the steering column and wheel completion just to get it out of the way. I managed to get this to a point to where I'm going to be okay with it. I used some scale PE rivets that I have from the Model Car Garage that I inserted into each one of the cavities once I had everything painted up. To compare. My first attempt:  .............and Take II. I am MUCH happier with this.  |
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Post by pete on Oct 31, 2021 13:21:46 GMT -7
Way cool man! Love it!!!
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Post by DeeCee on Oct 31, 2021 16:04:49 GMT -7
OH WOW !!! That is some amazing detail work buddy, AWESOME !!
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Post by mustang1989 on Nov 3, 2021 4:54:33 GMT -7
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Post by mustang1989 on Nov 3, 2021 4:55:02 GMT -7
OH WOW !!! That is some amazing detail work buddy, AWESOME !! Thanks Dale. Yeah this one's gettin' ALOT of love. |
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Post by poet on Nov 3, 2021 7:16:57 GMT -7
The steering wheel idea is just amazing, as is the result!
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Post by mustang1989 on Nov 3, 2021 7:54:48 GMT -7
The steering wheel idea is just amazing, as is the result!
Thanks Dennis!! Been working on the console, seats and seat belts and I finally have some pics worth showing.  Still have the back seat, front floor mats and shifter to go in this picture.....  and THEN......I got my license plates in the mail today...juuuuuust like the one's on my old car......  Even got the "Have you chased a Mustang lately" tag frame on it.  |
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