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Post by mrmike on Jun 20, 2022 11:34:00 GMT -7
Paint was flyin" this afternoon! I primed and painted the hood and body of the Mustang GT with Tamiya TS-18 Metallic Red. When dried, I was "dirty" the finish.    Dex Parios will return... |
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Post by mrmike on Jun 29, 2022 6:57:34 GMT -7
I added the air intake tube and it didn't fit. I trimmed the airbox and I tried to make it fit and I eventually removed it. I will have to make one from scratch. I added an ignition coil and mounted it on the shock tower.    Dex Parios will return... |
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Post by mrmike on Jun 29, 2022 8:36:17 GMT -7
I made my air box from scratch. It's a little bit short, but it's not too bad!    Dex Parios will return... |
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Post by mustang1989 on Jun 29, 2022 11:55:05 GMT -7
That's not a bad job at all on that air box Mike. I had a cold air induction tube on mine that went through the fenderwell and did away with the air box all together. MAN I wished I had more pictures of that car.
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Post by mrmike on Jun 29, 2022 19:34:30 GMT -7
Thanks Joe! We never did get to see under the hood of Dex's '91 Mustang GT, so I am taking a leap of faith here and created my own air box.
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Post by DeeCee on Jun 30, 2022 1:44:26 GMT -7
More nice fabrication and detail work there Mike, keep it up mate.
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Post by mrmike on Jun 30, 2022 7:05:33 GMT -7
Thanks Dale! I appreciate the encouragement! I added some heater hoses (no pictures yet) last night to match my Spenser For Hire 1987 Mustang GT.   |
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 1, 2022 4:22:27 GMT -7
A simple addition like heater hoses just brings so much more to an engine bay. There have been a couple of builds that I wished I would've added those.
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Post by mrmike on Jul 1, 2022 10:21:00 GMT -7
I wished I had remembered to add them to other builds, but I got rushed and time was short and I just forged ahead without them. I got the tubing, why not add them!
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Post by mrmike on Jul 14, 2022 7:28:37 GMT -7
Having ignored the Stumptown Mustang GT for a while, I decided to do a mockup to see how the wheels and tires would look like. Not bad!    Dex Parios will return... |
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Post by Deano on Jul 15, 2022 14:08:58 GMT -7
Some nice touches being added here Mike, very nice!
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Post by mrmike on Jul 15, 2022 19:46:47 GMT -7
Thanks Deano! Just trying to keep this Mustang looking real!
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 16, 2022 11:54:33 GMT -7
That looks pretty much spot on to me. It's just crazy how some of the kits have the wheel/ tire assys in totally wrong places. lol
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Post by mrmike on Jul 16, 2022 14:21:39 GMT -7
Thanks Joe! Some kits have the wheels and tires too far in or out at the edge of the fender and beyond. These tires look closer to the actual tires on the Mustang. Not the ones in the kit!
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Post by mrmike on Jul 20, 2022 8:49:52 GMT -7
I have been looking at the headlights for Dex's Mustang GT and I started wondering about how to go about painting them. I do want them to look realistic, but I couldn't remember where I saw the painting guide. With necessity being the mother of invention, I started by painting the directionals and the fog lights with Tamiya X-26 Clear Orange. This morning I was looking at the headlights and I thought that maybe some Tru-Color TCP-013 Aluminium paint would take away all of that chrome and I thought that it looked pretty good. Then I dry-brushed some Aluminium paint over the fog lights to dull the Clear Orange and I liked that as well.    Dex Parios will return... |
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Post by mrmike on Jul 21, 2022 14:01:31 GMT -7
It took me a couple of tries at this and it was a while to do. I painted the taillights with Tamiya X-11 Chrome Silver paint. It may take me a while to do with Tamiya X-27 Clear Red.    Dex Parios will return... |
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Post by mustang1989 on Jul 27, 2022 10:03:52 GMT -7
You're a better man than me tackling those tail lights Mike. Those look like a true PIA!! Coming along nicely on this one bro.
All these 5.0 builds that I'm seeing across the board is making me want to bust out with my coupe. I've got the corrected resin body and everything.
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Post by mrmike on Jul 27, 2022 14:35:42 GMT -7
Thanks Joe! Yeah, I did those taillights and after I posted it, I found a small alcohol wipe and I wiped the taillights with it. It did the trick! Now to do the same with Tamiya X-27 Clear Red. I say go for your 5.0 build! I've got several of the '90 Mustang Coupes built.
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Post by mrmike on Aug 8, 2022 12:46:33 GMT -7
It has been over 2 1/2 weeks since I paid any attention to the Stumptown Mustang GT. I applied the Tamiya X-27 Clear Red over the Tamiya X-11 Chrome Silver and after it had set up for a few minutes, I used an alcohol swab on the taillights and removed the extra Clear Red. Worked pretty good!    Dex Parios will return... |
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Post by mrmike on Aug 11, 2022 15:05:20 GMT -7
I kept looking at the taillights wondering what was missing and they needed backup lights! Out came my jar of Tamiya XF-2 Flat White paint and a thin brush and now I have backup lights!    Dex Parios will return... |
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Post by mrmike on Oct 27, 2022 7:36:28 GMT -7
A little time spent on the Stumptown Mustang this morning. I "weathered" the body with Model Master Camouflage Gray and my my Badger 150 airbrush. Now to finish this!    Dex Parios will return... |
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Post by mustang1989 on Oct 29, 2022 20:48:39 GMT -7
YESSS!! It's back!!! Looking good Mike!!
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Post by mrmike on Oct 31, 2022 7:02:37 GMT -7
Thanks Joe! I have basically ignored this model for months and I need to bring it back to the bench.
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Post by mrmike on Dec 19, 2022 10:32:30 GMT -7
I lined the trim with Tamiya XF-1 Flat Black paint this morning. Somehow, some small drips ended up on the roof and I'll try to remove them if I can. Next is painting the side glass for the rear windows.    Dex Parios will return... |
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Post by mrmike on Dec 21, 2022 8:56:27 GMT -7
There is a picture of Dex's Mustang and there is an air freshener hanging from the rear view mirror. I tried to recreate that type of air freshener by downloading an image of the air freshener and resizing the image size to fit the body. Then using a piece of silver plated string from a Christmas decoration, I looped it and glued it the the images I had printed out on my HP printer. Then I needed to paint the fog lights and I used my white Gelly Roll pen and rummage my parts box for lenses for the lights.    Dex Parios will return... |
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Post by mrmike on Jan 10, 2023 20:22:16 GMT -7
I masked the rear and side windows and painted it with Tamiya TS-6 Matt Black and glued it in with Mod Podge.    Dex Parios will return... |
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Post by mrmike on Jan 13, 2023 21:17:48 GMT -7
I have finished my Stumptown '91 Mustang GT and it is posted in On The Road, Factory Stock. I would like to thank all those who have taken the time to view and to comment on my WIP.
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