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Post by Jay's Mini Scale on Mar 30, 2017 3:40:46 GMT -7
Looking good my friend lie all the detail
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 30, 2017 7:34:42 GMT -7
Looking good my friend lie all the detail Thanks Jason. Just trying not to get too far ahead of myself. I don't feel like going back and re-doing any thing with this. lol |
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Post by sidschwartz on Mar 30, 2017 11:17:16 GMT -7
OK, no fair taking pics of a real engine and trying to pass it off as a model. cant-believe-my-eyes-smiley-emoticon
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Post by mustang1989 on Mar 30, 2017 11:28:54 GMT -7
OK, no fair taking pics of a real engine and trying to pass it off as a model. cant-believe-my-eyes-smiley-emoticon LOL! Not quite there Sid. lol
Thanks man. 
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Post by kpnuts on Mar 31, 2017 0:12:05 GMT -7
Awesome motor mate
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Post by coyotecrunch on Mar 31, 2017 6:33:13 GMT -7
Holy crap man - definitely WAY out of my league!!!! |
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Post by Big D on Mar 31, 2017 19:09:54 GMT -7
Some great work there Joe.
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 1, 2017 2:30:14 GMT -7
Thanks Ken, Tom and Dennis!
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 5, 2017 14:04:08 GMT -7
Picked up some of these today for my tires.....
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Post by kpnuts on Apr 5, 2017 14:13:46 GMT -7
Are they decals
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 5, 2017 14:31:18 GMT -7
Yes siree!!!  |
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Post by DeeCee on Apr 5, 2017 14:37:32 GMT -7
Sure beats painting those letters mate... nice !
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 5, 2017 14:42:27 GMT -7
Sure beats painting those letters mate... nice ! I'm really looking forward to these as I'm tired (again...........no pun intended) of Goodyears for cryin' out loud!! Now I just have to sand the raised "Goodyear" letters off of my rear tires. lol |
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Post by coyotecrunch on Apr 6, 2017 12:33:21 GMT -7
If you have some micro sol and micro set - you would not need to sand the letters. I have found most times I can lay the decals right on top of the letters and using that micro stuff, they melt right down around the letters. But - I bet you are meaning you need to sand off the "Goodyear" on them. In that case, good luck brother - that's a PI the A BUT - they will sure look good once they are on, I gotta agree, why always Goodyear anyways - I mean, come on model kit manufacturers, have you NOT looked at the vehicles and tires the last few decades?  |
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 6, 2017 13:00:05 GMT -7
If you have some micro sol and micro set - you would not need to sand the letters. I have found most times I can lay the decals right on top of the letters and using that micro stuff, they melt right down around the letters. But - I bet you are meaning you need to sand off the "Goodyear" on them. In that case, good luck brother - that's a PI the A BUT - they will sure look good once they are on, I gotta agree, why always Goodyear anyways - I mean, come on model kit manufacturers, have you NOT looked at the vehicles and tires the last few decades? LOLOL! I hear you about the PI in tha A Tom. I'll get it done alright. It'll take some time but then again...........ALL of my builds take 4 months or longer....................
Except for that Bandai 1/48 scale BMW R75 Motorcycle with the side car. That one only took me two months. sorry%20bout%20dat_zps1nny96hw
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Post by Jay's Mini Scale on Apr 6, 2017 14:49:43 GMT -7
Picked up some of these today for my tires.....
hey bub where did u get the decals |
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 6, 2017 15:02:11 GMT -7
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 9, 2017 4:56:16 GMT -7
I've got the chassis as done as it's gonna get. I spent a lot of time removing seam lines and injector pin marks from the replacement rear leaf springs and axle. I tossed the original rear diff cover in some brake fluid and sanded it to a more realistic scale thickness and Alcladed it and also cleaned up the traction bars and chromed those. I cleaned the replacement front suspension up and outlined the front spring detail with a Molotow chrome pen. The base chassis assy is all original and has only been touched up with paint. I touched up the raised brake line and fuel line details with some Aluminum paint using a detail brush and applied a wash over the original silver painted fuel tank just to bring out some of the details.
While I was on the subject of chassis , I thought I'd mock up the suspension one more time. I've changed the original tire layout up since the beginning and have decided to go with this stance with the rear tire juuuuust even with the upper part of the rear wheel opening. So far............I'm likin' this!
Here we are mocked up with the spare body:(the more I look at this ..............the more I wanna put some skinnies up front...... icon_hmm_zps07rcoppf )
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Post by coyotecrunch on Apr 9, 2017 5:31:02 GMT -7
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Post by kpnuts on Apr 9, 2017 6:00:22 GMT -7
Great progress mate
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 9, 2017 6:01:24 GMT -7
Popcorn%20and%20drink%20emoticon_zpsnbkzs8ys Popcorn%20and%20drink%20emoticon_zpsnbkzs8ys Popcorn%20and%20drink%20emoticon_zpsnbkzs8ys Thanks Tom!
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 9, 2017 6:02:35 GMT -7
'Preciate it Ken.
Ya know, the more I look at this photo..........the more I do wanna put skinnies on the front. Hey.........it's still streetable............right???!! sorry%20bout%20dat_zps1nny96hw
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Post by kpnuts on Apr 9, 2017 9:59:29 GMT -7
That dose look good.
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 9, 2017 14:15:37 GMT -7
Don't it though?  |
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Post by Big D on Apr 9, 2017 15:01:51 GMT -7
Looks good Joe.
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Post by 406 Silverado on Apr 9, 2017 20:17:49 GMT -7
Good movement on this. Coming right along. Do the skinnies!!
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 10, 2017 9:16:18 GMT -7
Thanks good buddy Dennis!
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 10, 2017 9:17:03 GMT -7
Good movement on this. Coming right along. Do the skinnies!! Thanks Joel. Oh yeah......we'll definitely be going with the skinnies. |
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Post by DeeCee on Apr 11, 2017 1:21:02 GMT -7
Nice progress Joe. looking real sweet mate.
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Post by mustang1989 on Apr 11, 2017 3:25:34 GMT -7
Thanks Dale.
Well folks I got the letters removed from the rear tires and polished up to an acceptable finish on the sidewalls, cleaned up the sidewalls on the front skinnies and sanded the tire tread on all fours. I used a couple of rim backers from my spare 41 Willy's kit and sanded them down so the edges would be flush with the tire sidewalls on the inside of the front wheel/ tire assys.
Here's the before and after of that. OOB on the right and thinned down version on the left
Here's the set up fellas. Lettering is gone from the rear tires.
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