AUTO - Ford Mustang Group Build!!

I thought I would have pics tonight but they all came out bad. I figured out the problem though and I should have better luck tomorrow
Kevin

I have just finished assembly of chassis and engine, and have also finished interior tub (just adding detailing to it now), now the only thing left to do is the body, which is driving me nuts atm

hope to get some pics up soon, I only have a phone camera so they wont be that great

PS, why cant I see peoples photos they post, any ideas?

here is a couple of pics of the engine not finishe of cours. I am going to borrow my daughters camara to take the others. mine is not doing well for some reason.
Kevin

well some day I will get the size where it should be. by the way I do like this as a badge better than the other. any thoughts would be great.

Ok another badge to choose from. The most famous mustang of all.

Well I have a complete motor done and trans installed on the block paint is real cool. I will get pics soon.
Kevin

QUOTE: Originally posted by platinumhw look for sandpaper that is 1500 or 2000 and even finer. Kevin

I thinkt the sandpaper I used was 1000, or 1200. is this good enough?

future also help in that you can use a little CA and not fog up the clear plastic.
fobius the finer the better on sanding, so look for sandpaper that is 1500 or 2000 and even finer.
Kevin

QUOTE: Originally posted by Audiophile121 fobius - im not sure what the big deal about future is, but everybody seems to want it. to my knowledge, it works pretty well as a final glossy clear coat for the finished model. could you explain to me, exactly why does everybody want future whenever they do a model kit? also, lol, no i have no idea where you could find any in australia other than online ordering .. heck, i dont even know where to get it here in florida!

well, I have never used it myself, but I have read alot about it on the net. apparently it is good for removing light scratches on clear parts which is what I need it for. my windscreen noticeably scratched. any other ideas how I could fix it without future?

1 more thing, I have sanded down the body of my shelby with the finest sandpaper I could find to remove dust in the paint job. looks alot better now, but something worries me. when I put on another coat of gloss black will it cover up the sand marks or will they still be visable? I have never had to sand a model so any suggestions would be great.

Wow Ok some responces I like that. I will do work on badges this week, a back ground would help it out alot. Thanks for the good words on my pony I like it alot. I have three shelby's built two blue and one red. the next might be a boyds purple. boyd coddington's shop is about three blocks from my house. we get to see all of his stuff done before anyone else
Kevin

PS - no progress on the kits.

Hey guys .. lol, sorry my input is so spread out in time.. but oh well.

platinum - the badge looks pretty good. if you get any free time to try to think up other ideas then go for it and we'll end up having a vote or something for the official badge. btw, that model is awesome. i wish i could do stuff like that! oh yeah, and i dont know anything about what transmission is the right one for the kit or any of that, i just like building models and i like the way the cars look. so i build em.

fobius - im not sure what the big deal about future is, but everybody seems to want it. to my knowledge, it works pretty well as a final glossy clear coat for the finished model. could you explain to me, exactly why does everybody want future whenever they do a model kit? also, lol, no i have no idea where you could find any in australia other than online ordering .. heck, i dont even know where to get it here in florida!

platinum - i use a badger 175 crescendo. i have no backup airbrush or anything of the sort. and every time i use a brush.... every time i use it and then go to clean it out, i guess i do it wrong or something because after i use a brush once it just hardens up and i can never use it again. so it didnt take me very long to just stop using brushes..... "DOH!"

That is one of my models. pretty cool I think. It has a nos bottle in there and calipers added on. Love those mustangs.
Kevin

QUOTE: Originally posted by platinumhw by the way do you like it? just wondering. Kevin

yeh I like the car, but the background is a bit plain, maybe add a scenery and fancy the text up. pretty good so far though

by the way, that pic, is it a model or a real car? lol

No badge has been selected yet I just threw that one out there to see if anyone liked it. if you have an idea please bring it on. by the way do you like it? just wondering.
Kevin

hi guys

sorry I havnt been here for a while, I have had the flu for the last week. As far as the badge goes, I havnt done a thing, lol. looks like you guys already have some though, so I wont worry about, plus I want to get back into my shelby. details for my kit are as follows; its a RM 1/24 scale, shelby 68 350 GT straight from the box. This kit actually has some history, I have had it for about 10 years sitting in a shed with no box, just in a sandwich bag, lol. so a few months back I decided to get it started ,and well here I am. I am still having problems finding future, anyone know where I can get some in Australia?

threw a badge together any thoughts?
Kevin
ps of course the badge will be 1/4 that size

I opened up my amt 1/25 mach 1 and I am staring at the trans mission and thinking "what the is this it is not a C6 trans or a C4 w/large bellhousinf, and it is not the fmx trans. I have the fmx in my mustang, had to go out side and crawl under the car and make sure. so leave it up to Amt to slap something onto this 390 motor. so I will cut it off and find the correct trans. by te way it is not there manual trans either.

Kevin

What air brush do you have? hope it is not fatal, I could not live without my air brushes. I use paint brushes for glueing now that is about it. on the other hand my azteck 470 is waiting to be shipped back to testors. something went wrong inside. But I have my badgers for back up, a 100xf and a 150.

Kevin

I busted open my GT model last night and checked out the engine since that's always the first chunk to get assembled. The radiator is really cool! Usually the radiator parts of car kits are like, solid plastic or whatever ... and this one has two halves - front half, with radiator coils and all that stuff; and back half, with fan. So when you glue them together, it looks like there's space beneath the fan!

That's so neat!!

It's looking good so far. I no longer have a digital camera but I just glued some parts together until I got to a piece that needed to be painted anything except for black. My airbrush actually physically broke the other day as I was cleaning it, and I guess I need to weld it back together (the part that you put the paint cup in just came off the main part of the airbrush and I guess welding it would be an effective way to repair it). But when I get it fixed, I will paint that whole assembly black and continue with the kit.

Hopefully my airbrush problem doesn't get in the way of me finishing the kit .... !!

Well how is everyone doing? comeon now don't be shy lets have fun and build some legends.

Kevin

NOW YOUR TALKIN. rip off the plastic and lets get it going. remember to post those pics, that way i can top what your doing. just kidding LOL but pics make it more cool

Kevin

COMMENCE!!!!!

Yes the 429 boss is great, but I have to be realistic on what I can afford and I do have my sights on one,

Kevin

Hey guys. Yeah, sorry I haven't put anything up in a few days, I've been spending all of my time either at work or volunteering with the local high school's marching band camp, from which I graduated two years ago and am still helping the marching band. It's the only thing I miss, so I go and help them out and get volunteer hours for it.

But anyway, that's why I haven't been on the thread in a few days. Soon as I get home, I go straight to bed.

Kevin - 1969 Mach 1 is a really nice Mustang, but my favorite Mustang is the 1969 Boss 429. In close second is the 1998 Cobra.

*drooooooooool*

Hey Will if you want to see my progress on my duster and challanger take a look over in the muscle car GB. getting them done a little at a time. should be done in a month or so. but that wont stop me from cracking open that mach 1

kevin

Wecome back will have not heard from you in awhile. I have been waiting to tear into my kit. the 1969 mach 1 is my favorite car and I plan to really pump it up. so come on august 1 I have the need for that mustang speed.

Kevin

Sounds like you're having some problems with that Shelby! I hate it when I totally bomb a paint job .. I have done it before, on two planes and most recently on a Mustang of my own... no fun.

But sure! Like Kevin said, the more the merrier -- as long as you don't touch it until August 1, the difference is trivial in my opinion. I just want to know what band model, what scale, and what kind of Mustang it is that you are going to build. For me to record on the first post of the thread.

Anyhow, yeah, welcome to the GB. Three's a crowd, I guess.... And anybody, participant or not, can give a go at the GB badge if they want to, so feel free to go for it fobius. I've already done two ideas but they're not very appealing...... lol. Like I said, I can do it if it really comes down to that but almost anybody can do a better job. So give it a shot and we'll see what results from it.

Glad to have you aboard, fobius. Only five more days ..........

QUOTE: Originally posted by platinumhw mmmm what do you think Will? 40% done maybe stop on the shelby and have a crack at the badge? fobius05 hand tight let will decide he is incharge of this build. but like I always say th more the merrior. or was it ????????? any way Will its up to you big guy you the MAN. kevin

lol, no worries. I have stopped on the shelby for the time being anyway, I stuffed the paint job on the body and am just sanding it down atm and trying to get hold of some future for the windows, not an easy task in Australia I might add

mmmm what do you think Will? 40% done maybe stop on the shelby and have a crack at the badge? fobius05 hand tight let will decide he is incharge of this build. but like I always say th more the merrior. or was it ????????? any way Will its up to you big guy you the MAN.

kevin