1971 "Grabber Lime" Mach I Mustang FINISHED!

As with all your builds doog, I will follow this to the end. that color looks cool.on that car.

the doog

Vance-- Thanks too, for looking in and leaving a comment! It got me thinking--Orange '71 Mach 1's seem to be a rarity? However, I found yours here... Yeah, I gotta admit; it's a pretty hot color...the, uh...car, I mean..

 

Mustang Sally ?

Outstanding work. I also love the color. This is going to look fantastic when its completed. 

Thanks, Dirk! I'm working away, just painting the hood now, and the bottom stripes on the body. Should have an update soon!

Thanks for looking in!

Hi guys, Well--WOW, it's been a busy year, but I've managed to bang this one out FINALLY! It's finished in Model Car World's "Grabber Lime"--I LOVE this color! The decals are Keith Marks, and went on fine except for the hood, which I decided to mask and paint in the correct shape.

I added the passenger window with a piece of styrene strip and some clear plastic cut from a salad container. The wheels are extra's from a '71 GTX kit. The antenna is a guitar string. It was polished with Novus plastic polish.

The hood took me forever to properly mask and paint--the KM decals have more of a "squared" front to the decal that didn't look right to me, so I used some.....uhhh. what is that stuff called......???....it's like a clear roll of adhesive tape with really low tack, and it stretches if you pull it.....yeah, THAT stuff --- I masked the interior first, painted that, then masked OVER the whole hood and cut out the line going around the blackout. It was a pain, but I think it turned out pretty cool...the engine was detailed with some distributor wires and some hoses, and the air cleaner had a "rubber rim" put around it by cutting a shielded wire's shielding off, splitting it down the middle and gluing it around the rim.

That's it for this one! I think it's time to get back to some armor now!

Questions and comments are always welcomed, guys! Thanks for looking in, and have a Happy Holidays!

That is Sweet.  Did you use a flat color for the black on the hood, or is it just a trick of the camera? 

Thanks, Stephen!

Yeah, that's Tamiya Semi-gloss. The blackout hood is supposed to be "flat", but the actual flat black looks just too "flat". I like the sheen of the semi-black a little better. I think it looks more accurate "to scale".

The black on the hood looks like satin and it looks awesome.  plain ol' flat would look alittle awkward against the high gloss

Beautiful finish doog!

Thanks again, Stephen! That's what I was hoping to convey with that choice! I appreciate your comments!

Thanks too, Vance! I appreciate you looking in and taking the time to comment!

The MCW paint looks great on it Karl! I like the way you also got it to be a tail sitter. Most of the Mustangs I remember seeing almost always seemed to sit low in the back. Very nice work indeed!

Thanks, John!

Yeah, I was wondering if that "tail sitter" stance was a trick of the eyes, or the photo angle when I look at reference photos? But it DOES seem that that's the norm for some reason? In any case, it's pure luck that I got it to sit that way because I had to reposition the wheel mounts to get them centered in the wheel wells--and I didn't plan the stance. So the modeling gods must have smiled on me for some reason!

Thanks again!

Very sweet!

Very cool build Karl. The added details around the hood and the chin give it the right look. That colour is great, reminds me when I used to have a pair of  cords that colour in 1973!

You managed to move states and finsih a build this year, well done.

Wow what a great job on that Karl,all the corrections and attention to detail really paid off,nicely done Sir!!!

Masterful workmanship as usual.

Thanks, all! Hercmech, TreyZX10R, Narayan, and Ed--You guys are too kind! I sincerely appreciate the compliments, and that you took the time to leave them!

Boy, it feels good to know that this kit made an impression! It really did put me in knots on some nights! The hood alone took me probably six or seven tries to get "right" with that damned line around the blackout?

I'm going to try to get another armor piece done next, so look for me next over in Armor after Christmas! 

Nice Bulld Doog ! very sweet !

I've got Steve McQueen's Bullit stang in my stash.. hummm....

Thanks, p38jl!

Get that baby out and start gluing!