BigTallDad Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 My son is the foreman at a local auto-repair shop; last year his boss (the owner) bought a ’66 Mustang and the two of them did a restoration job…lots of new panels, a hood scoop, and a fresh engine/tranny combo. I found the AMT kit at a model show and built it to match the 1:1. The actual color is more of a metallic maroon; the lighting makes it appear somewhat red. I used the left-over paint from the real car, so the match is exact. The tires came from the MPC SVO Mustang kit and I found the wheels online. The wheels/tires are an exact match to the 1:1, even down to the wider wheels/tires on the rear. The engine is a 302 block and a 351 crank, resulting in an ultimate displacement of 347. The camshaft is insane, with so much duration that there is difficulty building vacuum for the power brakes. I found the valve covers online, but the lettering was in black. A pixel-by-pixel replacement resulted in the red decals. On the 1:1, the original master cylinder was replaced with a dual master cylinder, so I had to scratch-build one. The bracing in the engine compartment was not included in the kit, so that too was scratch-built. Also, take a close look at the graduated tint at the top of the windshield. I just had to show off the vanity plate! I used a silver PRISMACOLOR pencil to highlight the smaller lines, and I highly recommend it. If you have an oops you can wash away the error with a small paint brush and window cleaner.
Snake45 Posted May 8, 2015 Posted May 8, 2015 Color, stance, wheels, workmanship...I like this thing a LOT! Well done and model on!
Harry P. Posted May 9, 2015 Posted May 9, 2015 Well, leave it to me to throw some cold water on this... But your wheel/tire choice sure doesn't leave much room for suspension travel before the tires are rubbing up against the wheelwells...
charlie8575 Posted May 9, 2015 Posted May 9, 2015 Nice job. Take a couple of outside pictures so we can get a better idea of the color. Or pick up a couple of 60W photo bulbs for less color distortion. Charlie Larkin
Twokidsnosleep Posted May 9, 2015 Posted May 9, 2015 That is awesome, great work Love to see a pic of the 1:1 as well
'70 Grande Posted May 9, 2015 Posted May 9, 2015 BTD, A great looking build! Did you use the "molded-in-suspension" chassis from the kit and carefully detail paint it, or does this build have a chassis-swap, (and if so, what chassis did you use)?
62rebel Posted May 9, 2015 Posted May 9, 2015 that's a carefully painted kit chassis. pretty convincing, i'd say.
BigTallDad Posted May 9, 2015 Author Posted May 9, 2015 In response to the comments... Harry, you're shooting the messenger LOL. I didn't pick the wheels/tires, the owner did. The chassis is the typical molded-in AMT variety, carefully painted The colors are shown on the 1:1 below
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