AMT 1967 Mustang GT Fastback

[Dragonhawk1066]

I had this one going on while I was building the '55 Cameo and '97 Corvette, Now that those are done, it's back on to it. I've done almost all of the painting already, so Ill start with the body. The color is a custom mixture of craft paints in an attempt to replicate the Brittany Blue factory color. I probably could/should have used a little more blue, but I really like the color anyways. I used Anita's Metallic White, and Decoart Dazzling Metallics Icy Blue, Zinc, and Shimmering Silver. The body was cleared with Decoart Duraclear Gloss Varnish. After a few days I wet-sanded from 4000 to 12000, polished with Novus #2, and waxed. The pics don't show it well, but it does have a bluer look to it in person.

[Dragonhawk1066]

I used a slightly different mixture for the interior base color. Then I taped off the seats and door panels for the darker blue. I can't remember what colors I used for the darker blue though, lol.

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A mixture of Decoart Jack O'lantern and Apple Barrel Red was used for the chassis.

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Over the last couple of days, I detailed the dash and wheels. I brush painted Green Stuff World Chrome on the dash to try to replicate the aluminum look. You can see a lot of brush strokes, but that's about as good as I can get it without re-painting the whole dash. I noticed that the decals were printed off-center so I tried to hand paint the gauges. The small gauges look ok, but the speedo and tach just didn't come out too well. I went ahead and punched out the decals for those and used them anyways. I think they look better than my hand painting attempt. For the wheels, I used Tamiya X-10 Gunmetal for the spokes, and Delta Black in between. I also drilled holes, and inserted and cut small pieces of wire that I painted black for valve stems. The center caps were dabbed with Tamiya Clear Blue and a toothpick was used to on the surface of the stallion to bring it out.

[bisc63]

Colors are working out very well! I'd be tempted to darken the carpet to more closely mimic the darker tones of the seats; the upholstery looks very nice two-toned in those colors.

[AMT68]

39 minutes ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:

Decoart Duraclear Gloss Varnish

That clear has a great shine. Is it water based by any chance?

[Bills72sj]

That really good. Nice interior. I finished a silver 67 Drag car late last year.

 

Edited March 19, 2022 by Bills72sj

[Dragonhawk1066]

22 hours ago, bisc63 said:

Colors are working out very well! I'd be tempted to darken the carpet to more closely mimic the darker tones of the seats; the upholstery looks very nice two-toned in those colors.

Thanks! I originally had the carpet lighter to match a 1:1 car, but it just didn't look right in a smaller scale so I darkened it to where it is now. This pic is pretty much my guideline.

[Dragonhawk1066]

22 hours ago, AMT68 said:

That clear has a great shine. Is it water based by any chance?

Yes it is, it's a water-based polyurethane. I've used it on several builds so far and really like it.

[Dragonhawk1066]

16 hours ago, Bills72sj said:

That really good. Nice interior. I finished silver 67 Drag car late last year.

 

Thanks! I like your version, it looks fantastic! I don't know how I missed it, except that admittedly I don't venture into the Drag Racing section as often as I probably should.

[Dragonhawk1066]

I concentrated on finishing the interior today and got it done. I really like how it turned out. So far this has been an excellent kit, everything is just falling together. 

[slusher]

Very nice interior detail..

[AMT68]

Thanks for the info on the clear and yes that interior has been very neatly detailed. 

[espo]

Great looking interior and I like how you detailed the wheel centers. Amazing how much little touches like this add to the overall appearance of a build. 

[TransAmMike]

Somehow I missed your thread on this one Craig.  Great job so far on the Mustang...body, interior, wheels?

I'm always glad to see another acrylic paint user with great results?

[Dragonhawk1066]

6 hours ago, TransAmMike said:

Somehow I missed your thread on this one Craig.  Great job so far on the Mustang...body, interior, wheels?

I'm always glad to see another acrylic paint user with great results?

Thanks Mike!

[Dragonhawk1066]

I've got the interior/chassis ready to be covered up by the body. I put the BMF on the trim, painted the engine bay, and installed the glass on Saturday. Then this afternoon I put on the decals. I'm a little put out that I didn't notice the off-centered printing on my decal sheet until recently. If I had, I would have contacted Round 2 for a replacement set. I still might, but until then I'll leave these on, as they're not too terrible.

[TransAmMike]

That sure is a nice gloss with the acrylic varnish.  That surprises me.

[Dragonhawk1066]

On 3/20/2022 at 7:19 PM, TransAmMike said:

That sure is a nice gloss with the acrylic varnish.  That surprises me.

Thanks! It's a water-based polyurethane that can be wet-sanded, although I don't get too aggressive with lower grits, normally 4000 or 6000 to start. I usually give it 4-5 days of curing time, but after that it's pretty tough. I would guess it's very similar to Createx and Vallejo clears. I've used it a lot on most of my acrylic paint jobs, wet-sand, Novus Polish, and Meguiar's Wax, just like when I use lacquer clears.

[TransAmMike]

12 minutes ago, Dragonhawk1066 said:

Thanks! It's a water-based polyurethane that can be wet-sanded, although I don't get too aggressive with lower grits, normally 4000 or 6000 to start. I usually give it 4-5 days of curing time, but after that it's pretty tough. I would guess it's very similar to Createx and Vallejo clears. I've used it a lot on most of my acrylic paint jobs, wet-sand, Novus Polish, and Meguiar's Wax, just like when I use lacquer clears.

The Createx gloss is not a deep shine. Not sure I'd try polishing it either.  I looked in HL today for the Duraclear and didn't see it.

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I mounted the body to the chassis/interior this morning. I also saved the mounting of the wheels and tires until after this step, as a previous mock-up showed a questionable wheel fit, the only real snafu on this kit. To start, the wheelback/wheel assembly is too wide for the tires. The fronts also protruded from the fender too much for my liking. Fortunately the fix was pretty simple. The indentation on the back of the wheels is a perfect fit for the front mounting hub, so completely foregoing the wheelbacks and inserts solved that issue. The rears fit under the quarters ok from the start, but again the wheelback protrusion had to be addressed. Again, the solution was fairly simple as I merely glued the inserts directly to the back of the wheel and didn't use the wheelbacks for the rears either. Thankfully a very easy work around and to me, a much better look. The previous releases of this kit must have had wider tires for the wheel/wheelback assembly, and for this release round 2 failed to make the adjustment when using these skinnier tires, but that's just my guess. Pic #4 is how it looked with the wheelbacks and inserts, pic #5 is without, a much better look.

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8 minutes ago, TransAmMike said:

The Createx gloss is not a deep shine. Not sure I'd try polishing it either.  I looked in HL today for the Duraclear and didn't see it.

I've only used the Createx UVLS Gloss once so far and it does not go on shiny. I did wet-sand it, starting with 6000 and up followed by Novus and then wax and it shined right up. I can't remember if HL carries it or not, but I'm pretty sure Michael's does. I get mine from Meijer if you have any in Tennessee. This is with Createx Pearl Turquoise and UVLS Clear, it's in the Trucks section.

 

Edited March 21, 2022 by Dragonhawk1066

[TransAmMike]

Very nice Chevy truck there Craig.  No Meijer stores in TN.  Shame tho....when my wife and I used to travel the country we went to a few and I was impressed.

[Dragonhawk1066]

I finished up the final details this morning and this one's all done!

[bisc63]

NICE job. Looks way better than the box art! That's a real looker.