2018 Mustang Convertible

[PhilipLeblanc]

Nice stand for painting. I just use my wife's old cake stand and some film. It's easy to spin the car in any direction while spraying the paint.

[Duddly01]

I am still getting over Covid but got a little done today. I created the Battery box for the LEDs and got many of the components in primer. Since they will be black most are in black primer. Second priming on the body after fixing many blemishes but I am still not quite happy with the body yet. 
 

[Duddly01]

Created the LED wiring harness. That pretty much finishes up the fabrication phase, next on to paint.

[FoMoCo66]

29 minutes ago, Duddly01 said:

Created the LED wiring harness. That pretty much finishes up the fabrication phase, next on to paint.

You gonna do blinkers??

This looks awesome.

[Duddly01]

1 hour ago, FoMoCo66 said:

You gonna do blinkers??

This looks awesome.

I am lighting up the side marker lights but not making them flash. 

[Duddly01]

Still getting over Covid but got a little work done this weekend. 
 

The 3v coin battery was just not enough power to run all the lights I need for this build so I am going with 9v power. Being a curbside I have room to put the battery where the engine would go. The pico lights were also not enough light so I completely redid the LED wiring harness with all 1.8mm bulbs.

I also did the interior carpet flocking.

And got a base coat of J7 2018 Ford Magnetic metallic paint on the body and rear view mirrors. Using actual ford touch up paint, thinnedand airbrushed, the metallic particles are going to be a bit large for 1/25 scale but it’s the best match I can think of. Still need to 2K clear and polish but I think it is looking pretty good so far. 

[Duddly01]

Got the body in 2K clear today. Now to wait a few days before wet sanding and polishing. No runs and only a couple specs in the hood that should sand out nicely.

 

[Funkychiken]

I like what you did with the heat lights, the paint looks in scale too!

[Duddly01]

Finished up what there is of a chassis and the interior today. Added seat belts and created the gauge lenses for LEDs. Next it’s time to wet sand and polish the body. 

 

[Duddly01]

I got some work done on the body today. Time for assembly.

photo-etch grill, chrome decal horse

painted trim flat black, painted & detailed inner headlight. Chrome decal horse on back panel.

[Duddly01]

As luck would have it there so no way to get the 9v battery to fit in the car so now I am looking into alternatives. I think an A23 battery might fit so I have some on order with holders. I have the car assembled otherwise.

Installed the LED wiring harness

and finished assembly, but still need to solve the battery situation.

The lighting looks good in my option, just hope I can hide a battery in a compartment.

 

[kelson]

Turned out pretty nice! i enjoyed watching this come together.?

[Duddly01]

I was able to get an A23 12V battery and holder to fit in the battery compartment I created. This is the final post for WIP. You can see the Model Showcase thread here with much better pictures.

This is the A23 in place

[slusher]

Looks great!

[ewetwo]

Excellent. Love the lighting. Color is awesome.

[Duddly01]

5 hours ago, slusher said:

Looks great!

Thank you.

3 hours ago, ewetwo said:

Excellent. Love the lighting. Color is awesome.

Thanks, The lighting on this one was a bit more difficult. I had to move from a 3V coin battery to a 12V A23. The addition of the 4 additional side markers was just too much for the coin battery.

[Steve H]

Another very nice looking build Donald. Lights definitely add more interest, especially the dash lights. ??

[Duddly01]

8 hours ago, Steve H said:

Another very nice looking build Donald. Lights definitely add more interest, especially the dash lights. ??

Thank you. They do seem to bring some life to the build, but boy can they be a pain to find a place to get the battery to fit. The LEDs are small enough to fit almost anywhere at least.