CA Whitecloud Posted January 29 Posted January 29 (edited) Gonna build me a Mercury! Inspirational pic. I see this rendition posted on the forum. I can only hope to do gami8630's version justice. Edited January 29 by CA Whitecloud 9
Mike Slapattack Posted January 30 Posted January 30 These are cool cars! I'm excited to see it play out. I've always wanted to cut the roof off one and make a Breezeway haha.
CA Whitecloud Posted January 30 Author Posted January 30 I first notice a significant amount of flash throughout the sprues. Choosing race car wheels. No BMF on this baby. The side molding's gotsta go. A rare chance to get out the Dremel. 4
CA Whitecloud Posted January 30 Author Posted January 30 (edited) Let's say I wanted to replace the alternator...any tips? If I cut of the cylinder thingy, the diameter of the pulley covers all the front detail of the add on piece. I really do not want to reconstruct the belts. Edited January 30 by CA Whitecloud
CA Whitecloud Posted January 30 Author Posted January 30 Is this how a supercharger is supposed to look? I can't find a decent pic of the real thing that looks anything like this. I guess we are going with it.
LennyB Posted January 30 Posted January 30 8 hours ago, CA Whitecloud said: Let's say I wanted to replace the alternator...any tips? If I cut of the cylinder thingy, the diameter of the pulley covers all the front detail of the add on piece. I really do not want to reconstruct the belts. That thingie you are referring to is a generator and that is basically what they look like. Ford switched to alternators between 1964 and 65. If you wan to do the conversion I would cut the pulley off the alternator leaving the cooling fins on and cut the thingie off just behind the belt. 1
CA Whitecloud Posted February 1 Author Posted February 1 Adding some fiddley bits to the engine. Should I paint the distributor? Do I put boots on the wire ends going into the dist. (tight fit)? Where is the carburetor? 1
CA Whitecloud Posted February 10 Author Posted February 10 (edited) I found the reddish color I wanted, Krylon, Fire Red. Wheels look good, a little sloppy maybe. The lugs are not as defined as I wanted. I'm still not the panel line master. I use Tamiya accent color all the time, but have a hard time gauging the dosage. Are there cases where a different technique is preferable? Should I thin the panel liner even more from the bottle? A little clean-up and some valve stems. Looks better with tires. If I'm building a race car, I guess the backseat has to go. Ditching the console may be more of a challenge. Edited February 10 by CA Whitecloud 2
CA Whitecloud Posted February 10 Author Posted February 10 Trying to give the one piece chassis some love. Not completely sure on the traction bar placement. 3
TopherMcGinnis Posted February 11 Posted February 11 Looking good. That's where those bars bolted up.
CA Whitecloud Posted February 16 Author Posted February 16 First time using wire looms. I could have sunk the distributor lower into the block, ah? 1
CA Whitecloud Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 Some painting progress (round 1). I just want a straight line. 1
CA Whitecloud Posted February 28 Author Posted February 28 I'm wondering where to go with the tub from here. I have a harness set on the way and I want to do some kind of actual padding on the roll cage. But what about the dash? And the seats are at different heights. I'll only be using one. I'm not finding a lot of inspiration on the web. 1
johnyrotten Posted February 28 Posted February 28 Looking good, hopefully the paint plays nice this time for you. Very cool build, I always like the look of these old racecars.
CA Whitecloud Posted March 28 Author Posted March 28 Hello all passersby. I have not posted in a month, but there has been some marauding going on. (sorry, had to) The tub is coming together. I'm throwing in more detail as I go. Part of the fun, right? To reiterate, I've done very little kit mods in my time. I'm happy how the floor looks so far. And I'm determined to... Build Me a Mercury! (ok, I'll stop) So, roll cage. the instructions were not clear where the 'L' shaped piece went. So I just went for it. The kit did not come with the back struts, so I just went for it. I began to modify the dash. 1
CA Whitecloud Posted March 28 Author Posted March 28 I mentioned in another thread some issues I had getting the tires right. My attempt at a misting of dullcote ended up in a fur coat. I did all I'm goin to to clean them up. But while in the process, I lost a decal. Of coarse. So I purchased more, all good. I applied the new decals to one side. They are a bit larger then the kits'. Question is...Do I redo the other side or leave as is when only I will know? Hmm. 1
CA Whitecloud Posted March 28 Author Posted March 28 More time in the tub. I gave the interior a more consistent color. I gave the roll cage some touches. I cut a piece of styrene to simulate a sheet metal dash. Some online searches gave me some cool gauges and switches. I'm only using one seat, why are there two in the kit? They do have different heights...? 1
CA Whitecloud Posted March 28 Author Posted March 28 I miscalculated the angle of the steering column. The hole is too low. I forgot about the fact that I cut away the pedals. Do I really want to send away for pedals? I have some Hurst shifters on the way. Is this model year to early for Hurst parts? Or, I may just go with a stick pin if I can find a good one. I tried to fake some rivets on the dash plate. I having a good time with this one. 1
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