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got the bulk of the fla removed...gonna clear coat (with different stuff) before going any further, I had to get pretty agressive with the 600 grit and don't want to take a chance of hitting the decals

sorry didn't think to do before pics

A run to Pat Catan's is scheduled for this morning...gotta pick p some new clear cost for the Mustang, yet another ordeal, I'm gonna see if they have laser decal paper if so I'll copy the damn things and try that, if they don't carry it I'm ordering from Amazon this afternoon, in the interim I've got to finish the chassis and the Mustang

Here's a shot of the completed body mounts

Thanks for all the likes, support and the votes of confidence 

I think so, just one more pita

Well I’m really beginning to wonder if I’m supposed to complete these builds.  The clear coats on the Mustang have dried and it is a severe case of FLA... so the polishing has started with 600 as opposed to the 3600 I’d normally start with.

not at all sure why, it’s the normal Krylon I have used for years, never seen orange peel like this before...ARRRG

Thanks for the votes of confidence, I had coated these with the liquid decal film but it didn’t make a difference 

An update, of sorts...while waiting for the clear on the Mustang to dry I decided to test the new decals...bad news...they broke up on contact with the model, this truly sucks...I think I'm gonna airbrush the main strips on and try to salvage the sponsor and lettering decals...this has ceased being a diversion and become a fight to the bitter end...the decals will not vanquish me  These Funnys shall be completed

I can well imagine...probably as bad as having teenagers on your insurance! 

Touch Ups are complete (sorry no pics)...may get the clear coat on tomorrow, then just a few steps to the big finale 

Closing in on the big finish

I don't have any trains stowed away...but I'll follow along anyway

15 minutes ago, lmagna said:

Hi J

Did you make a CarFax report on all that frame damage?  

 

Great progress!

Shhhh

Hi CD...its a home brew...mixed some kelly green, gold and silver, all Testors gloss enamels...the replacement decals from Slixx arrived in today's mail so I'll be starting round two of that battle soon

Ya no biggie...I should have thought to check, with all the damage to the front end it's only logical the the rear would be twisted as well...

been jumping back and forth today between the Mustang decals and the Vega chassis...also fired the airbrush up earlier and shot the tins, the original elephant's were an anodized green aluminum...

to simulate that I mixed some kelly green, gold and silver, all Testors gloss enamels, results are below

I don't think they're to bad, if anything a little light...may hit them with a coat of gloss to deepen the finish a little

You bet...think I've turned the corner with this one

The roof decals were the worst ever but the rest of the markings laid down like you expect Slixx to react

Pretty happy with the light blue match...the ampersand is a decal

You can see some of the areas for touch up in this shot

Here's a shot of the darker blue paint mix...I think it's pretty close

More chassis work, I decided to test fit the chassis...glad I did, though the axles aligned with the wheel wells the body mounting points were way off...

I'm assuming there was damage there as well as to the front clip, so off they came...new ones are scratched and will be mounted and pinned once the glue sets

Thanks for all the likes 

Pics of progress...these are fighting every inch of the way

Will call for a bit of touch up paint

I did...it will be close

Thx for all the likes and comments...been slowly working on the decals...these things are a real b-----d, working slowly I've had to break the large ones down into sections, otherwise they self destruct, slow going hope to have pics tomorrow.  

More chassis work...

got the tabs for the torsion bars and steering attached and new spindles mounted in the front axle.  I was able to salvage the drop axle itself...ready for paint

We want pics...We want pics...We want pics...We want pics...

Another installment...work continued on the chassis...first I went through and drilled and pinned all the structural joints

and then and added the tube bracing and scratched the front axle support

still have to add a few clips and tabs bit it's almost there.   

I'll be jumping back to the Mustang as the new decals arrived today

Thx for the likes

J

More good new to share, Slixx is going to send replacements for the Vega build...spoke to Becky this morning,...she did share with me that these two sheets are their most problematic sets...just my luck, but great customer support these are stand up folks.  and to the rumor that they are closing...its false, they have just reduce the business to decals and resin bodies, no more paints or kits

Thx Denis...wish I'd a thought to copy the decals...