WIP - ‘65 Ford Mustang
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Mind the gap!
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Filler!
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More filler!
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Chemistry experiment
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After much filling and sanding: perfection
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All pieces have taken a bath after filling and sanding
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Sorted for the next steps
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Primer on!
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Panel line need cleaning and the bit of flash n
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Mould line above the light
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Front bumper has some putty left
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Needs cleanup
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Ugh!
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Sandied
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Primed again
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Tack coat
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Zero Paint Pagani Huayra Pearl Red
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Bonnet seems different than te rest?
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It's just the light!
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I sanded the mould line before painting. Nothing could be seen when primed...
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The swirls in the original plastic is also shining through
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Chassis painted dark grey. Zero Paints Interior Stone Grey
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Zero Paints semi gloss black
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Red and black
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Zero Paints textured blue. Worked really nice.
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Zero Paints textured cream clogged my 0.4 airbrush immediately
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The paint the day after, the pigment is a thick, grainy goo
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These ripples are in the plastic, not in the paint
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Sanded smooth, again
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FIlling some holes
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And some more
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I didn't like the original panels
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Zero Paint Grey Primer and filler.
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Grainy result
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What happened here? Hint: it involved a sanding sponge
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Some last minute mr surfacer
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Some last minute mr surfacer
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Some last minute mr surfacer
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The vents were partially filled with primer/filler. Scribed the three on the right. Three to go
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Tadaa!
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Two more layers
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Masked for Silver
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Ditto
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Sprayed the silver
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Masked the silver and started the black
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Black is here to stay
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Demasqué
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“From disaster to personal best” - Spanjaard
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Stripes continue in the engine bay
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That rear looks gorgeous
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The bonnet
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Inside of the bonnet
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The rims. Tamiya gloss black with Molotow chrome accents
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Alclad Candy golden yellow over Molotow chrome
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Black interior
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Prepping the booth for clear
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But first some clear red on the rear lights
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And some decals
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More decals
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And more
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And more. Dash is a bit oversized
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And more
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Chrome trim around the windows
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Tack coat
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Tack coat
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First wet
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First wet
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Second wet
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Second wet
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Third coat
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Third coat
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Third coat - orange peel is here
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Third coat
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I'm in love
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Mr Orangepeel, meet…
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Mr Shiny
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Sanded my life away
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After polishing. Three steps with Tamiya
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Nice office
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This needed some work too
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4 is better than 2!
Commentaires
24 12 June 2021, 19:15
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After my recent Tamiya and Hasegawa builds, I had quite forgotten how gappy the older Revell kits could be…
To Gapsville! And beyond!
12 June 2021, 19:17
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Hey ho silver! Now that's getting a nice little pony. Any ideas/plans for the color yet?
12 June 2021, 19:38
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I intend to use this one: zero-paints.com/Paga..--product--8025.html
Perhaps some white stripes off-centre?
12 June 2021, 20:50
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Do you mind if I keep an eye on your progress Martin?
Might be handy to learn how to apply that much panel beater's bog.
20 June 2021, 01:21
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I assume you mean the putty??? For these smaller gaps I used thin wooden cocktail pricks. Like the larger wooden shish kebab skewers, but shorter and thinner. They're pointy at one end, which is handy.
20 June 2021, 06:49
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Jesus Martin! I was just wondering how you are been able to make pictures of your model kit in my kitchen when I realized: wait! The door handles are wrong. Can't be my kitchen. 😄 😄 😄
20 June 2021, 18:27
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Did you notice I model bare foot as well? Keeps the karma grounded 😉
20 June 2021, 19:55
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Primer is on. Some fixing is needed. I found a few leftover mould lines. The panel lines are messy and some more filling is needed
21 June 2021, 20:24
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Had the same Problems with ZP Italian red in my Porsche 959 build: primed with Tamiya, 1st light coat went on perfectly, 2nd coat screwed everthing up: wrinkled like hell and all (totally smoothly sanded) mold lines and imperfections where visible again. Ended up in stripping the color and repainted with Tamiya italian red (i was so mad that i threw the fresh opened bottle ZP into the garbage never to use it again 😉 ).
28 June 2021, 08:52
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ZP seem to be quite unforgiving.... either great results, or crap all over....
28 June 2021, 10:49
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i think the plastic is a real "Princess". i had painted my Mustang with the filler as always and after the first layer of paint i had the same look as you have. i can't explain, where the reaction is coming from after the primer was perfect smooth. Perhaps it is the plastic, the thinner the paint needes etc...don't know.
the only thing i made was wet sanding, new coat of paint, wet sanding again....till the paint was smooth again and ready for clear coat.
28 June 2021, 14:10
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Sanding wasn't enough. The ripples are in the plastic. Paint is mostly stripped. Sanding the body will happen someday.
28 June 2021, 20:01
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Spanjaard, priming with Mr Surfacer didn't help on the body. The same primer was sprayed in the same session on the suspension. That wasn't affected by the zp black. Perhaps the automotive paints are a tad hotter?
28 June 2021, 20:02
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I also had never ever any problems with ZP satin black. Guess must be a different type of color -> even smells totally different.
28 June 2021, 20:59
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maybe the only primer that would protect the plastic would be the one from ZP or a similar one?
28 June 2021, 23:16
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I have some ZP grey primer. My plan was to try that next instead of mr surfacer.
29 June 2021, 06:17
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Is it the paint that is having an adverse reaction with the plastic Martin. ?
I had a bike tank go into a melt down with the paint I used and it just could not be repaired. 🙁
29 June 2021, 08:16
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ZP has two grey primers, one in 2K, the other "airbrush ready" is just 1k. which will you be using Martin?
29 June 2021, 09:42
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I used the 1K today. Although the stuff is 'airbrush ready', the tip dry was almost instant. It had been raining this morning and I have an air cleaner/humidifier in my hobby room. So lack of humidity can't be the problem. Temperature was in the low 20's, so that's out. Distance between airbrush and car was 2-3 inches. Leaves pressure and thinning. Advised pressure is 20-40 psi, I started at 25 and ended way lower. I guess I need to thin it a bit more.
Sanding sponges! We meet again!
10 July 2021, 21:44
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Yes Kerry, it was. Again there is no foul play after primer, let's see what some colour will do.
10 July 2021, 21:45
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No I won't, Dennis. I checked your brand on the internet-thing. Shipping is almost as much as the stuff itself. I'll pass for now. I think. Maybe
10 July 2021, 21:46
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I plan to use zero white primer in the "near" future, so following even more eagerly than usual
10 July 2021, 22:57
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I missed this one. But not too late to follow your next steps, Martin
14 July 2021, 04:56
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Just in time Lode, just in time!
The red is on (again). This time it is waaaaay better. Some small blemishes here and there, and she might need one last coat. Overall I'm more than happy with the result 😄
16 July 2021, 07:21
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Thanks chaps. After sanding 3000 grit, I sprayed two more layers. The last one thinned 20% with Mr Self Levelling Thinner
17 July 2021, 12:20
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We have a new Master Modeller I see. Well done Marty, just bloody fabulous!
18 July 2021, 22:53
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Martin, all the prep work, sanding, filling,… pays off. Nice result. I like the color and the paint job
20 July 2021, 12:27
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Energy is hard to find these days. But I managed some small stuff tonight.
A delayed thanks for the gents
30 July 2021, 22:12
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The dash is going to give your build the heart it needs. 👍 🙂 Well done Marty. 😉
1 August 2021, 20:02
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Does anybody know a cure for drooling? I sprayed 2K clear and now I can't stop drooling! That red is drop dead gorgeous 😄
Thanks Kerry!
1 August 2021, 20:16
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OMG, I love the outcome of this painting and finishing with clear coating
1 August 2021, 20:34
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Looking forward to seeing it after the sand and polish treatment Marty. That red will sparkle then! Very impressive build.
2 August 2021, 00:40
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Goooooood morning guys. Thank you 👍
This clear coat is some kind of magic potion. A nice red becomes almost edible 😄
Stay put Lode, Spanjaard, Brandon and Peter, some more mistakes and recovering to follow
2 August 2021, 06:01
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for us, hard to wait for the final reveal. you must be getting crazy needing to wait a few days now for the next step!
2 August 2021, 19:26
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It's not easy to wait, but being a certified nut job prevents crazyness 😄
2 August 2021, 20:47
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Hahaha, it is indeed so, Kerry. Well Martin, I also am,looking forward to the final result
3 August 2021, 18:54
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Well, it isn't the final result. But it is an hour's worth of sanding and polishing on the bonnet. Still some scratches that need to be convinced they're moving though. We're inching closer to the finish line!
5 August 2021, 17:57
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I got force fed a few lessons:
1) Even a 2k clear coat is better when sprayed in thin layers
2) If you don't, orange peel is what you get
3) Sanding cured 2k clear coat takes a while
4) Hoping that the polish will save you, isn't a viable long term solution
Anyhow. She is all sanded and polished now. Final assembly is next.
9 August 2021, 14:13
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It looks glorious. and after the plastic almost melted, and you returned it to be a beautiful car, it looks even better!
9 August 2021, 15:27
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That is one hell of a recovery from all that horrid orange peel Martin. !
I admire your patience and determination to defeat that OP effect. Just awsome indeed. 👍 👍 👍 👍 😉
9 August 2021, 21:47
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If you like these pictures Kerry, you might want to take a look at these: Completed - '65 Mustang | Album by Mahoo76 (1:24)
10 August 2021, 06:00
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If somebody could recover from the initial adversity and continue until getting such a beautiful result, that was you. Many would haved condemned this car to the bin after the melting issue, but you gently returned it to live. My congratulations and respect!
10 August 2021, 07:33
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You can call me anytime if you want to know how to stuff up. Becoming an expert on that 🙂
11 August 2021, 06:35