im sure with today's standards parents would be up in arms about this!
I always try to support my local stores so happy to hear you do as well. Unfortunately my local store is pretty bare due to current events but I did find a pretty good online hobby site that isn't something like amazon. I was looking for a model of a Cobra 427 but the ones I found were lower skill level and/or the 289 version. That one you shared looks like it would be a great build for sure! Can't wait to see/read about your progress!Also have fond memories of these kits as a kid, fighter jets and rally cars I seem to remember. In the last couple of years I've acquired these 2 kits. Ashamed to say they are still untouched!
Good thread for motivation though, other than the lack of free time, I don't really have all the kit needed to do a proper job. There is a hobby store in town however, and I have some free time at the weekend
Would love to see that GT350 if you ever got a chance to dig it out.
That looks great!Well my stuff came in today and got to work. With turntables for painting, I also decided to make an impromptu paint booth kind of thing. Couldn’t help myself and got started with matte black sprayed on the under side of hood and body. Drys quick and only needed the one coat so I untaped everything and cleaned it up and washed it. Put some gloves on and got a coat on the exterior. Going black metallic hood with a burgundy red metallic for the main body. Plan on fine sanding between coats and getting it as perfect as I can before clear polish clear polish clear polish. The goal being as smooth as my real car is. Here’s some pics of my “paint booth” and apologies for the messy garage, been busy and injured and busy and injured some more. Life is awesome.
Yes. About 20 years ago I bought a still factory-sealed AMT '67 Cougar on eBay to build a replica of my real car. I forget what I paid for it exactly (it was a lot) and the wife would shit a brick if she had any idea.
Amazing collection!! Department store case top shelf yellow Boss 302 looks to be the same kit I'm building now. I only hope to get as good at modelling as you are sir! After my Boss 302 is done, I plan on using my woodworking skills to make a case that fits somewhere in the house and then I'll attempt to stop when it's full. Or I'll copy your wall mounted single car idea... We shall see.The aforementioned 1:24 Cougar, built to duplicate my car at the time, right down to the Kelsey Hayes wheels and redlines. My woodworker buddy made the wall mount base.
Former department store glass case containing more kits that I built.
Buddy-built cabinet containing diecasts.
Pretty red Italians.
Cougars and miscellaneous.
More Mustangs.
Yeah, it's gotten a little out of hand, and it's spilled into the adjoining room that contains my bar. Sad part is I don't go down there all that much other than during the winter.
I second that motion!
I spotted the grabber blue Torino. Very cool... I had a 1:1 modelThe aforementioned 1:24 Cougar, built to duplicate my car at the time, right down to the Kelsey Hayes wheels and redlines. My woodworker buddy made the wall mount base.
Former department store glass case containing more kits that I built.
Buddy-built cabinet containing diecasts.
Pretty red Italians.
Cougars and miscellaneous.
More Mustangs.
Yeah, it's gotten a little out of hand, and it's spilled into the adjoining room that contains my bar. Sad part is I don't go down there all that much other than during the winter.
....1970 429SCJ, ram air, top loader 4 spd, 3" hooker headers....
