WIP - ‘65 Ford Mustang

Mind the gap! 

 

 

 

Filler! 

More filler! 

Chemistry experiment  

After much filling and sanding: perfection  

All pieces have taken a bath after filling and sanding 

Sorted for the next steps 

Primer on! 

 

Panel line need cleaning and the bit of flash n 

Mould line above the light 

Front bumper has some putty left 

Needs cleanup 

Ugh! 

Sandied 

 

 

 

Primed again 

Tack coat 

Zero Paint Pagani Huayra Pearl Red 

 

Bonnet seems different than te rest? 

It's just the light! 

 

I sanded the mould line before painting. Nothing could be seen when primed... 

The swirls in the original plastic is also shining through 

Chassis painted dark grey. Zero Paints Interior Stone Grey 

Zero Paints semi gloss black 

Red and black 

Zero Paints textured blue. Worked really nice. 

Zero Paints textured cream clogged my 0.4 airbrush immediately 

The paint the day after, the pigment is a thick, grainy goo 

These ripples are in the plastic, not in the paint 

 

 

Sanded smooth, again 

FIlling some holes 

And some more 

I didn't like the original panels 

 

Zero Paint Grey Primer and filler. 

 

Grainy result 

What happened here? Hint: it involved a sanding sponge  

Some last minute mr surfacer 

Some last minute mr surfacer 

Some last minute mr surfacer 

The vents were partially filled with primer/filler. Scribed the three on the right. Three to go 

Tadaa! 

 

 

 

 

 

Two more layers 

 

 

Masked for Silver 

Ditto 

Sprayed the silver 

Masked the silver and started the black 

Black is here to stay 

Demasqué  

“From disaster to personal best” - Spanjaard 

Stripes continue in the engine bay 

 

That rear looks gorgeous  

The bonnet 

Inside of the bonnet 

The rims. Tamiya gloss black with Molotow chrome accents  

Alclad Candy golden yellow over Molotow chrome  

 

 

 

Black interior  

Prepping the booth for clear 

But first some clear red on the rear lights 

And some decals 

More decals 

And more 

And more. Dash is a bit oversized  

And more 

Chrome trim around the windows 

 

Tack coat 

Tack coat 

First wet 

First wet 

Second wet 

Second wet 

Third coat 

Third coat 

Third coat - orange peel is here 

Third coat 

I'm in love 

Mr Orangepeel, meet… 

Mr Shiny 

Sanded my life away 

After polishing. Three steps with Tamiya 

Nice office 

 

This needed some work too 

4 is better than 2!