Dirk's 1/24 Revell Mustang Mach III [Jennifer Lopez]

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Thanks James and Roger. We're in the home stretch now
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I added 3 or 4 cotes of clear. I hate to admit it but I lost count. :roll:

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Added the black to the lower back and front of the car

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Some touch up work will be required but nothing major

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Side vents get a few cotes of black

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Here are the tail light lenses. They came out of the box in chrome and then I added some Model Masters clear red

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Before

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After, I actually like the way it looks

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Next time I'll be adding the interior tub to the body.

Thanks for looking
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The windshield, the overly bulbous back end and that its a two seater. Granted Mustangs aren't known for their roomie back seats but to me it doesn't fit with the name Mustang. I do however like the nose and the engine.
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Fitting the interior tub into the body

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I don't have any photos to show this next issue but after fitting the tub in place which fit nicely in the cockpit area I found that the engine compartment walls didn't match up with the body. There was almost a 3/16 inch gap. Using some clamps, a soft rag to protect the finish and some CA glue I forced the kit to see things my way

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I rarely win any arguments with my models but I won this one.

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Time to mount the body and interior on the chassis.

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Well things are back to normal. I lost the battle with this one but not the war. The cost was that the front suspension fell off the car.

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As I tried to remount the front suspension another issue arose that I wasn't suspecting. For some unknown reason the front of the car was riding high. Sorry no pics

After lots and lots of fiddling it appeared that the springs and shocks were topping out in the wheel wells so I chopped them down a bit and remounted the front suspension. It helped a little but not as much as I hoped

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The only other thing I could come up with to lower the front was to start shaving the frame where the cross member meets the frame. I also ended up grinding down the frame. the amount of plastic removed does not accurately reflect the height the car was lowered but it is a bit better.

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Thanks for looking
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Good work ... creative solutions rather than just flinging it against the wall ....
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Last night I a little bit to several different projects.

I started with the Jennifer Lopez Mach III. I finally got the front end lowered to an acceptable height. To be honest I would like it be a little lower but I'm just out right tired of messing with it so here is where it'll stay.

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Re: Dirk's 1/24 Revell Mustang Mach III [Jennifer Lopez]

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Very nice, and a good build report !!!
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Thanks John
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I've never wanted to build a car, after reading your thread, I still don't, but gee's I like looking at what you've done, it looks terrific, thanks for sharing. ;-)
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LOL, thanks Nax.

I finished this one last night and placed her with her plump rear end next to my other Mustangs. I will post the finished shots when the weather is nice enough to take advantage of the natural sunlight
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What a nice model. Very attractive rear end ;-)
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