BS214's AMT '49 Mercury
Re: BS214's AMT '49 Mercury
Such good lines!
To make each build less crappy than the last one. Or, put another way, "Better than the last one, not as good as the next one!"..
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Re: BS214's AMT '49 Mercury
I know, right? I never understood myself why I never did a ‘49 Mercury in my younger years. I guess back then, I just didn’t have an interest in building one. Now, I’m just so glad I was able to pick one up on a trade. It is a beautiful automobile.
Which reminds me, I need get myself a ‘40 or ‘41 Willys kit. Gotta help the economy somehow...
Which reminds me, I need get myself a ‘40 or ‘41 Willys kit. Gotta help the economy somehow...
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Re: BS214's AMT '49 Mercury
Primer slapped on a couple days ago and paint finally on!
The hood...
Pictures don't do justice under lamp light. Here she is in all her glory in bright sunlight. You can see all that lovely pearlcoat in the blue. Yeah, she's gonna be a looker in that Deja Blue lacquer color. Leaving her outdoors for a couple hours to dry and cure.....
Next, some Wet Look lacquer clearcoat..
The hood...
Pictures don't do justice under lamp light. Here she is in all her glory in bright sunlight. You can see all that lovely pearlcoat in the blue. Yeah, she's gonna be a looker in that Deja Blue lacquer color. Leaving her outdoors for a couple hours to dry and cure.....
Next, some Wet Look lacquer clearcoat..
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Re: BS214's AMT '49 Mercury
That's a beautiful shade of blue.
March as one, Don't look back
Odin's sons... Attack!
Unleash hell! Do not repent! Warfare grants us no lament
Let your weapons slash and tear This is no place for fear
Hold the lines! Move as one! In unity our victory's won
Our shields will form a mighty wall
United we shall never fall
Odin's sons... Attack!
Unleash hell! Do not repent! Warfare grants us no lament
Let your weapons slash and tear This is no place for fear
Hold the lines! Move as one! In unity our victory's won
Our shields will form a mighty wall
United we shall never fall
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Re: BS214's AMT '49 Mercury
Hope it don't melt!
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Re: BS214's AMT '49 Mercury
LOL! I brought it inside after running a couple errands this morning.
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“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: BS214's AMT '49 Mercury
That's pretty. Having it outside shold be fine, I wouldn't leave a model in a car or something like that. Ask me how I know......
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Re: BS214's AMT '49 Mercury
Not much of updates but definitely a change to the engine parts...
First. I installed the engine and noticed the driveshaft is too short - 3/16th of an inch short in fact.
So, I cannibalized a stock driveshaft from the '37 Chevy kit, glued it to the tranny, snipped off a little over 3/16th and installed to chassis frame. From underneath you won't see the cut. (You can see the cut and fix in the pic below...)
Underside chassis done...
Now the big change on the engine. I decided to remove the original exhaust headers I started with and am going with these bad boys instead. I wasn't crazy with the custom ones that came with the Mercury kit. These came from the '55 Chevy Bel Air kit. Already test fitted them and oh yeah... they're gonna work!
First. I installed the engine and noticed the driveshaft is too short - 3/16th of an inch short in fact.
So, I cannibalized a stock driveshaft from the '37 Chevy kit, glued it to the tranny, snipped off a little over 3/16th and installed to chassis frame. From underneath you won't see the cut. (You can see the cut and fix in the pic below...)
Underside chassis done...
Now the big change on the engine. I decided to remove the original exhaust headers I started with and am going with these bad boys instead. I wasn't crazy with the custom ones that came with the Mercury kit. These came from the '55 Chevy Bel Air kit. Already test fitted them and oh yeah... they're gonna work!
“Who controls the skies, controls the fate of this Earth”
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
Author unknown- 352nd Fighter Group, Blue-Nosed Bastards of Bodney
“Send one plane it’s a sortie; send two planes it’s a flight; send four planes it’s a test of airpower. - Richard Kohn
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Re: BS214's AMT '49 Mercury
That color does look good on there Tom. Should wet sand and polish out very nicely.
Good job on that driveshaft as well.
Good job on that driveshaft as well.