I've had this once completed build hanging around for a while now. I ordered it off of ebay several years ago because I couldn't find an unbuilt Jo-Han Maverick. Just after I received it I found a kit still in the box so this has sat at the back of my bench for the last few years awaiting either disassembly or a fate in the trash can. The more I looked at it, however, the more I saw a salvageable paint job but still lacked any real motivation to tear it apart an shine things up a bit.
First off lets get a photo going of the subject:
Dick Brennan's 1971 Ford Maverick:
and a picture of the body on my bench undergoing a wet sanding an polish up:
I was cruising through Hobby Lobby and found this:
and I thought to myself, "Hey!!! Those tires are PERFECT!!" and I immediately thought of the Maverick.
It shouldn't take too long to shine up and put a set of good looking slicks and skinnies under it on some slot , period correct, wheels.
BTW....progress is STILL going on with the Arado build. This is merely a progress filler to keep me from stagnating while I'm on long term projects such as the Arado and the Malibu. More coming...………..
Dick Brennan's 1971 Ford Maverick-Moving Forward-06/29
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Re: Dick Brennan's 1971 Ford Maverick
Cool. I have a diecast 71 Comet GT in the works.
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Re: Dick Brennan's 1971 Ford Maverick
Nice!!
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Re: Dick Brennan's 1971 Ford Maverick
Cool! Always liked the Maverick. Didnt know there was a kit.
Thanks,
John
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Re: Dick Brennan's 1971 Ford Maverick
Gonna have to share that one with us Lee!! Looking forward to seeing tgatmidnightprowler wrote:Cool. I have a diecast 71 Comet GT in the works.
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Re: Dick Brennan's 1971 Ford Maverick
Tom and John: Thanks guys! John-Jo-Han makes the Maverick and comet kits.
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Re: Dick Brennan's 1971 Ford Maverick-Re-Glossed 06/17
That's an interesting idea - buying a kit somebody else has built up and improving it. It's a bit like the guy on agape that buys the di-cast models to turn into Police cars etc. It's a great idea.
Looking forward to seeing where this goes Joe - and a great choice of wheels!
Looking forward to seeing where this goes Joe - and a great choice of wheels!
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Re: Dick Brennan's 1971 Ford Maverick-Re-Glossed 06/17
Had a Pinto..74, I believe. Not a bad car, That and the Maverick did clean up pretty well.
So, you wet sanded a finished model with decals? I am assuming it had a clear coat. I still glue my fingers together...
So, you wet sanded a finished model with decals? I am assuming it had a clear coat. I still glue my fingers together...
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!"..