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Maineboy

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Re: '73 Ford Gran Torino Late Model (7-11-22 update)
« Reply #45 on: August 15, 2022, 12:10:02 PM »
Brian,

It is nice to see that you have a good eye for even minor details. I last built an AMT 40 Ford Coupe, for entry in a store contest in Ellsworth, ME. That would have been about 1964. I got second, which was not bad but never had the interest in pleasing anyone but me.

I have spent most of my life building and repairing homes. A sideline has  been building wood boats and wood canoes. In the old days that design work was all done to please the eye. The idea being "if it looks good, it is good". Not many have that kind of eye for detail in my experience. But you have a master eye for detail in 1/25 scale, which I think is much more difficult then dealing with 1:1 scale like I have.

Keep us updated.

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Re: '73 Ford Gran Torino Late Model (10-3-22 update)
« Reply #46 on: October 03, 2022, 10:04:53 PM »
Finished the decals.......


  Used MS Paint and PhotoScape...started shooting some color on the body :) 
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Re: '73 Ford Gran Torino Late Model (10-3-22 update)
« Reply #47 on: October 04, 2022, 10:56:31 AM »
I can't wait to see the next update. I check almost daily.
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Re: '73 Ford Gran Torino Late Model (10-3-22 update)
« Reply #48 on: October 05, 2022, 05:55:40 PM »
Quote from: Volzfan59 on October 04, 2022, 10:56:31 AM
I can't wait to see the next update......
   Here ya' go



  This is as shiny as its going to get....decals and weathering coming up.  Decanted  Tamiya Pure White (TS-26) and Blue (TS-15)  Shot a thin coat of floor wax thru the air brush to seal the paint.   
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Re: '73 Ford Gran Torino Late Model (10-5-22 update)
« Reply #49 on: October 05, 2022, 07:48:45 PM »
Looks great Brian!
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Re: '73 Ford Gran Torino Late Model (10-24-22 update)
« Reply #50 on: October 24, 2022, 09:28:44 PM »
Last update here...next post will be in Cars with Fenders-production bodies/late models after decals and further weathering when this one is done in a few days.




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Re: '73 Ford Gran Torino Late Model (10-24-22 update)
« Reply #51 on: October 25, 2022, 06:45:12 AM »
 :)  Looks pretty wicked to me.
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Re: '73 Ford Gran Torino Late Model (10-24-22 update)
« Reply #52 on: October 25, 2022, 09:30:36 AM »
Brian, You've done an excellent job of capturing the Saturday night, local short track look with this one. Well done.
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Re: '73 Ford Gran Torino Late Model
« Reply #53 on: November 02, 2022, 06:23:05 PM »
....Build is done......finished pictures posted in the Cars with Fenders-production bodies/late models section. 
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