Hi guys,
Remember me? [whstl]...
Man, i"ve been so busy lately that my output has been WAAAY down! But I'm still plugging away, and can finally show the first model to come off the desk since moving to North Carolina--my "Heavy Metal Mach I", an old MPC Boss 302 kit that I modified quite a bit in front.Some of you may remember that I started this kit back in March (?) or so, but I've been away on business, and did the "big move" to NC which really can futz up your modeling plans!
But anyway--I've always liked this color scheme. It just looks mean!
The kit, unfortunately, has its problems and challenges. First thing was the front--it's just grossly oversized, and not really correctly-shaped. Thank god for Dremel tools is all I can say! The ol' Dremel really helped bring it into spec. That,s and a good amount of diligent sanding! I took a lot off the top and bottom, and also hollowed out the underside, adding support ribs and reflectors. I also used a contour gauge to fashion a front spoiler from styrene.
The interior is really rather incorrect for a '71--it's more akin to a '73--but I didn't feel like monkeying around trying to find a 71 pair of door interiors, so I just built it as was. I made the matts from 600 grade wet-sandpaper. The flocking is embossing powder, painted black.
I also added side windows by adding the post from styrene, and the window from clear plastic cut from a blueberries container. Wonderful thin, clear styrene plastic, great for windows in those containers!
Here's the finished pics! I used Tamiya paints for the finish, ALCLAD metallizer for the bumpers and rims--which are from an old 71 GTX kit--and a combination of Keith Marks and Kit decals. I made the rear-view mirror, fashioned a more correct rear fuel cover, hollowed out the hood openings, ,and a guitar string antenna
Source: http://cs.scaleautomag.com/SCACS/forums/thread/974714.aspx
Gerhard Berger Eric Bernard Enrique Bernoldi Enrico Bertaggia
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