1970 Ford Tuskegee Mustang :)

[Jeeves]

Here's the base kit...


Going for the scheme for Andrew Turner's 100th FS bird...painted the interior a nice shade of interior green and the dashboard I treated like a instrument panel- using some Mike Grant gauges...I will take some pics once things dry.

For the main body start- I have the gloss black on...



Trying to decide where the cutoff for the red tail should be-- at the top of the rear window-- or should I slant it onto the roof some-- suggestions? I plan on painting the front fender red and using the same style as seen on the front of Turner's plane:

 

[Jeeves]

Got the first coat of red on-- I think I'll need another to offset the black base...but for now- I am happy with how it looks-





And some shots of the engine and panel....my camera is showing it's age and the battery seems shot...which is a shame as I love the Easyshare...still need to add wiring-

 

[Quaralane]

Should be an interesting looking car when you're done with is

 

[Shark]

Cool idea

 

[Jeeves]

Thanks guys...back to work this week so I'm stalled a bit- but this weekend will be better

 

[mrcivicwithstyle]

Looking good

 

[Jeeves]

Thanks!

Sprayed the Alclad II Airframe Aluminum today-- it looks dusty but I'll buff it up when it's set....

 

[dazed1]

Very cool project! Looking good so far.

 

[Timbaux]

Great work! diggin That Color combination

 

[Jeeves]

Thanks again!

One last shot of the interior-- I have since cleaned up the seats...


And paint and decals done...



Gotta get the red bits off the NMF somehow....

 

[Quaralane]

Looking sharp here

 

[Belugawrx]

Cool paint job,..!
Looks like someone spilled tomato soup on the floors tho
lol Cheers mate,..looking good

 

[Jeeves]

The oil paint was just applied . Once it set I wiped it down as grains for the floor-- just like the plywood floor of the P-51

 

[Jeeves]

Getting there

 

[Quaralane]

Definitely looking good here

 

[Jeeves]

Thanks!

Just some teeny tiny details left...the blinker and rear side lights...finding some way to make the Mustang letters on the rear pop out...etc....




And I knocked the lower part of the front fender off-- easy considering there really wasn't a great attachment point for it... :bat

 

[Belugawrx]

That's COOL,..looking really good there J !
Just need to wash the wheels with some diluted flat black and your golden,...
Cheers

 

[Quaralane]

Very nice

 

[Jeeves]

Thanks Bruce and Q!

 

[Jeeves]

Calling this one done....no weathering

Sans hood...

Avec hood...

And de tail man....



Pretty happy with how it turned out-- the front area gave me all sorts of fits...and that with all the NMF done so not a lot of wiggle room to play around without marring things...