Ok,
I sort of skipped around here. I actually did the rear suspension
setup before painting the chassis. But now we can focus
on just this portion of the build and move on.
I
would have liked to gone with a coil-over rear suspension,
or maybe just coil instead of leaf springs. but the molded
in exhaust and gas tank location hampered those ideas.
I
could have gotten down and ugly with the exhaust and dremeled
it all off, but I just didn't feel that would look good
enough, so the solid rear axle had to stay.
But
that doesn't mean we can't improve the handling back there.
I
started by adding staggered rear shocks and a radius rod
/ pan hard bar (all off of a Revell
2005 Mustang). I then found a sway bar I could alter
from my parts box, and installed that onto the rear as well.
Now
we're ready to take on some corners !
The
sway bars are painted red (similar to what Herb Adams used
to do) and the shocks are KONI reds.
Eventually
when I figure out the tire rim combination, all four corners
with get photoetch disc brakes.
Now
that the chassis is primarily done except for maybe some
more detail painting and odds and ends, let's talk about
the body.
It's
getting the same color, a Tamiya Orange (I already had this
paint, and I thought it would look good, so what the heck).
The
body on this kit is molded in white, so any color would
work. I first shot the engine bay, so it would match the
outside of the car. After that dried, I taped on the hood
and front fascia and grille. I do this so I can get a nice
even color all over the car. I don't want to paint them
separately and come out with different shades of orange.
Note
that I did not use any primer. I usually don't with model
paints, unless I need to use it as a base to cover colored
plastic, or if I use automotive paints.
For
the most part, the paint came out well. It's out of a can.
I also paint outside in the sun so I can se any imperfections.
In this instance, I did get a tiny spec of dirt (probably
from a slight breeze) on the rooftop, but I can live with
it. I did not use any clear coat (yet). I will let it dry
for a day or so and see how it looks. It may not need clear.
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