vppelt68 Posted August 24, 2021 Author Share Posted August 24, 2021 Wow. Last saturday I spotted a 2018 (?) Bullitt Mustang. Didn't even know those exist, but seeing a dark green Mustang with a plain grille I knew it had to be one, either a factory made or a tastefully tuned one by someone. Found out it was indeed made by Henry's shop. Lovely looking car... must be a joy to drive too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted October 4, 2021 Share Posted October 4, 2021 October 4th today. Hmmmm. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoolioPaulio Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 All I'll say is I feel a lot of relief about my build progress when there is still only 1 entry in the gallery with 5 days to go. At least we all seem to be in the same boat. Fingers crossed everyone manages to get something in the gallery in time (myself included) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) I won't make it I can tell you that (what a surprise). This time it is not all my fault though. I still don't have a replacement for the missing/badly molded part. But it is not the only problem I have had... Edited October 5, 2021 by dbostream 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 I'm terribly sorry, @Stef N. to rain on your parade, but our grand lord of group building has graciously accepted my request for a two week extension to 24.10.2021 to facilitate us fill the gallery with all sorts of and all coloured Ford Mustangs 🏇. Enzo Matrix will update the dates in the thread, thank you on behalf of all of us! V-P 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 5, 2021 Author Share Posted October 5, 2021 2 hours ago, dbostream said: I won't make it I can tell you that (what a surprise). This time it is not all my fault though. I still don't have a replacement for the missing/badly molded part. But it is not the only problem I have had... How about it now that we got a two week extension? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbostream Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 (edited) 12 minutes ago, vppelt68 said: How about it now that we got a two week extension? How about two month? If I can get the replacement part this week then it should be doable. Edited October 5, 2021 by dbostream 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Dammit, I was hoping to win the vote by default.😉 In all seriousness that is brilliant news @vppelt68. There are some fantastic builds ongoing and it would have been a shame if they ran out of time to get into the gallery. 👍👏 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 2 hours ago, Stef N. said: Dammit, I was hoping to win the vote by default.😉 In all seriousness that is brilliant news @vppelt68. There are some fantastic builds ongoing and it would have been a shame if they ran out of time to get into the gallery. 👍👏 You'd probably still win, but I think I would have been in a position to at least stop you winning by default I'm fully expecting to get mine finished this weekend barring any disasters. But it will be good if the extra two weeks leads to a run of completions, I get the feeling 90 days has just been a bit too tight for car builds, particularly 90 days in summer. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimJ Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 An extra two weeks will give me plenty of time to get mine over the line. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted October 5, 2021 Share Posted October 5, 2021 Deep Joy, as Stanley Unwin might say. Two weeks more is a huge relief at this end. I'm even thinking another build might be possible. Best I finish what I've started first though. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
81-er Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Excellent news! Another fortnight to spend far too much time on bits that won't be seen whilst completely failing to finish the build 🤣 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scargsy Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 Managed to get mine finished, I didn't see the extension but no matter, I still have one other car GB on the bench, plus one car and 3 planes I want to do for GBs by the end of the year (I get the feeling I might be making life difficult for myself). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliffB Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Oh that deadline extension is tempting! But then again, I've still got another muscle car that needs to be built for the French Fancy GB (Renault 12 ). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 Oh ****. How do I remove completely the unsuccessfully sprayed Tamiya paint from my kit? By sanding? Noooo!!! So how, with brake fluid? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 That sounds a bit worrying. I've used Isopropanol alcohol on Tamiya paint with success. It can take a while for it to work , although if the paints fresh you might get lucky. It's easily found as it's used as a handwash or disinfectant. Good luck. Tony. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 17, 2021 Author Share Posted October 17, 2021 Isopropanol it shall be, then. Thanks Tony for the tip. If the CJ will reach the finish line next sunday, I'm pretty sure she won't be a white Tasca Ford! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyW Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 I spent months waiting for this GB to start, and now it's nearly over. Life can be cruel. A massive thank you to vppelt68 for running the show, it really has been a whole lot of modelling fun for me. Here's a big show off shot of how much fun it's been... I could have happily built more, there's so many Mustangs to choose from. Six will have to do I guess. Two weeks ago I would have been happy with one completed, I kind of got out of synch with the GB. A recovery was made with the aid of the time extension though, so it all ended well. During the GB I've got to grips with all kinds of different stuff, with varieing degrees of success. Building construction, with an attempt at the early Shelby office building by LAX, The devil that is photoetch and moulding clear plastic are both still defeating me, but I'm learning. New paint techniques have been tried and all kinds of photo ideas tried out. I've been kept busy, absorbed, informed and entertained from day one right up to this evening. Thank you everyone for making the GB something very special. Let's do something similar again at some point. Tony. 9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 A few hours to go, hurry up! I think I'll begin preparing the poll already, and add builds finished in the next 3,5 hours in it tomorrow. V-P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spiny Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 Got to say it's good to see so many getting finished in these last few days. For a while I thought completions were going to be thin on the ground, but it looks as though we have a good haul now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 24, 2021 Author Share Posted October 24, 2021 15 finished builds is a respectable number for anything larger than a single prop fighter STGB 😊 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stef N. Posted October 24, 2021 Share Posted October 24, 2021 A great group build which personally I've learned a lot about building cars, with some great tips and help along the way. Thanks to @vppelt68 and to all that joined in. And finished with a really high quality group of cars in the gallery.👏👏👏 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vppelt68 Posted October 25, 2021 Author Share Posted October 25, 2021 May I have your attention, please, the POLL is now open so go there and VOTE! V-P 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoolioPaulio Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Just voted but it was hard, as all builds were great. Congrats to all who took part whether you finished or not. This was a great GB, and extra thanks @vppelt68 for being a great host. We need more car related GBs in the future 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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