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Final look
Topic Started: Oct 16 2012, 06:31 PM (615 Views)
Stangfreak
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Convertible
This is the final look... I got some glue around the scoop I didn't like, so I redid the whole thing... I accidently messed up part of the white stripes, so I removed all the white tampoos and painted the area around the scoop black... It came very close a couple of times to getting the hammer and winding up in the trash can... So, this is the way it stays !!!

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All this messing around with this casting, and I just discovered the hood opens backwards !!!

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Edited by Stangfreak, Oct 16 2012, 06:31 PM.
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realgone58
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Station Wagon
Man, glad you messed up, cause it looks awesome now!!!!
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Hosspower98
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Much better. I like it a lot. You do great work!

The original reminds me of a pedal car my daughter had. LOL!
Edited by Hosspower98, Oct 16 2012, 08:31 PM.
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funeralxempire
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I'm glad you posted it instead of smashing it, looks great.
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harry
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those wheels really seal the deal! can you post some pics of the undercarriage? i might want to try the same.
Edited by harry, Oct 16 2012, 09:54 PM.
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craftymore
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Support your local demo derby.

I like the changes you made to the old Scout. Looks like a worthy summer cruiser now.
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scotthitman1
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Oct 16 2012, 06:31 PM
This is the final look... I got some glue around the scoop I didn't like, so I redid the whole thing... I accidently messed up part of the white stripes, so I removed all the white tampoos and painted the area around the scoop black... It came very close a couple of times to getting the hammer and winding up in the trash can... So, this is the way it stays !!!

From this:

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To this:

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All this messing around with this casting, and I just discovered the hood opens backwards !!!

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i did the same thing to my international scout. i had i had a heck of a time trying to open the hood on it. i was even trying to pry it open with a small screwdriver then after i broke it, i realized it opened backwards...felt like such an idiot :duh: :duh: :duh:
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Emptywallet
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Thats a great lookin mistake!!!
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Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
Looks amazing! And I have a lot of those "hammer customs" personally also. ;) I'm glad this one didn't take that path though!
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diecast.junkie
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scotthitman1
Oct 17 2012, 09:36 PM
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i did the same thing to my international scout. i had i had a heck of a time trying to open the hood on it. i was even trying to pry it open with a small screwdriver then after i broke it, i realized it opened backwards...felt like such an idiot :duh: :duh: :duh:


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>>you're not alone here. this happened to me several times before. maybe because of eagerness to work on the project quickly, i tend to overlook things.
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