1969 Ford Torino Cobra Fastback by AMT - Episode 13

[@youknoweverything7643]

Only person I have ever seen use the folk art cheap acrylic craft paints that are .50-1.50 a bottle and make the paint job look like it was model paint or real paint for modeling awesome man I'll have to try it out

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank you! I have had a lot of practice with those paints. I have been using them exclusively for about 10 years or so. If you are seriously considering using them I would suggest spraying cheap plastic spoons for practice. Good Luck!

[@TI4438]

I'll be finishing this kit up in a day or two. Thanks for the heads-up on the chassis/body fit. Nice job on yours.

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank You! and you're very welcome! I had heard a lot of grumbling about the fit and finish surrounding this kit before I started mine. Just thought that I would share what I discovered and share it with my viewers. I hope that this helped you out. Thanks for watching!

[@TI4438]

Did you have any problems with the decals? The right front fender decal just wouldn't lay down.

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

@@TI4438 If I recall the decals did fight a little due to their length, especially the front fender decals. I just made sure that the surface remained wet so that I could maneuver them into place. Long decals are always a pain. That's why I don't do NASCAR kits... Did you get it into place?

[@TI4438]

@@scaleautoguysworkbench only had major problems with one and it stayed that way.

[@stevemayo1175]

Love the Color Great Build

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thanks! That color was actually doing what I wanted it to do before I added the Dragonfly Glaze. After that the colorshifting was really kicking it.

[@adammarsden2643]

Loved this one.newer here but been building most my life. Thnks fer the content i appreciate it luv build vids like this

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank you! Thanks for subscribing! I'm glad that you enjoyed this video. I have plenty more coming in the near future.

[@carouselofcrazychrisb]

That is cool!!!! Love that color!! I built this one a while back, now I wanna find it again to do it over

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thanks! That particular color was begging to be sprayed on a kit and I couldn't resist putting it on this build. Good luck on your next build!

[@onixfieroandscalemodelworks]

Great build. I just picked up that kit. Now I know what I have to look forward to

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

I hope that your build goes better than mine did. After getting the chassis straight I had to cut off the alignment pins so that the wheels would align to the wheel wells. Good luck with yours!

[@memorylanemodelcars]

Nice Job My Friends Dad n Mom Had a 68 in the 70s it Was Teal Metallic with Good Stripes

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank you! My mom wanted a 68 as well but my father had just bought a new Chrysler so she had to wait...

[@louieguillen]

WOW" JUST BEAUTIFUL MAN, I ALWAYS WANTED TO GET THIS KIT LOOKS AWESOME. LOOKING FORWARD TO SEEING THE NEXT BUILD MODEL ON BROTHER!!!👍🇺🇸

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank you! It was a fun build despite the chassis twist and alignment issues. I'm glad that you enjoyed the video.

[@myrnamedina3040]

Greatjob

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank you!

[@michaelcooke2559]

Nice looking build. Great color choice. Thanks for sharing.

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank You! The moment that I opened the box I knew that was going to be painted Aqua Flash, it just fit... Thanks for watching!

[@petesmodelcarcustoms584]

Really nice Torino👍😎thanks for showing and best wishes from jolly old England 👍😎Pete 🤓

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@petesmodelcarcustoms584]

@@scaleautoguysworkbench I've just bought one, so it was handy to see your videos👍😎

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

@@petesmodelcarcustoms584 Good luck with your build! Not every one of these had the same problems but a few of them did. The biggest problem that I found with this was getting the wheels to align with the wheel wells correctly, but you already know that...

[@petesmodelcarcustoms584]

@@scaleautoguysworkbench Another video said the same thing. Then the polar lights kits front fenders stick up in the air. I wonder if the bodies and chassis would swap and align better

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

@@petesmodelcarcustoms584 That would be an interesting experiment. I haven't seen the Polar Lights edition of this kit but it would be cool to test this out and see how they fit together. I have read that some guys have swapped the chassis from a different kit (I don't remember which one) and it fit better than the one that it came with. Either way, I just try to figure out how to build it with what comes in the box. Sometimes, it is a real challenge and that makes it fun.

[@goforitpainting]

Nice model and I'm waiting for the next video. I'm the 170th here.

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank You! and thank you for subscribing. I hope that you're enjoying my channel. I have a lot of great builds coming!

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

Looks great!!!!

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thanks!! It was a fun build I'm glad that you enjoyed it.

[@THROTTLEPOWER]

@@scaleautoguysworkbench 👍👍

[@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS]

WOW what and awesome gorgeous car really like it, fantastic Build Wicked 🤗✔❤😎👍🇦🇺

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank you! I'm glad that you enjoyed the video.

[@c.d.scalemodels9198]

Great color & great job on the kit……. Beautiful!!!!!!!

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank you! It was a unique color and it was just screaming to be sprayed on that body. I'm glad that you enjoyed the build.

[@timemachinesscalemodels]

That's a decent kit. I built one several years ago. I need another in the stash. No sub.

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thanks For Watching!

[@rudyhollis6540]

Not a Ford guy, but that's a good looking car, hope the model kit is worth it!!!

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank you! I am partial to Mopar but Ford did produce some really cool cars back in the day. Thanks for watching!

[@davidhinkson8856]

Got this as part of a three car model set that also included a Plymouth Barracuda and a Hurst Oldsmobile 4-4-2. The front wheel pins were way too small and it remained on display for a week before I scrapped it. I'd love to give it another try since I like the look of the car overall.

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thanks for the comment! Go ahead and give it a try. What do you have to lose? Just be aware of some of the pitfalls like the alignment pins in the front and you will do fine.

[@Enigma-Sapiens]

Very nice! I had one of those BITD. It was dark green with gold stripes and I put a 351 Boss engine and 4-speed out of a wrecked 71 Torino in it. About the time I got it all fixed up and looking good, my idiot brother wrecked it. Made me wonder if the engine and trans were cursed. I gave up on it and sold the remaining pieces to a guy I didn't like... J/K!

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Well, it certainly sounded like a great car until the accident. They were nice cars back then and hard to find today.

[@chriscallen6897]

The paint job turned out beautiful! I’m impressed how you’re able to air brush craft paints.

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

There isn't much to airbrushing craft paint. To me. it's just like spraying any other paint but thank you for the compliment and thank you for watching.

[@dovenporter5755]

Nice color how much time between spraying the different coats?

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank you! I waited 24 hours after the primer coat to start the color coats. After that I waited about ten minutes between color coats (drying with a hair dryer between them) and another 24 before applying the Dragonfly coat.

[@scottowens1535]

Had one, their a big badass boat/ship. Mine was a bit pumped up and had a Case of go like hell 😀

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Sounds like a whole lot of car! My mom wanted a 68 but my dad had other plans.

[@scottowens1535]

@@scaleautoguysworkbench sweet 😉 not sure where you are but the owner of Big O tires bought it new and gave it to his son who took it Willamette machine and had it.060 over huge Crane fireball cam, opened the valves to the inth! And balanced the package down to ground and matched rods. So then he took the c6 and stage 3 full manual valve extra plate 😉 you know where I'm going 😂... Dad made him sell it or wouldn't pay for his next year in college because he was getting into Too much trouble...... MY Turn!!!! Saw the car, Dad put 500 dollars down and I worked full time in a gas station saving every penny to pay the rest of the 2,000 dollar Price......

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

@@scottowens1535 Sounds like you got a great deal on that purchase! Do you still have it?

[@scottowens1535]

@@scaleautoguysworkbench no Too bad I bought It 40 year's ago when I was 17😉

[@kennyspaulding796]

This is the 3rd of you're builds I've seen and you seem to be in favor of Bare Metal Foil. You make them come out great. Do the decals for the sides come in different colors? I have 2 in my stash along with the 3 car kit from way back. Now I know what to look out for when I do mine. I'm didn't use to be a big Ford fan. A neighbor friend who lived around the corner, his dad bought one of these in '69 it was white w/ red interior and red markings on the sides and I did like that car. Then my older brother had a '67 Mustang coupe and my younger brother got a '69 Mustang Boss. Oh yeah, I figured I'd subscribe 😉.

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank You for the Sub! I really like Bare Metal Foil and I use it on almost every build that I do. I think that it looks better than painting the "chrome" parts of a car/truck. As far as the stripes in this particular kit, they only come in black or white as I showed during the intro part of my video. There might be someone that can print or maybe has some red stripes from an earlier version of this kit. I do have a couple of 1968 and 1969 Mustangs on the shelf from a Flea Market haul I did last summer. I have been wanting to get those up on the channel but the muse hasn't hit me yet on those. Stay tuned, they're coming eventually. Thanks for watching!

[@davidparsleyscustomscaleemerge]

That looks great!!

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank you! It was a fun build.

[@modelcar1589]

Nice 👍🏿

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank You!

[@timryan1785]

What do you use to thin the acrylics your spraying and what ratio do you mix-?

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

I have used a few different "thinners" over the years. I have used ModelMaster Acrylic Paint Thinner (a little on the expensive side), Delta Ceramcoat acrylic thinner (no longer available) and plain old Distilled water. I haven't tried windshield washer fluid but some guys swear by it. I don't really measure my ratios per se but if I did it would be close to 60/40 depending on the acrylic paint. Some are thick and others are thin right out of the bottle. So my best advice is to slowly add whatever medium your using to thin with until the mixture has the consistency of milk. Then mix well and let it stand for a minute or two before spraying.

[@timryan1785]

@@scaleautoguysworkbench I tried the windshield washer fluid one time, only time I've tried to spray the craft acrylics. Didn't work out, my guess I had it too thin, but I'll try it again once the weather warms up again. Thanks for the reply!!

[@jgarcia3949]

Nice! Work! What did you use for Klear Koat?

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank You! On that build I used Mod Podge clear sealer.

[@jgarcia3949]

@@scaleautoguysworkbench ok thx did u apply with air brush? Or raddle can?

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

@@jgarcia3949 The Mod Podge that I used was from a rattle can. You can pick up a can from Walmart. It's usually located in the craft section.

[@jgarcia3949]

​@scaleautoguysworkbench Thx! I did and really liked it... thx for tip and info!

[@jeffhaty5715]

I seen that paint whated know if work on models. How much did you thin the paint and what do you use?

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

I use acrylic craft paint almost exclusively on my builds. I have been burned one to many times by spray cans. I also try to do everything on a tight budget. One of those 2 ounce bottles lasts a long time and they come in a plethora of colors. I thin my paint with ModelMaster acrylic thinner. I don't measure the ratio per se but I look for the paint to be the consistency of milk before I start and I spray at about 30 psi.

[@r.a.p.k.models4160]

Nice bulid , what clear coat on it ?

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank you! This particular build had Mod Podge gloss acrylic sealer applied to it.

[@youknoweverything7643]

I hate amt kits but they do have cool variety of stuff, they have been using the same tooling for last 50 plus years and tons and tons of flashing on some kits you can't even make out what a part is supposed to be because the flashing is so heavy

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

I am beginning to dislike AMT kits as well. Unfortunately, they almost have the lions share of the market. They also have a lot of interesting kits out there. The quality of the kits really went down hill shortly after their processes moved to China. Maybe that's the issue? Either way they may want to step up their game. Just because they are such a large producer of model kits doesn't mean that they can't fail. Take Sears and Kmart as an example.

[@MetalMania3DTV-TAS-AUS]

New Subscriber 240 and we hit the bell check us out when u get time👍, Awesome I've been thinking about buying this kit, Awesome accessories 2 sets of wheels and more, looks like I'm buying another kit🤫🤣 thankyou for the unboxing on this Kit, have fun as I'm looking forward to seeing you build it 🤗 Cheers🍻🍺 KC Cradle Mountain Tasmania Australia 🇦🇺🇦🇺🤝😎👍

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank you for the sub! I have a lot of kits coming and I think that you will enjoy what's coming up! This particular kit was fun to build despite the problems with the chassis alignment issues. I hope that you enjoy building yours when you get it.

[@ModelCarGuy]

I did this kit 2 weeks ago lol check it out if you wish

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thank you, I will!

[@robertmungo5428]

Exhaust tips stick out way too far otherwise looking good!

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

I thought it looked a little off but decided to go with it. Besides, I had my fill of re-engineering this thing by the time that I got to the exhaust tips. It still looks good. Thanks for watching!

[@JoseLara-po9tb]

Amt sucks but they have a lot of cool kits

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Yes, It's sad that they have so many cool kits but their quality, as of late, has been a dumpster fire. You never know from one kit to another if you're getting a great kit or a twist piece of crap. Fortunately, the majority of my collection are older AMT kits that didn't have as many problems. Seems like they went down hill as soon as they shipped production to China.

[@Bigpapajess]

Trust me, this set, to me is a piece of junk, the front grill and body did not even fit and some parts where already broken and the front wheels are held on pay little plastic pins that broke already, the roll cage had issues with the fit and the instructions were bad. I’m sad I wasted 4 hours😢

[@Bigpapajess]

If you are not at this guys skill level it is bad

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

Thanks for watching! Yes this kit has some quirks, I'll give you that. This is not a kit that can be thrown together in a rush. It requires a lot of test fitting and adjustments. I try to point out trouble areas as I go along. Though not all of these kits are going to have the same problems. I would suggest setting aside for a bit (a day, a week or so) and come back to it. Good Luck!

[@mhenderson1000]

Bro, thanks for sharing the chassis issue..I notice during mockup it did not align with the wheel welds..I'm cutting my off asap!!!

[@scaleautoguysworkbench]

You're very welcome! I don't know where that chassis derived from but I don't believe that it is the correct one for the body. Luckily, there's a work around for it. Good luck and thank you for watching!