Brudda Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 Hello everyone. Changing the supersnake. It’s going to be a GT500 with a 427 in her. Acapulco Blue with white stripes. These are so fun to change or modify. So far I just painted her blue. Next is sand her with 2000 grit wet and dry. Assemble the body so I can stripe her. Take it back apart and reclear the whole car. Then have a blast putting her together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 Striped the car. GT500 decals provided by a club member. Painted the stripes. Will clear next. The color is beautiful., Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 11, 2023 Author Share Posted September 11, 2023 Alotta tape. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 12, 2023 Author Share Posted September 12, 2023 Just cleared the body parts. I will color sand the parts with 3000 then rub and polish. The color is out of this world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share Posted September 13, 2023 Really looks slick now. Sanded , rubbed and polished. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 15, 2023 Author Share Posted September 15, 2023 The air intakes look really cool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 16, 2023 Author Share Posted September 16, 2023 Stripped the paint off the wheels, sanded with 2000, 3000. Rubbed with corse compound., finer compound, polished with a dremel tool. Detail painted the black, molotow chrome the lug nuts. Looks a lot better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 Working on the chassis , doors and front end. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 19, 2023 Author Share Posted September 19, 2023 The interior is comming along. Like the fold down rear seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark A Posted September 21, 2023 Share Posted September 21, 2023 Moving right along! I can't wait to see this finished up! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share Posted September 21, 2023 3 hours ago, Mark A said: Moving right along! I can't wait to see this finished up! Thank you. It’s a fun build!!! Love changing things around a bit. Temporary put some parts on. Starting to look good. Going to lower the front end a little. I really like the color. The chassis I’m going to leave alone. Looks great as it is. Plus you’re not going to turn this monster over when it’s finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 Engine is comming along nicely. Sanding seam lines on the headers. Painted headers flat black. Hand painted the nuts and bolts on the engine to give it a little detail. I am trying to get this ready for a local IPMS contest. Hence the sanding the seam lines and repainting. Not really necessary if you’re building for yourself as it’s a really great kit as is. But per IPMS rules, I am trying to get this as close to the rules as possible. The engine is beautiful. I have to confess, I am using some parts from a DeAgostini kit that was ruined from one of my friends. He gave it to me as he was going to put it in the trash. I am modifying the parts to fit and am using the hood, right door for the mirror. The front grill and the wheels. But this is 95 percent agora. It will be a regular GT500 with a 427 installed. There are less than a handful with a heart transplant. The supersnake was the ONLY one by Shelby American. The others were ford dealer installed. So I am making one of those. One came up on a muscle car show in Acapulco blue and is the inspiration for this build. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 24, 2023 Author Share Posted September 24, 2023 Engine installed. If you’ll notice , I painted the carb, like a Holley. Put a black wash on the alternator and put some electrical tape on the belt to make it look more realistic. Just a few of these little upgrades really make the model pop. I also glued the coil together and sanded the seam lines out. Painted it black and put some bare metal foil for the coil mounts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 28, 2023 Author Share Posted September 28, 2023 A little more. Body assembly. Hood hinges are the best ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 29, 2023 Author Share Posted September 29, 2023 More front end finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 30, 2023 Author Share Posted September 30, 2023 Body assembled. Stripes line up! Starting to look like something 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chipsatzinvalide Posted September 30, 2023 Share Posted September 30, 2023 Congratulations, that's a beautiful piece of work. The model looks great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 30, 2023 Author Share Posted September 30, 2023 14 hours ago, chipsatzinvalide said: Congratulations, that's a beautiful piece of work. The model looks great. Thank you sir Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted September 30, 2023 Author Share Posted September 30, 2023 I believe the GT500 is finished. Supersnake as the base, the 427 sideoiler, makes this unique. Agora , you made a fantastic model. Fun as heck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted October 1, 2023 Author Share Posted October 1, 2023 Painted the “Goodyear” on the tires , looks better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted October 8, 2023 Author Share Posted October 8, 2023 The car did pretty good at our local contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher Christou Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 Dude,that's looks awesome,you have put a lot of work and effort into making it unique. Fantastic job👍 Might build this car for my next agora model.😅 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brudda Posted December 4, 2023 Author Share Posted December 4, 2023 It took best auto and first place at the Fremont IPMS event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle36 Posted December 7, 2023 Share Posted December 7, 2023 Damn; wish I could paint bodies like that; are you using paint booth to keep out dust particles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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