66 marlin mild custom

l though it was time to get stuck into some of my johan kits
l wanted to build this as a mild custom l wanted to try and copy the box art paint as close as possible
still need to do the bare metal and some other details to the body but this is mainly what it will look like
so far l have dumped as much as l could and changed the rims and tires
the interior is nearly done
the engine will be next which will souped a bit

That's a pretty rare kit? Looking pretty cool so far.

Very cool start, I'll be watching this one for sure.

Gotta love that AMC material. Will be watching this.

Thats fat Joey . Love the permanant launch mode too

Wow that's an awesome looking car, never seen anything like it. not even in 1:1

Now that's very cool,will be watching this one

Looks great so far, Awesome body shape.

Far out.
I've seen the pics on other JoHann boxes but never actually seen one of these in the plastic before.

Looking good. Kits are made to be built rare or not.

checkmate wrote:Looking good. Kits are made to be built rare or not.

No truer statement than that, sweet looking body style , do it justice mate.

Yep never seen one built either? This will be interesting.

When I first saw this I thought ugly car but since lookin at it again I've changed my mind the colour and the wheels with the stance and also the detailing of the interior just make this car pop. Awesome skills mate if I hadn't seen what you'd done with this car I would have past on this kit if it was available but now I'd buy it if I could

Looks great.
But any way of widening the rear track? The wheels look lost way back towards the middle of the car.

l totally agree l was looking at it last weekend and will changing it this weekend
and thanks for the kind words guys

zenrat wrote:Looks great.
But any way of widening the rear track? The wheels look lost way back towards the middle of the car.

LOVE IT. As someone who had a 66 770 wagon and a 65 sedan ...Im watching this. Love my AMC's

got a chance to work on this the last week engine detail is nealy done l ended up changing the carb setup to a tri setup and also changed the valve covers also made a alternator bracket and made a battery box l still need to add the coil and some water hoses
and brake lnes l also used black wash on the engine l wanted to look like this car was a daily driver and not a trailer queen


the interior is all done with a wheel from the parts box and some speaker grille l punched out from some fine mesh
and a new shifter and added some flocking

l was'nt really happy with the paint so l ended up striping and will think of paint later on
still need to figure out a custom grille

Thats some pretty cool engine detail mate, top effort, i love this thing.

That engine bay looks fantastic, very everyday driver. Great work.

ya great work on the engine & engine bay,inside looks cool too.

took a sickie from work today and decided to do some more work on the marlin 
l started by working on the grille l have an old parts pack grilles that l have had for years and it was time that l used them 
l also made some new headlights l still need to aclad them 
this is the old grille

and this the new one 

l decided to go with a light blue that l had lying around and some panel piant 
l layed down purple base coat with a gold top coat it did'nt turn the way l wanted 
but it's good enough  still need clear coat and a good polish and finish off the bare metal
which l will do tonight

Good to see your using the imagination juices there mate, i like where its heading, bit of BMF, will certainly set it off. 

Sweet.  That paint sets it off nicely.

Lookin' Good!! Love that stance, it's perfect