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<blockquote data-quote="Black Gold 380R" data-source="post: 16181452" data-attributes="member: 70025"><p>Hello Everyone,</p><p></p><p>For those who don't know me my name is Glenn and I have been building 03/04 Cobra diecast for the guys in the Terminator section for almost 2 years now.</p><p></p><p>Link for those who may be interested to see some of my Cobra builds:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.svtperformance.com/threads/official-terminator-diecast-thread.1139672/" target="_blank">https://www.svtperformance.com/threads/official-terminator-diecast-thread.1139672/</a></p><p></p><p>Recently an SVTP member contacted me and asked me if I would build a Lightning for him. I had only done Cobra's up to that point and decided to look into it and see what I could do.</p><p></p><p>Well, after a few months of research and looking into the diecasts available and decals/emblems needed I decided to give it a try.</p><p></p><p>I ended up starting with a Maisto Lightning diecast (Note: Maisto is my preferred brand as they come apart without breaking parts easily). I completely disassembled it and began the build process. I stripped it down to bare metal and then gave it a base coat of primer. Then I applied a primer sealer and wet sanded it with 2000 grit.</p><p></p><p>Then I applied a base coat of automotive paint code SN (Sonic Blue). I then placed the Lightning fender emblems, SVT and Ford tailgate emblems on the truck. I then clear coated the truck with house of Kolor clear coat.</p><p></p><p>I finally cut and buffed the truck using 2000 and 3000 grit and polished it with the 3M three step polishing system.</p><p></p><p>Here are the results:</p><p></p><p>Here is what I started with:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567939[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Here it is in Primer/Sealer:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567940[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567941[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Here it is in Base Coat SB:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567942[/ATTACH]</p><p> </p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567943[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p> [ATTACH=full]1567944[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Here is the finished Product:</p><p> [ATTACH=full]1567945[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1567946[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p> [ATTACH=full]1567947[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p><strong><u>Note</u></strong> if you're interested in having a Lightning built in a color that might not be available from Maisto (i.e. True Blue, Oxford White, Sonic Blue, Dark Shadow Grey, etc. or you would like a color it never came in i.e. Mystichrome or Competition Orange) please shoot me a PM to work out the details.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Black Gold 380R, post: 16181452, member: 70025"] Hello Everyone, For those who don't know me my name is Glenn and I have been building 03/04 Cobra diecast for the guys in the Terminator section for almost 2 years now. Link for those who may be interested to see some of my Cobra builds: [URL]https://www.svtperformance.com/threads/official-terminator-diecast-thread.1139672/[/URL] Recently an SVTP member contacted me and asked me if I would build a Lightning for him. I had only done Cobra's up to that point and decided to look into it and see what I could do. Well, after a few months of research and looking into the diecasts available and decals/emblems needed I decided to give it a try. I ended up starting with a Maisto Lightning diecast (Note: Maisto is my preferred brand as they come apart without breaking parts easily). I completely disassembled it and began the build process. I stripped it down to bare metal and then gave it a base coat of primer. Then I applied a primer sealer and wet sanded it with 2000 grit. Then I applied a base coat of automotive paint code SN (Sonic Blue). I then placed the Lightning fender emblems, SVT and Ford tailgate emblems on the truck. I then clear coated the truck with house of Kolor clear coat. I finally cut and buffed the truck using 2000 and 3000 grit and polished it with the 3M three step polishing system. Here are the results: Here is what I started with: [ATTACH=full]1567939[/ATTACH] Here it is in Primer/Sealer: [ATTACH=full]1567940[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1567941[/ATTACH] Here it is in Base Coat SB: [ATTACH=full]1567942[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1567943[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1567944[/ATTACH] Here is the finished Product: [ATTACH=full]1567945[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1567946[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1567947[/ATTACH] [b][U]Note[/U][/b] if you're interested in having a Lightning built in a color that might not be available from Maisto (i.e. True Blue, Oxford White, Sonic Blue, Dark Shadow Grey, etc. or you would like a color it never came in i.e. Mystichrome or Competition Orange) please shoot me a PM to work out the details. [/QUOTE]
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