okie dokie, here are a couple more tweaks - more in tune with the idea of re"aligning" a known vehicle.
I started this 2nd tweak over a year ago and just went back to it
stock
tweaked
in addition to the obvious stuff
*, the wheels have the center of their spokes blacked-out for a split-spoke look and the lower fascia opening has more dividers - ideally 1/2 or 1/3rd the number of grille-slats (didn't obsess about spacing/# in the chop)
here's the close-up superimposed on the whole car; the original (tho different sizes) is @
NetCarShow.
* stuff that may be obvious:
raised the headlites (to match the hood cutline) AND the top of the corner-bumper and sidemarker along with it,
while shrinking the turn indicator & changed inner bumper's shape & simplified the foglite
- think this looks stronger while less "ruler-ed".
the grille is close to what I was trying for, would have needed to re-do the hood for the full treatment;
- the main thing is the lower curve = "the Mercury smile"
;
it would actually be emphasized by a thicker/wider lower metal 'lip' that I didn't try to draw - hope it looks 'friendlier' without looking like a Japanese brand's "anime-happyface"... ...yet confident;
...and one of the reasons I curved the grille top
: here's an old 500 chop with a similar shape for sharing a hood
(different bumper = straight lower edge for the 500/Taurus).
& a quick #3
the main difference is the steeringwheel from the Mountaineer (which I think I prefer),
never could understand why every model needs a different one - like my rant about different upholstery in each model.
...also brightened the pwood & tried to change the IP to the new blue lighting.
(the full original of the Sable's interior from
NetCarShow)
#4, which I might skip (see
MKS-Mercury, here), would be making the Sable's tail lights extend onto the trunk lid - not identical with the Milan's, but using the same general theme. Eventually, would like to do a nextgen with more slit/ribbon-like shapes, towards a mostly-
smooth, invisible-lite-fixtures look
- also might do 'invisible' fogs for the front.