Revell '69 Shelby Mustang

[NOBLNG]

I am going to tackle the '69 Shelby. The front valence does seem to be too wide, but after clamping it in place, it seems to take on a slight downward bow which I think will be fine. I will have to remake the side marker lights as they got in the way of filling and sanding the seam, and they were pretty faint anyway. I built up the inside with some sprue glue, and am debating whether to try to recreate the body line that travels down the length of the car. The rear valence connection also needs some filling.

[NOBLNG]

I decided to get a little creative and get rid of the back seat. After cutting out the necessary portion, I made a cardboard pattern. I was able to use a chunk of the trunk section flipped over to get the curved front section of the three piece fold down seat. This is the first time I have ever made sprue glue and I must say I like it a lot better than any store bought filler I have tried!

[vamach1]

Cool idea.  AMT recognized the old down seat so they had that option in the older 68 Shelby and later 67 Shelby kits.

[NOBLNG]

A little progress on the interior. Guage faces are by bestmodelcarparts.

[NOBLNG]

I bought this model at a flea market and it turns out I am missing one tail light and all of the clear parts and the decals. I cast a couple of new tail lights from Bondic and painted them with Tamiya X-27 clear red. One looks a little rough, so I will have to make another. I also made some side marker light frames from 24ga. wire, to replace the front ones that I sanded off. I think I will sand the rear ones off too and make new ones.

 

 

Edited December 18, 2019 by NOBLNG

[vamach1]

The guages look great.  I have used them also but you need a good pair of scissors to cut them out.

Edited December 18, 2019 by vamach1

[NOBLNG]

Engine is finished. Paint is Tamiya light blue (spray can). I've got the foil done and next will be a couple coats of clear.

[beeRS]

Good work so far Greg. I especially like that Tamiya blue.

How did you make the new side markers?

[Sledsel]

Looking good

 

[Snake45]

Looking good! You are improving, adapting, and overcoming! 

One tip, though: If that's supposed to be a Hurst T-handle, it should be aluminum, not wood. 

Otherwise, well done and drive on! 

[NOBLNG]

15 hours ago, beeRS said:

Good work so far Greg. I especially like that Tamiya blue.

How did you make the new side markers?

A couple posts back I showed how I made these out of 24 gauge artists wire. I formed the rectangle on the tip of my needle nose pliers and soldered the joint. I then dragged it across a metal file until the wire was half-round. I positioned it where I wanted it and touched a drop of Tamiya extra thin cement to it to melt it in place. After paint, I cleaned them off (not well enough I see) and filled the center with transparent red and amber. I think it might be better to foil the entire frame and then put the transparent paint on top of the foil? I also tried making some frames out of styrene but they didn't turn out near as good as the wire.

[beeRS]

Thats a really clever idea. Thanks for sharing this technique Greg.

[Dann Tier]

How the heck did i miss this??....this is looking Killer, Bud!!!

[Belugawrx]

Nice work Greg, that interior looks great..nice on the side markers too?