2016 Le Mans GTE Pro Class Winner...Revell Ford GT

[Jhedir6]

Basically finished. I need to add in some antennas yet.

Revell Ford GT Le Mans kit done in Gravity Colors Ford GT Blue/Red and Titanium White. and OZ Gun Metal on the wheels. Chassis is done with Scale Finishes black and flat black basecoats. Clear is Pro Form automotive clear.

Decals are mostly kit decals but I did have to use few from a set I got off Ebay for the ones missing from the Revell set for the 2016 car. I also used the dayglow yellow round decals on the roof from the Revell Ford Fusion kits ( these are missing from the Revell sheet).

As far as assembly goes it's a pretty straight forward build. My one gripe is the roll cage. I had issues getting the pieces to connect up, definitely not on par with say Tamiya Fujimi or Aoshima on the engineering on these parts. Even though its a lower part count kit (88 pcs) the amount of detail is actually quite nice. Full engine with separate A arms for the suspension. The front and rear suspension mounts have lots of detail as well. Nice detail on the interior ( much better than the C7R and lots of little detail decals as well) make this a much better kit than many would expect. It still has the metal axles but TBH they're almost completely invisible once assembled and Revell actually got the ride height on this kit spot on. 

The glass pieces are pre painted which is nice. The decals are crisp and clear. I did have some some issue with a few of the decals not adhering to the paint but not sure if that was me or the decals since it was only a couple. The white decals on the front vent inlets didnt lay down as well as I would have liked so on the next one I'll paint those. They are nice and opaque tho so they cover the blue easily. 

Another issue, not a huge one but there none the less, is the large dome on the roof. It's a roof cam for IMSA and IS NOT correct the Le Mans cars. This should have bee done as a separate part. Also there are no antennas included in the kit, not a big deal but would have been nice to have. I would have like to have seen Revell add in some photo etch for some of the grills and seatbelt hardware. 

For the price, this is a very nice kit. With a little extra it will be a great kit. For those wanting extras, Decalcas has a detail set for this kit already in the works. New wheels and tire, steering wheel and some other parts. Fola at Slotfabrik is working on decals for the IMSA cars and so is Michael from Indycals and I'm sure more will follow. For now, a couple pics.

Comments and criticisms always welcome.

[TonyK]

Nice to see one of these finished and you did a great job on it. Thank you for the details pointed out about the kit. I have this kit and opened the box but looking at the paint scheme has kept me from starting it. Don't think I can do it without botching all of it.

[donb]

That is s great looking car Sir. I like the just raced look too. Well done. 

[afx]

Turned out great David.

[Yahshu]

Very nice 

[Justin Porter]

That's definitely a well turned out model to show off what everyone is in for with the new Revell kit. 

[GlueTube]

Great build! Luv the weathering.

Regards

Brian Kroon

[FabbricaP]

Very nice build

[Hi-Po]

Looks good.

[Jim N]

Great job! 

[bbowser]

Great work, the subtle weathering is very convincing.

[Funkychiken]

great car, excellent build!

[martinfan5]

NIce work

[ismaelg]

Great job David!  Outstanding build! Love it.