Jonathan

Little background - my long-suffering wife gave me this kit ages ago because she liked the white on red. But, at the time, I was hesitant to start the kit, because my success with white finishes has been less than stellar So, trying to decide the best hobby paint for "Chevrolet Bombay Ivory", I primed the model with Tamiya white primer. Following some discussion in the Model Building Questions and Answers section, I shot a few coats of Tamiya Racing White TS-7 over it and here we are. Guess I'll finish it, because of course I should start another project! Thanks to everyone who provided some insight into possible solutions to "what color is it really?"

Well ... Here is Tamiya TS-7 Racing White over Tamiya White primer: Looks more "yellow" or "cream" under indoor lighting. I guess I'll run with it and start a build thread....

Thanks all - I went TS-7 Racing White. It does look a bit buttery - ok, more ivory. But, I think the color is probably representative of the era. I'll post pictures in a bit. More to come ...

Whoa that is amazing!

Comparing the paint to the whitewalls on that first image really makes the paint look more creamy white. That's helpful, I think. (Again, knowing colors on screen may look different than in real life.) I kind of feel like colors probably were not as brilliant then as they can be now. ---- A while back - I did experiment once with Tamiya Insignia White, followed by one thinish coat of Pure White and ended up with this (seen here on a yet-to-be finished '57 Chevy). It looks a tad gray to me, but I think somewhere between Racing White and whatever this is may be what I'm after. I'd kind of forgotten that I'd started this kit. (good grief!) ---- Thanks for pointing out my typo. And you make a good point, testing some spoons or the like for future reference.

Maybe this has been answered before, but if so, I can't find it. I've become fond of Tamiya spray lacquers, so I'm hoping I can stick with that. I was gifted an AMT 1957 Cameo some years ago and started working on it recently. I'd like to build it in Bombay White Ivory, which to my eye doesn't look like "pure white" at all (comparing this picture - note the body paint as compared to the whitewalls). Is Tamiya TS-7 "Racing White" too yellow? Other options? I recognize that colors on the screen can be much more subjective than in person, but was hoping someone had already been down this path and could share their experiences.

This question has turned into a more interesting conversation that I could have imagined. Thank you, all! I did pick up the 1966 AMT Mustang ... but that grill. I'm surprised there are no 3D printed offerings for the 65 (64.5) grill.

My buddy's car didn't have seat belts in it - I remember because a state law requiring seatbelts was passed when we were teenagers and we didn't if it mattered since the car was older. Very sorry to hear the car was stolen.

Thank you all. @R. Thorne - that was the same kit I just picked up to start with. @1972coronet - I didn't know about the reverse lamps - that's interesting! @Ace-Garageguy - great article - thank you for that! @Dr Cobra - thank you, those small details are so cool. --- Is the 1965 Grill readily available in kit or aftermarket form? This is the '65, and includes the vertical bars, and the "mesh" behind the grill looks different than the '66 (I'm sure you guys all know that, just trying to find this in scale). Found this nice graphic:

Hello All. Looking to build a model of my friend's Mustang from when we were (much) younger. He always referred to it as a "64 and a half" model. I'm aware of the old 1/16 scale AMT kit, but would like to build something in the more common 1/25 or 1/24 scale. Thoughts on how to best approach this? From some of what I've read, the differences between the early 1965's (aka 64 1/2) and other 1965 models are really just minor details that might not be noticed in scale. This is not his, but it looked a lot like it, if memory serves. Thanks in advance.

Really enjoying seeing this. Nice work so far!

That is a beautiful build. Nice work!

Thanks! At least the surf boards survived. The resin rear bumper actually broke into 3 pieces - I hope I can salvage that. I may make a few small changes as I rebuild this - to be determined...

Well ... decided to strip the body and start over. Goal is to salvage as much as possible from the original build. *sigh* Cleaned up (again), primed, and got the top painted. I'll have to do something about the marker lights and such, as they've lost some detail from all of the painting, striping, sanding, priming cycles.

Getting close. I took a chance on the Rallye decals and I'm not sure if I like them or not. The AMT (Round2) decals confirm to curves "okay". I should have waited until the side panels dried completely before adding the hood decals. I got ahead of myself (I blame the dehydrator) and now I have a big fat gap in the stripe across the front quarter panel. It's done now. Need to add mirrors, possibly an antenna, and I now see that I forgot to paint the front marker/signal lights.