Shelbytona

I'm on to another build and this is a car i love (thats where i got my username from) I've owned 10+ of these cars over the past 7yrs, and i fully restored an 89 Shelby (the blue/charcoal t-top) I've owned a red 87 Shelby Z and a blue 88 Shelby Z, so i'm not to sure which one I'm gonna build it after. I wish they made the 89 to 91 style daytona!!!! that's my favourite body style.

Anyways here is the kit i picked up... right off the bat it has the wrong rims for the Shelby Z.. it should have "crab rims" and the kit comes with "eggshell" rims, which were on the Daytona pacifica.




My 87 and 89 which i sadly sold..


I'd like to find rims similar to these in 1/25th scale.


I don't have any pics of the blue 88, but this is the colour it was. This was my 89 i restored and sadly got rid of too.


I plan on scratch building the motor to turbo 2 specs (inter cooled) this kit should have already been like this, but i realize it's an 80's reissue so i'll work with what i got!

I'm thinking of going with the flash red colour since i still have some of that paint left from doing the 89... I hope the tamiya primer is compatible with dupont chroma-premier base coat... i know if you spray the base directly to the styrene it will craze and destroy the body.. i'll have to do some experimenting!

I just finished this build, and it's a pretty cool kit! The glow in the dark styrene is really neat and glows bright orange in the dark. I couldn't get a good pic of it glowing, but i got one in low light and you can kinda see the glow.

I picked this kit up and plan on doing it box stock, the only addition will be a few details like wires and flocking. I know this kit is terrible, but i'll build it for what it is! I plan on leaving it white (just like the real one they used for this episode) so it glows in the dark. my plans are to paint the chassis primer/orange and orange under the hood, to give it the look of the body being painted white

I plan on wet sanding and possibly clearing the body as long as it doesn't affect the glowing.. i'll have to test a piece first.

This kit is very cool once you charge it under some light and turn the lights off!


here's a 1:1 pic of the car used.

Well since I'm in a 70's style build mode, i picked up one of these Vantasy models.. I plan on doing it pretty much box stock since it's already 70's style!



I am going with maroon and red metal flake, should look good in this colour! I already know which murals I'm gonna use.. i'll show them once i get the body painted! The decals are flat on this model, so i'll have to apply them and clear over them, then wet sand and polish. This should be a simple build (no flocking or wiring on the motor since it won't be seen anyway. I plan on spending all my time on the body.

I've got another 70's build done, from my dad's photo album. This was a fun build and my first attempt at weathering. (I've got lots of other pics of the progress over in "on the workbench" I'll get some better outdoor pics this weekend. with my lighting in the house and my camera i couldn't get the best quality pics.. especially interior pics.

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And now the 1:25th version..