vamach1 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 (edited) I picked up this 65 fastback promo at the Philly show. It has been painted and has some cracks at the top of the roof pillars. I really like the interior and kits of these sell for crazy money. Should I repaint it and build it just like I would as a kit? I only paid $15 for it. Edited March 11, 2018 by vamach1 Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Irwin Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Personalty I'd strip and re paint it and build it, most likely with a chassis from the newer 67 Mustang kit. But it's your model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted March 11, 2018 Share Posted March 11, 2018 Great score! I'm envious. I'd have to see it to give suggestions. If I thought I could repair the cracks invisibly, I'd strip it and restore it to as-made. If not, I'd drive on and treat it as a model, painting and detailing it to suit myself. I have a '65 HT promo in red. The body's not damaged, but it does have a lot of scratches and scuffs. I'm gonna try my best to polish them out. The front and rear bumpers are broken. I'm replacing them with units from a common AMT '66. It was missing a seat. I managed to find another seat, but not in red, so I'll be painting the interior. Another promo in my stash is a '68 Barracua with a little "play wear" that would be great except the right A-pillar was broken and glued back, not well, and the glue might have ruined the windshield as well (won't know till I get it apart). Gonna try to replace the A-pillar with one cut from a (warped) '69 body*, and I THINK I can get away with repainting just that A-piller (Testor #4 red). Gonna polish out the rest of the body and leave it stock. Haven't yet decided about painting the interior but I probably will. *Come to think of it, I might even be able to scratchbuild a replacement A-pillar, if I can find some scrap red plastic that's a good color match. Hmmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Hamilton Posted March 12, 2018 Share Posted March 12, 2018 Detail it, and finish it. You have a lot of Mustangs Rex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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