DanL Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Finally finished the GT350H... It was a tough build and I ended up buying a second kit just to finish it. I think it's an older molding so I had difficulty with some of the fitment but got it to work eventually. Then the paint nightmare began with the second coat of red turning into a wrinkled mess. Tried to remove it all with oven cleaner... no go. So I bought a second kit and did get it painted quite well with Rustoleum Apple Red. Lucky I did buy that second kit because the decals were a bigger nightmare than the paint... ultra ultra thin and positioned to fit over numerous deep curves and valleys of the body, I ended up using both sheets of decals to get through it. I resorted to cutting the single decal of the hood into 7 separate pieces and then piecing it all back together again. I'm just glad the build is over and does not look to bad. Sorry about the poor pictures. I'm working on improving that. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afx Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zippi Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 With all the trouble you had it came out looking really nice. The Apple Red looks nice. Great job.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Very nice.  Not a lot of 66 Hertz’s were made in colors other than black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Well Dan, it came out great for your troubles.  There are some fitment issues and those decals are definately fussy but it builds out nicely. Good work!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B. Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Very nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bainford Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Your perseverance paid off, Dan. That's a fine looking Mustang.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Looks great. I can see where the over-the-top stripes would be a real problem getting them to lay down. The paint finish looks very nice, and I like the interior as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Looks great in red. Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelson Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Looks good! and the decals over the body just don't fit properly,when i get around to mine i'll leave them off or paint them on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TransAmMike Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Having built this kit and with another one in the wings, painting the stripes on is definately advisable. They are very hard to laydown flat over the scoop and on the valences front and rear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMT68 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Excellent work. I've used this Apple Red on interior parts but would consider trying it on a body after seeing how well this turned out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted April 19, 2022 Author Share Posted April 19, 2022 The apple red is a nice replacement for rich deep reds like ferrari and BMW red. The paint is very good but I did use a black primer, so there are several coats on this model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonhawk1066 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 Well done! I like your color choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kah puts Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 That's a tasty piece of kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOBLNG Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 It’s a beauty! Excellent job on those decals…I would have guessed the stripes were painted on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisc63 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 The gold stripes really work well on the red body, just plain sharp! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happy grumpy Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Great choice of subject and color and I agree with bisc63 ; the gold looks pretty good on red. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldcarfan27 Posted April 20, 2022 Share Posted April 20, 2022 Fab-U-Lus color choice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted April 20, 2022 Author Share Posted April 20, 2022 50 of the 1966 GT350h were delivered in red... It's a rare car and a nice change from the black. I never owned a mustang but have always appreciated them, especially the earlier ones. Cheers DanL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 One fine looking Mustang!!! 👀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanL Posted April 22, 2022 Author Share Posted April 22, 2022 Thanks for all the nice comments... Working on recreating my 1965 Chevy SS that I owned in the early 70's Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speedpro Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Very nice. I like the red with the gold strips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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