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Hello I am looking for the shifter from the 1995 Tamiya Ford Mustang Cobra R kit (1/24) kit. The part number is E16. I live in Japan so I don’t know if it is financially worth it or not but am looking. Thanks for taking the time to read this. Stay safe and enjoy!

Thanks to stitchdup; D.Pack; Cool Hand; Date; Deathgoblin and bobss396 for taking the time to reply to my question. It is greatly appreciated. The videos recommended by Cool Hand and Dpate were especially helpful. Thanks for making the extra effort on my behalf. Deathgoblins explanation added to the videos. I’ll give it a try and post photos here to show the level of success I had. Thanks again to all who helped me out. Stay safe and enjoy!

With the latest kit I am building, 1995 Tamiya Ford Mustang Cobra R kit (1/24), the shifter is missing. The kit was bought used and this is the only part missing. As it is an old kit Tamiya no longer stocks replacement parts. How can I get a replacement shifter? My spare parts box didn’t have one.

I am building a 1995 Tamiya Ford Mustang Cobra R kit (1/24) and there are no masks for the window glass. On previous kits without masks I’ve tried freehanding the black and it came out poorly. How can I do this without making a mess of the glass? Advice needed. Thanks for reading stay safe and enjoy! P.S. I don’t have an airbrush.

Thank you for looking and the feedback.

Thanks for the positive feedback.

Thanks for the positive feedback on the overall build and especially the interior/ engine bay. I appreciate them. Yes, I think the bonnet got one extra coat because I can't count to two.

Hello all, When you have add on aero parts do you paint them separately and then attach them to the body Or do you attach them first to the body then paint everything as one? Thanks for your advice. Stay safe and enjoy!

Thanks everyone for all the great advice. Raoul: Thanks for the link the read was very helpful. ctruss53: Will avoid the round pointy tools. 89AKurt* Will look for a Tamiya green tip tool. espo: Will find the other tutorials here.And get some scribing tape. Assuming I can find it. SteveGuthmiller: Thanks for the detailed description of your technique. And all the other advice in replying to others' comments. The results of your technique shown in your photos speak for its effectiveness. PeteJ. : Will pick up some Tamiya tools. I don't think they will be that expensive here in Japan. Will try and learn patience. Ace-Garageguy: That is the set I plan to get. Glad to hear that the learning curve is not a steep one. Again thanks for the awesome advice! This is an awesome forum! Stay safe and enjoy!

Yes, that is it. No fitment issues worth mentioning. Just not able to paint within the lines on my part. The kit was fun to put together and would recommend it with the caveat that there are no window masks included.

Hello Pete, Yes, the trim on the glass is what killed me on this model. Body trim was only a severe wound. I'm going to try the tape 'n' spray method next time as my freehanding sucks. No worries at all. I'm in Nagoya. Been here for a while. Only been to Okinawa once for a naginata seminar and tournament. What I saw looked nice, though I only saw from the airport, to the hotel, to the dojo and reverse. So can't really judge. If I need some help, I'll be sure to DM you.

Thanks. Oh, I enjoyed building the kit for sure. Just wished the build was executed better, especially the windows.

Thanks. Many kits, as you say have window masks, this one however did not. I'll try regular masking tape next time as my freehand sucks.

Hello all, I’d like to deepen the lines between panels on my builds but am not able to figure out the best way to do so. How do you deepen the lines without slipping and gouging a line in the body? Is there an easy way to do this? Thanks for reading. Stay safe and enjoy!

Well, It’s been a while since I posted. Work and all that other stuff that gets in the way of the enjoyable things. I enjoyed this build very much until the glass. Then it became a major clusterf**k. Nothing seemed to go right. The interior turned out to be the best part of the build in the end. The undercarriage is ok, if just, and the engine bay is the same. Paint isn’t anything special either. It was a good learning build and am ok with the final product.