Kmb0319 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 One of my wife's best friends is a great girl.... one of those people who can walk into any environment and immediately fit in with most everyone, while still maintaining her own personality. She is also a creative person, having been involved in music and theater, and now has a business doing balloon animals for children's parties all over the state. We hadn't seen her in a while, but she came over a couple weeks ago. While hanging out, we got talking cars, and I was finishing up my 67 Shelby I just posted. She thought it was really cool, and said a Shelby Mustang was her all-time dream car. She wasn't sure which year, but said "the one that kind of looked like a boat." A-HA! I pulled a picture up on my phone, and sure enough, it was the 1969 Shelby GT500. Revell has nice kits of both the convertible and coupe, so I asked her what her dream Shelby would look like: "A convertible in that pretty light blue metallic that they made them in, with a white interior, white stripes and blue glitter shift knob and steering wheel." OK, done, done, done...huh? That last one is gonna throw me a little, but I'll make it happen. Duplicolor Bahama Blue paint, Rustoleum acrylic crystal clear Wired the engine, added a starter and ran the vacuum hose from the air cleaner to the breather. Also ran some wires from the master cylinder and added battery cables Used some 235/60 BFG tires from Fireball Modelworks, as the kit tires were too low profile to fill the fenderwells Glitter fabric paint made up the wheel and shift knob I've trimmed up the "hinges" a little... have a little more to do to get the hood to sit all the way down, but I'll deliver it to her this week. It was really fun to build something for someone else... I hope she likes her dream car in miniature. This kit does have a VERY nicely done engine: It's convertible weather!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Very nice looking car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Danish sprue wrangler Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 real nice car . looking great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
65slotcar Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 nice work and great color combination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Nicely done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Beautiful Shelby.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford guy Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Awesome build Kevin! Very nice detail and paint. It looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renegade Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 If your friend doesn't like it I'll take it. Beautiful build in a great color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blunc Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 nice Shelby! you never know how much fun it is to drive topless until you try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 Trucker Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 nice built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Well one things for sure, she should be very happy with that!! I built a kit for a friend of mine once and they are great gifts just because something like that can't just be bought. That's a good build there Kevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbill Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 that's a beauty, love the colors. i'd have to keep it, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulbo Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 It´s very nice one and look authentic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercelo Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Nice build, l always love the Acapulco blue, and it looks killer on this beautiful model. I can't wait to get after this kit myself....thanks for the inspiration. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
espo Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 A great build it looks beautiful. It can be very rewarding building a model to order for some special. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fanof69 Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Very nice build Kevin!! Like the color and great detailing work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubert Rollins Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 That is such a nice Mustang!!! Excellent work!!! I'm sure the lady will love it! I'd buy her a case to go with it because most folks don't realize how bad dust can destroy a model. I'm thinking of building my dad a 57 chevy for his birthday as it's his favorite car. A gift like that has so much more meaning that something picked up off a shelf at wal mart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTJUNIOR Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmb0319 Posted April 20, 2016 Author Share Posted April 20, 2016 That is such a nice Mustang!!! Excellent work!!! I'm sure the lady will love it! I'd buy her a case to go with it because most folks don't realize how bad dust can destroy a model. I'm thinking of building my dad a 57 chevy for his birthday as it's his favorite car. A gift like that has so much more meaning that something picked up off a shelf at wal mart.I will pick up a case at Hobby Lobby before I take it over to her..... THANKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsepower Posted April 20, 2016 Share Posted April 20, 2016 Great build, I was thinking of using Krylon Metalcast silver base and a transparent blue for the steering wheel and shift knob, I used the Orange Anodizing color over that base for a Cragar metalflake wheel in a Hemi Hydro build a while back. That's a really coarse metallic silver and makes a good metalflake simulation under a candy color, for a model, to enhance the metalflake effect I use a good coat of clear before putting the transparent color coat on, it adds a little more depth and sparkle to the effect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dann Tier Posted April 21, 2016 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Love everything about this one!! -Great job!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang Madness Posted April 23, 2016 Share Posted April 23, 2016 Nice clean build ... looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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