Revell 2n1 68 Mustang GT

[AthOz]

Will start documenting this here, pics will be coming tonight

This is my first build in 20+ years. Basically starting from scratch: have had to buy everything. The car is a Christmas gift from my wife

The kit itself is relatively simple, of good quality and has a bunch of bonus parts. Looking at the box art it left me a bit cold, but then I thought about a movie car, opened the box and... there's a set of Torq-Thrusts and a blanked grille... getting somewhere with this!

So the idea is to build a Bullit, with some twists: 

1) The back panel will be flat black;

2) Will be using the Cobra Jet bonnet, air filter assy (still TBD) & headers

3) Mirrors will be bullet type, which will need to be sourced

Paints are acrylic and with plenty of brushing

[vamach1]

There was a metal body version of this kit that build up into a nice Bullitt replica.  Welcome back to modeling.

[AthOz]

Some pics of the primed parts. I used Tamiya VOC based one. Nice primer, however the amount of paint the cap supplies is too much. Ran into some issues, mostly bubbles, due to a slow hand

Using these as reference:

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1967-ford-mustang-6/

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-ford-mustang-6/

http://bringatrailer.com/2014/10/24/90-original-j-code-1968-ford-mustang-gt-fastback/

Acrylic paints seem to need a (very) good mix before brushing. Painting the engine the first time was a huge let down. The coat I applied over the weekend ended nice and deep (although a bit rough)

 

[AthOz]

Some (very slow) progress. Need to get a lamp to work at night

Floorpan is nearly there, need to paint the hand brake lines... and maybe notch the frame rails (see below)

Front X-member

And with the engine almost there, did a quick test to see where the headers would end and... disaster. There's interference between the rails and the front pipes

I could force it in place, risking breaking something; notch/grind the rails or remove the headers and use the stock manifolds