Shelby 427 1965 Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 So this is a bit of a holy grail kit for me, as I’ve lusted over this car since the early Gran Turismo days. The kit was always extremely expensive, and even with the reissue it was dear enough! Sure enough, I eventually got one, but afraid of messing it up I waited a long time to build it. Now I’m confident in my building again, I’m giving it a stab. Reference pics in hand, it’s time to get started... Body has been airbrushed, and decals put on. This is what scared me the most but they went on perfectly! Next up, detail painting. I’ll be doing mostly box stock but will add detail as and when I see fit... Cheers ?
GTJUNIOR Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 Awesome kit. Built the Jagermister version when they were first released. Unfortunately was damaged beyond repair during a move and don't have any photos. Still have this kit in the stash to build someday. One of my all time favorite DTM cars. Will be following this build.
VanSpence Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 Looks like a pretty awesome kit and your start looks to be just on the right track. I can't wait to see the final product.
iamsuperdan Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 I love these cars. Built the Jager and the Bosch versions many, many years ago. And they have since been lost to time. I now have 4 of them in the stash, one of each kit Tamiya produced. Will get to them one day. Watching yours for sure.
stitchdup Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 Cool, these were fun to watch on tv. I built the jager version before I quit in the late 90s. All thats left now is the body though and some random bits so if your missing any parts or need spares I might be able to help
89AKurt Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 Have that in my stash, but the Martini decals. You could go nuts with photo-etch parts. ?
Rich Chernosky Posted January 7, 2020 Posted January 7, 2020 Its a pretty straight forward build. Everything fits, you should have no problem. Looks like you are off to a good start.
Shelby 427 1965 Posted January 7, 2020 Author Posted January 7, 2020 Cheers for all the comments everyone! I do have some reference pics to do some extra detailing, but as I’m still kinda getting back into it I don’t want to get too focused on detail and then not finish the thing. For tonight though I’ve done some more to the underside, with some washes and building the rear suspension and mounting the engine. I’ll add some weathering to the exhausts at a later date.
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