Ford GT 2017 in "Liquid Red" (w/ scratch-built extended rear wing)

[Tommy124]

Hi folks,

yes, this is the 20-something parts-count Revell snapper... 

My son built this one box-stock some years ago and I always liked this kit. Proportians and detailing are pretty good. Due to the complexity of the body with its rear air tunnels, the main body and the read end are modeld as 2 separate parts which come but glued already in the snap-kit. So for the purpose of properly painting the body, these 2 parts have to be separated, more like: broken apart. Once that's done, game on!

Many people don't know that the 1:1 car comes with an extendable rear wing which IMHO looks pretty cool. The sad part is that neither the Revell snapper nor the (much more expensive) Tamiya kit offer the option to build the car with the wing extended. So I decided to scratch-build the wing extended, using the the cut-out wing from the body and some parts from the parts bin. It's not perfect but it has the cool look I intended.

Painting has been done in Ford GT "Liquid Red" with a 2-part color set from Gravity Colors. 2K clearcoat on top of that. As I figured the car needs a center stripe, I cut this from from carbonfibre decals I had. 

I further added the Ford logo, an Arizona plate and windscreen wipers.

Here we go:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Funkychiken]

That's killer paint work, it's a great looking car! Agree that it does look cool with the wing open. 

[charger74]

It looks great 

[ATHU]

Amazing work as usual Tommy and that color is really really nice!!

[David G.]

Excellent paintwork, great detailing, the spoiler looks like it was supposed to be there, what's not to love.

Good call on the Arizona plate too. Millionaires may live in California but they hide out in Arizona. In certain parts of the Phoenix area, it's not at all unusual to see cars like this.

David G.

[ChrisR]

Looks great!!

[Koellefornia Kid]

Nice work on the wing and the paint! Looks great!

[michelle]

very nice and i learned something new about this car i did not know before 

Edited May 2, 2021 by michelle

[cobraman]

Very nice, love that color.

[Tommy124]

Many thanks guys, I’m happy you like it!

[vamach1]

Very nice job on a kit that is tricky to paint with all the scoops and angles. ?

[Dragonhawk1066]

Looks good, sharp color!

[PappyD340]

Looks fantastic, outstanding paint!

[Dave Van]

WOW!!!

[Tommy124]

Thanks a lot guys!

[Tom99]

Very nice.

[slusher]

great looking model!

[ewetwo]

Beautiful

[Tommy124]

Thanks, Tom, Carl and David!

[Scalper]

nice paint. nice and clean 

[doorsovdoon]

Looks like a real outdoor shot with the background, paint is flawless. Very nice build.

[TransAmMike]

Wow, that is a beautiful car. This could be a candidate for the "Is it real or a model" thread.  ?

[Tommy124]

Thanks Andre, Gareth and Mike. I‘m happy you like the paint finish!

[FLHCAHZ]

Really looks great. Outstanding paint work!

[YBlock292]

Hi Thomas,

one more time You proved how a snap kit can look as good as a full kit.

This Ford even looks fast parking in the drive way!

Regards

Ludwig