1966 Ford Mustang Coupe

[StanGlover]

Just finished up this little ‘66 Mustang from AMT. As many have said here before, this kit is definitely lacking in detail and accuracy under the hood and on the chassis, but the body and interior detail out nicely. The fit is actually not bad considering the kit’s age but there was a ton of flash in my example. I accidentally glued the radiator support in backwards so the battery is on the wrong side. But again it isn’t accurate under the hood anyway so I let it go.

I was shooting for the ‘66 factory Ivy Green body color so I painted it Tamiya’s TS2 Dark Green. It looks closer to Bullitt’s Highland Green to me, which is not a bad thing! I cleared it with three coats of Pledge floor gloss and lightly polished that out with Tamiya finish compound. Trim is silver sharpie that was applied and left to dry for several days before I did the Pledge Gloss. 

I painted the interior Tamiya XF-17 Sea Blue, with two coats of Pledge Gloss on the seats, dash, console and door cards. Sea blue is an interesting color that looks like a dark charcoal on its own, but looks more blue next to blue objects and more green next to green objects. So I think it looks great next to this dark green body. 

I’m slowly building one Mustang from every major generation/ redesign/ facelift and am pleased to have this one as my O.G. example!

 

[StanGlover]

I forgot to mention, the metal axles that come with this release are definitely too long, so the wheels don’t tuck under the fenders like they should on a factory 1:1. I will probably cut them down some so the wheels fit better. 

[cobraman]

I think you did a good job with that kit.

[AMT68]

That's a beautiful build inside and out. I'm impressed with the detail painting on the dash and console. And I just started using the Pledge Gloss on my interiors and really like the product. After seeing this I may experiment with using it on a body. 

Fox body looks great too. 

Edited August 6, 2021 by AMT68

[Zippi]

Nice Mustang.  That green looks great.  Nice detail work on the interior 

[StanGlover]

Thanks everyone! Hand painting interior, engine and chassis details is probably my favorite part!

[bisc63]

Your extra attention to detail painting paid off hugely! You made this old kit look better than it really is, and that green looks SO nice here. Well done!

[TransAmMike]

Looks very good Zack. Nice simple stock build?

[charger74]

It looks very good 

[michelle]

nice work 

[Jim B]

Great looking Mustangs.  I did my 1966 Mustang in Tamiya TS2 Dark Green, too.  Yours looks much better than mine.  Well done.

[slusher]

super nice Mustang.

[PappyD340]

Very nice!

[doorsovdoon]

That's good looking Mustang. Very nice work on the interior.