1965 Shelby GT350 R-Model 5R101

[Mark IV]

On 11/17/2022 at 12:47 PM, Codi said:

You do really clean work Rick.  Your time in it shows.  cheers, tim

Not my car. When I had a restoration shop, we did several Mustangs and Shelbys in that manner. I stole those images from the web (Legendary Motorcars on Ontario)

[250 Testa Rossa]

Taking a break from doing the rear of the car and working on the engine bay. Took out the battery (R-Models had a trunk mounted battery), and replaced the area with styrene stock. 

[250 Testa Rossa]

Starting on the window channels. I plan to have the windows closed, but still want to represent this car accurately. The piece was cut from a piece of .020" styrene sheet. 

[Smilesperhour]

Nicely done. A lot models seem to lack some of window trim details and they look fiddly to make

[David G.]

Good call on the window frames. It's often the smallest details that make the biggest difference.

David G.

[Dann Tier]

Looking nice!...great attention to details!

[cobraman]

Very nice work.

[250 Testa Rossa]

Working on getting the stance right. I had to cut the front spindles off, and reattach them in a different position. Here is the right side with the correct stance. 

[David G.]

That looks about right. Nice wheel detail too.

David G.

[bytownshaker]

Looks great Maxx

[250 Testa Rossa]

Working on fabricating a new hood. Starting off with the underside by adding reinforcing ribs out of styrene strip. There are some joints that will be filled with 2 part putty before being sprayed. The mesh is from Hasegawa (Modeling Mesh 22) and the piece for the porthole is sheet styrene. 

[Ace-Garageguy]

Nice work, important car. Glad to see it progressing.

[Smilesperhour]

Like the extra detail added to the bonnet

[Gramps46]

Looking real  good.  Glad to see the progress.

[Gramps46]

Looking real  good.  Glad to see the progress.

 

[250 Testa Rossa]

1 hour ago, Gramps46 said:

Looking real  good.  Glad to see the progress.

 

Thanks, Gary! Didn't you build an R Model using the AMT kit?

[Gramps46]

2 hours ago, 250 Testa Rossa said:

Thanks, Gary! Didn't you build an R Model using the AMT kit?

Yes I did Maxx but that was a long time ago when the kit first came out and reference material was pretty sparce.

[250 Testa Rossa]

31 minutes ago, Gramps46 said:

Yes I did Maxx but that was a long time ago when the kit first came out and reference material was pretty sparce.

It looks good! I'm using the Monogram kit. 

[Bainford]

Been watching this build. Nice attention to detail. Good fab work. This is shaping up to be one cool Shelby.

[SpeedAndViolence]

Any updates?  Looks awesome! 

[250 Testa Rossa]

Yes. The transmission was painted in the same color as the unit on the real car. I am going by photos provided by the current owner. A mix of MCW enamels (Semi Gloss Black and Cast Aluminum) was used to get this done.