Another 3+ year build done: 1967 Shelby GT

[Bills72sj]

I have gotten another procrastinated project off the bench. This one took 3 paint jobs to get it acceptable. The chassis and interior were built in advance for another project that changed directions. Overall this is a very nice kit and goes together well. The kit stripes were too lame so I endeavored to paint them which caused me problems to overcome. The only non-stock items are the tires on the kit wheels. I had to perform some "fineness" to tuck the fronts inboard. Comments welcome.

 

Here is the WIP thread:

 

[Keef]

Excellent work my friend!! The interior looks incredible! I have one of these in the stash to build at some point. 

[Classicgas]

Very nice.

[espo]

Great looking build. Lots of detail painting on the engine and chassis. 

[Jim B]

Great looking Mustang.  Well done.

[michelle]

very nice work 
were did you find those contemporary clothed figures in the first few pics i could use sets of those for making figures to put around models 
most of the ones i can find are a bit more vintage style casual clothed figures or more black tie / formal clothed figures 
 

[karbuildr]

Very well done Shelby. Beautiful high gloss shine, excellent details. Funny how all those AMT Mustangs from that time period have the same issue with the front wheels/tires too far outboard. You did a very good job tucking them into the wheel wells. I really like your diorama setting.

Edited November 19, 2023 by karbuildr

[Gustavo Reis]

Nice model,  beautiful paint job.

[Dragonhawk1066]

Nice work.

[Bills72sj]

5 hours ago, Keef said:

Excellent work my friend!! The interior looks incredible! I have one of these in the stash to build at some point. 

Thank you, Keith. ?

5 hours ago, Classicgas said:

Very nice.

Thank you, Lee. ?

 

4 hours ago, espo said:

Great looking build. Lots of detail painting on the engine and chassis. 

Thank you. David. ?

 

2 hours ago, Jim B said:

Great looking Mustang.  Well done.

Thank you, James. ?

 

1 hour ago, michelle said:

very nice work 
were did you find those contemporary clothed figures in the first few pics i could use sets of those for making figures to put around models 
most of the ones i can find are a bit more vintage style casual clothed figures or more black tie / formal clothed figures 
 

Thank you, Michelle. ? They are from American Diorama. I liked them because they are prepainted. The hardest part was sorting though hundreds of figures to find ones dressed like contemporary normal people.

1 hour ago, karbuildr said:

Very well done Shelby. Beautiful high gloss shine, excellent details. Funny how all those AMT Mustangs from that time period have the same issue with the front wheels/tires too far outboard. You did a very good job tucking them into the wheel wells. I really like your diorama setting.

Thank you, David. ? When trial fitting the front wheels they stuck out too far without the wheel backs being on. I drilled and shaved down some parts box hubs to make them flush with the tip of the spindle. The thin flange was glued directly to backs of them mags after installing basic rings as the inner rim.

1 hour ago, Gustavo Reis said:

Nice model,  beautiful paint job.

Thank you, Gustavo. ?

[Yeah Nah]

Beautiful Shelby. Paint really grabs ya!

[XYHARRY]

Cool Shelby, that colour looks great. Well done Bill. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

[Zippi]

Killer looking 67 Shelby GT.  Love the blue and that interior looks nice.  Great looking Dioramas.  Where did you get the figures from?  

[ncbuckeye67]

That is the best I've ever seen that kit look ! Wow! An amazing job on such a lousy kit.

[drodg]

Fantastic job.

[happy grumpy]

All that hard work paid off. Great color choice. That interior looks awesome. Great work.

[yellowsportwagon]

Nice Job on the stripes..

[AMT68]

Great looking stripes and shine. The tan interior works also works well with the exterior color. 

[ea0863]

Total beauty Bill, and great photos!

[Bills72sj]

On 11/19/2023 at 6:11 PM, Yeah Nah said:

Beautiful Shelby. Paint really grabs ya!

Thank you, Garry. ?

22 hours ago, XYHARRY said:

Cool Shelby, that colour looks great. Well done Bill. 

Cheers, 

David. ??

Thank you, David. ?

 

18 hours ago, Zippi said:

Killer looking 67 Shelby GT.  Love the blue and that interior looks nice.  Great looking Dioramas.  Where did you get the figures from?  

Thank you, Bob. They are American Diorama brand. I was on eBay for 3.5 hours looking at them all to find the few that were generic enough for my crew.

17 hours ago, ncbuckeye67 said:

That is the best I've ever seen that kit look ! Wow! An amazing job on such a lousy kit.

Thank you, Jeff. Except for the decals and the front track width. I thought it was a decent kit. Nothing put up a fight except the paint job.

16 hours ago, drodg said:

Fantastic job.

Thank you, David. ?

12 hours ago, happy grumpy said:

All that hard work paid off. Great color choice. That interior looks awesome. Great work.

Thank you, Mario. ?

12 hours ago, yellowsportwagon said:

Nice Job on the stripes..

Thank you. Tim. ?

5 hours ago, AMT68 said:

Great looking stripes and shine. The tan interior works also works well with the exterior color. 

Thank you, Tom. The interior color was chosen when the intended car was a dark green Mustang GT. But, it works with blue too.

2 hours ago, ea0863 said:

Total beauty Bill, and great photos!

Thank you, EMRE. ?

[karbuildr]

On 11/19/2023 at 5:31 PM, karbuildr said:

Very well done Shelby. Beautiful high gloss shine, excellent details. Funny how all those AMT Mustangs from that time period have the same issue with the front wheels/tires too far outboard. You did a very good job tucking them into the wheel wells. I really like your diorama setting.

Thank you, David. ? When trial fitting the front wheels they stuck out too far without the wheel backs being on. I drilled and shaved down some parts box hubs to make them flush with the tip of the spindle. The thin flange was glued directly to backs of them mags after installing basic rings as the inner rim.

Thanks for that tip.

[Street Rod]

Great Mustang! Good paint work and lots of detailing.

[Kenmojr]

Nice work. Looks fantastic...

[PappyD340]

Super nice build!

[slusher]

Outstanding Shelby!