'65 Mustang Fastback

[Simo5555]

Thanks everyone who has been following my other builds. This community is awesome!  I'm usually a Mopar guy, but i really like Fords too. So i just finished my other Mustang and decided to do another one. This time the 1965 Fastback. One day i will definitely do the Shelby gt350 and the GT fastback too. Unfortunately the Revell's GT model is very rare in the EU - if anyone has any leads on where to find it, im all ears. Really love that car.

But for now, the '65 fastback. I have an idea for the paint, but we'll see how it goes. 

  

 

[deuces wild]

Can't wait to see this one started.....??

[Duddly01]

Being a Mustang lover myself looking forward to seeing what you do.

[LennyB]

Good choice, I'll keep an eye on this.

 

I've never built any of the Revell kits and plenty of the AMT's. Have them in the stash and hope to one day get to them.

[slusher]

Looking forward to the build!

[Simo5555]

Day 1: Lets begin

Did some painting. Nothing major, just some small bits an pieces  Seems like a nice solid kit - some random fitment issues, but again nothing major.


Also did some work on the engine. Nothing major.

[Simo5555]

The rear quarter vents are a bit pain to install. The part is just a bit too small to fit into the hole. Its impossible to get them good without some sort of cement glue. After a lot of fiddling, i got them pretty good.


Then it was time to scribe panel lines. I'm not very good at it so this time i thought i'd try the scribbing tape. Made a world of difference

Did a quick paintjob on the fuel tank. Painted it aluminium silver. They're usually black on the real cars, but i like the silver more. Gives a bit cleaner look.


Painter the interior too. This time, in red. Not entirely happy with the color, but still pretty happy how it turned out. Will have to think a bit - maybe i'll strip it and try something else.

[Simo5555]

Did some bodywork
Sanded the body with 600grit + 1000grit spones. Usually i did this with regular sandpaper, but havent touched them since i discovered sponges. Awesome things for model building. 


Then sprayed the body with surfacer 1000 primer following the surfacer white 1500 primer


After letting it dry for some time, it was time for paint. This time i used the Tamiya Racing white. Pretty happy how it turned out. The body itself does have some minor issues with the molding, but nothing major.

[Zippi]

Coming along nicely.  That Tamiya Racing white looks Awesome.  I've always like the box art on this kit.

[Simo5555]

1 hour ago, Zippi said:

Coming along nicely.  That Tamiya Racing white looks Awesome.  I've always like the box art on this kit.

Thank you! I really like the box art too  



Did a bit of work on the interior too

Still a lot of stuff left to do.

Edited April 6, 2024 by Simo5555

[slusher]

Nice looking interior and the racing white looks great!

[Nacho Z]

This is looking very nice so far!  That red interior will look striking against the Racing White.  Sorry if this has already been asked elsewhere, but please tell me about the scribing tape.  Thank you!

[Simo5555]

51 minutes ago, Nacho Z said:

This is looking very nice so far!  That red interior will look striking against the Racing White.  Sorry if this has already been asked elsewhere, but please tell me about the scribing tape.  Thank you!

I'm by no means an expert of scribbing, but its a thick rigid tape that helps you to cut in straight lines. This is mostly used for creating new panel lines, but it also helps to scribe the existing ones too. So, you tape the edge of whatever you want to scribe and run your knife along side it. The tape will keep the knife from jumping out of the line. I used the Dspiae one, but they're all the same no matter who makes them.   

 

[Nacho Z]

Thank you, S.K., I appreciate the information!  Back in the day, guys would use the old Dymo tape, the stuff used for making old school labels.  I had a bunch of it but never liked it.  This stuff looks like a good replacement.

[Simo5555]

Painted the engine compartment black.


Also did some decal work


I'll let it dry for a day and then its clearcoat time 

[slusher]

Mustang is looking awesome!

[Simo5555]

Got the body clear coated 

[Simo5555]

Interior is pretty much done  


Also did some wiring

[Sledsel]

Looking good!!! Interior came out nicely.

[LennyB]

Looking really good. I like the color combo.

 

Just to let you know the top rear of the engine compartment should be body color. The angled section just before it goes vertical.

[Simo5555]

8 hours ago, LennyB said:

Looking really good. I like the color combo.

 

Just to let you know the top rear of the engine compartment should be body color. The angled section just before it goes vertical.

Didnt even noticed that, but now when i look at some of the reference pictures, youre right  

[dino246gt]

Interior looks fabulous! I love the engine colours too.

 

[slusher]

Ver nice work so far, goin to be a sharp Mustang!

[Duddly01]

Nice work!

[Simo5555]

Forgot to take some pictures, but painted the window trim. Did screw up a bit doing that - didnt cut the tape as straight as i would have liked. But still came out pretty good. Then glued the windows - the rear one had some fitment issues, but still got it pretty good. 



 

Edited April 16, 2024 by Simo5555