Help with Revell 1971 Boss Mustang 351

[Andrew McD]

Doing some preliminary test fitting and having a terrible time trying to get the front bumper  to fit.  There are no pins or notches to provide a secure fit .  I have scraped the chrome plating from the inside of the bumper in an effort to get a snug fit but to no avail.  I believe a number of people on this forum have built this kit and I'm looking for some advice on how to mount the front bumper.  Given its current lack of positive fit when glue comes into play and there is paint on the body I am not going to be happy with the result.

I have included some photos to show how the instructions say the bumper should mount and some crude mockup efforts with a bit of tape.  Not sure if it will be evident that the bumper just doesn't want to line up evenly where the ends wrap around.

[vamach1]

On the real car there is a bit of a gap.  Are you planning to paint the bumper body color as it looked like the chrome has been stripped.  I would glue it on first with export/super glue and mask off the grille that you do not want painted body color.  If you are going to use the chrome bumper you have test fit it and looks like you may have to trim just a little off the grille area to get it to fit more snug if that’s what you want.  The area behind the bumper is black so you will not be able to tell the difference anyway.