Two 1969 Shelby Mustangs GT500 Conv + Hdtp

[Rich Chernosky]

Continuing my line of Shelby Mustangs, I found these two lurking in the stash.  The hardtop was aquired first and was painted in Nov of 2013. Found the convertible later and discovered they were basically the same kit with different bodies. Painted this one the same color in Jan of 2019.  Time to finish them both at the same time. Color is Testors Boyds 52707 Lime pearl. This was sprayed over Pactra candy undercoat gold and finished with Testors clear top coat.  Enamel takes some time to cure so I figure 6-12 years should about do it.  More info below the pictures. Feel free to comment...always welcome. 

Both cars finished. They make a handsome couple. If you look carefully you will notice different mirrors on the convertible. This is because during final assembly I lost one of them. It still baffles me as the bench was completely clear. It just dropped out of the tweezers and then disappeared. 45 minutes later I gave up looking and found some similar in the spare parts. Still had the paint. I suspect a visit from the "borrowers". I did notice some very small footprints in the work area. 

rear veiw shows some of the nice detail Revell put inot these kits. The chrome surround for the tail lights was a plus. 

The convertible came with this nice fittingh soft top. It is painted with Tamiya Ls flat earth and then rubbed for effect. 

I liked the stance of both kits and the bodies fit eaqsily over the chassis and required no glue.  I made the wheels poseable on both cars.  That took some interesting engineering. 

I found these 1/64 diecast to match. Unfortunately the hardtop is a 1971 but will still look OK in the case. 

Engines in both kits were very well detailed. I added the ignition wires.  The distributor was very small  and I broke at least one #80 drill bit.

The convertible had a much nicer decal sheet and it shows in this interior shot. Both cars were done the same with Tamiya flats with some gloss added. I added flocking for carpet too. Thanks for looking. 

[Dragonhawk1066]

That's a good looking pair of Shelby's. I just finished my 1970 GT500 that I'll be posting in a couple of days.

[michelle]

awesome job on both