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 

[Mike 1017]

Most Excellent

[Bainford]

Great looking pair, Rich. Love the colour.

[PappyD340]

Very nice pair!

[karbuildr]

Outstanding builds. I really like your color choice. I sure do miss those Testors Boyds enamels.

[Phildaupho]

They both look great in Lime Pearl especially with the mountain background.

[Rich Chernosky]

On 12/4/2025 at 7:19 PM, Dragonhawk1066 said:

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.

Thanks Craig.  I will look for it.

 

 

On 12/5/2025 at 4:18 AM, michelle said:

awesome job on both 

Thank you Michelle

 

On 12/5/2025 at 10:04 AM, Mike 1017 said:

Most Excellent

Thank you

 

On 12/5/2025 at 11:39 AM, Bainford said:

Great looking pair, Rich. Love the colour.

Thanks Trevor, Glad you like em. 

 

On 12/6/2025 at 8:42 AM, PappyD340 said:

Very nice pair!

Thanks Larry

 

21 hours ago, karbuildr said:

Outstanding builds. I really like your color choice. I sure do miss those Testors Boyds enamels.

Thanks David. I am fortunate to have all of them and used a fair share.  Some of them are starting to go so I have to check up on them. 

 

21 hours ago, Phildaupho said:

They both look great in Lime Pearl especially with the mountain background.

Thank you Phil. Youi might be interested to know that these colors are slightly translucent so what you put them over matters.  The gold really brought the pearl out but others (like silver) gave it a real sickly shade of green.  I always test over different bases. 

 

[NOBLNG]

A handsome pair indeed! Outstanding work.👍😎

[bisc63]

I don't often say this to another man, but, nice pair! Those models are two to be proud of. Excellent display.

[slusher]

Great build!