Captain Obvious Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 (edited) Starting a new project today...this one will be built as a sort of modern-day GT350R. The kit: The inspiration: The (very little) progress: Rear bumper smoothed and exhaust cutouts filled (will be puttied smooth)... Hood scoop borrowed from an old Monogram GT350H and grafted on... Progress will be slow, but stay tuned! Edited July 3, 2010 by Captain Obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimastergary Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Great start I have that kit got it cheep so I was like cool been trying to decide how to build it and so far only got the color picked copper body gunmetal wheels maybe tan interior Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted May 15, 2010 Share Posted May 15, 2010 Cool idea for sure. I was thinking along the same lines with the Hertz GT350H kit; build the vintage kit up and then modify the 2008 Bullitt to properly mimic the original. keep us posted (no matter how slowly!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick R Posted May 16, 2010 Share Posted May 16, 2010 How about some influence from the new GT350? Coolest looking Shelby since the original, designed by Larry Wood from Hot Wheels! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted May 17, 2010 Author Share Posted May 17, 2010 A bit of update... Hood is primed, but looks like it still needs a bit of filler at the seams: Engine is mostly completed...still needs oil filter painted, and I see the mold seams on the exhaust manifolds that I'm gonna try to sand a bit: Chassis is painted body color, and will receive further detailing: Neither the passenger seat nor the back seat will be used. However, without the back seat, there is an unsightly hole to clear the driveshaft tunnel. I fabricated a cover from sheet styrene, and it will be smoothed with putty: The floor will be flocked as well, to hide my less-than-precise removal of the passenger seat mounting point...lol...and the center console will not be used either, hence the puttied-over mounting points there. That's it for now...more next weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nails3825 Posted May 17, 2010 Share Posted May 17, 2010 Looking forward to seeing more of this one, it's going to look sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horsepower Posted May 20, 2010 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Engine is mostly completed...still needs oil filter painted, and I see the mold seams on the exhaust manifolds that I'm gonna try to sand a bit: Don't sweat the mold line on those manifolds, the factory cast iron ones have a prominent casting line on them, it would be different if they were the performance stainless tube ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted May 22, 2010 Author Share Posted May 22, 2010 Don't sweat the mold line on those manifolds, the factory cast iron ones have a prominent casting line on them, it would be different if they were the performance stainless tube ones. Too late, already done...lol...the manifolds were not glued in place, they were a snug fit without glue...so I took 'em off, sanded and repainted them, and pressed them back on. Couple update pics: Interior floor is painted flat black, with flocking to conceal the removal of the passenger seat mounting point. The rear-seat area could use a little more finessing of the scratchbuilt cover in the center, but 1) it gives the look and feel of a couple pieces of sheet metal that were welded together, and 2) it won't be that visible anyways. The shift lever, like the hood scoop, came from the Monogram GT350H. Body prior to priming...I went over door and trunk panel lines with a black pigment pen, so that the lines will (hopefully) appear a bit darker than the surrounding body color. I will repeat this procedure before the final color coat as well. I coulda sworn that I took a pic of the body after priming, but I guess not...at any rate, it looks like the rear bumper needs a bit of finessing as well. Oh well, I'll get a pic of that (and more) tomorrow. Oh, and if you're wondering why I smoothed the rear bumper and filled the exhaust cutouts, I intend for this car to have either exhaust dumps or straight pipes exiting ahead of the rear wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KENNEDYJR Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 That's a great idea for a project,I am a big fan of the old-meets-new theme. That will look really good in the classic colors. Are you planning to have the gap in the rear window as the original has? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted May 22, 2010 Author Share Posted May 22, 2010 No, it'll be the stock rear window. Thanks for the comments everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whale392 Posted May 22, 2010 Share Posted May 22, 2010 (edited) Looking good so far! You going to use the Bullitt wheels for the build as well, or go with a larger aftermarket set? Are you goint to rework the lower air intake to more closely resemble the GT350Rs or leave it fairly stock? Edited May 22, 2010 by whale392 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted May 22, 2010 Author Share Posted May 22, 2010 Looking good so far! You going to use the Bullitt wheels for the build as well, or go with a larger aftermarket set? Are you goint to rework the lower air intake to more closely resemble the GT350Rs or leave it fairly stock? This build will be largely box-stock...lower air intake will remain stock. I'm using the Bullitt wheels with the spokes painted a gunmetal color. I have to find some tire lettering decals in my stash somewhere though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted May 24, 2010 Author Share Posted May 24, 2010 Just a little progress tonight... Chassis is complete, except for the brakes (still mulling over how to mount the wheels/tires) and exhaust (I'll probably just cut short lengths of brass or aluminum tubing, painted white, as exhaust dumps). Body is kinda primed...ran out of primer, so it'll have to wait until next weekend, when I can pick up another can. Looking at the GT350R, I'm wondering if I should make some rear quarter window cover panels... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted May 30, 2010 Author Share Posted May 30, 2010 (edited) A little new progress... Interior is pretty much done, dash trim is Bare-Metal Foil, gone over with steel wool before cutting to give a brushed-aluminum look (need to burnish it down a bit better at the edges and around the air vents)...I may try to find a fire extinguisher and add it in as well. Rolling stock...tire lettering swiped from a Tamiya Formula One car... I did add quarter-window filler panels...pics tomorrow after another coat of primer. Baby steps... Edited May 30, 2010 by Captain Obvious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 Well, it's finally starting to look like my vision...lol...paint is Testors GTS Blue pearl lacquer, stripes are the white primer that the color coats were laid on top of. This is after one coat of clear, unpolished. Just added a second coat...I'll give it until next weekend to polish it some and see where I stand (being a race car, it doesn't need to be mirror-smooth, thank goodness...lol). The pics also show the molded-in hood scoop and filled and shaved rear bumper. I'll find something to place in the rear license plate cutout... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shucky Posted June 7, 2010 Share Posted June 7, 2010 Sweet! This is gonna look cool when its completed. Nice job so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted July 3, 2010 Author Share Posted July 3, 2010 Finished....here's one pic, more to be found in Under Glass: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romell R Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 very nicely done excellent build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modeler Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 nice build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrewDawg15 Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Nice one. I really like the Shelby-esk race look to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimastergary Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 looks great nice color love the race style of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geckoman1220 Posted July 5, 2010 Share Posted July 5, 2010 cooool! i love this car, im a huge mustang fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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