discussion AMT Shelby Mustang GT-350

[Mr Bowcat]

Morning all,

Just a place holder until the GB starts, but I will be building this.

I took a while to consider what I wanted to build and I couldn't think of anything more American than a muscle car, and after a lot of thought the most iconic (to me) is the Ford Mustang. I even managed to get one from a US kit maker.

I will amend this post to include the sprue shots before I start building.

 

[Neil]

As icons go, this is absolutely classic.

 

[flyjoe180]

Great choice Bob, look forward to seeing what you do with it

 

[Andy T]

Great choice, I'll pull up a chair for this.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Afternoon all.

Made a start on this today. Sprue shots up first.

I started with the body, and unfortunately the kit is showing it's age (or I am too used to Tamiya kits). The body is nicely molded, not to much clean up, but the fit of the front and rear panels leaves a lot to be desired.

I foresee some filling and sanding in my immediate future.

 

[Stefee]

Really looking forward to this, those panel alignments are very poor but I'm sure you will panelbeat it into shape.

 

[papa 695]

Nice start Bob, I’d invest in some more filler too.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Cheers gents.

I got the filler on yesterday, will leave to fully cure until tomorrow and give it a sand. I think there may be a few rounds of fill and sand to get it right.

 

[Jim R]

Great choice, a real US icon. Definitely some fit issues to deal with. Personally I dislike kits with white plastic - I find it hard to see issues needing clean up.

 

[Mr Bowcat]

Agreed Jim. I will give it a dust coat of grey primer to identify any issues, then go over with white primer.