Revell 1/12 Ford Shelby GT 500

[kpisnuts]

Hi all this just arrived today, what a lot of plastic you get for 27 quid including postage

[kpisnuts]

Hi all a small update on this







I used copper wire for this which I think is a bit too soft the door sags when opened so i think I will have to change it for some other sort of wire, I also think I need to move the hinge further back on the door so it clears the body better, but quite pleased for a first attempt at opening a closed door.

[kpisnuts]

Hi all last update for a week as on hols in the morning

Uprated the door hinges, no sag now
thought I better check clearances with the internals, as you can see only about 1/2 a mill clearance, that's a lucky one.


given her a coat of primer so she will have a week for that to fully cure

[Liamcraven666]

great looking kit! nice idea for the doors

[kpisnuts]

Hi all here is an update on this, only a quickie as we got in at 2 last night from our hols and I will be off to bed soon
Base colour on


Marbeling colour



Top colour





just got to give it a coat of varnish then let it dry before masking up.

[kpisnuts]

Hi all well got the masking done.

[kpisnuts]

Hi all here is tonights update

[Razorben]

WOW!

That looks awesome mate!

[kpisnuts]

Hi all here is todays update

[kpisnuts]

Did some more work on the engine for this

[niro750]

looking great ken. nice work

dougie

[kpisnuts]

Hi all not one of my better efforts TBH I'm thinking bin time.

[kpisnuts]

Hi all well after a lot of retouching and smoothing I've got the dash on the Shelby satisfactory, its not great but it will have to do, I've made some break pipes from the sevo and added the vacuum pipe (not sure where it fits on this car but its usually on the inlet manifold somewhere)

[kpisnuts]

Hi all, well whilst doing some weathering on the engine bay I started to think all this work on the engine and engine bay and you wont see any of it when its finished so, I thought, what about an engine hoist and doing it with the engine being removed, now my question is would it be possible to remove the engine and gearbox complete or would I have to separate them (which would then mean making a flywheel and bell housing and the splined shaft for the gearbox, also what else would be removed to get the engine out, I assume the injection system?

[kpisnuts]

Hi all, here is the last update for a long time on this one



really not happy with this so I think I'm going to box it up and shelve it for a while, before I throw it at the wall, cant put my finger on whats turning me off it, I think its just the fact that nothing on it is really up to a standard I'm happy with, the paint job is not shiney enough the engine is really not one of my better weathering efforts (certainly not up to the bike standards) the door shuts lets face it are laughable and I've found out the doors open inside the wings not as I have them, it just all adds up to a piece of rubbish (yes it can all be rectified (fairly easily)) but the shine has gone off it for me and if I force myself to finish it I can see it taking a flying lesson.

[kiwigav]

Awesome build,
gotta get me one of those

[kpisnuts]

Hi all well my son has given me the motivation to finish this, its going to look radically different though.
My daughter has been touring the USofA in one of these



So I'm going to convert this and give it to her for christmas, I've made a start

[kpisnuts]

hi all this is fighting me all the way, I bought some barrier coat and sprayed it with that then gave it a coat of gloss white and its reacted with the barrier coat, you cant really see from the pics but there are little wrinkles in the paint so Im hoping sanding back where the wrinkles are down to bare plastic and re spraying will solve it.

[kpisnuts]

Hi all lots done on this, although it dosn't look like it (mostly taking apart what I did before and repainting in new colours,think I've sorted the body
paintwork out.

[kpisnuts]

Hi all here is tonights update.

[TheTroyster]

Wow this thing looks just like the Bad Ass parked in my garage! Love it!




Two years old and I just turned 5,000 miles!

[kpisnuts]

that looks really mean you lucky dog, well since the citroen is now probably bin fodder I thought I better get on with this (plus christmas is round the corner) (actually I think I ought to give up modelling, I'm obviously crap at it)
I know the canvas bit looks as though it dosn't fit but when taped in it all fits
makes no difference anyway I'm getting fed up of always ruining models.