Revells 1/12 mustang gt 500

[Robert1968]

good work ken needs. Petrol line, radiator pipes, brake pipes, fuel tank, battery, fan belt & fan. But most off all seats, steering wheel, foot & hand brake clutch peddle, gear stick wheels and and BODY SHELL other wise it will not go any where Oh few more other things ignition & key and dash board, speed-o, fuel, gauge heater gauge accelerator peddle and M.O.T. and tax and insurance from go compare.

You forgot the 1/12 man to sit in the car ( driver, the woman he's with the 1/12 scale flowers and chocolates


Oh and they got to have shades on!!


:P

[Robert1968]

Nice looking kit you got there and I like the clean build, engine detailing is very authentic looking to me


Like it a lot


Robert

[colin m]

Looks great. I've always been put off doing a car as the finish has to be perfect - not something I worry about in 'war plane world'

[Guest]

Not at all Colin you could do them as a rat lots of rust, dents, filler, oversprays even obviously brush painted, in my humble opinion these type of cars are much more interesting to look at and build, try one, go on come over to the dark side, you know you want to, you won't regret it.

[james pithouse]

Ken this is not star wars and you are not darth vader, you have no powers over us. like the work on the car keep it up :P

[Guest]

Know nothing you don't jim, the farce strong with this one is, use the farce jim.

[Marc Stock]

My next model is going to be a crashed car. Got some ideas on how to do it.

[Guest]

I did a crashed VW van being towed by a recovery truck years ago, I set fire to the front rgt hand side of the VW and when well alight I droped it on the floor worked a treat.


here is tonights update


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Ive tried to distress the seats a bit as this is supposed to be a used car.


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[james pithouse]

no I'll shall not come to the dark side ken, and I'll shall not use the farce, I'll shall not build cars no, no,no you come to the good side not to the dark side.

[Guest]

Forgive my ignorance but what is 1k clear and where would you get it from?
Also I've heard you "car people" talk of zero paints are they really that good.


As Si said a wacky paint job Ken I'm liking the work on the doors hope you solve the issues.


Think when I do mine they will be staying firmly closed


Keep up the good work mate.

2k Paints are pretty dangerous, breathing in a little just one time can give you a health condition for life.


Zero Paints are quite smelly and harsh but go on so easily and well. They are just real car paints.


1K Is used for touch ups on real cars where no oil and fuel will land, so not under the fueling cap etc...


2k is what's on most cars as a clear coat. Impervious to most chemicals and harder in finish

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Hi all here is a small update

[Guest]

Incidentally 2k paints contain cyanide so yep don't breathe in those vapours. One sniff could kill.

[Guest]

Hence why body shops now use water based paint systems.


Painting out Chevy truck, I had to beg the paint shop to sell me the green in the old oil based, and some 2k clear

[Guest]

It was an expensive system you used to have to wear an airtight suit with and outside airsupply. I once tried painting my sisters mini in her back garden under an improvised plastic covered awning, I must have been spraying for less than 5 mins next thing I knew I was on a hospital bed in intensive care.

[ojays]

Incidentally 2k paints contain cyanide so yep don't breathe in those vapours. One sniff could kill.

That is true that it has isocyanate properties, however after 50+ years of being in the body/refinishing industry and using 2k materials regularly I'm still around.


I didn't always take the necessary precautions (foolish I know) and as yet not suffered any ill effects.


Incidently the iso component is in the hardener.


So one sniff could kill is maybe a little over the top.