Revells 1/12 mustang gt 500

[james pithouse]

turtle wax ken that's what it needs there's the answer

[Dave Jay]

Sometimes it's a wise thing to do, box it up for a bit. It often pays as occasionally you can get bogged down with it and it takes the shine off the build. It's always better to box it than bin it, no regrets that way.


All the best anyway, Dave.

[Marc Stock]

I find that if you go at it without having a break. Even when a model is going well you can get bogged down and that's when mistakes happen. I find that doing a couple of hours a week is an enjoyable balance. When I complete a stage on my model and it goes how I like it to I think oh I'll just start this bit now...that's when I stop myself and come back to it ready for some more enjoyable time on the model another time.


My revel golf was completed quite aggressively, I spent sometimes 5 or 6 hours in a row doing the model and found that I enjoyed it less when more than 2 hours on the bench. I got grumpy from the late nights too.


Then when I started my nissan le man car, even though it didn't turn out as good as the golf I actually enjoyed it more because I limited my time on it at any one go.


Now with the 300sl I am thoroughly enjoying the model as I'm not rushing to get it finished, yes I've made mistakes on it, but I have taken each stage in my own time and the mistakes I have rectified I have enjoyed doing that too.


For example I mucked up the wheels a week ago, did it annoy me? Yes a little. I then thought I'd start white priming the body shell and halfway through my airbrush broke so now I have to order new airbrush parts and more model parts to replace the melted wheel. I made the body good what I could with my cheap backup airbrush and since last week I haven't even looked at the model. Now I'm probably not going to get any time on the model until end of month but as each day goes by I look forward to it more. If I was going at it every day or for hours at a time I'd be temped to finish the model below par.


Just my experience..

[Guest]

Hi all well my son has given me the inspiration to start this again, can you guess whats going to happen to it from this pic, you have till later on to guess as Ive already done the deed and will be showing the bag of worms I've opened this time, but I have to say I'm excited.


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[Guest]

Hi all well times up.my daughter was touring the USofA with her boyfriend in one of these


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I'm going to replicate it for christmas for her


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obviously I have to strip the paint and get rid of the cobra symbol and try to find a pony symbol to replace it, but I think its basically the same car and I dont even think she would notice if i cant find replacements and left them on.

[Marc Stock]

This looks like a good one ken. A strip down and repaint is something i have been looking forward to seeing. Are you going for white like the car in the picture?

[Guest]

Good to see you back on this one Ken! Hopefully the re-paint will be successful

[Dave Jay]

Great to see you are having another crack at it but really going for it, a very brave decision and one we are sure you will succeed in.


Just a little note though, there will be some differences to your one and the one pictured with your daughter, the mussie in the pic is a 2015 and your one is a 2010, the headlights are the most noticeable being sleeker and having had the gills that were first introduced in the 64-65 model. The other difference is the grille in the 'hood'. Apart from that I'm sure she'll be made up with having her dad put all the effort in to building a memory of her holiday in the states.


Looking forward to seeing this finished, we will be rooting for you and encouraging you all the way.

[Guest]

Thanks guys really pumped on this one now. Going to try stripping the paint today.

[Marc Stock]

What brand paints are you going to use ken for the respray..?

[Guest]

don't know yet probably halfords, this is going to be a pig to strip, its so big to keep covered with mr muscle.


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[Snowman]

Some serious surgery later.......... I'm impressed!!

[james pithouse]

hi ken just to let you know it's Ruth's birthday on the ninth of this month nice converting from hard top soft top yes what colour is it going

[Guest]

It will be white jim

[Guest]

Hi all just to let you know I've not given up on this it is just almost impossible to get the paint off, this is after 3 days of mister muscle


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not sure what to do now spray over this or try a new can of mr muscle.