Revell (1/12) 2010 Shelby GT500 build thread. (Pics added.)
So I took a trip over to my LHS today to look for some new armour to build when I saw this beast sitting on the shelf. They had just gotten it in today. It is Revells new 1/12 2010 GT 500. With the GT 500 being one of my favourite cars I knew I had to build this. Paid $65 CDN for it, which I thought was a good deal considering I was going in for a $60 1/35 Leopard kit.
I will get some pics up in the next few days of the "unboxing" and will start from there. This will be a slow build as the kit is kind of spartan in regards to detail so I plan on adding detail as I go. Also note this is my first go at an automotive build in the 15+ yrs I have been building (mainly aircraft and armour). This in itself is very odd as I am a "car guy" out side of the modeling world having owned many Turbo FWD tuners in the past 10yrs.
So stay tuned and I will update as often as possible and be asking tons of questions on tips and techniques along the way. This looks like it is going to be a real fun build.
Now to start on collecting reference pics.........=P
If anyone wants any detail shots of specific parts post up and I will snap them for you. I will be doing an in depth "box opening" this coming tuesday in this post.
Here are a few teaser shots............
These are all the bags laid out on a double size bed!
The body on my computer desk as size reference.
Body with an xbox controller as size reference.
