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Enhancing a Revell 2005 Mustang GT

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    May 2008
Enhancing a Revell 2005 Mustang GT
Posted by roguepink2 on Saturday, May 3, 2008 10:01 AM

I have been out of car modeling for many long years.  I could not resist the 2005 Mustang GT from Revell.  Its such a great looking car, the best looking Mustang in a long time.   I finished  detailing the interior and engine (see photos) and am now working on the body.  This is the most difficult thing for me as I already had it painted, finished, and wanted to polish out the "orange peel" because I'm a perfectionist.

That didn't work out so well.  So now I have stripped the paint off with Pine Sol (the plastic smells GREAT now!!!).  I'm also going to make the driver side door open, but that's a different story for now.

I have read some tips and suggestions on painting, but I want to hear the advice of the people on the forums.  How do I get that flawless scale showroom shine?

Some photos to tease you with...

 

  • Member since
    May 2008
Posted by roguepink2 on Monday, May 5, 2008 10:04 PM

Made the 1st set of mods for an open driver's door.  I cut the inner door panel from the left side interior piece.  I also cut the outer door from the body.  I wound up using a second body since I used a Dremel to cut away the body from the 1st kit.  I'm not patient with slowly cutting parts.

Some problems that have come up from this: the interior pillar behind the drivers seat does not line up with an open door.  I plan to solve this by building it into a door frame and modified roll cage.  In fact, this is leading to a whole extended issue of detailing the inside of the body, meaning the frames, pillars, and roof.  It has been noted elsewhere that this is a weak spot of the model anyway.

This is a weak spot of MOST model cars from Revell and AMT.

Something else to note in the photos: I added the washer fluid nozzles to the hood.

 

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    May 2008
Posted by roguepink2 on Thursday, May 8, 2008 11:27 PM

The outer door panel is almost ready to paint.  I want to drill out behind the door handle where its solid plastic now.  Rough assembly shown.

 

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