1965 Mustang in 1:12th scale

[white97ex]

Well I got this off of ebay. It was a basket case but most of the parts that are missing or unusable will not be needed anyway. This will get much the same treatment as my Camaro. Not sure where I am going with the body work just yet. The quarter glass has been filled, and I'm sure will be replaced with some non functional scoops. Not sure what else will be done. The motorvation will be 03/04 cobra style with a blown mod motor. I'm leaning toward and IRS. Color will be sonic blue. I hope to be able to lay the color in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully some of these jobs will pan out and I will be able to get a detail spray gun. It will make spraying these large scale cars MUCH easier. I will update with the plan of attack as I go along.

What I started with:

[white97ex]

You can see here where I have corrected (to an extent) the bracing under the hood of the car, as well as added the bracing to the trunk.

[white97ex]

I've gotten some more work done on this one. I bought it mainly for the body, and as luck would have it, its a total basket case. The cowl was warped so I removed most of it and am working on fabbing a new piece from sheet styrene. The fins on the fascia really didn't fit the look I was going for so they are gone. There is a pic of the left and the right showing the before and after. Also notice the piece of styrene on the right side where the hood meets the body. The hood was sitting crooked and that remedied the problem. I've also noticed that the doors don't fit to my liking so I am working out a solution to that problem. I thought I was close to seeing some paint on this one but I'm a lot further than I thought I was.

[willimo]

Is that the Otaki kit? It's cool to see you tackle another big project. It looks like you have model ADD, just like I do though. Want me to put you in touch with the support group?

[white97ex]

A support group would be great. lol. This is the Revell kit. not sure if it may have originally been an otaki.

[white97ex]

I got the first coat of Sonic Blue on my 1/12th 65 mustang today. Its been wet sanded with 2000 grit to level it out. I was having a bit of trouble with the airbrush.

[924_CarreraGTS]

That looks bigger than 1:12! That is really a big model! Nice repairs to the body. Old kits can sure be a pain, and the problem increases the bigger the car...

Alex

[white97ex]

here she is with a solid color on the body, this color is hard to photograph. Its Ford Sonic Blue, I hope to clear it thursday.

[white97ex]

Almost four and a half years later, you get an update! With the 1/12th scale GT500 coming out, I've got some modern parts for this car. I'm not sure what parts will make it to this kit, however, I know that the engine will be one of them. Here are a couple of current pics, I mocked up the GT500 wheels just to see what they would look like.

[corvettekid_7684]

Nice!

[willimo]

That's cool! I didn't even realize Revell was making a 1:12 Mustang (I had to look it up). That will be great for motor parts and the wheels. Let's keep our fingers crossed that this means we'll get some 1:12 detail parts (like wheels!) coming for down the line. It will be nice, too, to have a new tool molding the motor, the one in your picture looks really crisp. A great start for detailing. I love the color! If you hadn't done such a good job with paint already, I'd've wondered about widening the wheel arches for those wheels. Can't wait to see what's next.

[white97ex]

Originally Posted by willimo

That's cool! I didn't even realize Revell was making a 1:12 Mustang (I had to look it up). That will be great for motor parts and the wheels. Let's keep our fingers crossed that this means we'll get some 1:12 detail parts (like wheels!) coming for down the line. It will be nice, too, to have a new tool molding the motor, the one in your picture looks really crisp. A great start for detailing. I love the color! If you hadn't done such a good job with paint already, I'd've wondered about widening the wheel arches for those wheels. Can't wait to see what's next.

The new 1/12th kit seems like it is a great base for detail, It almost seems a shame to pull parts from it. I've got plans for it as well. I'm think full tube frame either road race or drag race...... As for the wheel arches, Looking back, I wish I dad done some a-la sn65 style. Wheels, don't get me started on big scale wheels. I found a guy who would machine some for me, CNC for $35 per wheel, not bad until you figure in the $125 set up fee for creating the files for the mill. I'm looking for someone who can do that for me if you know anyone! I'm off work all day tomorrow so hopefully this will see some nice progress.

[Ferrari TR]

Check out the RC department at your LHS for 1/10 scale wheels and tires. They should be about the right diameter though maybe a bit wide.

[white97ex]

Originally Posted by Ferrari TR

Check out the RC department at your LHS for 1/10 scale wheels and tires. They should be about the right diameter though maybe a bit wide.

I have a few problems with those. A lot of times realism is not what I am looking for. They are spindle mount design, which means I will have to modify them and have them re-chromed. If I am going to go through that trouble, I will make my own! I have a couple of 19-20" 12th scale masters for wheel centers and all I would need are some aluminum sleeves for them. I will dig up some pictures from my 1/12th scale camaro build and show you the detail and realism I'm looking for. That is my biggest problem, finding items that offer the realism that I'm looking for.

[MidMazar]

Great work.