Help with a Christmas gift project ;)

[mustangemd19]

Im about to start on a project for my brother. It is my fathers 1967 Mustang.
My brother grew up with the car and my father passed away in 1997, soon after that my mom had to sell the car to help pay for bills. My brother has a ton of memories with the car. I was only 7 when the car was sold so I dont remember it too much, but my brother was 16 when it happend and he's always talking about how he misses the car.

I thought it would be a cool christmas gift to give it back to him in a model.
Heres the car and little me:


My game plan is to buy two models. one is an AMT 66 mustang. It is the only non-fastback mustang model I can find of the body style. If there is another one that would be better, Please let me know!! there are differences from the 67 (tail lights) (head lights/ front) (fenders)



next is either the Revell Bullitt Mustang or the Revell 2 in 1 68 Mustang kit that allows you to build the stock mustang or the Cobra Jet. I need one of these for the hood.



This is where I need a little help if possible. I'm hoping one of you guys may have bought the 2 in 1 kit and didn't use the hood i'm looking for (the stock one). If someone has it I would greatly appreciate it so I don't have to buy a whole kit just for the hood.

Any other suggestions to help me out on this project would also be great. Thanks for looking.

[mustangemd19]

Or should I take the easy way out by buying this and re-painting it?

http://www.toywonders.com/ProductCar...2805-p9199.htm

[prortiz80]

its up too u..... but i would buy both kits and combine them both to make the model of your brother favorite car. to me its more personal that way. but u could always take the easy way out

[tuned.by.twenty]

Be prepared to take time making the AMT coupe fit together, it will need a tiny bit of fine-tuning here and there.

I think this is a wonderful idea though, so good luck with it!

[Kurzheck]

I personally would get both kits. The '66 body is quite different from the '67. I would cut the roof and trunk section outlined in red out of the Revell '68 fastback body and transplant the same parts from the AMT '66 hardtop.

Trevor

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[mustangemd19]

Originally Posted by Kurzheck

I personally would get both kits. The '66 body is quite different from the '67. I would cut the roof and trunk section outlined in red out of the Revell '68 fastback body and transplant the same parts from the AMT '66 hardtop.

Trevor

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I've thought about doing that also but I have no experience with doing something that drastic and would hate to make my first attempt at it be this car. I want it to look good.

I'll think about it though. Thanks for the suggestion.

[MidMazar]

Originally Posted by mustangemd19

I've thought about doing that also but I have no experience with doing something that drastic and would hate to make my first attempt at it be this car. I want it to look good.

If this is one of your first kits i don't recommend and surgery to the kits. I think you should build the one that looks the closest to the 1:1. If you start cutting the tops and front bumpers off, you are in for a lot of work.

If i was you i would put all my effort in detail painting along with a nicely painted and polished body. Good luck, also if you want start a thread in the car modeling WIP section and youll get a lot more input from modellers as you build the rustang.

[petesy]

I'd probably go with the AMT 1967 Mustang GT instead of the Revell 1968 Mustang. The AMT kit is supposed to be more accurate and should still be fairly easy to find.

[scale auto style]

hi!! if you want to built a 1967 mustang why you don't buy a 1967 mustang???

amt made these 1967 kits:

2-doors hardtop kit number 1367 ( i have to tell you... this is an out of production kit but seen time to time on evilbay )

maybe it will be a good one for you no??

yours

[MidMazar]

http://cgi.ebay.com/67-Ford-Mustang-...item20adc9d327

http://cgi.ebay.com/AMT-67-Ford-Must...item2556c2d4f6

[scale auto style]

Originally Posted by MidMazar

http://cgi.ebay.com/67-Ford-Mustang-...item20adc9d327

http://cgi.ebay.com/AMT-67-Ford-Must...item2556c2d4f6

hi Mdimazar!! these are fastback mustang and i think he want a non fastbasck. so the only one is the 1367....

yours

[fsroman]

There's a trans-kit for the AMT 67 Mustang made by Motor City Resin Casters. I don't know how experienced you are as a modeler, but resin requires just a little more work. I have seen this body and it is pretty nice.

Here is the link: http://www.motorcityresincasters.com/67mustang.htm

I hope this helps! Fernando

[mustangemd19]

Originally Posted by fsroman

There's a trans-kit for the AMT 67 Mustang made by Motor City Resin Casters. I don't know how experienced you are as a modeler, but resin requires just a little more work. I have seen this body and it is pretty nice.

Here is the link: http://www.motorcityresincasters.com/67mustang.htm

I hope this helps! Fernando

I love you! lol

I'm going to get that instead now. I'm fairly experienced at modeling, not as good as some on this forum but I'm good enough.
I've never worked with Resin so any tips would be great.

Heres a few of my models:

[fsroman]

I'm glad this helps! Resin is not too hard to work with, but requires "cleaning up", as most bodies and parts have varying amounts of "flash" or excess material from the casting process. This is usually easy to take care of by removing the flash with a hobby knife and sanding sticks (work slowly and carefully). You might also find pinholes and other minor molding defects that need to be filled with putty. Always clean the body and parts before starting any work on them by putting them overnight in a small plastic tub filled to cover the body with something like Westley's Bleach White or Purple Power (careful, use rubber gloves) to remove the molding release. This is a film that prevents the resin from sticking to the mold, but also prevents primers and paint from sticking to the parts. Also, always use superglue or epoxy on resin; regular model glue for plastic won't work with resin. If you do a search on this forum, you should be able to find additional info for working with resin.

Good luck with your project. I'm sure your brother will be thrilled!

Fernando

P.D. Very nice and clean builds!

[mustangemd19]

Originally Posted by fsroman

I'm glad this helps! Resin is not too hard to work with, but requires "cleaning up", as most bodies and parts have varying amounts of "flash" or excess material from the casting process. This is usually easy to take care of by removing the flash with a hobby knife and sanding sticks (work slowly and carefully). You might also find pinholes and other minor molding defects that need to be filled with putty. Always clean the body and parts before starting any work on them by putting them overnight in a small plastic tub filled to cover the body with something like Westley's Bleach White or Purple Power (careful, use rubber gloves) to remove the molding release. This is a film that prevents the resin from sticking to the mold, but also prevents primers and paint from sticking to the parts. Also, always use superglue or epoxy on resin; regular model glue for plastic won't work with resin. If you do a search on this forum, you should be able to find additional info for working with resin.

Good luck with your project. I'm sure your brother will be thrilled!

Fernando

P.D. Very nice and clean builds!

Thanks.
This helps alot. Keep an eye out for a WIP thread in the next month or so.