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'66 Shelby GT350R (Revell 1:24)


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Hi All,

Whilst in 'The Works' earlier this year, I was overheard remarking about how I'd love one of these. I actually meant the full size car but it translated into a birthday present of the kit from the kids . I have completed a group-build recently and am coming towards the end of my RC166 so I thought it was about time I started this build. Whist I've seen a couple of wonderful examples (one being 'competition class') in the RFI forum, I've not seen one in a WIP on this site. Hence, I'm going to build her here and hope I do her the justice she deserves.

Any advice from those who have built one already or specialise in car builds will be most welcome :)

Cheers

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OK, here are the obligatory 'sprue' shots. I've pieced the body / interior / chassis just as a trial fit. I'm going to strip the chrome parts and re-paint them else it will be pretty much an out-of-the-box build (unless I can locate any exterior PE parts).

Any recommendations for suppliers / stockists?

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Thanks Mike :) Would a '69 GT500 do the job? There are a couple on a well known auction site at the moment ;)

Had some spare time tonight so managed to get some colour over some of the primer. As stated above, I've stripped the 'Chrome' sprue and the wheels are the first parts to receive the Alclad treatment! The windscreens have received the Klear treatment are are in a box for the next 48 hours.

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The chrome rims looks fantastic. What's the Klear treatment?

Thanks :)

The Klear treatment is washing a part in window cleaner followed by a Klear dip.

Klear is a Johnsons / Pledge product now referred to as Future I believe. It is in essence an acrylic varnish that dries clear. I hope some of the more experienced modellers will step in and correct me if I'm not quite accurate here.

I've not tried it before but I hear the results are quite impressive. Let's wait and see :whistle:

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Been busy today.

Underside now complete and have started on the interior - dashboard is next. Managed to get colour on the outside too (I have some overspray in the engine bay so need to sort that out). Klear coat to come.

Speaking of Klear, the windscreens came out OK :)

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Thanks Roger.

However, not as well as I would have liked. The fit of the front and rear bodywork is awful. Looks like I'm going to have to scrub off a lot of that paint and get the filler out :wall:

Lesson learned here for me - never thought it would be so far out!! :doh:

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It should be recorded on this thread that on all the Revell versions of this kit, the front and rear roll pans must be fitted and fettled before any painting. Both road and race versions have an awful fit of the roll pans!

I feel partly responsible for not pointing this out in my thread, sorry Wimbledon :banghead:

Just refresh my memory, do the instructions call for the body parts to be joined before chassis and interior go in? I know on the Boss Mustang kits they would have you join the pans on after assembling the body and chassis.

Anyway, it is looking very nice so far. :thumbsup:

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It should be recorded on this thread that on all the Revell versions of this kit, the front and rear roll pans must be fitted and fettled before any painting. Both road and race versions have an awful fit of the roll pans!

I feel partly responsible for not pointing this out in my thread, sorry Wimbledon :banghead:

Just refresh my memory, do the instructions call for the body parts to be joined before chassis and interior go in? I know on the Boss Mustang kits they would have you join the pans on after assembling the body and chassis.

Anyway, it is looking very nice so far. :thumbsup:

Thanks Steve. Not your fault at all!!

The instructions suggest they just fit on at the end!! NOT the case :rant:

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...I'd tape them in place, and then see if you can get the chassis in with them fitted. It'd be a pain to get them on, filled, and repainted only to THEN discover that they have to come off to get the chassis in! You may need to to trim bit off the ends of the chassis, and tweak the attachment points so you can get one end in at an angle, and then squeeze the other end in. It's also worth checking with the interior tub fitted, because that may locate the chassis effectively enough that you don't need to worry about trimming the ends back. Or it may not. A lot of these older kits were designed so the valances at each end go on last. Goodness knows how they expected people to paint them nicely! (though to be fair, on a street car, that joint is often almost completely hidden by the bumpers) Good luck!

bestest,

M.

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Thanks Matt.

I've worked out I can do the front as a part of the body but the rear will need to go on once the interior and chassis are fitted. If I'm careful it should look OK.

If not, I can always park in 'tail in' on the shelf ;)

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