That's right... time to light the fires and kick the tires, Big Daddy! I picked up four of the 1/25th scale '06 Stangs from my local hobby shop. And the kicker? The guy I deal with sez he's had them since Friday!!!

Yeah, thanks for the call. Anywho... time to clear the trees and paint the GT's. Good luck with yours!

Pup

 

pics??

 

Man! Tough crowd, tough crowd. OK, a little something we like to call stairway to heaven...

 

Just curious - any mention of a convertible on the box?

 

i want to get some of these. too bad i suck at the model thing, but it still would be pretty fun.

 

Mee too... on all accounts

 

hehe sorry didnt mean it like that. I am soooooooooo excited! I went by my local store but no luck. Hopefully soon! Right On!!!!!

 

Lalo, I'd give up my airbrushing/building skills if I could draw like you. I guess I'll have to settle for the model building...

 

Hey gang, here is the decal sheet that comes with it. Too funny. If only the stripes came in white. (Was planning to paint them anyway...)

 

Oooh thats cool. I really want one now.

 

saw this box pic!

 

Me three. Last model I put together was 1:18 1968 Charger from Bullitt. It sucked at the end.

 

Nah, but are you good with a Dremel Tool?

 

my store said they should come in today or tomorrow, already got mine on reserve!!! yay!!!

 

Is there anyone out there who isnt going to use the black stripes?
I need em!!!

 

Suhweet! I gotta go get one!

 

Just went to my local hobby store on Sunday afternoon. Looked all over the shelves, and couldn't find it, then the box just jumped out infront of me. Was there the whole time, just couldn't see it. . Picked up some glue, glue tips, and then looked at some paint. Couldn't find an exact match for Vista Blue. Quick story about finding paint. Guy sees me come in and when I check out, he complements my '06 Mustang. We started talking, and told him I work at a dealer, that's my conpany car, and I have a GT on order, and I plan on building, and painting the model to match my GT that's coming. Said to him, I couldn't find a perfect match for the blue I'm getting. He tells me, since I work at a dealer, to use the touch-up paint that you buy in the parts department. Won't hurt the plastic, just thin it out a little. What an idea!! . Has anyone used real automotive paint for platic models? I always thought the paint wouldn't work on plastic. Can anyone on here help me, and tell me how much thinner should I use to thin the paint? This is a great tip. Now I just have to get an airbrush, so the paint job looks great. Can't wait to start building.

 

Another tip on the model kit. For anyone getting this model, and wants to make the car have the spoiler delete option, there are 2 small holes on the trunklid of the model. These holes are there for a place to mount the rear spoiler. To fill these, any hobby shop should have a small tube of "white putty". This stuff you can use to seal holes and fill in blemishes in the plastic. When it dries, just get real fine sandpaper, and sand the dry putty down to level out with the plastic. Just make sure you use primer to cover the body first. Just wanted to add this small tip, to let those who want to make the kit without the spoiler .

 

Quoting myself from another thread....

"All you need to do is your surface prep first (removing mold lines,etc.) wash and dry the parts, use Krylon grey sandable primer in light coats (this does not attack styrene plastics), wetsand between coats using extrafine sanding film, wash and tack cloth surface, reduce touchup paint with lacquer thinner, 50-50% and airbrush color (again in light coats), finishing with clear lacquer or urethane (if you can get it-ALSO BE SURE TO WEAR A MASK!!)

This will give you a really good finish.

Will post pics of several models I have used this process on."

 

Matt, thanks for the help. I just ordered Vista Blue touch-up paint. All I need is to pick up a fairly decent airbrush.