1967 Mustang GT

Here's another older Pony. Cleaning all these up for club display at Expo next weekend, so thought I'd take some photos. This is the AMT kit built out of box with some detailing. This kit was one of those rare and blessed builds that literally just "fell together". Apart from the front track, which is pretty awful out of the box, I had no dramas at all and would thoroughly recommend it to anyone as a first build.

Looks fantastic, the details are great. Makes mine look very boring .

i love 67 stangs, but have been avoiding buying the amt kit because of obvious reasons. but this looks like 1 of the few that ARE worth getting, thanks _ im going kit hunting lol!!!

Very nice, i would dearly love to own a 1.1 version.

Hey Bryce, again another fantasticly realistic engine and bay. Is it just the photo or have youo deliberately tried to "dirty" the engine a bit. I noticed it on that other engine I commented on and now this one. Areas such as the washer bottle with the FoMoCo label. It looks a bit dirty and that adds to the realism. Also in the fins on the rocker covers. Great work.

Pete wrote:Hey Bryce, again another fantasticly realistic engine and bay. Is it just the photo or have youo deliberately tried to "dirty" the engine a bit. I noticed it on that other engine I commented on and now this one. Areas such as the washer bottle with the FoMoCo label. It looks a bit dirty and that adds to the realism. Also in the fins on the rocker covers. Great work.

Thanks Pete. I usually try to give things a 'wash' of some kind to increase depth and realism. I use a lot of Tamiya 'Smoke'. It's a clear gray that does wonders to chrome and silver and is also good for providing a bit of shine. I think the washer bottle was just a fluke though - can't remember doing anything specific on that one!

I agree this is the easiest Mustang kit to build. Your model is tops Bryce, and the engine bay is very realistic.

tezza43 wrote:I agree this is the easiest Mustang kit to build. Your model is tops Bryce, and the engine bay is very realistic.

Have you built this one Terry? Would love to see some photos. Or better still, bring it along to Expo on the weekend for the club display!

Bryce wrote:

tezza43 wrote:I agree this is the easiest Mustang kit to build. Your model is tops Bryce, and the engine bay is very realistic.

Have you built this one Terry? Would love to see some photos. Or better still, bring it along to Expo on the weekend for the club display!

Bryce, most of the older models featured on this forum I have built at one time or another - they have been around a long time. Most of those I built as sample models for various kit importers and distributors for shows like Model Expo or for promo-sales purposes, so I never got to keep them (that Mustang was one of them). I was paid off in kits, paints, glue, etc. That particular Mustang I recall went together like a Tamiya kit would - very cleanly and without much fuss, which is a blessing sometimes, but I found most AMT's are good models to build (except for excessive flash and warping on a very few of their kits).

There was a small group of modellers in Melbourne who were lucky enough to be asked to build sample models, starting from the late seventies. Bill Hamer, Larry D'Argaville, Rob Ferguson, Frank Morgan, Peter Malone, Colin Breene, myself and a handful of others, mostly from IPMS Australia. This is how our kit collections grew to such vast proportions.

I might add we had to build the models "Out of Box" with no additional parts or extras, and using any kit supplied decals. Colour schemes were generally left to our own devices. Some of my personal built-ups (and some diecasts) are on display at Charlie's Auto Museum at Arthur's Seat near Dromana (Vic). Some other models of mine have been accidentally broken or given away to cousins and others who needed them more than I did. Over the past few years I have steadily culled my collection down to a more sensible level through Swap Meets like the one at Model Expo.

thats a super cool pony car,like the colour,what is it.

allan wrote:thats a super cool pony car,like the colour,what is it.

Thanks Allan - it's a spray can from the Powerplus range called Hermitage Red.