Ford Mustang GT350. Revell 1/24 Scale. Full Build.

Full build step by step of Revell's 1/24 scale Ford Mustang Shelby GT350. This model car was completed for the #mustang60 group build hosted by @ScaleSpeedworks. I had many self inflicted issues on this scale model kit but I'm still glad I was able to support the group build.
Thank you to @ScaleSpeedworks for hosting the group build. Make sure you check out his channel here: / @scalespeedworks
Special thank you to @MRLINSSCALEMODELING for his great video of this kit; I used it as a guide for building mine. Please check out his incredible work here: / @mrlinsscalemodeling
And don't forget to check out @BGsModelWorkshop for all your decal removing needs here: / @bgsmodelworkshop
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00:00 Intro
00:15 Unboxing & Goals
01:07 Body Prep
03:53 Body Paint
10:30 Chassis
13:49 Engine
18:13 Interior
22:51 Exterior Details
25:44 Finishing The Body
30:23 Final Assembly
31:34 Finished Model & Goal Recap

[@JunsMiniGarage]

Beautiful Mustang. And excellent video production! I’ve enjoyed every second of it. Thank you very much for sharing.👍

[@scaleffect]

Wow, thank you Jun! That is incredibly humbling coming from you because you are such a talented builder and video maker. I really appreciate your kind words my friend.

[@eliverstonadams4]

Model building is so relaxing. Also the getting ready for contest meeting builders that enjoy the hobby

[@eliverstonadams4]

Model building is so relaxing. Also the getting ready for contest meeting builders that enjoy the hobby.i painted a roof for a 2 tone 4 times

[@Crazyscalemodels]

It was such a fun group build!!!

[@scaleffect]

Agreed! I've had a blast watching everyone's videos

[@stevegrenot5289]

At my level of modeling currently, I would be more than satisfied.. Thank for sharing.

[@scaleffect]

Luckily it's not a competition :) Thanks for watching

[@theapprenticebuilderchris3006]

Very nice end result. Thank you for sharing. Even your agony 😊 The reality of building showing like it is 👍

[@scaleffect]

My misfortune may be other's entertainment, and I'm okay with that :) . Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!

[@KarlScaleModeling]

Fantastic work, that's a simply amazing Mustang build there. Well done for the video too, very enjoyable and well made. Well done.

[@scaleffect]

Thank you! Appreciate those kind compliments coming from you who is so skilled as well.

[@f.s.596]

Really nice build. Well done. And it looks a lot better with the painted stripes 👍👍

[@scaleffect]

Thank you

[@kyledehartsscaleworks]

That turned out awesome!! Great work. Enjoyed seeing the build process as well. The painted stripes turned out excellent and I love your color combo. Really nice build.

[@scaleffect]

Thanks Kyle, much appreciated my friend!

[@philipattard9018]

The lowering technique worked out great, I did not think of it that way I learned something new.Painting the strip's was a great idea I've seen others that do the same with this kit. The color for the body looks very similar to to the Bullitt 68 Mustang looks awesome. Different to the Black looks awesome.Cheers

[@scaleffect]

Thanks, give this lowering method a try if you have similar style hubs in the future, it worked out well.

[@dmgscalemodels2825]

No, those decals were a pain! I think you did an admirable job at applying them! Blue tape is dangerous! It WILL remove decals when you don't want them removed as well!

[@scaleffect]

Well this time using blue tape that was exactly what I needed the tape to do was remove them.

[@dmgscalemodels2825]

Mr Lin is the benchmark for builds! If you can do the things he does then you will be the best!

[@scaleffect]

100%

[@TerryWilsonModels]

Turned out great!!!!

[@scaleffect]

Thank you!

[@JoseDiaz-kb3fs]

I’ll tell you what, this build you did is amazing, the decals are extremely hard to place, so painting them was a great idea, and you used a great technique. Yes Lin is a great model builder but I’m subscribing to your channel, cause I love how you specified all your ratios of paint to thinner, and because you are also an amazing builder. thank you, I appreciate it!!

[@scaleffect]

Thank you for those kind words, you're far too generous. I am glad the effort to include that information didn't go unnoticed and hopefully was helpful to you. I've been debating for a while continuing to do that or not, but I think I will based on comments like this.

[@JoseDiaz-kb3fs]

Yw. Yes it’s very helpful at least for me who’s starting out with airbrushing and I find getting the right ratio of thinner and paint is a challenge. Thanks again!

[@LarrysModelShop]

Amazing build of an iconic car. I really love how this car came out. I am glad you didn't smash it and completed it.

[@scaleffect]

Thanks Larry, appreciate it. I'm catching up and have to go check out yours and everyone else's builds today!

[@ScalerDan]

Great result and very good video. I could feel the pain when removing the decals. It looks much better with painted stripes. Best regards!

[@scaleffect]

Thank you! Yes, very painful lol

[@125scalemodeldrive]

Really enjoyed the video. Lots of great tips and techniques mentioned in it. I had very similar issues with my gt350h as well. You did the most important part... you continued on. Keep up the great work my friend.

[@scaleffect]

Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it, I appreciate you checking it out.

[@eliverstonadams4]

I miss building models .I moved across country to arizona 😢 had a full model car workshop with paint booth area separate huge basement.now I have just a small room😢 everything packed up

[@scaleffect]

Hopefully you can unpack them and work on something soon

[@BillyStrangeAutoModels]

Great video/storytelling! Nice build!

[@scaleffect]

Thank you! Nice to hear some of my changes in flow of the video worked out.

[@LeftCoastModelCarBuilds]

Beautiful build!

[@scaleffect]

Thanks!

[@olezippi]

Super sharp looking build man.

[@scaleffect]

Thank you

[@vidalaac]

It looks pretty good! Fortunately you didn't give up... I would probably stop the build after what happened with the decals but you didn't.. well done!

[@scaleffect]

Thank you, I certainly wanted to give up lol, but having a deadline helped me carry on.

[@noqualitydioramas]

Good work my friend!

[@scaleffect]

Thank you! Means a lot coming from someone with your talents.

[@noqualitydioramas]

@@scaleffect Wow! thank you for such a compliment!

[@bkmodelcars]

Nicely done Lookin awesome 👌

[@scaleffect]

Thank you

[@marsgarage8217]

Very nice.

[@scaleffect]

Thank you

[@dejugulators]

Subbed. Great, honest work. Refreshing and informative. You are very skilled.

[@scaleffect]

Thank you, you are far too kind

[@dwightatnorthernstar1820]

Geez, I sure have been down that road quite often....:) thanks final very nice...

[@scaleffect]

Thanks

[@FranksModelWorks]

That was great! You can never go wrong with black on a muscle car interior… In the absence of kit decals for interior details and badging, I’ll try to either use photoetch from Model Car Garage or decal sets from Keith Marks or Ray’s Kit Decals. Whenever I try to paint badges or scripts, it looks like I finger painted them during a withering artillery barrage.

[@scaleffect]

Lol, got me good with that last sentence. It is definitely tough to do. I'll look into those decals, thanks for the tip!

[@markc7002]

The wheels look excellent, not easy to get those right!

[@scaleffect]

Thank you

[@davidhinkson8856]

I love your color choice here, given that some of those Hertz cars did come in different colors. When I built this very same kit two years ago, I found there was one decal on this car that shriveled up on me, and that was the one between the bottom of the grille and the front bumper. I also had to order a grille from Revell because for whatever reason it was left off the sprue in my example. I built the standard GT350 about 30 years ago and I painted on the stripes with that particular build, and since these stripes aren't as complicated as others can be, I think it's actually a good idea to do so. On the first build I actually painted the logo on the grille too! Seems I was a bit braver when I was younger.

[@scaleffect]

Thanks, yeah the decals were tough, but the paint looks better

[@angryyank]

Nice stang I have the same kit... I learned a long time ago to place decals on a multi curved surface to cut it in multiple areas then apply to the panel to avoid the wrinkling

[@scaleffect]

Great tip, thank you for sharing that!

[@angryyank]

@@scaleffect NP Brotha..... My rule of thumb was to break it down to how many faces and/or angles the area is being decaled and cut the decal for each face and leave it very wet.... Then after they are all placed just slide each faces decal till they all lineup..... Be patient & it will work great..... Be very careful of your clearcoating over those areas.... Use very light coats to keep the edges from moving till clear is fully cured

[@seamybmw]

Beautiful build you pushed through it considering the paint issues at the end your build turned out pretty nice new subscriber here greetings from Ireland 👍👍🏆

[@scaleffect]

Thank you, appreciate the kind words!

[@sierrahobbys1883]

I think you did a brilliant job. I was actually looking at this kit today in my local hobby shop. $79 Aussie buckaroos .😊

[@scaleffect]

Thank you! Wow that is steep, but Monogram and now Revell has re-produced this kit in many versions, so maybe you can locate another boxing of it for a better price.

[@darciocosta9677]

Congratulations on the work, a tip, I usually reinforce the glued corners internally with micropore adhesive and CA glue, which reinforces the union and prevents it from coming loose during assembly.

[@scaleffect]

Great tip, I'll have to try that

[@darciocosta9677]

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[@whytebearconcepts]

Just admit it Elliot, you're a glutton for punishment. The end result was pretty good.

[@thescalemodelcarguychannel8681]

Excellent build brother and I just subbed 👍 😀

[@scaleffect]

Thanks! Right back at ya pal

[@modelcar1589]

Great job on the mustang love the details 👍🏿 I just sub

[@scaleffect]

Thank you!

[@dmgscalemodels2825]

If you have a scanner its a good idea to scan your decal sheet before using them in case you need to reference them or replace them.

[@scaleffect]

Great tip

[@voodoonights1671]

Great finish and well done pushing through the issues. Rapid thinners are recommended for metallics, and is all I use now for them. Just found channel and subbed. 😊

[@scaleffect]

Thank you, great tip!

[@GrandNational66]

A Needle is handy will decaling...I've had to poke a tiny pin hole @ times

[@scaleffect]

Great tip, thank you

[@danmurphy5889]

You did very well mate, those old Revell kits are not easy to put together.

[@scaleffect]

Thank you, a bit challenging but probably the best fitting car I've built so far. The first two I tried were AMT brand and proved more difficult for me.

[@cardzscaledreams3917]

Well that turned out great. I gave up on the stripes on mine after the second painjob, i just wanted to be done. Kudos to you for pushing through! Great results✌️👍

[@scaleffect]

Thank you, I'm behind after a busy day so hoping to check out yours and everyone else's in the group build today!

[@cardzscaledreams3917]

@scaleffect I hear ya. I got through a few yesterday. Plenty more to go. Have a great day! ✌️

[@joesrustshop4509]

Glad to see you didn't smash it. I came close on mine at the last couple steps.

[@scaleffect]

I definitely wanted to a few times, but pushed through. A bad model is better than no model in the end I suppose :)

[@stevegrenot5289]

If you don't mine me asking, were did you get the hand drills?

[@scaleffect]

The ones with the colored collars are PCB metric drill bits I purchased on Amazon. The #80 drill bit comes from a set I've had since I was a kid, I purchased them at a model train store, but I believe MicroMark sells the set. It's like #60-#80 drill bits.

[@kregskorner8851]

Despite the issues you run into, turned out beautiful, I love the painted on stripes, I built this kit years back and had same concerns with decals even after cutting relief points, color and paint looks great love the build great video!!

[@scaleffect]

Thanks Kreg! I'm way behind and need to check out yours and everyone else's videos today, I'm getting there lol