I have been out of car modeling for many long years. I could not resist the 2005 Mustang GT from Revell. Its such a great looking car, the best looking Mustang in a long time. I finished detailing the interior and engine (see photos) and am now working on the body. This is the most difficult thing for me as I already had it painted, finished, and wanted to polish out the “orange peel” because I’m a perfectionist.
That didn’t work out so well. So now I have stripped the paint off with Pine Sol (the plastic smells GREAT now!!!). I’m also going to make the driver side door open, but that’s a different story for now.
I have read some tips and suggestions on painting, but I want to hear the advice of the people on the forums. How do I get that flawless scale showroom shine?
Some photos to tease you with…


Made the 1st set of mods for an open driver’s door. I cut the inner door panel from the left side interior piece. I also cut the outer door from the body. I wound up using a second body since I used a Dremel to cut away the body from the 1st kit. I’m not patient with slowly cutting parts.
Some problems that have come up from this: the interior pillar behind the drivers seat does not line up with an open door. I plan to solve this by building it into a door frame and modified roll cage. In fact, this is leading to a whole extended issue of detailing the inside of the body, meaning the frames, pillars, and roof. It has been noted elsewhere that this is a weak spot of the model anyway.
This is a weak spot of MOST model cars from Revell and AMT.
Something else to note in the photos: I added the washer fluid nozzles to the hood.




The outer door panel is almost ready to paint. I want to drill out behind the door handle where its solid plastic now. Rough assembly shown.

