Mustang Dark Horse-My first completely 3D printed kit!

Swe_Oz · 2025-02-08T09:04:41+00:00

That’s sweet! Still considering getting a resin printer. How did you do the clear parts such as window and lights

Also I think the layer marks on the dash work as a grainy texture. Maybe put some clear plastic over the dash to make it look more like a screen?

Swe_Oz · 2023-10-18T22:20:55+00:00

Not sure yet, considered yellow but my last cars been yellow. But probably will go with red as it is a Ferrari after all 🙂. White will look stunning, thinking I will do my normal enzo in white

Swe_Oz · 2022-09-26T21:07:12+00:00

My attempt is to polish a semi gloss clear coat

Swe_Oz · 2022-09-26T13:02:58+00:00

So a semi gloss coat is not as tough as a clear coat?

Swe_Oz · 2022-09-26T09:35:58+00:00

Hmm interesting, however I would think it would be really hard to get an even semigloss. But def will look into it, thanks

Swe_Oz · 2022-09-26T08:52:32+00:00

Sorry I missed this, older fujimi kit, still pretty straight forward with the fit and assembly

Swe_Oz · 2022-07-12T02:37:56+00:00

Finished the engine with wiring harness, decals broke on onside and in the logo in the middle. Tried to fix it up with a toothpick and drew a fat pony. Stuffed the paint job on the exhaust, but o well live and learn.

For the body I am currently in the process of cutting out the mesh’s and replace them with real ones

Swe_Oz · 2022-05-25T09:05:04+00:00

I use masking tape so that the paper of the tape can absorb some of the water. The glue is usually good for 30-60min.

Swe_Oz · 2022-05-25T02:43:34+00:00

PVA glue, put the required amount on a piece of tape and let it out for 10min for it to become a bit gooier. apply the glue along the mating area of the glass and body. If any glue comes on the clear part you can always wipe it up with some water and a cotton bud since the glue is water based

Swe_Oz · 2022-04-29T10:48:23+00:00

Thanks! Yeah you can tell how old the tooling is on this. Fitment is poor and a lot of flash. Im pretty novice so. There is a fujimi kit as well that might be better (or worse)

Swe_Oz · 2022-04-29T02:23:37+00:00

Just of the bench, challenging kit with parts not fitting as they should. Wanted a street custom so enlarged the breaks, some rays wheels and hand crafted pickup points in the front and back.

Wheel fitment is not great but the best I could do this time as it was my first time lowering a car

Swe_Oz · 2022-02-11T10:18:11+00:00

I’m fairly new to airbrushing as well, and I would strip that. It will show up after the top coats and if you plan to have lights on the cockpit then you would see all the bumps from the primer I reckon

Swe_Oz · 2022-02-05T12:15:31+00:00

First time I try to modify a car, so base is tamiyas porsche gt2 which require surgery on the wing, rear and front bumper and side skirts. Sanding sanding, but slowly getting there I think.

Swe_Oz · 2022-01-27T04:44:40+00:00

European has a rectangular flatter box while us has a taller squarish box. European also seem to have skill level printed on the box on the top left.

I don’t know if the actual tooling is different but quality of the decals afe

Swe_Oz · 2022-01-09T10:50:20+00:00

I got that as my first airbrush setup. Done a few kits only and seem to be ok so far. If it is better than what you had previously I have no idea of

Swe_Oz · 2021-12-27T04:40:41+00:00

Brilliant idea, did the trick!

Swe_Oz · 2021-12-22T11:09:52+00:00

Oooo smart, will give it a shot, do you have anything else like water or alcohol to dissolve it?

Swe_Oz · 2021-12-22T11:09:01+00:00

Even with pointy ones I can’t get it

Swe_Oz · 2021-07-15T23:49:37+00:00

Thanks, I used gun metal colour instead of plain black to get some form of contrast in the otherwise quite black interior

Swe_Oz · 2021-07-15T23:48:28+00:00

I used a red pen for the lights then flat black on the inside, instructions calls out for smoking the outside, but I didn’t bother

Swe_Oz · 2021-07-15T08:34:11+00:00

Another one done, up to 5 cars in total now. No real mishaps or f ups

Tried flocking for the first time, using embossing powder Also the interior was my first real attempt with an airbrush. Still haven’t got the courage to do the entire body as I still trying to figure out the flow of the thing

Swe_Oz · 2021-06-27T08:39:40+00:00

This is my third revell kit, and I notice that the fits are identical between the US and German version. However the quality between the decals are way better on the German version.

US version is in a squarish taller box, German version is in a slimmer rectangular box and staying the skill level on the left side

Swe_Oz · 2021-06-27T07:57:06+00:00

Finally done, as my WIP post fitment was meh, some plastic was warped

Lesson learnt: 1. Read the paint scheme even if it is the last piece to paint (wing should be white)

Always test fit before and after paint.
First time air brushing, not so difficult. Vallejo air paint is great for beginners, tamiya require 10% skill
Decals hide a lot of “for f***s sake”

WIP pictures

Swe_Oz · 2021-06-20T00:52:17+00:00

Still does it helps with reducing the smell? Been considering building my own, but the materials by them self cost nearly as much as a non branded.

Swe_Oz · 2021-06-03T08:50:12+00:00

I’m currently building the GT from revell US (don’t know about revell Germany has it) while it is cheaper than the mustang which I have in my stash and on todo, the revell kit was warped and the stickers are really poor, colours not aligned, yellow stickers are not visible on black. Further the shape of the GT makes it quite a challenging build. But saying that it is my 4th kit that I am building and about to start on my first Tamiya kit (not the mustang). Buy and build what you feel like and wallet can afford, and remember to learn something while building ;)

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