Kit Review – 65 Ford Mustang Fastback by Revell

This is a very cool kit. There are a few Mustang kits around and this is one of the best that I know of – together with the Convertible I’ve shown you in a previous post.

The body is pretty good. The body details, such as the emblems, are very well detailed, but pretty thin too. You should take this into consideration while painting this model. Masking the emblems can be a good solution, but these seem to be just too small to mask. The battery is moulded into the engine compartment – to be honest, quite a cheap trick for such a great kit! The wipers are pretty well moulded – as well as the door handles.

The chasis is pretty good too. To start with, the exhaust system is a separate part – as well as the rear axle. I know that this is what we would all expect – but as you know too, many kit builders don’t put much attention to the chasis. Thanks Revell for not forgetting these details this time!

The chromed parts are as good as the chromed parts that come with the Convertible I already wrote about in a previous post. What’s different: this kit comes with the GT rims, instead of the wheel covers that come with the convertible. By the way, AMT’s 67 Fastback comes with these rims too. Other details such as the dashboard known from the convertible version are included here too!

The decals are pretty cool. To start with, it comes with red decals for the tires. Appart from that, you also get the emblems as decals – so you may want to sand down the emblems from the body and place the decals instead. The GT stripes for the sides come in two colors: black and white (you may not see the white stripes in the pic).

Pros:

• Great moulding and very well detailed
• Pretty cool decals
• Some details in the chasis

Cons:

• Not so many parts (only 80)
• No red clear parts for the taillights

All in all, a pretty cool kit. Don’t expect many big surprises, though.

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