1968 Shelby GT500

This was a difficult kit in my opinion. First of all, I did not understand the kit being molded in a light green color. This made painting of the parts far more difficult and required many coats to cover up the green color. Also all of the parts did not fit correctly and required a lot of trimming and sanding. I am not sure if I just got a bad kit or if this is standard for all AMT kits. I am not ready for another AMT kit anytime soon.

Kit had tremendous flash to trim. Parts atached to the sprue trees were joined with thick plastic. Had to trim or sand every part that was attached that way. I use sprue cutters, sand paper and exacto knives. AMT models are not the quality of Revell, Tamiya, Monogram, or any other. I knew better than buy another AMT model, but the price swayed me. I've built five AMT models and over sixty Revell. Amt models are very very frustrating to build. Don't be charmed by a low price.

AMT you failed me on one of the most sought after Shelby's of the muscle car era. This kit is a level 2 with a small number of pcs. The rims in my kit were so full of flash, they were not salvageable. They went straight into the trash. There were a few fitment issues and yes they could be resolved to look fairly good. When I started to build my kit (2013) if felt I was at a skill 3 and should knock this one out of the park. Well it was put on a shelf and sat till 2015. By this time my skill set has caught up to finish this big can of worms I open. Once complete, the overall look was great and it was a fight from the middle to the end. The engine bay lacks details in the firewall and on the inner fenders. With no shock towers showing, it has no V brace to the firewall. The interior is a one pcs tub with moulded doors and backseat making it a bit harder to paint extra detail. The decals in my kit were no good and found any newer GT500 decal stripe would work.