2013 Shelby GT500 *FINISHED* (replica of my 1:1)

This is my first update and it will focus on the modifications of the hood and side scoops.  As you have seen, I have obtained a resin hood that purportedly fit the 2010 Shelby, however, as one can see by the pic below of the two hoods together, the kit hood curves down toward the front and the resin hood is straight and wouldn't fit flush. 

So the only solution that I could see would be to cut the hood away on either side of the scoop and then sand it down to modify it to look more like it should.  I could then attach it and blend it in to the kit hood.  Below you can see the nearly finished product. I used glazing putty and milliput white to merge the pieces together.

Now for the hood scoops;  For these I modified the scoops from a 1967 Shelby kit.  As is they aren't the same and were modified by carving them out to mimic the one's on my 1:1 as seen below: (the top one is the original but opposite side to the one that is modified below it)

They look good, right? but they didn't fit perfectly into the rear window openings so I decided to install the rear window glass and blend them flush with the body.  I could then sand down the bottom of the scoops flat and then glue them in place over the filled window openings.  All that was left was to fill the small gaps around the scoops as below:

Of course I have to now prime and perfect the bodywork before moving on to the changes required by the Plamoz transkit.  Stay tuned

Well, It's ready for paint I think. As an aside, the whole rear clip is a resin part from the Plamoz transkit. Here she is in Tamiya Fine Primer:

Ok, I know it has been a while, and I want to apologize to anyone who took the time to follow this project, but I have been ultra busy lately in this post covid error.  Although my bench time has been limited and having to overcome a bit of a setback, (more on that later), I have returned and made some positive progress.  First, the setback:  I was using Plamoz decals purchased separately from the trans kit and found out pretty quickly that they were mucho difficult to work with.  Basically they refused to cooperate with the various contours and insisted on wrinkling and not settling no matter how much solvent I used.  The worst was the stripes on the roof which wrinkled permanently.  I then elected to remove them with masking tape which ended up removing a bit of clear coat from the perfectly polished finish.  I then ordered two sets of white decal paper bc the first was way too translucent. After repairing the paint, I cut the decal paper into new stripes, sealed it, and applied two layers to make them opaque enough.  I was finally able to continue with the body and below you will see the results.  It is nearly complete with only the P/E script, mirrors, and glass for its completion.  I really think it is starting to mimic my 1:1.  Keep in mind that the whole rear clip including rear lights, lower diffuser, rear plate support section, front headlamp buckets, and front grills are resin replacements.  The original plastic behind each grill had to be removed and photetched transmission cooler and intercooler details were provided to be seen through the distinct 2013 grill openings.  Now for the pictures:

A quick update.  I can see the finish line now. Here is a picture of the finished undercarriage.  I like detailing undercarriage and I think they set a model apart on the contest table.  The mufflers with the quad pipes are resin pieces from the transkit.  The tips were finished with brushed Molotow chrome.  I am also nearing the end of the interior so more pics to follow.

The interior is done.  I didn't use the Recaro seats included in the transkit bc my car doesn't have that option.  I did use the photoetched seat belts though and was impressed with the stock decal sheet which includes a myriad of details for buttons and switches in the interior.  Various blacks, like Tamiya "NATO Black" were used to break up the monochrome effect.