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really good chance this could become a trans-kit using the revell imsa mustangs, trans-am mustangs and camaros chassis. my question is this, would there be an interest? a very well known resin caster would be doing the kits.

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I would be in. I wish there was a road going version too but i'd be down, that's feisty.

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the engine is the TAMIYA kit show here is a V6 colonge.

But if you substitute the engine from 1/24 1985 Ford SVO Mustang

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you'll be well on the way to an accurate road version

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here is the version i am doing, the one that raced at mid-ohio. when you really start studying the reference photo's of the car from different races, the changes on the it are unreal. i'll have to get more photo's up soon, i took 2 scale inches out of the nose, 6 scale inches in front of the front wheel wells there just seemed to be too much overhang. i also squared the splitter, it seemed to be leaning downhill. angled the hood riser very steeply. cleaned up aound the hood vents a bit. this had so much primer on it. i started this years ago and it has been sitting, i posted a couple shots of my IMSA Olivetti Olds Cutlass Darin Brassfield drove in 92-93 and some folks were asking me about that.............well one thing lead to another. i had started the merkur with the intentions of having it possibly cast some day.

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I remember having a matchbox of one, and always thought it was cool, and i just found the kit on ebay the other day, price wasnt to bad

i had a white matchbox one as well. Really was intrigued by the design as a kid. I have one on Forza as well of course. But yeah i hope this project grows legs it'd be really cool i think

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I remember having a matchbox of one, and always thought it was cool, and i just found the kit on ebay the other day, price wasnt to bad

i had a white matchbox one as well. Really was intrigued by the design as a kid. I have one on Forza as well of course. But yeah i hope this project grows legs it'd be really cool i think

So did I, but mine was Black and I think the graphics were Green or Red with grey interior.

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Oh, abso-bleeping-lutely, I'm in! I missed the opportunity to build the PennGwen transkit, so having another chance to put together an IMSA Merkur is fantastic. Keep it under a C-note, and I'll probably order at least two of them.

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Hey folks, has there been any movement on producing the Merkur XR4Ti and Oldsmobile Cutlass transkits for the Revellogram Camaro & Mustang IMSA/TransAm models? (And BTW, does anyone know where to find the Stroh's Mercury Cougar XR7 resin body for the Mustang kit?) I'm still up for a pair of Merkurs, if they're out there.

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I don't build race cars, and I very rarely deal with resin kits, but I have a very soft spot for the Sierras/XR4 cars. I have the Tamiya Sierra XR4Ti AND the Eggenberger Texaco Sierra RS500 GR.A.

I want to get several more of each kit so I can build several different variations, and now, I guess I'll have to buy some of those IMSA mustangs too.

If these are not a gozzilion dollars, I'd be in for one or two.

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