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  1. Trumpeter front headlights look better, too...Meng's are very flat. They each have tradeoffs, fit and finish appears better on Meng, rear hatch openings better on Meng, but Trump/Mag has better wheels, headlights, ride height, overall shape. Initial much higher price for Meng's a big turnoff. I have everything on order for a Trump/Mag, for whenever I have time to build it.
  2. Eh, fenders still look too tall. Here's Meng, Trumpeter/Magnifier, real.
  3. I don't know if I'd go that far...the Meng doesn't look that much more detailed than the Trumpeter/Magnifier. The interior looks nice, but there's a lot of chunky plastic bits in the engine and suspension; for instance, check the carb linkage, what a mess! I'm leaning towards the Magnifier kit with the Icon tires/spare wheel and KA detail kit. It's about the same amount of money but you seem to get a lot more out of it.
  4. More pics here: https://www.themodellingnews.com/2020/10/preview-details-of-mengs-12th-scale.html Unfortunately none from a low angle to show if they fixed the front end. The fenders on the rendering look like they took them from a 330 P3/4.
  5. I spotted this today, I wonder how these pieces look. https://www.shapeways.com/product/GHHVQ7WWM/13p5-scale-gt-40-parts-small?optionId=61212618&li=marketplace
  6. Wow, the Tamiya looks much better...assuming all of those pieces fit together well.
  7. Just curious, where'd you order it from? HRM's been extremely slow at fulfilling large kits recently; still waiting for my FIA Cobra which was ordered last May.
  8. Wow, never figured I'd see this one come to life! After reading an article on the car in one of my Motor Trend Classic magazines, I thought it would be an interesting basis for a model. Seeing that MFH makes a bunch of Cobras, I thought I'd give it a shot and sent them an email in December, 2011. I forgot all about it, but today saw this little teaser shot on their website: A second shot confirmed that it's indeed the AC A98 Coupe! It does say something about a "Lightweight Series," not sure if that means it'll all be resin, or curbside, or what. If it's the latter, I wonder if it could mate with an AMT 289 Cobra for the innards. Link to MFH's site Link to info on the car
  9. Historic Racing Miniatures makes a nice engine for the Fujimi kit.
  10. Do you mean a 289 FIA? He makes one of those already. As for a 'standard' 289, there's not much above and beyond the street car.
  11. Are those photoetch wires in the pic? If so, surely they're not included at that price.
  12. Revell re-released its 427 Cobra....other than the wire wheels (which aren't really historically correct), any big changes or updates?
  13. Historic Racing Miniatures also makes Halibrand Kidney Beans....a couple of versions, not sure of the differences though. Kit's probably still worth picking up IMO, for the tires and velocity stacks. Disappointing about the wheels though.
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