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[Maindrian Pace]

That body may make a good dirt track car, but I don't see it as useful for anything else; other than the resin LX collection of assorted oddities.

 

-MJS

[Abell82]

... other than the resin LX collection of assorted oddities.

 

-MJS

 

 I like that.

 

 

 

Disclaimer: For those following along please don't misunderstand, I knew these were bad, I was just curious to see how bad, and though others might be as well.

 

Anyhow for those that might be interested. I took the time to  wash off the Vaseline? (serious mold release issue) and cut the resin into shape. So 4.5 hours later here is what I am left with.

 

The window "plugs"...

 

 

These things are about a 1/4 inch thich in some places. They are actually thicker, in the wide places,  then the body should be.

 

 

 

 

 

The Body...

 

Even if you are an expert, with resin you should still think twice on this one.  Everything is there, and then some. It will require many more hours of prep before this body is buildable.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited by Abell82, 26 March 2013 - 02:59 PM.

[Abell82]

The interior :

 

It was so thin in one spot, that I broke a piece out, trying to wash off all the mold release...

 

Again notice the door panels...

 

 

 

Edited by Abell82, 26 March 2013 - 03:01 PM.

[Rob Hall]

Wow..that one is hideous.   The old AAM one I have is pretty decent.

[Abell82]

The Hood...

 

Left side...

 

Not so bad, a little thick but workable.

 

 

The right side...

 

 

On the body...

 

 

Whoo Buddy!!

 

The front bumper:...

 

 

 

 

 

I can only assume the liquid looking stuff is from the caster trying to fill a void with new resin, that was not mixed properly, or atleast didnot set up correctly.

possibly due to the caster pouring it on top of the mold release?

 

 

*Edit: adding pics back in.

Edited by Abell82, 26 March 2013 - 03:10 PM.

[Abell82]

Wow..that one is hideous.   The old AAM one I have is pretty decent.

 

So you wouldn't want to trade?

 

I usually try to get 2 or 3 from a  caster before I post a review. For this caster, I think I'll stick to just one.

[whale392]

I understand completely what you are doing, Jason. I just can't believe you let your hard-earned cash go to this........blob. It makes Dons actually look good!

[Kris Morgan]

i will bite my tounge on this one.

[shucky]

Wow, that is some hideous resin casting. I'd be ashamed of myself for evening selling such an item. 

[Abell82]

For the record this is clearly just a recast of the Reliable Resin Mustang LX.

 The caster appears to be recasting Reliable resin and AF/X?? bodies? and possibly others.

 

 

 

 

 

i will bite my tounge on this one.

 

 

Actually, Kris, If I were you I'd be pretty concerned, as this guy seems to LOVE trying to "recast" other peoples product. Who knows, whom or what may be next?

 

 

 

 

I understand completely what you are doing, Jason. I just can't believe you let your hard-earned cash go to this........blob. It makes Dons actually look good!

 

 

You know what they say about a fool and his money... (LOL!)

 

 Actually I am confident I can make it look halfway decent when the time comes.

Edited by Abell82, 26 February 2013 - 05:02 PM.

[Kris Morgan]

Jason, I was simply gonna comment that my son (11 years old) has been starting to help in the shop a bit, He could cast circles aroung this clown.

[Abell82]

 While taking a mini vacation the other day I pulled this body out, and took it out in the yard to see if I could indeed make it look better.

I scrapped the front bumper it was too far gone to bother with. I instead utilized a low quality version of one of my own.

While sanding the hood down to make it work, I noticed something interesting about the body.... 

It changed colors.

 

 

 

I got the hood to fit, but it was misshapen in one corner, or perhaps I just got too over zealous with my sanding...

in any event it needed a repair....

 

 

 

 

 

Doing all this got me to thinking about something. A hood.

I had made one, a few years back. I designed it to resemble the AF/X version.

Mine however had the "factory" hinges.  I still had it, and decided to try casting it.

 

Here is my hood, it is the tan one...

 

 

 

 

 

 

(*edit 03/26/13 replacing missing pictures)

 

Edited by Abell82, 26 March 2013 - 03:20 PM.

[Elliot949]

I did get a free gift however...

 

 

 

A hood which has nothing to do with my purchase, but is some what better then the stuff I did order???

 

 

Who Is the seller/ caster of this...

[Abell82]

Who Is the seller/ caster of this...

 

 

It was bought on ebay. teddyb....   something. a quick search and you should find it.

 

By the way, some of you may be thinking it's bad photos which make the hood appear wider at the front,

and more narrow in the rear... they aren't, it is.

Edited by Abell82, 21 March 2013 - 03:10 PM.

[Abell82]

So I've been working diligently to straighten the body.... and I think I have it, pretty close to "acceptable"... (something like a month later?)

 

 

 

 

 

 

posted an update in the Foxbody thread there was concern about the hood that came with the body....

I am afraid this is as good as that hood gets.

 

added some hinges to it as well...

 

 

 

But not to fear I have one of my own...

 

 

Can you see the difference?