Mr. Metallic

I've been conversing with my friend Frank Luque (well known on the Spotlight board) in text messages and he inspired me with his recent build of this new Moebius kit. It seems like a great kit, perfect to kick off the new building season. Started carving on it this weekend at my friend Chuck Darnells Build N Bull. I do not care for the snorkel hood in the kit, so the first order of business was to cut the flat hood out of an AMT 64 Comet. The hood in the AMT is slightly narrower then the Moebius opening so I had two options, cut it out and add styrene strip to the edges, or cut it out wider and sand to fit. The second option sacrifices the AMT body, but requires less work so I went with option 2. Mission accomplished. At this point I needed to sand the back edge a bit more to even up the front with the fenders. I decided to open the trunk as well, even thought there's nothing back there to look at lol. Haven't decided if I'm going to build a top for the fuel cell or just add a smooth piece over the entire rear section. Not much more planned as far as mods except possibly slightly lowering the front ride height and replacing the undersized master cylinder.

I don't have any issue with the thread you created about the 2 new Craftsman kits Craig. Someone has a problem that i created a stand alone one dedicated to the new 65 Cuda where no others existed before 🤷‍♂️

Trying to get caught up on the board and stubbled upon this. @Impalow of course I remember it. But now I see it's been another 6 months since any activity. Is it done?

Glad to see it back, hope it doesn't pull you away from the 48 coupe And I love that wheel/tire combo from the original Revell 32 roadster. Gives a great stance right out of the box.

Yeah, that's got a bunch of discussions around the unrelated 60 Nomad all lumped together. Each deserve their own thread for the sake of clarity.

Bil, i know you stepped away from the bench for awhile. Did this one get any further? You're off to a great start.

This is very cool. I've recently had an interest in vans ignited in me, seeing this has given me some ideas.

Looking good. Curious what the issue is with the Texas 3D hood? I have one currently in the mail so I want to know what I need to fix.

It sounds like the Sundowner version may be exclusive to WalMart as well? Looks like about 1/3 of the kits on that display have unique/new box art.

What existing topic would you combine this with that only talks about this new 65 kit? All the other threads where this new kit is discussed is combined with other kits. If there is a stand alone topic on this kit already i apologize, but I did search before i started it.

I think this kit deserves it's own thread instead of being lumped together with other kits. Here's what we know so far... Round2 has announced this all new tooling kit, possibly hitting shelves by the end of 2025. It's a Craftsman Plus kit, meaning it is a curbside. But it does appear to have some separate suspension pieces and a separate hood, which hints at a possible future full detail version similar to what they did with the 63 Nova wagon. At least if we never get that it is easy to drop the engine of your choice in the kit as it comes now. Some very nice thin bluewall tires are included as well. HPIGuy now has it in his hands and is preparing his review Sean Svensden of Svens World of Wheels also has one going

Just discovering this one like many others. hopefully it's still in process or finished even? @customsrus hasn't been here since February though 🙁

I mentioned this on FB , but I love the sinister yet understated look of this. Normally not a fan of blacked out chrome, but it seriously works on this. And the finishes you used in the engine compartment provide great contrast.

Digging this project and seeing the different schemes. I really like the Orange Blossom car, very unique livery

Thanks Chris. I did not know that (obviously) but my quota for Piranha kits in the stash is full with the previous issue. I'll be buying at least a couple of these Cudas so I'll get 3 sets of front tires out of them 😆

Digging this so far, it has tons of attitude already. Just to clarify though, it's a 32 sedan body, not 28-30

Svens World of Wheels confirmed that those are in the kit. Looking forward to pairing them with the blue streak slicks. There have been no matching fronts for those slicks yet.

That frame looks nice. Where is it available? Any more progress?

I love how you notched the cowl/firewall to clearance the blower scoop to you could keep the engine setback. Great detail.

It made me nervous just looking at pictures of you installing the trim on top of finished paint. But you nailed it. Looking great!

Has anyone tried the fitment of the glass in this kit? I know some Moebius have had issues with this before so i was curious. I will still get one, just wondering.

This is shaping up beautifully. i was a little worried at first seeing how much you cut up the back end, but you have proven that you know what you're doing. Thank you for sharing

Man the sculpting you did on the front end is well thought out. Everything flows, but like Ace said it keeps the signature of what it started as. Looks great on one color, looking forward to seeing it in actual color.

I didn't have any issue with assembly. It was a dream for most builders when the kit was new, just like all the other Monogram hot rod kits from the early 60's. They practically fall together. (questionable real world location of the exhaust hanger aside)

Great to see you back to the bench Bil. Love the flavor you have marinating on this 48.