kevin l Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Howdy Folks been workin away & here is the latest! 1970 &n 71 mercury Cyclones! The are made from the original MPC bodies, hoods, chrome, taillights, rear valance, dash (corrected) & front seats, 3d mastered door panels, a correct front spoiler & out photo etch set! Enjoy & contact me with any questions thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CometMan Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Looks like a really nice kit, Kevin! Those Cyclones were really unique looking cars with that nose! Will be watching for progress. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin l Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 thanks for the kind words..what progress are you looking for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobdude Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Kevin,what kit did you have in mind for the chassis? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CometMan Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 thanks for the kind words..what progress are you looking for? Was hoping to see some WIP shots, if that's not what you had in mind, my mistake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin l Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 Was hoping to see some WIP shots, if that's not what you had in mind, my mistake! While i would love to build anything ( i havent had time to since i started missing link) maybe i can get someone to build 1 & take pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie8575 Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Kevin,what kit did you have in mind for the chassis?I've seen elsewhere the intended transkit is the Revell 1970 Torino.Charlie Larkin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin l Posted April 26, 2016 Author Share Posted April 26, 2016 I've seen elsewhere the intended transkit is the Revell 1970 Torino.Charlie Larkinyou are correct sir, you can probably also use the nascar kit for the chassis, the revell will take more work but the interior goes it the revell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Brian Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 How much is one of these going to hurt my wallet? I need a Grabber Blue one in my life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Really look good. I'll be glad to get the chance to build one of them. A nice piece of semi-forgotten muscle car history. Thank you for making them Kevin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin l Posted April 27, 2016 Author Share Posted April 27, 2016 thanks Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john sharisky Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 ...and Keith Marks offers VERY nice decal sets for both 1970 and 1971 Mercury Cyclones: Keith Marks Mercury Cyclone Fotki page. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 (edited) Oh yeah! Thanks for reminding us about Keith's Cyclone decals! I have got to build one of these street Cyclones soon I made a race version of Benny Parsons' Merc a few months ago using a reissue MPC race kit and a Polar Lights Talladega chassis. Edited April 28, 2016 by Bill J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickcaps55 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 This is a awesome kit by Missing link I have one and I have the org by MPC it is a perfect copy of the MPC for anyone that loves these 70 and 71 Merk's this is a must get kit.!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin l Posted April 28, 2016 Author Share Posted April 28, 2016 This is a awesome kit by Missing link I have one and I have the org by MPC it is a perfect copy of the MPC for anyone that loves these 70 and 71 Merk's this is a must get kit.!!! Thanks Rick! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr mopar Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Thank you Kevin the front spoiler fits like a glove and the dashboard is Awesome .can we get a close up of the photo etch please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bytownshaker Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 Looks awesome Kevin..my deceased brother had one and I've always wanted to build replica of it. I looked on the website and I didn't see it listed.Edgar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin l Posted April 30, 2016 Author Share Posted April 30, 2016 Edgarthey are so fresh i have not put them on the website, send me a message here & you can order onethanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfan Posted April 30, 2016 Share Posted April 30, 2016 I'm going to have to start saving my pennies. The Cyclone was a much better looking car than the Torino, IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin l Posted May 1, 2016 Author Share Posted May 1, 2016 I was wrong look what i found in my computer today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 I have that 71 Cyclone on order, looking forward to making a rare muscle car. I noticed that the Model King racing Cyclone kit was issued a few years ago, it came with 2 full sheets of decals to give the builder a selection of options. One of the sheets has the factory stock Cyclone Spoiler striping and logos for both the 70 and the 71 Cyclones. They are black, both years. Saves some time for me!I have looked at the 71 Mercury paint chips and have not decided on a color yet. Some of the Cyclones were a pretty loud color, not sure which way I will go with mine. Probably not the toxic green or competition orange, I may consider plain white. Having black stripes and logos limits me a little on the color. Considering the competition blue also. We shall see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 As noted else where, I got my '65 Wildcat from you today. And I am very please with what I got. So, your Cyclone is now high on my list of must haves.I would just like a little more info on the Cyclone kit. What regular model kit does one use with this conversion? Are all the parts in MPC's Cyclone NASCAR model there, other than the parts you provide? I remember the original MPC '70 and '71 Cyclones were set up to be built stock or NASCAR using the same chassis. From my understanding, in the later NASCAR version, MPC omitted the the stock parts, and modified the body to be more like a real NASCAR racer. So, using that recently reissued MPC kit, and your resin kit, can I build a stock Cyclone? Or is there other stuff I will need? Or do I need to modify a Revell Torino to make it work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted May 13, 2016 Share Posted May 13, 2016 By the way, my only real worry using the MPC kit is the engine and lack of a floor console. And when I get one, I building mine to represent a Cyclone GT. I like the GT much better than the Spoiler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin l Posted May 13, 2016 Author Share Posted May 13, 2016 Scottthe revell torino has the console & good looking engine parts if you ask me....however there seems to be a decent amount of work to get the chassis to fit there needs to be some grinding where the interior tub meets the floor at the rear & the leaf springs need to be moved forward some....maybe use the nascar chassis instead? the body is from the mpc kit & so is almost everything else except the door panels & front spoiler, you you could use the whole nascar kit if you wanted but i dont know how well the door panels go with the mpc tub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 The MPC Cyclone NASCAR kit has a really plain chassis with almost no detail and what detail there is doesn't look right. The ride height is too high in the NASCAR kit, even for the street car, which is why I used a Polar Lights Torino chassis on my NASCAR Cyclone.I have a Revell 70 Torino kit and plan to use it for the stock Cyclone. I am sure that whatever work is involved is worth it. The engine is very well done as well as the overall chassis parts, I'll see how it goes. No way I would use the MPC NASCAR chassis.Some other options would be the 66 Fairlane but the engine would be wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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