Snake45 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 Found this at the local toy show last year. I've never seen another like it. Front end is better than the Revell, size is better than the MPC. Far as I can tell, this is the best '69 Mustang in 1/24-1/25 since the AMT annual died. I'll probably take all the promotional lettering off it with acetone-free nail polish. Looking forward to the new Revell kit. Till then, this fills the slot on my shelf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted December 25, 2017 Share Posted December 25, 2017 The thing I like best about that diecast is you can use the interior and chassis to do a TA version out of the 69/70 kit with some modifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhorseman Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 On 12/25/2017 at 11:07 AM, Snake45 said: Found this at the local toy show last year. I've never seen another like it. Front end is better than the Revell, size is better than the MPC. Far as I can tell, this is the best '69 Mustang in 1/24-1/25 since the AMT annual died. I'll probably take all the promotional lettering off it with acetone-free nail polish. Looking forward to the new Revell kit. Till then, this fills the slot on my shelf. Hey Merry Christmas Snake! that's a pretty cool looking Boss, and I almost bought one myself. Those wheels are great, as is the stance. Only reason i did not was, it didn't have enough detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Interesting...who made that? I recall seeing a '69 Boss 302 die cast in 1/24th by ERTL years ago..maybe in WIX livery at one time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhorseman Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 This is the one I bought instead. It's made by Unique Replicas, only draw back i found was that it's a bank. What i found was a black/red and white version, and used that nail polish remover trick to change the numbers to represent a Parnelli Jones Trans Am car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Here is the underside. The independent rear is pretty cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 1 hour ago, Rob Hall said: Interesting...who made that? I recall seeing a '69 Boss 302 die cast in 1/24th by ERTL years ago..maybe in WIX livery at one time? I went looking for it online, found it listed as ERTL 2012 issue. I was thinking of stripping off all the lettering and redoing it as a Mach I or even a base Sportroof Mustang, but the Boss 302's unique lack of quarter fender fake scoops kinda precludes that plan. So I might go with my standard fallback plan of a late-'70s daily driver, when these cars weren't worth much (due to rising gas and insurance prices) and were modified and driven with abandon by a few hard-core reprobates. (I know. I was one of them with a '69 Camaro.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Hall Posted December 26, 2017 Share Posted December 26, 2017 Ok, so it is the ERTL one...neat. I'd like to do a Boss 302 as a Trans Am race car.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THarrison351 Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 (edited) On 12/26/2017 at 11:41 AM, vamach1 said: Here is the underside. The independent rear is pretty cool. Well, it's not an independent rear. It's a leaf sprung live axle with traction bars, staggered shocks and what appears to be a Watts link on the back. The linkage is wrong, because the left side should attach to a mount above the axle near the spring perch, not on the axle, the right side should attach to a mount below the axle near the spring perch and their would be a traversing cross brace for the center propeller to mount to. Edited February 6, 2018 by THarrison351 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57peppershaker Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I wasnt aware of the nail polish trick Snake. Gotta try it on a die cast Tahoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 On 2/6/2018 at 12:33 PM, THarrison351 said: Well, it's not an independent rear. It's a leaf sprung live axle with traction bars, staggered shocks and what appears to be a Watts link on the back. The linkage is wrong, because the left side should attach to a mount above the axle near the spring perch, not on the axle, the right side should attach to a mount below the axle near the spring perch and their would be a traversing cross brace for the center propeller to mount to. You are correct. There is another thread all about the Watts link system. I guess it is "floating" versus independent like a Corvette. I suppose the parts on the model could be modified to be correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 7, 2018 Author Share Posted February 7, 2018 22 minutes ago, 57peppershaker said: I wasnt aware of the nail polish trick Snake. Gotta try it on a die cast Tahoe. I got it from another member here. I think it might have been Madhorseman, who posted earlier in the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhorseman Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 On 2/7/2018 at 5:38 PM, Snake45 said: I got it from another member here. I think it might have been Madhorseman, who posted earlier in the thread. Yes Snake I did tell You about me using that method....but! like I said becareful!! Recently I bought a NAPA Alan Kulwicki Hooters Thunderbird and tried to remove the "THUNDERBIRD" on the front valance, and also removed the orange paint under it as well!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THarrison351 Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 1 hour ago, madhorseman said: Yes Snake I did tell You about me using that method....but! like I said becareful!! Recently I bought a NAPA Alan Kulwicki Hooters Thunderbird and tried to remove the "THUNDERBIRD" on the front valance, and also removed the orange paint under it as well!!!! From my experience on stripping NASCAR diecast, pretty much everything that is pad printed can be removed with acetone or lacquer thinner. These are usually less shiny than the base paint. In most cases, that was all of the graphics that was added after the baked on enamel spray paint. The frustrating part came when they changed to decals with a clear coat. Acetone, lacquer thinner, oven cleaner, or Super Clean, wouldn't harm the finish. The clear coat was almost impervious to everything, but aircraft paint stripper. Even then I would use a course sand paper on the finish to let the stripper get under the clear coat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57peppershaker Posted February 28, 2018 Share Posted February 28, 2018 I tried it with mixed results. It removed the tampo from a couple cars fine. A Tahoe had a signature on a 'painted' window and it took both off ! Fortuntly I tried on the other side to what I display. Also found out its not good on plastic..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Y'all are using the NON-acetone stuff, right? It says so right on the label, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhorseman Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 4 hours ago, Snake45 said: Y'all are using the NON-acetone stuff, right? It says so right on the label, right? Non acetone or not. flat black, or satin black or most any non gloss paint will be removed. As far as the NAPA die cast I bought, it looks as though the orange as applied right over the white so the orange didn't bite in. In other words, the white base coat should have been roughed 1st. so the orange applied over it would hold on better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercuryman54 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 Snake I'm ready to see what you are going to do with this!! I may have to try and find one of these. A friend of mine has 2 1:1 1969 Boss 302's. A Calypso Coral {orange} and a White one. Helped restore both of them. Dennis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THarrison351 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 On 12/26/2017 at 11:20 AM, madhorseman said: This is the one I bought instead. It's made by Unique Replicas, only draw back i found was that it's a bank. What i found was a black/red and white version, and used that nail polish remover trick to change the numbers to represent a Parnelli Jones Trans Am car. I had an orange HD one too and wanted a Bud Moore car. I wiped the car strategically with acetone, sanded and repainted the orange red, the roof white as it should be, new decals and I think I had to paint the hood stripe too. This is an old picture, because the car is packed away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted March 1, 2018 Share Posted March 1, 2018 8 minutes ago, THarrison351 said: I had an orange HD one too and wanted a Bud Moore car. I wiped the car strategically with acetone, sanded and repainted the orange red, the roof white as it should be, new decals and I think I had to paint the hood stripe too. This is an old picture, because the car is packed away. Excellent low cost conversion. I sure wish someone did a plastic race version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THarrison351 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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