MsDano85gt

here is my McLaren in progress! its pretty sweet! it is going to have a mpc chassis kitbashed in (more detailed) and it has the 99' cobra irs setup the engine will most likely be the mpc 2.3 turbo from the later model svo mustangs its a much more detailed turbo motor then the older revel one paint is as close as I could find it is a ford color the bottom half is as close as a match as I could get too the blue stripe looks good its tamaya clear blue ]

added a couple box shots for reference found the right silver tone finally! decals went on well just need to paint center hoodscoop black now and cement it on, need to assemble my motor and chassis yet, starting on intereior got some custom decals on the e-bay with a "zebra" print pattern to place in the center of the "recaro" seats will look pretty sweet when done will wire engine and add clutch cable(even tho I think most of the 79-81 mustangs all had the smaller 4.2 v8 and aod's)

these are my attempts at replicating fo mo co's great rides theres a crimson cat and the "black magic" thank you to all fellow members that helped me out with the "cat " decals sources from older merc cougar kits the cat head is scalewise a little oversized, but I think its sweet and i'm working with what I have and I've never seen it done before! kits will be mostly box stock except for additions of engine wires and a ever so important clutch cable for 5 speed fox bodys to get the "rs" front clip look I borrowed pcs from mpc mustang kits its the same 1/25 scale as the revel kits works well and the rear 3 pc spoiler are borrowed mustang pcs I am kitbashing in a mpc chassis on one of them there will also in the future be a "white lightning" version as well the wheels are just display purpose most likely I will be using factory ford trx rims painted gold as per specs for these versions of these cars all input welcome

heres a group shot of what I've got going on its a lot to explain i'll break it down in pics and photos if I can figure out how? over a few posts

you have the "custom" continental wheres the "eldarado" too for bad bad Leroy brown?

very nice!! I always thought though if the fox law enforcement cars the 10 hole wheels were painted black with aluminum center caps?

anyone in Mississippi, especially south Mississippi?

really awesomely unique customization! a great lookin one at that!! lookin forward to the rest of the story!

looks like a nice clean fox convertible to me! great job keep those ponies coming

I will probably go the same route as well although on the wrecker bodies I have I got them from e bay junk lots so I don't feel bad at all dremeling out the fake snapkit motor on the chassis pan and engine bay

you were trying to get rid of that gem?? be glad you did not looks great even without doorhandles

I never get tired of this amt duster kit! the street machine version is pretty rad too!

I want the ford rs/ mercur........ those things are wicked cool and look a lot like a 85 gt mustang!

I agree 100% my lhs which I love because of the fact that instead of ripping off magazine covers and throwing them in the dumpster the drastically reduce the prices shrink wrap them up and throw em in a clearance bin! I constantly get mcm mags and scale auto for a couple bucks only problem is when i'm in the model kit aisle I don't get the time of day..... they are too busy taking all kinds of money from people wanting to spend the big bucks on r.c. vehicles of varios types and things, if I ask questions about model kits I don't get answsers, or look like i'm a bother..... this makes me mad but the l.h.s does have things that hobby lobby do not offer anda large selection of kits (especially model king) they have a display cabinet with buildups I once asked if anyone can display their work and I was told yes so I brought some of my many buildups and was looked at like I was stupid when I asked to display my workings...... geesh double edged sword I say

anything from amc would be sweet! amx, ambassadors, javelins,marlins,eagle, any old jeeps(original amc) like the j-10 / honcho pickups, ramblers, rambler s/c any hursy optioned amc' levis denim version gremmys(grmlin) i'm sure theres other I've forgotton

"Remember, if the women dont find ya handsome, they should at least find ya handy Remember, I'm pullin for ya, we're all in this thing together." havn't heard that in forever that so has to be red green! I miss my home of ol Minnesota supposedly theres a real life 1:1 scale northstar caddy v8 conversion down here all computer programmed that had no problem outrunning a brand new dodge viper out on the i10 interstate here in mississippi

the rear end I a capri rear valence I know because I am constructing several of them at once! I've got in the works 3 famous variations of capri a crimson cat a black cat and the "white lightning" t top car version very nice build so far I also have some mutt foxbodys going on as well scratchbuilt my own experimental body kit tonight looks promising also worked on my mad notchback for awile

that Pontiac j car looks like one from scale auto mag many years ago I have 2 mpc cavalier kits I'm very interested in trying to make one of those a Pontiac as well.......

I,Ve got a few 2.3 turbo motors left in the arsenal!

Going to modify the notchback mustang body and change the nosecone(front clip) to a 79 pacecar look which is very similar to 82 gt look). I'm needing to know what glue to use (I always use testors orange) and what type of primer to use on the "resin" before paint goes down. Also what do I strip a resin body with had a bad experience stripping a dodge demon body I had in resin.... What types of scribing tool should I use to freshen up panel lines? I typically use the new no.11 blade bacwards any help much appreciated!

Has anyone else here on mcm made purchase from Mad? I just received the 79 fox mustang notchback kit its rather good quality I have my eye on their t-56. 6 speeds manual tranny and their msd 6al ignition boxes next..... I just need to figure out how to carefully update the 79 front end with revells turbo cobra. 79 pace front or 82 gt look maybe a cowel hood as they did put 5.8 emblems on the decal sheet!

Got 2 of my 3 ford escorts yesterday and the 3rd today! The first 2 are the stateside revell issued escort xri and escort turbo(black molded) other is red the one I got today is the european import version (idenical) except it has euro and american front sideskirts and "rs" rims and euro decals pretty sweet anyone want to duplicate the euro sideskirts? so I cam make a u.s. "Gt" escort already have "gt" badges from mustang kits

Got 2 of my 3 ford escorts yesterday and the 3rd today! The first 2 are the stateside revell issued escort xri and escort turbo(black molded) other is red the one I got today is the european import version (idenical) except it has euro and american front sideskirts and "rs" rims and euro decals pretty sweet anyone want to duplicate the euro sideskirts? so I cam make a u.s. "Gt" escort already have "gt" badges from mustang kits

I'm sure I,ve already posted but I'm gonnA post a refresher....... - my daily driver 1:1 is a 2004 saturn Ion 2 "redline". Aka lsj Its a 2.0 ecotec motor with a eaton supercharger attached and a 5 speed manual tranny Also here are my 9 previous vehicles owned no particular order..... 1) 1988 pontiac sunbird gt convertable 2.0 na automatic 2) 1985 ford mustang gt 5.0 5 speed light regatta blue 3) 1986 ford mustang gt 5.0 5 speed canyon red 4) 1989 pontiac grand am 2.5 "4 tech" aka iron duke 5 spd black 5) 2004 nissan sentra 1.8 5 speed silver 6) 2005 nissan sentra ser spec v (brembo brakes) 2.4. 6 speed silver 7)1986 ford bronco II 4x4 5 speed 8)1989 oldsmobile cutlass ciera 3.3 v6 automatic 9) 1980 international scout II traveller edition 345 ci big block 10) Saturn!

I want to put t-5's in all my fox mustangs even tho some froM 79-82 had 4.2 v8's and autos only and the srod 4 speed manual but t-d's are direct bolt in on 1:1's so they can nbe glue in too eh?