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On 4/25/2024 at 9:17 AM, 89AKurt said:
This is down the street from my mechanic...
Saw the results of someone trying to replicate those trim holes on a scale chevy; ended up looking like someone had stitched it with a '47
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19 hours ago, NitroMarty said:
Somehow, by the grace of God, everyone else was paying attention and we all got stopped...
The things that remind us to look up and say 'Thanks!' once in a while 🙏
Sure good to hear you made it through all right, Marty.
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Has anyone tried the cab against the box on the court martial truck (deserter) 4x4?
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19 hours ago, Can-Con said:
True, but there is potential there.
Agreed. Plus it's the only game in town, it appears, for a pre-81 chevy in 1/25.
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Coming soon...
A lot of history behind this one
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Here's a side by side comparison of the mpc and amt '69s...
The mpc(newer reissues branded as amt) is shorter but the width is pretty close; the windshield is a hair narrower but the hood reportedly seems to be pretty close.
The original amt body tooling on the left was altered to create the '70 body.
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The badging certainly looks well done.
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On 4/12/2024 at 5:34 AM, tim boyd said:
Like you, the knowledge I gained building model cars early in my life directly led to my "competitive advantage" during the early part of 35 year career at Ford Motor Company...
Sooo, when are you going to write about that ?
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14 hours ago, Russell C said:
Scored this Polar Lights "Manglia" buildup from one of the vendors at the Desert Scale Classic contest/swap meet in Phoenix. Objective is to apply the wheels and bits of chassis / parachute on the warped Fairlane promo I got off eBay last fall. Just need to get one of those double-stacked blowers from a Zinger kit and some kind of Ed Roth Fink-style driver with the right arm out the passenger window on a shifter. If my thumb in these photos is a usable scale measuring device, it looks like I'll have to add a bit of meat to the front tires …
Been wanting to do something similar to my identical promo... could call it ' Hanmore, eat your heart out!'
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A big thanks to modlbldr for a smooth trade!
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If anyone has a set of the '67 Mustang improved front and rear parts from Replicas and Miniatures they're not going to use please let me know.
... and I'm also looking for a decent front bumper/grill and headers from the Dyno Don johan Maverick. Thanks!
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That could work... interesting to note that the dentside version of these F5-800 truck cabs still used the 68-72 dash for the better instrumentation, proving the cabs share internal architecture.
Some discussion on the why of desiring an accurate cab...
All for the want of taking a tooling mockup out into the sunlight with calipers, measuring tape and a calculator...
I'm guessing that the GM guys are hoping the licensors care a little more about representation of their intellectual properties than the Ford
reps apparently did
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Another thing to remember if you want to build a fairly accurate early Mustang is that they used the falcon cluster...
The five dial cluster came along later in '65 for the GT package and was eventually made standard on the '66. Of course lots of parts get changed in sixty years, so whatever shows up on your personal project shows up ...
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On 3/29/2024 at 8:00 PM, 1972coronet said:
That would make it a 1961 & earlier engine, hein ? PCV came along in 1961 (California) and 1962 (49-state). Some early PVC valves were on the intake manifold.
These windsor series 221/260/289 smallblocks were introduced in the '62 Fairlanes. While Ford may not have introduced the non-draft tube pcv systems into general production til the tail end of '64, they did apparently have kits to help their CA bound and produced vehicles meet the regulations. I came across one in the wreckers a few years back on a 260 Fairlane that was identical to this...
Goes from the draft tube opening to the carb spacer plate. Wish I'd grabbed it now; they're getting scarce.
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That's a cool combination! Brings to mind the old Red Simpson song 'I'm a truck'
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On 3/28/2024 at 7:39 AM, Dave Van said:
I have never heard that 64.5 hoods are different!!
This pic actually shows the difference...
Note the front RH corner with the flange hanging down. This was known as the 'unimproved hood' in some quarters as the flange wasn't folded over like the front LH corner on the green side. They beveled the potmetal casting just above the fins to clear this on the early cars.
As for a fairly accurate early 260/289, AMT had one right from the start, with the oil filler tube sticking up.
In the pic below, note that the oil filler/fuel pump piece is illustrated upside down.
The first '65 fastback kits also showed the generator, but the later instructions were amended to show an alternator instead.
The monogram '64 instructions show only an alternator and no filler tube.
My personal slant is that you're getting a more accurate 'capture' of the Mustang coupe body using the AMT kit. ymmv
You might be able to adapt the monogram '64 grill with the mesh somehow, or just be patient until Round2 decides to release the '65 version of their '66 fastback
(or luck into an original amt '65 grill)
In regards to the '64 1/2' designation being merely invented by enthusiasts, Ford itself used the term in some parts books to delineate the early and later parts.
Here's the trumpeter falcon parts...
The generator parts are circled. Some neat ideas for engine detail here. Interesting story behind these kits; apparently they had an expert American model engineer consulting on the development. They decided to push him out and go their own way on this- with totally predictable results. (as anyone who has ever scoped out this kit knows) The highlight of this particular parts fret is of course the picasso-esque intake manifold 🤣
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Gray plastic seems quite common to a lot of the newer releases; I've seen the box with the red car come with either blue and gray plastic.
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Despite the fact that AMT captured most of the body proportions beautifully on these '69/'70 Mustangs, there is one small detail that stands out other than the quarter panel flaw that Tim has pointed out on the '70 body. The lower slot outboard of the headlights needs a tad of finessing...
The front end looks a lot more accurate with just a minor careful lengthening of the lower slot toward the side marker light. On the 1:1, the rear edge of the slots match the marker angle.
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From what I've been able to glean from available info, it looks like '64 was the major transition year. It started with the oil filler and road draft tubes, evolved to the valve cover mounted pcv and vented oil fill cap along with the fully closed system for the CA cars. The trumpeter falcon would be about the only source I know of for a half decent scale generator setup.
Only pic I can seem to find showing the original draft tube setup.
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What Irked You Today?
in The Off-Topic Lounge
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Lets hope they stay on the rails as well
A customer, anticipating his new '15 F150 in late 2014 had to wait a little longer...
due to a wreck in Saskatchewn
Local wreckers won their bids for some of the carnage.