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The only engines offered in the '65/'66 F100s were the 240 & 300 sixes and the 352 V8. With air cleaner backdates, both their current engines will be mostly correct. mike

Love those buckets, Kerry. Did you ever consider a wimbledon white roof and lower to set off that harbor blue? Wish my '68 was that nice mike

M-code Fairlane? I like it mike

Nice paint and wheels! mike

As you said...'not replica stock accurate but it will work for a race car' Works for me mike

Very nicely done! I've got the same parts here, just have to get moving on it ... mike

Looks like a great start! Something that may help the realism of the front end would be the revell '68 headlights; amt scaled theirs too small. mike

It has to be; I'm sure JC will have it no other way I was under the impression that the batteries were mounted longitudinally in '66 and crossways prior to that but the ol' memory ain't what it used to be... mike

Jes' like this one... The '69 interior will fit with no major issues. I've got a modelhaus '67 dash but it's the base one, without the extra XR7 gauges. Maybe some kitbashing with the '68 mustang dash will improve it. mike

make a great one to backdate to a '50s era custom with proper wheels/tires/caps and a chrysler or caddy mill... mike

Fully agreed; well said. Maybe that's why so many get built as weathered beaters The roof height at drip rail isn't the real issue as it matches my 1:1 closely. A measurement taken across the door width at the beltline reveals it to be two inches too wide; this is what messes with the c pillar and window opening visual. In conjunction with the lack of crown, tumblehome and ill-shaped/fitting hood, it makes for kind of an embarrassing release, almost overshadowing the fine design work on the windshield and parts fit. The Cat battery, locomotive jack, peterbilt wipers, dash pad and mystery diff are easily modified in comparison. The '65/'66 is a good, logical extension on the foundation of the kit. Hope they find better advice for it's development. Therefore, I have good reason in looking forward to building this nicely rendered revell '56, metal axle or no; a kit with mods that I may want to make vs mods I have to make. mike

Definitely captures the flavor I agree with a little extra wheel detailing and lift but it's a great clean build. mike

I like it; kind of harkens back to the days when the model bodies had a 'presence' and actually looked like the subject matter and vastly expands your choice of wheels, like using the amt f350 metal axle parts under the moeb F100s. Does every kit really need a 27 piece front suspension ? mike

The two pairs I got from him recently were 7.50-16s; combined with his eight-lug stock wheels, they're perfect for a vintage 4x4. mike

The important thing is to do your research, whatever style you're building. The 4x4 parts represent only the F100 suspension but with the F250 hubcaps supplied or other appropriate wheels it will make a decent shelf model of an F250. Of course, the suspension could be made more realistic for an F250 with front leaf springs. mike

As AMT captured beautifully the shape of the '61-'63 cab and body, I hope it will serve as inspiration in the development of the new kit. They also did a great job on the 73-79 cab, aside from windshield height, with proper roof crown and lower bodyside curve-under (tumblehome, in stylist's parlance). The styling of the 69-72 F100 kit unfortunately did not incorporate those cues, though they are very close on the 1:1 trucks. mike

Great eye for detail I can't remember seeing anything like that cylinder thing on the left front of the engine bay on any real mustang or falcon. Maybe it was unique to the car monogram researched? mike

...most likely marketing; gets the product lumped in with the majority's favorite scale listings, and, perhaps, to discourage resin copying of parts. Picked up a fairly decent '55 Ford ragtop cheap at a swap meet yesterday, marked 1/24 but seems more like 1/26-1/28. Haven't done serious measuring yet but hoping the grill's close enough for a rework of the amt '56. mike

Fireball Resin has great stuff too... flares, wheels and Bill Stroppe conversion parts... the 7.50-16s on the left are from scenes unlimited

Mainly if you like to waste money on the global shipping. I've found an average kit gets to me first class for 15 bucks US and to send one anywhere south of the line is a few bucks less, actually cheaper than to eastern canada. Of course, tracking, priority etc are where it really gets obnoxious but I haven't lost anything through first class yet. mike

Is it wrong to wonder why, with the more accurate original bodies not too hard to find, the more recent re-issues and new offerings turn out the way they do ? mike

Nicest detail I've seen yet mike

Turns out the 66 amt fairlane/comet chassis could be made to fit as well and has bigger rear wheelhouses. It was adapted for the recent '65 comet release with some fresh engraving to bring it closer to the actual comet/falcon floor stamping. mike

I don't have a 1:1 one at the moment but have owned a '64 sedan delivery and several mustangs. I do believe the amt body is truer to the prototype, especially in the contours and general shape. With a few tweaks, as Mike says, the trmptr body is definitely usable and affordable ones seem to be easier to find. Pattern making seems to be a semi-lost art, at least as far as the comparison between the models developed in the '50s and '60s by amt, johan and revell and current offerings goes. The old model bodies, taken from carved masters, seem to possess a certain 'soul' whereas the computer developed stuff comes across as sterile and just slightly 'off' in general. Just my two cents One thing they did capture on the trmptr falcon better than anyone else amazingly was the inner fenders and braces. mike

That's looking pretty slick, JC. Great capture of the 'look'. Fwiw, here's a pic of the trumpeter and amt falcons together to help with massaging the trmptr body. A lot of improvement can be made by simply rounding the lower edges of the body to get rid of the slabsided look. Should have a 3/4 view here too somewhere...