Fabricating the correct 427 headers is what is keeping HRM from issuing a trans-kit. Making a single set is one thing, making a set that can be cast is another story.
Confirmed all the chassis in my stash of Fujimi GT40 kits are the same. I suppose you could fudge a MKII engine by installing 427 valve covers and a 4-barrel carb on the HRM block
Thanks Randy. In addition to Trans-Am Falcons successfully competed in touring car, circle track, drag racing and international rally events. They were/are great little cars.
Thanks for your opinions' mk11 (Mike) and Maindrian Pace (Mike). I agree the inner fenders and braces are nice but I chose to use the Mustang for easy of fitting the Mustang chassis. I am doing more work on the Trumpeter body and each change keeps improving the look. I'll post some comparison photos when I think I am finished. The one thing I notice about the AMT is that the body seems too shallow vertically, top-to-bottom. I've been grinding away at the rear wheel tubs. If I can't get enough clearance with this method I may re-build them as well as shorten the rear axle. I haven't found a set of tires I'm happy with yet but I have a nice set of wheels.
Thanks Mike. I have a few of the AMT Falcon but for this build I wanted to work with the Trumpeter. And yea I rounded off the lower edge of the body. In addition I took a wedge out of the rear valance. This allowed me to get even more lower body roll. I may to do some reshaping of the wheels well as well.
Do you own a 1:1 Falcon? What are your thoughts on the Trumpeter compared to the AMT?
Thanks Rex & Ron, if Moebius every actually does issue T/A kits I don't suspect a Falcon will be one of them.
Sanded down the Mustang door card detail and scribed a panel shut line to match the Falcon.
Thanks Kevin. I'm using the GT350 interior for a few reasons:
The transmission/drive shaft tunnel is part of the interior tub
It's already race prepped
In order to make it fit I had to reshape the dash to match the Falcon's cowl and move the dash forward about 4mm .
Been kicking this idea around for a while now but didn’t really care for the Trumpeter Falcon. After doing some work to the body to soften the slab sided look I decided I could move to the next stage.
The next stage being stuffing the Revellogram GT350R chassis under the car, not replica stock accurate but it will work for a race car. Trumpeter calls the Falcon kit 1:25 scale but the wheel base is very close to the GT350R’s 1:24 scale. I started by grafting on the inner fenders.
Had to do a little shaping at the rear of the chassis and move the rear axle forward a few scale inches but easy work. More work to do on the fit but I am happy with the start.
Norm mentioned that the trailer and the tool box is all you receive in the '41 Woody kit, he added all the remaining bits (wheel/tires, brakes, suspension, tail lights, 5th wheel etc.) so the trailer can actually be built.
Yes it has been tried a million times and no it won't get approved. Here are a few race car modeling forums I belong to if you are interested: http://race-car-models.proboards.com/ http://mb2501.proboards.com/