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I’ll post any issues that have not already been covered by other step by step builds. Yes the underside is primer and will be painted the dark blue as seen in the restoration of P/1046.

I am one of many that has been following Ken Morton’s build of the Trumpeter/Magnifer kit build which has exposed many known or perhaps newly discovered inaccuracies with the kit. As I coincidently started the kit at about the same time as Ken the information provided by others has been extremely helpful for this group build. The original Trumpeter kit came out in 2008 and under the Magnifer brand in 2020. Given the access to information at the time and the comparatively low price for a kit of this size, it's not too surprising there are some egregious errors and omissions in the engine compartment. I will not repeat the discussion of those inaccuracies on this post. This post will show pictures of the work in process of a group build that will display the talents of several members of the Model Car creations club that is based in Broward county Florida. Now on to this build. A distributor was added to the engine as were plug wires. I forgot to take a picture after I had installed several of the oil lines so those will show up in an updated post. The engine has been set aside and the body was given to another club member for painting. The next steps will be assembling the chassis and interior by another club member. I will post updates every 2-3 weeks due to the kit being passed from builder to builder as more is completed. I had hoped this kit would be more accurate and will leave it up to the builder(s) to modify or add parts on their own as we realize there is no such thing as a perfect kit and completing the kit with a lot of modifications could add even more hours to a build that may exceed a few hundred hours. Before the final assembly there may be a chance to make some changes if new information or tips are provided that are compelling enough to go ahead with them. Thanks for following along and any comments or suggestions are welcome.

My corral of 1/43 Mustangs.

Yes it is that kit. Guess what I saw today at a show in Delray Beach.

Good point. I keep forgetting the Revell is 1/25 and is a good option. The interior and chassis and engine compartment are better for sure.

Cool story. I wish there was a reasonable priced Mangusta kit but that is like hoping there would ever be a Pantera kit with an engine. With only 400 Mangustas made they are a rare sighting. I have seen one in Miami and three Panteras.

The rebranded AMT 69 Mach1 is actually the old MPC 69 Sportsroof GT (hence the gas cap and wheels) and is a little smaller than 1/25. The interior would fit I suppose but Round2 has rebranded a lot of the old MPC kits as AMT. Originally AMT did produce a stock 69 Mach1 but that kit has never been re-released in its original form due to mold changes.

Thanks Rich. The wheels were in the kit and pictures I found indicate they were optional ones with a unique GTS center cap. I had originally painted the kit a standard Testors green but it just did not pop like the non-factory grabber green.

I built this kit as part of a build a foreign kit challenge. The kit is typical for the era with a motor and unlike some of the other makes this was had the option of working headlight and taillights. I had built one decades ago and it was looking kinda sad with the decals flaking. I used the chassis from the first one and did a little more detail painting. Unfortunately the kit decals were too old to be used so I decided to just go with the grabber green paint. The kit came with GTS type wider fenders but I did not glue them on. I did remove the front side marker lights and hand painted front and rear ones. I contemplated a future restoration of the yellow one but I realized the kit dash had gotten lost somewhere so unless I find it that one I will serve as a spare parts car.

Some of my Mustangs. Ten years ago I was able to display 50 Mustang at NNL East but I had to include the large scale and small scale builds to reach fifty. I have not counted lately but I hope I am up to sixty built ones.

Looks great. Happy Mustang 60th birthday. There are a few original owners out there that still own and drive their 1965 Mustangs.

I owned a used CB750 in the 1990s that was maybe a late 70s model but I am not sure as I only had it a few years. Somewhere in the depths of my computer there might be a picture. It was heavy and I rarely got it over 80mph (my choice) and the handling was average. I ended up selling it for $800. Oh well.🙃

You might try emailing Norman again with the subject line stating you would like to order R&M co of MD products.

Beautiful build. Did you prefer the Cady decals over the Fujumi ones?

Will do. Thanks. Can I use them on my 351. 😉

Found the s website per Andy’s comment. I think I’ll have to order those once I determine the best size. https://anyz.io/shop/product/AN015

Very nice build with the modifications. I cannot remember if I ordered the Indycal decal set which might be a good backup if there are issues with the kit ones. They include decals for the tires also. Starfighter makes the decals for the Mercury MkIIs also.

Thanks for the tip. I bought some Old stock detail master braided lines in various sizes. It is hard to cut, the frayed pieces will give you splinters and it is not hollow so the kit fittings do not fit inside.

Fantastic restoration. I just got to Birmingham AL today for the Mustang 60th anniversary. The show should be great with hundreds of classic Mustangs and a lot of newer ones on the track.

Thanks again. The Force is with us. 😉 Here is one more picture but a diagram in this case is worth dozens of pictures. We have the best of both.

Thanks so much for posting. I was going to search online for a diagram like this so see if one existed. You would think companies that make models would do the same. I had already started modifying the kits to make it appear the radiator hoses will go from the water pump and block up to the front of the car where the radiator is mounted. I do not plan on running them the entire length as a large portion is hidden by the tunnel between the seats. I found a link (below) to a build of the MENG kit which has some nice diagrams also. https://www.themodellingnews.com/2021/06/build-review-ptii-mengs-12th-scale-ford.htm

Awesome job with combining parts from multiple kits. I also bought one of the GTM kits so I this is no joke.

The CMA model looks amazing and of course very expensive and supposedly 98% towards being ready for molds. No mention of a kit version and $10k is out of my price range for a built version. I thinks some of those pictures go back 20 years so we shall see. There are very nice 1/12 diecast MKIIs that have been available from ACME/GMP for about $1k for several years. Perhaps they got the oil and radiator hoses and lines right - let’s hope so for that price. As for the Trumpeter engine - the more I look at this thing the more I become amazed at the errors. The front of the engine does not have a water pump which makes it pretty difficult to connect any hoses or pipes. Instead Trumpeter has large radiator pipes going into the bottom of the oil pan which of course is where the oil lines should be. So at point I am going to attempt to work with the various pictures I have and try to make this as correct as I can within reason for my own sanity and to perhaps encourage others that want to tackle this kit that following the kit directions is not the only option. So far I have scratch built the oil filter line adapter and added the distributor and plug wires. See below for pictures of the interior where you can see the front of the engine as it is being installed. As other club members in South Florida will be taking turns finishing the build when I pass it on in a week, I will start a new post and hopefully can add their progress pictures from across the country after I move this July to Arizona. The last two pics are one from the CMA site and a 1/12 diecast.

Thanks for the tip. I have another AMT glue bomb I can make that modification.

I found a few more pictures from 2020. Not a MKIIB but this car resides in the Simeone museum and is in very original condition.