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1 hour ago, Richard Bartrop said:
I sent an email query in February, and still no reply. The parts do look very nice, but if he really doesn't want to do business with me, what can I do?
You might try emailing Norman again with the subject line stating you would like to order R&M co of MD products.
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Beautiful build. Did you prefer the Cady decals over the Fujumi ones?
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31 minutes ago, absmiami said:
V - remind me to bring a package to Delray show …
Will do. Thanks. Can I use them on my 351. ?
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1 hour ago, Bugatti Fan said:
I like the way all the detail painting in various metallic and other colours really bring the engine to life besides the added details.
It might be worth a mention about scale braided fuel lines. They look to me like electronic screened cable that has had the outer insulation stripped off it.
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
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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.
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2 hours ago, absmiami said:
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.
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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.
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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.
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27 minutes ago, Force said:
Here is a couple of öpictures of the cooling system.
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
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Awesome job with combining parts from multiple kits. I also bought one of the GTM kits so I this is no joke.
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19 hours ago, Bugatti Fan said:
Interesting build to follow. You would have thought that Trumpeter would have gone to great pains to get a prestige kit like this correct. It's not as though there are no prototype cars in existence to do the research.
Marshall Buck at CMA (Creative Miniature Associates) has been developing the ultimate GT40 kit that seems to have been going on for ages. CMA's ethic is do it right or not do it at all. Looking on the CMA website the development of their multi medium kit looks absolutely breathtaking. Mind you it will be at a premium price, and I mean premium, I guess when it finally gets released.
The GT40 is such an iconic Le Mans car that actually I am surprised that MFH has not done one in 1/12th scale already.
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.
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1 hour ago, mk11 said:
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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Thanks for the tip. I have another AMT glue bomb I can make that modification.
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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.
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I’ll start a new thread of the MCC group build but this gives other an idea of what this kit entails and the extra work required just to make the engine close to the real thing. The distributor is not from the kit and I am waiting on orange spark plug wires. Not shown is the cloth you are supposed to cut and paint silver for the oil and fuel lines. I ordered some silver colored lines to replace the kit white ones.
I also bought the MENG 1/12 MarkII kit and I hope it is a easier build whenever I start on that one.
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I recently started on the Magnifer version which is basically a clone of the Trumpeter kit. There are some build and open box reviews of these kits online. If you are going for an accurate race day MKII there is a video by the company that restores the real Black #2 MKII online at http://gt40.rkmotorscharlotte.com/restoration/
As a race car there are of course differences between what you would expect to find on a street car engine such as the lack of the breather caps. The lack of the distributor is crazy but the coil is on the firewall. I’m not sure what they used as a starter and the Kit I have does not identify any parts by name. The club I joined Model Car Creations is going to tackle building this kit as a group project and I have started on the engine and have done a lot of research so we can do a respectable build. You are 100% correct in that it was ridiculous so many parts are chromed which just makes for more work to remove the chrome and paint the correct metallic shades. I notices also the parts molded in white has no painting guides so I am referring to the color restoration photos as a guide. I’ll post some pictures once I finish the engine.
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I am moving to AZ this summer and look forward to checking out the hobby shops, model clubs, swap meets, contests and meeting car modelers.
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Here is a glue bomb 70 Mach1 original AMT I saved many years ago. I stripped it and painted it MCW grabber orange and used Fred Cady decals. I would like to see a complete kit again in 1/25.
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Very nice. Like many I wish Round2 had included stock interior parts, glass and a chassis. Maybe next time. Seeing this begs the question of whatever happened to the MPC 70 Boss 302 kit molds.
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Very nice for a MOPAR guy. ?
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Very nice build. I built the same kit almost 40 years ago and the decals have pretty much held up and I did not even clear coat them.
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30 minutes ago, sfhess said:
Gerry Chevalier makes a flat hood, as well as a base model 71 grille. He can be contacted on his Facebook page.
Are you sure he has the flat hood for the Revell kit? The resin coupe he made used the Revell Boss 351 kit hood.
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A cutout hood from the Johan funny car worked for the AMT and MPC Mustang kits but I do not think it will work very well on the Revell Boss 351 and Mach1 kits. I’m guessing by this fall we will see an Eleanor version of a modified Mach1 kit and with the flat hood announced. At least that is what I hope happens since pre-productions shots have been out a while. I would also like to see a 73 Mach1 version with the larger front bumper and the 73 only Mach1 decals and a 72 Sprint which came with the flat hood. The sprint decals are from Keith Marks.
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A search in Scalemates would be a good start. It has listings for resin, plastic and metal kits from the last 90 years. Once you narrow down when a kit was made the next challenge is of course finding one. You may end up searching for custom 3D printed ones for more off beat subject matter
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No #223 in the mail yet. Hopefully I will see it by the end of the month.
Miami FL
EVER OWN A HONDA CB750?
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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.?