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I agree 100% Mr. Boyd. I think the Japanese have always liked the Exotic european engines and will go to great lengths to make detailed racing and non-race car kits and let the American based companies make muscle cars and sedans, etc. usually with engines to please the Ford, Chevy, Mopar guys etc.. Meanwhile in Europe most North American builders ignored the fabulous (usually curbside but very accurate) 1/43 kits in resin and metal and covered many cars not available to ths day in 1/25 scale. I know these statements are a ast over simplification but I am pretty grateful for whatever is out there but I also will be the first to point out "errors" such as "that engine never came in that year Mustang" but most of us are talented enough to makes things right. If not, we look to the resin casters that make our hobby ever better and we can forget about all the current chaos and do what we enjoy in one of the few silver linings of the times - time to spend with family and some extra hobby time.

The stripes came out pretty good. Now to finish the exterior glass, decals, etc. and hopefully I can wrap this one up in a few days.

Very nice build. One of many many Mustang kits I have yet to finish but I have painted a few bodies.

Looking good Cobraman. I think you are beginning to like the 71-73 Mustangs. All of these are a restomod in a way since the Boss 429 engine was only available in 69-70 Mustangs even though those years had a smaller engine compartment. FYI - the title says 1/18 but these are 1/25 scale based on the old MPC kit (but recast in metal of course and the body is prepainted).

Just about done with the chassis. Not sure how much of the engine will be visible though. Waiting for the stripe paint to dry.

Super nice paint and detailing. Well done.

Learning curve. Started to put on the orange stripe decals are decided they are not going to cut it. The are too many places they decals will not form to the shape so I spent a lot of time taping. Also decided to go with the HRM carbs as the others were too large and slanted. I also had to cut away part of the bulkhead for the engine to fit. I got a little more done on the interior and will paint the stripes tomorrow and maybe finish the rear suspension and engine assembly.

Thanks Jason. I am going to have to see if any of the kits I have include those interesting roof lights. The ringlets look smaller than I thought but I spent an hour on the seat already. I think I have photoeth ringlets but that would take forever to do.

Oh oh oh. Just ordered two sets.

Thanks. I'll use which ever steering wheel matches the pictures you posted the best.

Latest progress. Next steps are the clear pieces, decal and final assembly after test fittiing everything.

So the exhaust winner for this build is Thunder Valley cast metal one. It's on the top left. Mad Mike's is one the bottom right and is going in the Thunder Valley conversion kit. The HRM on the top right will go in the modified Fujumi MKI and the bottom left is the IMC set which is 1/25 scale which is too small for these kits and will be used for a MKI.

Worked some more on it yesterday and this morning. More decals problems (Fujumi guages) so I ended up doing the glue trick versus putting them in water. I hope I do not run into this problem with all my older kits. Once I get the interior done and test fit everything I will figure out how far I will go with the parts box engine. I'm saving the 3D engines for some other kits and using this one as a test to see what I can do with the rear suspension with leftover IMC MKII and MPC MKIV parts.

I forgot exactly how much they were new but I seem t recall at least $150. I have the yellow 72 Mach and 03 Mach1. I hate t say this but if you wait another month you might see prices drop as people start to sell off some things. I picked up a Maisto 03 Cobra off Ebay for a good price a few months ago at about half of what some were listed. I am crossing my fingers that the All Ford show in June @ Carlisle will still happen as they are always vendors up this with hard to find models and diecast for sale at reasonable prices This is going to be an interesting summer for sure for car and model shows. I've been watching old episodes of My Classic Car and other shows that used to be on Speedvision and of course building models. Good luck in your search.

Eddie Money is next to Rhoda. RIP Roc Ocasek and the others.

Gary, You are the best. I made some progress today on it. This will help a lot.

Gary, Do you have any more pictures of P1049 in color?

Well done. It looks cool without the stripes - vary clean look.

Very nice and cool color. I built a resin one in the 90's (the convertible was not available yet) sold by Mini Exotics. When I do another one I will paint it Gulfstream Aqua. I remember the gold decals were not great and I had to double them up over the dark burgundy paint.

Don't outbid each other on this gem. ?

Thanks guys. Here's another project that I experimented with to do a MKI with the updated 66 style front end using the "hood" from a Fujumi kit(like the green car). I have since smoothed out the rough edges. Since I'm a glutton for punishment I am going to take a crack at doing an early GT40 roadster by cutting up the IMC/Testors GT40 kit back section. This may involve some creativity but like many of us I have more time than I was expecting to have off these days. Pictured is the DDP models kit I saw on Facebook and that's what I would be shooting for to replicate but with of course that very tricky bundle of snakes exhaust system on a 302 with webers.

This is a CMA transkit that I believe was offered before Fujumi came out with a reverse engineered MK I from their MK II kits. It's another project that was started (body painted) and was put back in the box I'm not sure how long ago. Over time I collected wheels and tires and engine and some parts from other GT40 kits. Since the back will not be opened up as the resin would be tough to cut through - it will be a curbside but with an engine visible from the rear window. The dash board was outside drying and I' need to do a little more research on the exhaust before I dive in to create the car as it ran in 67 @ Daytona. As always any thoughts, suggestions and questions are welcome.

Sorry for the glare. The spare tire does not fit in the front. I may try a skinnier one.

I started this last year hoping to finish for the Philly NNL show. I did not finish in time and shelved it until last a few weeks ago and despite the show being delayed I dedicided to finish it once and for all. The decals (from Renaissance) began to fall apart so I have a little touching up to do. If you have ever built these IMC GT40's they are a bear to get to fit together on a good day. The front will not stay down unless held so I may do a little trimming once I figure out where the obstruction. It's unfortunate Fujumi did not go a step further with their kits (No engine and nothing opens) as the bodies are much more accurate than this kit that is over 50 years old. The only extras I added were the rear clear scoop and carb intake.

Would be interesting if someone ordered this.