vamach1

I was searching for what I know realize are your decals and this post came up. I cannot believe your stuff just walked away. That would make me pretty mad. Was the mystery ever solved? I bet some vendors keep stuff packed up until they move on to the next show.

Do you know if the decals are still made. All I could find is a Fotki page but there are no pictures of this car.

Now that's a Mustang I'd be interested in. Does someone make the decals. I would guess it is the Tope kit.

Since it's pretty rare I think I'm going to figure out if would be that hard to replicate with a chassis that fits and another body like JC. Maybe he will find a caster as his body (69) seems to be the more popular one (vs the 70) and more accurate than the kit by blocking out the taillight panel, having the side scoops and filling in the exhaust cutout on the right side. Even the kit hood scoop looks too large compared to photos. I guess I'm not doing a very good job of "selling: the kit. ?

Hmm. I'll have to think about that. Here's what I have altogether. It was built before and someone took the body apart. I think the only thing missing is the rear valance. I scrougened extra parts if needed from the Petty Dart kit. I did not pay much for it but this is one I only see them unbuilt on auction sites for stupid money so I snapped up this gluebomb.

JC, Did you lose interest in this project? I have the original instruction sheet if that helps.

I'll ask. Can this be downsized to a smaller scale like 1/25? Asking for a friend. ?

Glad to hear. Post some pictures if you can. I know these pictures are too far away to zoom in on but for those of us in the Washington DC area we have the chance to buy his goodies almost every month.

2nd that one a new/revised tool. That's the only kit made that got the engine correct.

Yes, too bad they got the engine completely wrong for a street car. You did a fantastic job a and this will just stoke the flames that this kit needs to be reissued or remade with a CORRECT 429CJ/SCj engine and with the other details you mention. But, since the subject matter is considered too obscure to spend money new molds when old kits ce be reissued over and over and they will still sell enough to make it worthwhile, sadly we'll likely never see ths one again so if you see a glue bomb buy. The collectors prices on these are just too high. Once again, you did a beautiful job on saving it.

These are good references.

No doubt the budget was pretty big and yes ideally they would have gone to Daytona but that's the challenge of doing a move recreating events at a specific place and time, unlike SciFi where you do just about anything you want except breathe in outer space without oxygen. I liked the movie and yes the "car" use in one of the last scenes wasn't close to accurate but I'm sure they figured 99% of people would not notice or care.

You can still find either the IMC or Testors kit unbuilt for a reasonable price on Ebay.

I'm going with an open mind as they will leave out a lot of things due to time constraints and to make the movie appealing to the general public. I explained to a guy in his 30's today at work how Shelby won Lemans in 59 etc., build the Cobra, etc. and how he and Ford hired the best drivers to compete in the USA and abroad. Looking back it's amazing all he accomplished in a about a decade with of course help from many many less famous people. Anyway, his legacy lives on and only the diehard Ford guys knew about the importance of Miles in many of those wins and how he would give feedback about how the cars could go faster. It's a shame he died testing the J-car (spoiler alert?) but like many in those days he loved racing and was willing to take the risks.

I suppose you can say they are kits but more like Replicas and yes to use the real cars would be too risky. There's no CGI which is awesome. As for a documentary, that would turn an exciting subject matter into a boring movie an no one would spend money to see it. The choice of Damon wasn't everyone's favorite but it's Hollywood and from the rave reviews of the film overall I'm just happy it's not crappy like Driven. On a flight to FL I saw Driving in the rain which was an odd combination of a movie about a race driver and his dog and not based on real life events. The cars were more modern but there weren't any great racing scenes.

All new tool per the maker. Yes a 67 MKIV would sell like crazy but it's not in the movie.

You bet.

The actors are secondary. Go to see the CARS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome. They are lots of people here of various ages and experience levels. You should get at least three things from viewing posts you are interested in. Things you did not know, suggestions you may have to others, and the satisfaction of knowing many of our have been out of the closet for years because there was no room left because of all the models. Build for yourself and enjoy a hobby which many of us have enjoyed since the 50's, 60's 70' and so on.

I've noticed sink marks on the trunk on most of the ones I have bought over the years. Sand down the primer a little to see if you notice it. I cannot see from the pictures. Good luck with the build. It's a pretty basic kit.

Looks like a lot of scratch building went into this. Is the automatic trans shift selector scratch built? It looks very similar to the one in a 69-73 Mustang.

I think that's the only pictures I had of that area of the display. More pictures should show up by others. I have not figure out the link to Facebook thing yet.

Paint and foil look fantastic. The wheels had either black or dark grey in the centers (with of course a Hertz decal in the center cap) on many of the 66's and some came with the ten spoke wheels. Diorama is pretty cool too.

I put some on Facebook from my phone on my personal page and the show page.

Here are a few pictures from the show on Saturday. I've seen a few photos on Facebook from folks that waited until about 6pm when the awards were finally given out. ?