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Think smaller.

No you have not been drinking but who can explain these pictures?

Completed build (w/o engine) by Al Meske. Two things jump out at me which I think others already mentioned. The area where the emblem goes (on the Mach1) behind the rear window needs to be smoothed out since the Boss does not have them. Also, as JC recently noted, the nose should be tweaked to make sure it aligns with the fender. Hats off to Al for painting his Boss in the least seen color of the four.

Not that I remember. Did small sections and used wet paper towels.

I built this a few decades ago.

From what I remember building one of these decades ago is you'll need a lot of decal solvent to get the decals to go on smoothly. I like that the body can be removed from the chassis to show the detail.

The short answer is no but there is an expensive Mangusta kit with an engine someone posted a link to on the Forum a while back. Just having the rear suspension and gearbox would be a good start as the rest could be scratchbuilt and the engine could come from the 70Mach1.

Wayne NJ about 580 miles from you. Sounds like a three day trip but worth it assuming you have never been.

Nice work on them all. I'm sure Cobraman could find some side pipes for you.

Very realistic looking mate. Can I send you my Boss 302 - it is not beat up enough looking.

I'd buy it but this will have to do for now.

Thanks. Pretty much sprayed like normal. I used a Testors metallic black which took a while to dry and shot it with clear after maybe three coats of the colorshift paint. I found the paint at Michael's. Retail is about $9 so use a coupon.

My daughter is 22 and she wants a real Eleanor 67 Mustang. I wonder where she gets it. Sadly she is one out of a thousand that appreciates muscle cars.

Use black metallic as a primer. I painted a Mustang Cobra with it.

Very nice. Where did the year go? I started a lot but looking back I only completed a few. Maybe my building will pickup in retirement.

Well thought out color scheme and the wheels let everyone know it's different. Two thumbs up on a one of a kind build.

As a Mustang purist I'd wince at that since I see way too many "real" Mach1 and Boss convertibles already.

In case you were wondering the 70 Mach1 interior WILL fit in the 69 Boss with just a little trimming. I will go that route instead of butchering the kit just to take out the roll bar mounts.

My first car was a 67 Buick Special but I have been a Ford guy since the mid 70's. It would be cool to see someone make a correct body.

I'd add to that having either the bodies molded in color (or white for the kit bashers) or even prepainted. My guess is even if a kid build a model these days they want to finish it in about an hour.

Absolutely flawless and at first I thought you photoshopped a real engine picture in there. Five stars.

That early sub is interesting. Is it 1800's?

Filling in the side scoops is #1 on the list to convert it to a Boss 302. I went the lazier route and made a Boss 429 and. Mach1. I could have easily done a GT or plain jane sportsroof too.

Cool paint scheme and very clean build.

It fits but unless you have a glue bomb with maybe a trashed body I would not use it if it means not building or restoring an original AMT kit.