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When I built one recently I had an issue with the chassis and body coming together. I ended up using epoxy to hold it all together.

Fake news - no pictures of finished model.

I plan to build this someday despite its rarity.

Not an original one but I just saw these pictures on Facebook. They copied your model.

Keith Marks makes some very detailed decals if you want to go that route. Nice job, especially on the wire wheels.

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Boss 429 I assume.

Interior pic of GT350.

100% positive feedback.

Six issues a year is a great goal but how realistic is that given the last coupe of years? A long time ago I subscribed to a model car magazine and were promised four issues. It folded after the first two. It's a tough business to make a living and pretty impossible to do part time. Some people make a pretty good side income off of stupid youtube videos so I would not discount the web revenue potential.

Reliable resin has one listed as Coming soon in Trans Am section of their website. Of course that could mean 2018.

I can see how funds ar an issue but is that the real problem? Let's suppose the following for four issues: Ad revenue $10,000 Website dues $20,000 2K mag subs $48,000 Total. $78,000 Mag cost. (40,000) Profit. $38,000 Now I have no idea how many subscribers there are and how much ad revenue there is The only amount I see mentioned is the $10K production cost per issue. I just wanted to throw some number out there that would start a discussion of whether it is a financial issue or something else (health perhaps) that has caused the slow down in publishing frequency. If money is truely the issue than charging something for the site (maybe $5 a year) could be a shot in the arm to keep things going. The longer the delays he less patient people will become and the renewal rate will suffer and that will be end of it all, no matter how much a diehard few hundred want it to continue.

They were at NNL East in April. Still waiting on those big block Cobra decals though about two years and counting.

Keep the post alive.

Very cool. Did you drop a 351 Cleveland in it?

The interior isn't any worse than other kits of the same period. I decided to switch things up on this one and add a ramair air cleaner.

Nice to see on in gold as I plan to build one too in that color. The saddle interior was an option in 1968 so no worries there. Like many AMT and MPC kits of that era the engine compartment is pretty bad. The GT500 decals on the real car run along the bottom of the door which necessitates cutiing the into three pieces. However, putting the lower like you did avoids that and looks just as good. Nice job.

You nailed it. Great job.

I sound like your father. I have a 1972 Mach1, a 2014 convertible which replaced a 2004 Mach1. My son has a 2001 GT. I almost forgot, I have a Factory Five Cobra for when I want to go really fast. 71-73 Mach1's are very affordable compared to 65-70 fastbacks.

I'm sure you dad will love it. Nice work.

These remind of us how bad the IMC kits were from an accuracy standpoint.

Very nice. If only Fujumi made them with a complete engine. I would have paid $10 more for the kit if they did. I can only dream they will do a Mark IV someday.

Food for thought. Charge $10 a year for access to this site. Charge $6 an issue (minimum four) for the magazine but do not promise a certian number of issues in a given time period. If you get four issues over two years there is nothing to complain about. A one man operation cannot keep pace with the more established magazines. Will some people not want to pay the $10 - of course - but the fee could be waived if you subscribe to the magazine. Am I crazy?

Is that a Fox body Mustang I see. I had never heard of this brand.

Nice to see some 1/43 kits on here once in a while. I used to build a lot of them. Good job.