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I bought the Academy kit on Ebay recently so I may have some spare parts. JC used the Sunny body I had as a starting point to make one of his beautiful racing 289's.

I have extra parts if you need them. I have about six of these unbuilt from the various versions issued over the years.

Having a distributor and spare tire would be a great improvement over the Trumpeter kit ;-)

Is that the Sunny kit from Japan?

Maybe you can build as is.

A lot of people over 70 do not have websites. Could they outsource one - of course but he would have to weigh the cost versus the benefit. He still has to make the parts and package and ship them so don't hold your breath.

Yes JC yours is 100% better looking.

Replicas and Miniatures of Maryland. No website but search this forum for contact info.

R&M did a GT grille for the 67 Mustang.

Is that the kit radiator? I cannot remember if it is a separate part.

Are you making a GT350 or GT or a non GT fastback? The grille you have would put it in the non GT category if you are building a factory stock version.

I like the blacked out grille w/o fog lamps and the MSD ignition and HEI coil.

Super nice, Are they resin?

The #1 issue is there is no 351 CLEVELAND engine. Of course 73 Mustangs also came with six cylinders and 302's. You could use the kit 289/302/351W. Then there is the incorrect exhaust system that should have one or two oval style mufflers. I could go on about there not being shock tower braces, a radiator shroud, no stock air cleaner, but you get the idea. If you want to build a shelf kit and glue the hood shut that can be done after filling in those incorrect hood vents. Otherwise, there are a lot of mods needed to make the kit something close to being accurate. Ram air plenum - forget about it or scratch build one.

Thanks for posting a great build and listing all the changes and additions to make a very nice replica.

The Maryland Automotive Modelers Association monthly newsletter has been faithfully produced by Tim Sickle for over 25 years. The members contribute the reviews so they tend to be written by modelers that are very similar with the subject matter. Having owner five real 72-73 Mustangs I view the AMT and MPC kits of that era with a very critical eye with the assumption the builder would want to build a replica stock model.

It was filled in on the Boss. Shinoda did not want fake scoops on his car.

Diecast model 1/24

69 and 70.

The biggest difference are the front end (four headlights vs. two) and the tail lights are very different. If you want to make a 69 Boss 302 T/A you could use the MPC kit. I've avoided making a 69 Boss due to the complexity of the paint scheme. I had a 70 Boss T/A I've had in progress of years and it's stalled due to converting the engine compartment from a street car to a race version. Whichever you do good luck. There are many pictures of the 69 and 70 Bosses from back in the day and what they look like now at vintage races.

Check out the November issue of the MAMA newsletter for a review of the reissued annual MPC kit. www.mamasboyz.org

Check out the November issue of the MAMA newsletter for a review of the reissued annual MPC kit. www.mamasboyz.org

I would love to get pics (jpeg) files emailed of the pics of the GT40's. Thanks Mike C for the link. I was able to save the images.

The reports said $250 was scammed from people. All you have to do is not answer or hang up. Now there are scams preying on people saying your daughter was abducted, complete with a screaming kid in the background. There are some sick and evil people out there.

It is an awful kit. It is so bad and inaccurate that I turned it into a Mad Max style car. I posted some pictures of the finished model a while back.