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I assume the Charger was some cars they copied and could care less about the flaws on the "original' car. DM's 71 Mach1 and Boss 351 are fantastic and very accurate and put the old AMT and MPC kits to shame big time. What I never understood is why DM would not sell their products as kits. I'd pay $100 just for an unpainted version and put it together myself. It was a pain in the rear to disassemble one but I did so for one reason - to clone many of the parts you could only dream about after opening the AMT/MPC kits and seeing a promo with an engine. So why did I ruin a perfectly good DM diecast model. I bought about 30 FM and DM models for an average of $20 each from an estate auction and I already had the Boss so it went under the knife and superglue debonder. I bet it took the Chinese worker a good hour at least to put one together as there are a lot of pieces. I'll post some pictures of the parts I scavenged.
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Any date yet for the Big Block Cobra decals?
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I'm surprised someone has not approached him about at least selling some things via Ebay. The again Ebay can be a headache and after paying all the fees how much do you really make. I can ask him if he would not mind if I scanned his catalogue and then it could posted as an attachement or emailed to whoever asked for one. The same goes for Harold "Brad" Braford's Historic Racing Miniatures products - no website but the quality of their stuff is outstanding.
http://public.fotki.com/davetoups/aftermarket_model_parts/historic_racing-1/
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http://gpma.org/Archive/gmcnutt.html
He built some great models and used to come to the M.A,.M.A. meeting in the 1990's.
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I've never seen it in any other box so I've always assumed it was original to Nichimo. It's not exactly what one would call a masterpiece, is it?
The engine is bad (use the MPC 427 Cobra) but the body isn't that bad for a 68 Shelby.
http://public.fotki.com/vamach1/mustang-model-cars/68-shelby.html
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Where are the hood scoops and that Challenger front end just does not look good IMHO.
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It's a antique so it must be worth a fortune.
As others have said, you can get a real classic Mustang that needs some work for about the same amount. After you invested $8K in this car it might be worth $7K so unless it's free you would lose in the long run. I'd pass unless you do your own body work and paint and have access to cheap used parts. -
Hey Rex, welcome. What's up with MAMA website, they don't seem to update it much. I apologize if you have no connection with that.
The MAMA site has the newsletters and links to members Photo websites. I think most of the effort is made producing the monthly newsletter now in its 25th year thanks to Tim and I noticed Cruz is posting a lot off stuff on the Facebook page. The website may pull in some prospective members but there are many members that have been there from the very beginning and what matters most are the monthly meetings where were have an average of three dozen or more members. The core group has dedicated a lot of time to keeping the hobby alive in an area of the county dominated by military modelers and video game junkies. To have Harold (Brad) and Norm in the club and many talented builders is amazing and we probably take that for granted. I'm sure Cruz will get us more in the digital age but the success of the club has been if it ain't broke don't fix it.
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The Mauri/Tilt kit has the opening doors and headlights.
http://public.fotki.com/vamach1/mustang-model-cars/detomaso.html
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Great to see others building this unique car. I've got about six Pantera kits and have built two of them.
http://public.fotki.com/vamach1/mustang-model-cars/detomaso.html
http://public.fotki.com/vamach1/mustang-model-cars/100-0084.html
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For some reason I cannot see the picture.
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On my long list of kitbashes to do. Great work and thanks for the inspiration.
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1: A new, up to date molding of the classic 260/289 Cobra
2: Same as above only the USRRC and FIA versions
(Come on Revell/Round 2-the only injection molded kit was released in 1962/63!)
3:Any late model F-250/F-350 Ford pickup
4: Lola T-70 roadster and coupe
5: (now fantasy realm) 69, 71 or 72 Dodge Polara 4 dr. I love my classic police cars
Ditto for #1 and #2 and maybe an AC Ace while we are dreaming.
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Ha. I had a Daytona truck from 05-09. Orange quad cab 4x4. Number 276. Miss that truck
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1 a new tool 71-73 mustang ( Mach 1, boss 351). Be a good subject to make 3 yrs of cars with the minor changes
2 70-71 mercury cyclone.
3 current duallys! Give us these from the big 3. Ford chev and dodge
4 new tool dusters and demons. Love those dodges
5 an all new pantera would be cool
Heck yes to #1 and #5. The engine suck in the AMT/MPC 71-73's and of course no one makes a Pantera with an engine, much less a 351C.
To get around this I took apart a Danbury Mint 71 Boss 351 and now have a treasure trove of good parts to make a much better plastic model.
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My kinds of Fords. All that is missing in the group is a Cobra.
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Perhaps AMT will issue the 67 fastback as a convertible like Revell did with the 69 Shelby and make this conversion a whole lot easier.
I may attempt to turn the Revell Shelby conv into a "stock" Mustang conv using the Revell Mach1 as my kitbash base.
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Very nice Diamond are Forever Mach1 and Charlies Angels Cobra II.
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Very nice Mustang. I've seen some pictures with a dual air intake for the 1969 T/A Mustangs. I'm working on a 70 Boss 302 T/A.
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Great job so far. I'm working on a 1970 T/A Boss 302.
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That was a fast build. I just bought two of the kits a few weeks ago. Yours turned out great.
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I began as many kids did building models of all types (space, aircraft, tanks, cars, bikes, trucks, etc.) but once I bought my first real car (a 67 Buick) and then a 69 GT Dart GTS and then my first of seven Mustangs I began to build only cars and then narrowed it down to "only" Mustangs, Cobras, GT40s and Panteras. Even still I have three unbuilt kits for every one I've built and do not seem to have the time to build like I used to but I enjoy going to the Maryland Automotive Modelers Association meetings when I'm not going to a car show. I build all scales from 1/87 to 1/12 but most of my collection is 1/24, 1/25 and 1/43.
Here is my Fotki page of some of my builds. http://public.fotki.com/vamach1/mustang-model-cars/
Rex Turner
aka vamach1 but you can call me Batman too.
As others have said, you can get a real classic Mustang that needs some work for about the same amount. After you invested $8K in this car it might be worth $7K so unless it's free you would lose in the long run. I'd pass unless you do your own body work and paint and have access to cheap used parts.
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Turning a hobby into a business can suck all the fun out of it. My hats off to all the part-time folks out there that keep the cottage company spirit alive.