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Very nice. The Trumpeter GT40 kits isn’t the best but the prices have dropped a lot since the knock off Magnifer ones flooded the market.

Very nice haul Gary. Are the Corvetes better than the plastic kits or Accurate Miniatures one.

When I built the Revell of Germany version I believe it had the hubcap black ring decals. However the price of the kit was double it was in the US and the only difference is the decal sheet and the paints included.

Very nicely done. I see you added the “ram air” plenum which I wish had been included in the Boss 351 so it would be an option for his kit. From extensive research done the main car used in the movie that Sean Connery drove was a 429 automatic without the ram air option. Since the kit has the Ram Air only air cleaner you did a nice job replicating the under hood piece with the vacuum motors that open and close the flaps in the hood scoops. I hope Revell will do an Eleanor version so there will be the standard hood so it will be easy to make a sprint sportsroof version with decals from Rays Kits or Keith Marks.

THey look like they were optional for a Lamborghini but never came stock on a Pantera. You see a lot of other Lambo parts on them like huge rear “wings.”

Someone with a 3D printer could crank out multiple sets. I am surprised nobody has yet.

Not sure yet but a clean up would probably be a start.

I fell on the side of only building the Revell ones from now on. All the issues pointed out of the AMT and MPC kits over the years were not fixed and I have spent too much extra $$ finding better engines, engine compartments, rear ends, decals, etc. for the AMT/MPC variations before the two Revell kits were released.

Forgot to mention I paid $10 for both cars.

Sounds like a great show. I went last year but am on the opposite coast now so it was not in the cards. I have seen pictures on Facebook and it appears there were 900+ models. I’m surprised the early bird was for putting models on the table and not just to have first crack at the vendors. At most NNLs the models being displayed are allowed inside after the first hour or so of the vending area being opened up. I guess with everything in the same room that was not possible.

Sometimes you find buildups where you least expect it. I got these Mustang II’s from a garage sale held at Barris Kustoms in Ventura CA yesterday. There were not a huge amount of models (some new and sealed or opened) but I also picked up some posters and postcards. I gave them a bath and took a few more pictures.

They Shelby Collectibles were priced pretty low compared to other brands like Exoto which were 4-5 times more. I remember buying a MKII from ToyrsRUs and took it back because at first I did not notice the steering wheel was one the left side so they must have patterned it after a Superformance replica. They ended up correcting the later versions. The Exoto ones of course are very nice but are expensive and out of production.

Super nice work on the two Shelbys. One of my favorite colors for that year.

Very cool. What decals did you use?

Kevin Lutz (Missing Link) sells the red lenses.

I was wondering the same thing about JC.

Post lots of pictures and have fun.

Looking forward to following along on these.

If you are open to suggestions I can male a few recommendations. I’ve built about eighth versions of this kit from two resin convertible conversions to ones with the GT350 engine compartment to just out of the box. THe chrome grille and bumper piece is part of the front end of the car and should be body color (except for the grill, bumper and trim around the edge. The kit wheels are pretty bad. The mold is pretty old of this kit and my dream would be if Round2 revised it with a better engine compartment. The emblems on the fenders should be covered with BMF before painting otherwise a few paints coats will obscure them. Ive used Keith Marks decals for a few I built and you can also get the guages from an Ebay seller. THey are to scale which means they are really small and have to be cut out and glued in. It is a kit that you can make a lot of improvements or accept as is and build box stock. Do you have a color choice in mind?

Yes. The hood and area behind the rear seats are different than the original AMT molds just to name a few differences. Round2 has “rebranded” a lot of older MPC kits as AMT.

Very nice work and modifications for the Sebring version. Ive built the IMC and MPC MKIVs and they are not easy but for a fifty plus year old kit it looks great.

Very cool. I got to see the car about five years ago before it made the rounds and was sold at auction.

Very nice work as always. Thanks for sharing.

Looking forward to this one.

I purchased this 1972 Mustang Olympic Sprint convertible back in July. It is the third one I have owned of the fifty made for the DC Cherry Blossom parade festival. When I sold the previous two I figured when the time was right I would get another and this one is in great condition. The first picture is at the recent Hotwheels show in El Segundo CA and the rest are of the 2nd one I owned.