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Nothing on the Grammy website yet. Country music lost another star. RIP Toby - he battled cancer with dignity to the end.
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On 2/4/2024 at 4:43 PM, JollySipper said:
Is anyone looking into using Keith Marks' decals for the full Mach 1 treatment? I know they were designed for an old kit, but I'm wondering how well they would work on this new kit..... A deep burgundy with silver stripes would be pretty.
When I get a chance I can post the Keith Marks, Rays kits and Revell decals for comparison. You would need the Mach1 decals for the fenders and trunk stripe from and aftermarket decal set if you want to do a Mach1 with the silver stripe option.
The first picture is the decal sheet available from Keith Marks. They look dark silver but are actually like the Revell and AMT sets. Mofobow@hotmail.com for order info
The second picture is the Boss 351 Revell silver portion of the sheet and the AMT decal sheet of the silver Mach1 stripes. Perhaps they could be combined with the Boss 351 decals to make a Mach1 using the Revell kit. The AMT decals looks a little smaller than the Revell ones.
The third sheet is the combo Boss 351/Mach1 sheet from Rayskits which can be printed in Silver instead of black upon request. They are sold via the Facebook page by Joseph Morgan.
Please note the letting for the words Mach1, Boss 351 on the fenders and truck lid and 351 or 429 ram air on the hood were always either black or silver lettering and were not white.
Hope this helps everyone.
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On 1/29/2024 at 9:18 PM, Robberbaron said:
Hehe...how dare they provide exactly what's shown on the box, to match the car in the movie that they are licensed to promote?
I'll show my indignation by registering on this forum so I can voice my disgust in a single post...
Imagine the response to an Eleanor version not being factory correct or not having non stock items. For the record not a single 71-73 Mustang came with rear window louvers from Ford. Any louvers seen on a car are aftermarket ones. I plan to mix and match parts from the Boss 351 and the 007 kits to make whatever I want.
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Someone at MPC product planning must have said that Ford MKIV chassis could pass for a VW based kit car chassis. It’s not like kids buying kits would know was the thinking at the time I guess. Another source says they used a modified VW engine and not one from a Porsche. The sound was dubbed in to make it sound more powerful.
This YouTube video corrects a lot of the misinformation about the cars.
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I would have to say to contact Rayskits would be the most likely to are one as he has done extensive decals sheets with all sorts of air cleaner decals and other under hood stuff.
https://rayskits.com/product/1967-1978-ford-motor-company-air-cleaner-engine-bay-decals/
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I reviewed the AMT/MPC 007 Mach1 kit about three years ago for a a local model club newsletter. Needless to say I was less than excited about that one. If anyone held off on buying one the wait for the Revell new tooling was worth it.
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Engines from both Revell Mustang kits for reference.
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1 hour ago, tim boyd said:
Trevor, that's one of the things I want to investigate.
When Revell began this project, I told them that the '70 Torino GT/Cobra engine was a great place to start. But they were dutifully looking for 1/1s to research and scale, and preferably ones that were out of the engine compartment (to allow more precision detail). While I never heard back 100%, my presumption was that they were successful in their search.
Best...TIM
I do not have the Torino kit engine for comparison but from pictures I would have to say it looks similar. The 385 series engine in the Cougar, Mustang and Torino whether a CJ or SCJ version would have many external similarities with the air cleaner non-ram air vs. non ram air, and carburetor (Holley vs. Rochester). The best site for information is http://429mustangcougarinfo.50megs.com/information_2.htm
With the specifics about the movie car (429 C code non ram-air auto) and perhaps a reluctance from a cost standpoint to make the different parts just for the movie car version under the hood might explain the compromises. One would only know if they were part of the process but I believe enough information was available but the final decisions should not detract from the fact that this kit and the additional variations surely to come will be welcome.
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14 hours ago, Rob Hall said:
I wonder if Revell will do one w/o the 007 branding, with the side and hood stripes and Magnum 500 wheels, Ram Air, etc.
It would be wise too as between the Boss 351 and this kit the parts and basically there already and with some decals and perhaps the under hood ram air plenum (if it fits) that would ensure a lot more sales.
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Saw this one today at the American Muscle Car museum.
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On 1/24/2024 at 3:29 PM, tim boyd said:
Got mine a couple of hours ago. Molded in White. Body color front bumper (chrome front bumper is also included although body color was standard on Mach 1). Tires are tampo printed narrow whitewalls. Engine certainly appears to be a 429 Cobra Jet (will compare engine parts tree to the Revell Boss 351 kit later but appears to be an entirely separate tree...the original Revell design brief and 1/1 scale research effort was targeting a 429 Cobra Jet Ram Air engine...). Even though they appear to be plated on the box art and instruction sheet built model photography, the standard Mach 1 wheels are not plated but instructed to be painted silver. My recollection is that the wheels and trim rings were a brushed polished finish on the 1/1; somewhere between Silver and Revell Chrom paints in reflectivity and appearance. Suffice it to say I'll be using the awesome Magnum 500s in the Boss 351 kit for my project.
Decals are comprehensive but are only for the standard Mach 1 lower bodyside blackout treatment. Those wanting the optional side stripes will need to use the second set (silver or black, depending on which one you used on your Boss 351 build) from the Revell Boss 351 kit. Decal sheet includes numerous small detail marketings especially for underhood area, similar to the Boss 351 kit. As mentioned above, the vertical front seat color inserts in black are on the decal sheet, this will save a ton of time vs. having to mask those areas as I did on my earlier Boss 351 model build. The Mach 1 used a smaller hood blackout treatment than the Boss 351; this is not provided on the decalized sheet. (I will need to go to my reference file to recall if the hood blackout treatment was standard or optional on the Mach 1, or if this kit application is unique to the vehicle in the Bond movie). There are no lockdown pins on the Mach 1 kit hood. (UPDATE - a quick check of on-line sources suggest that the blackout hood treatment and hood pins were standard/provided on Mach 1 and other 1971 Mustangs ordered with the RamAir option. So would a Mach 1 429 Cobra Jet without the ram air option come standard with a non-blackout, non hood pin treatment?. I don't fully trust online sources so will need to research this further in my library reference files. I'm betting Rex can help us on this too.) The rear taillamp panel has the honeycomb pattern.
Revell appears to have gone to quite a bit of effort to deliver a fully and properly differentiated 429 Mach 1 vs. giving us just a half-hearted update of the Boss 351 kit; they are to be thoroughly congratulated for their effort and delivery on this. This kit (and the Boss 351 companion) are pretty much dreams come true for me. For over two decades I've had partly completed AMT and MPC 1971 Mach 1 annual kit builds sitting partially completed, in part because the engines were so awful/incorrect. Now I can build the Mach 1 the way it deserves. More coming later...TB
You are spot on with the review. The Ram-air and twist locks and hood paint were part of a package and were available as an option. A standard Mach1 with the 429 C code CJ engine like the Bond movie car is correct as far as the kit goes. As I mentioned in another thread the move Mach1 had an automatic C6 tranny and did not have a rear spoiler. Because so many restored 71-73 Mach1 had added the ram-air and hood paint and Magnum 500 wheels and spoilers and side stripes and 71 only quick release gas cap. I am guilty of added stripes, spoilers, gas cap, dual exhaust, rear anti-sway bar, and Magnum 500 wheels on my 1:1 1972 Mach1 that came originally with a 351C 2bbl with ram-air option, hood paint and twist locks and single exhaust. 😉
As you mentioned you can build a cool 429 with ram-air etc and change the wheels and add spoilers and have a very cool model that is to your liking. You are so right about the AMT and MPC kits with the wrong engines and exhaust systems and all the other under hood details that are lacking. The Revell tooling upped the game and it will be really hard to go back and finish all those 50 year old mold based kits that somehow keep hitting the shelves. Perhaps AMT should go back to offering them as a pro stock drag race kit like instead of trying to pass they off as a stock Mustang sportsroof or Mach1. The least Round2 could do is put the correct factory 73 Mach1 decals in the old MPC kit that was reissued a few years ago and redo the hood to get rid of the cowl vents. Perhaps if Revell does a combo Eleanor and stock 73 Mach1 kit with both hoods (standard and NACA) and maybe a 351 CJ engine with valve covers from the Revell 69 Boss 302 kit that would put the Round2 ones on the permanently retired list.
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2 hours ago, ncbuckeye67 said:
I just picked up one of these in a trade, but haven't opened it yet.
The new Revell 007 kit? It’s only been out a week or two. The AMT rehashed Round2 kit has been out about a year.
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7 minutes ago, absmiami said:
Is this new or old tooling? Surprised that kit is 25th sc …
Brand new tooling. 1000% better than the Old AMT and MPC kits that have been reissued dozens of times.
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Got a pretty good start on this Revell of Germany kit. I plan to make a few changes to make it more like the movie car.
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1 hour ago, Fat Brian said:
I want to build a car from my childhood. In the mid 80s there was a red with silver stripes Mach 1 whose owner worked at a McDonald's we went to a lot. I didn't know what kind of car it was at the time and it had seen better days but it had wide Cragars and slapper bars along with the faded red paint. I want to build it like it must have looked in it's heyday. Something probably like this. I know this is a 73, I honestly don't remember what year the actual car was.
That is a 73 Mach1. Keith Marks and Rays kit makes the silver decals for a 73 Mach1.
The Rays kits decals are shown. The glare was making it tough to get a picture.
You can either use the MPC kit which has the 73 grille and bumper or combine those parts with the much superior Revell kit.
The Revell Boss 351 kit has a very nice Cleveland engine but for a stock 351 CJ you would have to source some stock 351C valve covers.
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1 hour ago, Fat Brian said:
It does, I managed to score a set of those decals from ebay recently. Still, I'd like to see Revells shot at them.
The Boss kit has the hockey stick stripes same as the Mach1 (in black) but not the Mach1 hood decal/template as the Bond car was a non ram-air car hence the lack of the hood twist locks and black or silver hood paint scheme. Oddly enough all the 71-72 Mach1’s had the stripe decal on the back of the car in either black or silver. The side stripes were optional.
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41 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said:
Probably the most awful custom Pantera yet...
Have to agree those front and rear fenders are hideous. Looks like it is next to some nice cars too. I have seen a good amount of stock and tastefully modified Panteras in South Florida.
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Very nice build. My 2nd car was a 69 GTS 440 Magnum Dart with an automatic shift on the column. That was almost 50 years ago.😮
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Very nice. I wonder if the reissue will drop the $200 asking prices of the vintage kits. I’ll buy one just to get the fresh stock 70 body to build a Mach1 351 or 428 using parts from some glue bombs I have.
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1 hour ago, OldTrucker said:
I've seen sellers at car shows turn white when someone shells out a lot of cabbage for an old sealed kit and stand right there and open it up!
I have done that myself a couple times had one guy offer me more to buy it back when I said I was going to build the kit he sold me.
They sold the kit so what do they care. It’s one reason I always buy glue bombs of rare kit when I can because collector prices for sealed or unbuilt kits can be ridiculous.
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Amazing work with all the changes you did to make it more realistic. I guess the company sees these as not a typical model where the builder will just assemble what is shipped each month and would not notice the lack of parts we take for granted in large scale kits from Japan. The larger the scale the more noticeable things we know should be there that are not included. It seems like the marketing and overall look and ease of assembly was the priority and they did not seem to have any problem selling them.
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It looks like it was freshly built. Nice work restoring it for your friend.
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One thing I notice on a lot of model builds of the 68GT500 is that they way the grill and bumper are molded as one piece many builders forget the inside of the “grille” part of the AMT kit should be body color.. I over looked this detail on the first two or three builds I did.
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I have some catching up to do with Gary I only have sixteen MKI, MKII and MkIVs built.
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1966 Mustang Coupe
in WIP: Model Cars
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Looks like the VCG resin ones.