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Nice work on a one of one model. I saw the F1 race this morning and the fans were very happy with the results.

I have bought one but not started it yet. From other posts the general consensus is the Fujumi body is more accurate but of course those kits do not have an engine. Others have mentioned the MENG engine looks toyish compared to other Ford engines molded over the last 50 plus years. If you build it out of the box it is a vast improvement over the original IMC kits. What you have done so far looks very good. It will be interesting to see who will be the first to experiment with replacing part or all of the engine with one of the aftermarket ones.

Well deserved on the awards. Congratulations.

Love seeing different versions of the 69 and 70 Mustangs raced around the world. Great job.

Very sharp build. Are those the kit decals or the ones from Indycals?

Very nice. For some crazy reason there’s never been a kit of a 69/70 T/A (except in 1/43) Mustang despite the obvious popularity of them in the TransAm series and vintage racing.

It’s a good kit but gives builders fits of the try to use the Lemnos stripes decals versus painting them on. Doing a sold color eliminates that issue. I like the kit and the variations for the 65-66 fastback and convertibles Revell Monogram did. Looking forward to the finished pictures.

Thanks. My wife was at the WH for 1.5 years a few years ago and applied for a job in South Florida so we are packing up and leaving the high taxes and cold winters. I hope to meet some modelers down there and of course will keep in touch via the forum.

It’s a 71 because it has the 429 but the 72 body is identical. The 73 had a completely different grille and bumper and stripes.

Yeah - I wish my models with defects looked that nice. ?

Beautiful color Ray. I hope to get back to building this fall - moving to the Sunshine state in a few weeks.

For the extra $50-$75 you can get the HRM kit and have no regrets. I rarely see the Gunze kit for under $125 and and the prices on Ebay are all over $200.

Contact Brad and I’m sure he can send you a replacement. 301-604-8591

Yes that would be a nice project.

Wow. Some of us would take at least a month to finish a kit that looks that nice.

Very nice Gary. As you know I built the Aurora kit and gave up on my LS kit because of the things that needed to be corrected.

Search GTM models in www.1999.co.jp and it should come up.

Wow - amazing that Brad is still cranking out kits which has to take away time from his personal builds.

I have those also.

Very cool. Can I ask how much you paid?

That’s for sure. We need more GT40s.

If you get a reply I’d be curious about the status of the Big block Cobra decals that have been coming soon since 2015.

Any miscellaneous income over $600 is supposed to be reported to the IRS voluntarily via your 1040 tax return you file. However, if you bought the kits for $500 and sold them for $600 your income was really only $100 but Ebay would have not way of knowing how much was your original cost. You can alway report the 1099 income on a Schedule C and deduct your expenses so you do not have to pay very much if any income tax or self employment tax on the gross sales reported to the IRS on the 1099. If you sold a few thousand dollars of models as a collector or hobbyist one time you probably hav nothing to worry about. If you sell $20K a year that is a whole different situation and the tax man may want to see some records for your side business.

It’s strange that there are very few pictures online of this particular version. The box probably has the best photo but there are a few I found that show the window net. In the pictures it always looked like a metallic finish to mimic the Folders coffee cans.