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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.

Welcome back and you hit this one out of the park. I built the Thunder Valley transkit kit many years as ago before Fujumi did a Mark I body.

Yes that is a great price. The Ebay prices on some of the Fujumi kits are ridiculous.

Agree. Now if we only had a source for a more accurate engine. ?

Extremely nice given what you had to work with and the extra parts you sourced to make a much more accurate engine compartment. I see in the description if you also used the Torino exhaust system to replace the incorrect kit one. ?

That’s a great deal for $10. Although it’s not stock, I used it as a base for a 76 Cobra II build with aftermarket resin parts and decals. The IMSA style fenders remind me of the Monroe Handler.

Looks great. Snap kits are often overlooked but the paint and detailing make a world of difference.

Heating up a used exacta blade will easily cut through the plastic and then any excess can be cut off with a new blade. Just be careful not to heat up the bladed too hot or you could melt more than you need.

I had never thought of doing that so I’ll be watching.