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I could find room for that but I think my bank account would not agree. ?

I’ve seen Gramps “collection” and it is as impressive as it looks in the picture. I have roughly 100 built kits from anywhere from 1/87 to 1/16 scale and probably a couple hundred diecast cars of various scales (not counting the embarrassing number of 1/64 ones). As some of you may know ALL of the built models are either a Mustang, Pantera, Cobra or Ford GT/GT40 variants. The diecasts and built models are displayed together but are in bookcases and display cases so it’s hard to take pictures of them all. Gary has maximized the shelf space is those cabinets and keeping his collection to mainly 1/24 and 1/25 helps. I think twice about buying any more 1/18 diecast models as they are take up a lot of space. As for how many a year, I recently retired and was hoping to build more than I have been finishing over the last decade but I have been trying to organize years of accumulated stuff to spend less time looking for reference material and spend more building interesting subject matter and rare kits you do not see built very often.

What Roy said. Extremely well done. ?

Thanks. I have two of the Otaki kits but like many other kits there are still in the box awaiting motivation and the time to build them.

That would be interesting for sure but requires some major mold changes or just some new box art. It would actually be pretty easy to build the Foose version now with that Testors thing and some kit bashing. Without major changes to a new tooling I’m thinking more along the lines of a 73 Eleanor, 71 Boss 351, 72 and a Mach1 (preferably NOT molded in red) as doable with a minimum of changes IF the differences are though out ahead and factored into the first release. For example, including the 351 and 429 engines, different grilles and hoods and bumpers and that would cover most everything. The decals would be they key as they would be different for say the 007 Mach1 vs. a Boss 351 vs. Eleanor which could be “held back” in order to release the different versions. As I showed with the AMT/MPC 007 kit - more than half the parts are not even needed to build it but of course it’s still lacking a completely correct engine and molding it in red only benefited someone that does not paint a model which isn’t anyone on this board or 90% of model builders. Pictures of my car which I have owned eight years longer than I’ve been married. I bought it in 1981.

What repackage by Revell of a 71 Mustang are you talking about? Despite the Sunny/AMT Cobra reissue debacle, if there is a 71 Mustang from Revell I would hope it’s not the Palmer/Testors thing or another rehashed old AMT/MPC kit. All of the reissued and sometime slightly improved kits are just putting lipstick on a pig. If Round 2 could sell a bunch of the 007 kits I would surely hope an ALL NEW 71 Mustang kit would blow all previous versions out of the water and put the older kits to shame with an actual 429CJ with a C6 and a REAL Boss 351 engine with a Hurst four speed and not a Windsor wannabe.

The instruction sheets are the best bet if you can find them or search someone on Ebay that sold a kit that was opened and too pictures of all the parts, etc. Honestly there are more accurate kits (Polar Lights e.e.) representing a light weight body funny car from that era for a lot less cost. If you are looking for a stock Mach1 the AMT kits are very expensive and personally not worth collector prices. Knowing what you want to replicate would help in figuring what makes the most sense. The only vintage kits I’ve ever bought were $50 or less but I have found a lot of built ups that were very reasonable compared to a sealed 50 year old kit for $150 that was $2 back in the day. I forgot about the Bounty Hunter kit which is a funny car chassis and body. Prostock bodies were at least based on an actual production vehicle whereas by the 70’s the funny cars were lightweight bodies that looked like a stretched muscle car. Mixing a stock Mach1 body onto a funny car chassis just isn’t realistic if you ask me. The model companies did not car - it was a way to sell more kits as who would want to buy just a plain street legal Mach1 so why not mix them together to make something that did not exist like the Mach Won.

Yes that would make a lot more sense. If he could provide a hundred sheets to a reseller at a wholesale cost there should be some profit for the decal maker, designer and reseller. As it stands now one sheet cost almost $37 with shipping and tax to the US. The design work is done so it’s a matter of how much per sheet does it cost to print them in large quantities.

Sadly yes which is how to this day there’s not been a correct exhaust with the dual oval mufflers in the 71-73 kits. Of course with the T/A version it does not matter since the pipes were routed out the side of the race car sans mufflers. Sorry this is not the best view but it shows the mufflers in front of the rear end.

Close up of a 429 CJ engine and red interior.

I have only seen the two spoke wheel in a Motormax diecast but there may have been one in a S&H Torino kit. As for a 1/25 429CJ engine, best bet is the engine from the Revell Torino Cobra kit which has been out of production for a while or a modified 429/460 engine out of perhaps a Ford Pickup truck with a C6 automatic.

Here is the Instruction for one kit. It’s not the drag chassis but the drag and custom options front and back parts are interesting. It does make me wonder what happened to the molds for the stock body since the funny car parts were add ons.

I’m no expert on these but I am pretty sure the bottom kit has more of a “stock” body compared to the other kit that a more traditional funny car body based solely on the box art. If someone has the instruction sheets that should tell you what the differences are. I think the main complaint of replica stock modelers is once AMT or MPC changed the annual kit molds from a street car into a drag car the kits could no longer be reissued as stock. I guess the thinking back then was who would want to build a two or three year old car so the model companies focused on the next years body style for the annual kits and got some more mileage out of last years molds that were converted and paired with a generic funny car chassis.

That’s an understatement. Glenn may also want to use the gas tank from the Boss 429 as the old MPC one just looks small. There’s the dilemma of what engine to use/modify as we know the 428 engine is not correct from the AMT kit and the Boss 429 engine from the MPC version could be a starting point except of course the heads and valve covers and intake manifold are different from the CJ engine. I was digging though old magazine and found this article which claims the car Connery was a 429CJ Ram-air with appearance modification made to make sure the stunt cars looked the same.

The purists may not like it but I could totally see someone with a kit car that looks like that. Nice job.

Yes It is painted Testors British racing metallic green over the original green kit body. For some of the other parts that had to be painted I used parts molded in white as painting silver or aluminum over green plastic isn’t the best option. Personally I would never even try to paint green parts a light color like white or yellow for fear of color bleed.

If you want to kit the kit green it’s okay but otherwise I would avoid that kit. All the parts that would be molded in white are also green. Otherwise it is the same as most of the other many reissued versions over the last fifty years.

On Fotki Keith’s decal sheet it shows that decal. I’ve never seen one in a kit.

Super nice job. If I was a Mustang Club of America or SAAC concours judge I might take off for the missing paint marks on the leaf springs. ? In all seriousness this is a fantastic replica stock build.

The 007 “AMT” kit is the original MPC 1971-1973 Mustang annual kit with a few changes but includes parts from the Warren Tope race version and a Boss 429 engine. The Lindberg kit is based on the Palmer kit that have “styling” from a 70 and 71 Mustang and like Mr. Foose is apt to do has some other custom touches but you have to supply your own Camaro taillights. ?

Probably the lowest price you will find one.

If anyone has though about buying the HRM kit I would jump on this now. I have no financial interest in this - just an FYI. If you compare the value to a Model Factory Hiro kit it’s a no brainer. The HRM kits are rarely in stock very long.

I doubt I will use them. The wheels are separate and I’ll find something that will work. The one corner Monogram cut was using the skinny MIcheln TRX tires in the 1/24 kit. Those tires belong on a 79 Mustang. ?

Nice and a lot less than the real thing. Picture was taken yesterday in McLean Virginia.