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Did you have the HRM conversion with the small block engine? When I built the CMA kit it was a shame to cover up most of the engine I added.

Most probably did. From what I read Ford outsourced the work to Motortown to add the spoilers etc. I had an extra V6 engine and instead of trying to make a period correct looking V8 from that era I went with what I had. I will go back and paint the stripes on the cowl area and see if I can find a Cobra II decal for the trunk. If I thought ahead I would have sanded off the F O R D on the hood and used phone etch letters instead. In those days Ford was selling visual pizazz and mpg more than performance. ?

Thanks. It came from the AMT version which is why I had to do some creative building to make this all work.

I finally finished the Cobra II. More pictures are on the completed builds thread.

This build was interesting to say the least. The MPC kit I used was not a Cobra II so after sourcing a V6 engine, the Cobra II parts (resin), decals and some photo-etch here it is. Aside from doing some kit bashing and making the exhaust from the twin mufflers to the single one, the kit was okay but the decals were would not stick and every attempt to get them to adhere did not work and once I realized trying to cover the hood scoop with a decal was not going to work out very well I ended up painting over the decals with a brush with a darker blue color. I do not know if using another decal source (Rays or Marks) would have resulted in a better outcome but I had spent too much already and just wanted to put this one on the shelf and move on to another project.

Looks great too.

I had a real 2004 Mach1 (torch red) and sold it and now have a 2003 Cobra coupe (red fire) and the answer for a model is sadly the same. After 1999 it seem like Revell/monogram lost interest in Mustangs for 2000-2004 just when two of the coolest new edge Mustangs came out. The 2005’s were pretty boring (personal opinion) and not until 2007 when there was a Shelby did they look cool again. Wish I had better news but I’m sure someone has stratchbuilt some early 2000’s Mustangs but I have never seen any resin parts or a body or anything. There are 1/18 diecasts but that is about it.

Very nice color combination. I am a few minutes away from finally finishing a Cobra II I stared on a year or more ago. The last II kit I have unbuilt is the AMT one you just finished. It’s too bad they did not make a coupe kit to make a Ghia.

They were basically a 1950’s AC Ace so no surprise as Shelby do not want to spend years on developing a car from the ground up. Somehow they managed to beat the Corvettes and the rest as they say is history.

Another project I’ll be following along.

Yes - not knocking the kit. I built a Thunder Valley resin kit long before the Fujumi 68 MKI bodies came out and ended using parts from at least four different sources.

Very nice. I have not pulled the trigger on the Mustang II which is only in 1/24 scale. I have the Mustangs I and the Avenue 43 Mustang Milano and the Autocult Mach 2 in 1/43. I forgot about the Cobra based concept - here are two in 1/43 and the Mustang I.

It’s the 68 Lemans MKI due to 5 liter engine limit. Yes I would love to see a Mark IV that is either not 50 years old or an expensive resin kit without and engine. Do not hold your breath. The Mark IV’s only raced one year in 1967 and in only a few races. Henry Ford had achieved his goal and basically pulled out after repeating the win at Lemans in 1966 with the MKII’s.

Did someone say Guardsman blue?

Yes it is. If nothing else building Cobra’s years apart will probably take care of the paint not being the same on each one. ?

Hard to spoil a beautiful build but I agree hiding the box behind the wall puts the attention where it should be. ?

Our floppy eared pet. It’s funny but I have not him meow once. ?

Super job and the display you built and the working lights is icing on the cake. If you build the MENG kit it would be nice to know what you think. The reviews are mixed and it does no not seem to be worth the higher cost. I out love to see a 1/12 kit of the MKIV as it seems to have gotten overlooked in the Ford vs. Ferrari hype. Even a Fujumi MKIV would in 1/24 would be a welcome kit too.

Looks great.

I think I have too many projects going on at once. Lot’s of putty and sanding and primer today.

Nice. There is one local shop that has most of the Tamiya paint line.

Thanks for backstory - very interesting. I cannot say I am surprised in that there always seems to one or two cars out there that were production based but were used for promotional purposes that end up being produced a year or two later. The models your built as seen on the Fotki page are outstanding. I just just hoping to build a decent out of the box kit in an unusual color. ? If you do not mind I added one of the pictures of your build here plus a picture I took at Carlisle in 2019 of the 2004 convertible.

That 1996 Saleen mystic convertible would be rare indeed. I found some stats for 1996 for the non-Saleens that show only Mystic coupes but maybe you’re right because if you add up the convertible numbers by color it is one short of the total of 2,510. Do you have any pictures of your model? I love the colorshift Blue Galaxy colorshift paint. I remember seeing that one and only 2004 Mystic Saleen Cobra convertible at Carlisle PA Ford show that had a sign that said it was one of one. According to the Saleen Cobra stats that was the only convertible made in Mystichrome from 1996-2004 but they do list a rainbow convertible for 1997.

Thanks Everyone. It was nice to finally finish something.

This one might cost a small fortune but it’s the real thing.