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Very nice to see an unusual livery and very nicely done. One could broke trying to do every version in every race but time would be a more limiting factor. I got another 1/43 GT40 from Spark via Ebay (also one way to spend money quickly) this week and won an auction for a Starter 1/43 kit of a 67 MKIIB. The IMC/MPC/Testorscollection may actually have to thinned out some as I have a lot of duplicates but there are almost endless variations that can be done with the Fujumi MKII and MKI's. Once again great work and I hope to see more of your builds soon.

Thanks In a thread maybe a year agio I mentioned the reflective material I was using for a few Mustang models. This sprint has the material on both the front amber and rear red reflectors.

Getting closer. No engine yet and I may give up on the red trim along the bottom as the decal is very very thin and the blue would not matc the painted grabber blue.

Very nice build and cool to see it is not the usual white. When Ford did the Mach III Mustang in 1993 everyone saw the red one but they also did one in bright metallic green. I believe the red one was destroyed in a fire and the green one is in Ford's possession. I have seen the original Mustang II in person and it shows it's age but isn't' in bad shape for a 55+ year old car that to me is just as important or not more so than Mustang VIN001 that Ford bought back and has displayed at anniversary shows.

Oops. Well that changes my answer. ?

Really only a few choices for a Daytona Coupe. Spend $200 or more. You cannot go wrong with the Historic Racing Miniatures one unless you settle for an engineless Gunze Sanyo if you can find one for sale and get in a bidding war.

Boogity Boogity boys lets go racing.

Many of the kits I build are based upon fifty year old molds because of the subject matter. This is no different than many other modelers that build cars of the 50-70's. I personally do not like building a 1/25 promo like model (with an engine that half the time is incorrect for that model year) but until Monogram and Revell came out with better versions (although many in 1/24) there weren't many options. I would love to see Tamiya and Fujumi etc. make the muscle and race cars I like (WITH an engine) but I know it just will never happen. So, there are great models out there if you are not picky about the subject matter and there are some that are not too bad when taking into account the number of decades that have passed. I guess the bottom line is build what you like and build box stock or go full out detailed with swapping parts and fixing errors - it's all up to you and enjoy this great hobby.

Someone probably mentioned it already but no major model kit company did either Mustang from the gone is 60 seconds movies. I guess since they did diecasts in just about every scale the figured anyone that wanted one would just buy those. I have the Scale Producitons 67 Foosed Shelby and the parts to do the Hilacki 72/73 Eleanor Mustang but like many of us they are are in top 50 of kits I would like to to finish in this lifetime. ?. I'd also like to built the Mad Max Intetceptor Falcon but the kits are pricey and once again there's always the diecast that can be bought for instant gratification. If Palmer was still around they would pass that of awful kit 71 Mustang kit as Mel Gibson's ride. Who would think to do such a thing? ?

Yes - I'm sure a few us will want to know how this turns out.

The only ones I have seen are from an Ebay seller and they are cheap copies of the Fred Cady sheets but reduced to various scales. I believe the Monogram kits comes with the hood decal. I cannot remember for sure where I got the 1/32 Twister decals but looking at the quality it probably was the Ebay ones.

So is the model still on display? I'm still thinking a 3D image of the major components would not be a crazy idea given the new molding technologies. It makes even more sense since his Cobra's were is basically in kit form and it's not destroying a built project just to make scans.

Ditto for the Daytona Coupe and his other projects.

I wonder if the body and parts ould be scanned and a 3D mold made so someone could cast them. It's seems a shame all this work will just sit there and his legacy will only be shared via some pictures on this forum and a few other places.

Very nice job on what some have mentioned is not an easy build. I was thinking of doing the Scuderi Flilipinetti version with the unbuilt one I have. I will have to research more photos as I am not sure if it has the extra spoilers on the front. Fortunately I did buy the decals so it will make for an interesting version not see that often.

That surely would have been exquisite when finished.

Walked into Micheals today to get paint, glue and some wooden clamps. Easy in/out and forgot my phone/coupon and they gave me 20% the paint. Much less people than your typical 7-11 and probaby less risky. ?. I was not used to going to HL anyway since they were a lot further away but a new one opened up nearby in an old ToysRUs but that only lasted a month until almost everything closed. ?

I think Gramps has given Cobraman an idea for this next project after the Bordinat Concept is done. Either that or JC (AFX) and Bradford (HRM) can team up an make a resin body. If that happens I would get in line to buy one.

Taking a break from the GT40's to go back and finish some AMT and MPC Mustang bodies I painted a long time ago. A rim-blow wheel was added and I think the seats were out of another kit. The hood is cut out from the Johan funny car and the decals are from Keith Marks. All the rest of the parts to complete it are in my parts stash. The engine will be a stock 302 or perhaps a modified one from the blue engine spares box to make it look like a 351 Cleveland. The decals were super thin and came off the backing sheet in about five seconds. The red pinstripe just above the grabber blue along the bottom will be tricky as it' a really narrow.

Engine looks great. A shame AMT did a great job on the engine (except for the carb) but did not change the GM like inner fenders.

You are the man Cobraman. Looks cool.

Yes -where have I seen that before.?. Your backgrounds are perfect for pictures and a whole lot cooler than my dining room table.

Really nice build and it's nice to see one other than in red.

Given that the resin kits cost 3-4 times more and do not have an engine, the IMC/Testors kits for all their faults are not horrible like say a Palmer kit. I am proud that I finished building all of the old IMC, MPC and the one Aurora GT40s, MKII and MarkIV's as should anyone else that can look past that the kits are far from perfect but so few are and if they are they are usually expensive.

I do not remember anything in particular that was difficult. The bundle of snakes exhaust pipes might be tricky. It is much better than the LS kit from Japan and fits a little better than the IMC kits. As you can see I did the Shelby version @ Daytona.