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Yes Gary - thanks for posting the coupe pictures and "the real story." ? Today I am going to try out the Shelby diecast to see if it can be used as the chassis for the Lindberg project. I should have bought more of these when they were around as I think they were $20 at ToysRUs a few years ago. Maybe a HRM engine kit can go in the project Coupe too. Also a shout out to Gerry Chevalier who was one of the early resin casters who sold several transkits back in the 90s. (67 Shelby 1/25, 69 Shelby convertible, Mirage GT40, Super Coupe, GT40 roadster, etc.). He still sells some transkits via Facebook including 67-69 Mustang coupes and a Cougar fastback concept.

Very nice. Are the guages decals, painted on the "cutout" ones from an EBay seller? The engine and chassis are spot on too. I know what you mean about the stripes/decals. As much I hate painting them on fighting with the decals is no fun either.

Cool and thanks. I built the Super Coupe about 30 plus years ago but I do don't remember any specific issues. It probably was silly to put the engine in it (I cannot help myself) and yes the 427 chassis should fit without any problems. The Lindberg based build will be some trial and error I'm sure since there are more options than when Gramps built his. It would be nice if there was a 1/24 289 Cobra roadster kit but as long as the old AMT one get recycled over and over and over I guess no one sees the point in investing in the tooling to make one.

Thanks. It will look like it belongs next to my Gunze Sanyo Coupe and Mini Exotics Super Coupe and the HRM kit when I tackle that one maybe this summer. I guess some of those GT40 kits will go on the back burner for now.

True. Kit manufacturers crank out twenty versions of the same WWII airplane and I guess they sell enough to justify it. Imagine if Pete Brock gave his thumbs up on a kit and it was marketed exclusively online or to select hobby stores (the ones that are left) and image a less expensive mass marketed version maybe without photoetch parts or the extras included in a premium version. I would not bet on it. ?

Very nice Gramps (coming from a diehard Ford guy). ?. Where can we petition the word SnakeFu to be in the next Webster's edition or in the scrabble dictionary? ?

The modern slot cars (Monograml) are very nice and there is some very nice 1/43 diecast and models but WHY oh WHY is 1/24 been ignored for so long by the US market? In steps Harold Bradford (HRM) who makes an amazing FULL resin kit ready to assemble. Is it expensive - yes - but less than the alternatives. Other than people on this board "in the know" it's not something you will find on the shelf of Walmart or even a Hobby store. As they used to say on Dream car garage - do you need a car like this? No - but do you want a car like this? ?

I bought this one I'm guessing in the 80's which may have been the last reissue. As you can see the marketing folks were targeting kids as they could have actually painted it blue and found some other wheels because the kits ones are hideous. Not until Gunze Sanyo came out with a decent kit (w/o and engine) and later on HRM and Hiro was there anything else out there. Do do you see the Lindberg kit on Ebay once in a while - sure - but is it worth more than say $25 - I would have to say not really as the price would be pretty crazy if you even find one.

Thanks Gramps. I had not thought of the Cougar II but that is another possibility for sure. Thanks for posting your build. It's amazing what you can make out of what most people would look at what's in the box and think it will never look respectable.

Thanks for the encouragement. I hope it goes together once I figure out the combination of this and that.

Somehow I knew you would say that. I will have to figure out how to hinge the front. With all the Cobras you have built have you tried to modify this old snap kit?

So here's an interesting project. As you can see I've gathered some "donor" cars and parts for a Daytona Coupe build. I am considered going with either the 427 or 289 diecast donor chassis (depending on which fits better and parts from the AMT 289 and/or Monogram427 kit plus some resin parts to replace the awful chassi of this Lindberg snap kit). Neither of the diecasts really have a Cobra front suspension (no coil springs or leaf spring). If I do not use one of the two diecasts it might get a Snakfu makeover as a side project. So why go through all this trouble? No good answer other than because I can I guess and the challenge of it all. The last photo shows what else I could be working on. The Eleanor has been started (not painted grey by the way) but most of the others are unbuilt (ncluding the the HRM Daytona Coupe and a HRM DragonSnake). Chime in if you think I am crazy and should just build something easier instead of the parts mish mash one of one creation.

Very nice paint. Is that the kit engine? That may ba a 390 or 428.. I know MPC and AMT incorrectly put Boss 429 engines in 71-73 Mustang kits. The last year for the Boss 429 was 1970 but I like your concept as I always thought putting the Shotgun engine in a larger Ford made more sense.

Looks like we have the same list. I have MPC/IMC/Testors/ Aurora GT40's as well. The race is on to build them is on. At one a month it would take me 24 months. ?

Very nice. Especially the Magstars and rear antennae. To answer Matt, my only issue with the kit is how the front and rear sections could have been designed better so as to not have a gap that needs to be filled in to look more realistic. I can post pictures if what I am saying makes no sense.

While going through some of my old 1/43 kits this caught my eye so I took a picture of one wheel. Made by Provence Moulage in the 80's or maybe 90's.

Thanks. I limit what I build (Mustangs, Cobras, GT40 and a few Panteras) but scale wise I have everything from 1/87 to 1/12. I still build some 1/43 kits but not very often.

Like many builders I have done some hoarding over the years. ?Not shown are about six more more including the Revell version which I have mostly used for transkits to include a Mirage, 66 Sebring roadster, the Thunder Valley 69 Lemans and CMA kit I recently finished. It will be interesting to compare the MENG to the Trumpeter kit. Needless to say neither one will be perfect but unless the Meng is really bad I am sure I will get one. After all - I bought the 1/16 Bandai kit off Ebay but did not pay a fortune.

One of my fastest builds ever. Okay - I cheated. This is a 1/43 Precision Miniatures pre-built model. The only thing I had to do was glue the windshield in and attach the mirror. Although that sounds easy I has to unscrew the model and glue it in from undeneath. To add some pizazz while doing an inventory of my unbuilt 1/43 models I found two 66 GT350 convertibles in pretty rough shape. I bought them "used" and both need to be repainted but when I saw the wheels I immediately thought they would look a lot better than the ugly hubcaps. So, here it is and I hope you all like it. As for cost, these kits were $20 unbuilt in the 1980's and these prebuilt ones were probably around $60. I bought this one on Ebay with a some others PM (Ferrari's, Porsches) prebuilt which I later resold on Ebay as I just wanted the Mustang and ended up paying very little after re-selling the other models.

Looks awesome. I am second guessing using the wide tires on my 1049 build. Are you getting decals from Fireball Modelworks? I hope to see some more builds (of GT40's) if you have any more kits. I have enough to last me many many months even with more unexpected free time.?

Great looking build. Someday I will finish my 70 Boss 302 T/A racer.

Car guy transformer.

I guess the correct term should be conversion kit as you are "converting" part of one model into another. Sometimes I start with a "complete" resin kit and add other resin or plastic parts. I'm not sure who started the "trans" kit trend but CMA and many others use that term. Anyway, keep us updated on your enhanced, semi scratch built and modified MK II. As for what holds the engine in, a lot of expoxy and super glue using the Fujumi or HRM part that the gearbox goes through. Adding the engine adds a lot of weight so it was hard to get it to stay in one place. Remember - the CMA transkits do not come with any engine - just a simplified gearbox using the Fujumi kit parts. No doubt I will encounter the same problem you are anticipating with my modified MK II I started on long ago that is similar to what you are doing now. I will be watching to see how you make hinges for the doors and rear deck. I added some photos on the yet to be determined MKII build and a diecast to give an idea of what I would like the engine compartment to resemble.

Yes, the MAMA's boys are home like the rest of us. ?. However, like many of us we have some unplanned extra bench time and are getting some of those old stalled projects going again (and stuff done around the house too). Thankfully Tim Sickle is keeping the newsletter going despite the loss of a friend and long time member Gary Sutherlin (see pic) who passed away a week ago (NOT from COVID-19). For a tribute to Gary see www.mamasboyz.org and the fabulous newsletter Tim has graced the club with for the last three plus decades. See everyone in September.