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Yes, a '80-'81 "rainbow" would be really cool. Oddest factory color combo I ever seen in person, on a Z was a '78-'79 in that light puke green with the green stripes. Kinda revolting and fascinating at the same time.

This kit. I don't make statements like that unless I'm positive. 😉

Bill, keep on mind that Wimbledon White is not a bright white, but more of a creamy color. I understand Tamiya "racing white" is pretty close. I have a can and it looks a bit darker to me. If [when] I do something in Wimbledon white I plan to try mixing it 50/50 with pure white but that's just me.

Added the body side trim. Should look a lot better once cleaned up and some primer shot on it. Also did a bit of work modifying the old grille.

F&F was a resin casting company, not a 3-D printing company. No files, resin cast product from molds.

Ron, Am I missing something here or did you just reply to your own post ? 🤨

Wouldn't they be the same as the ones in the Revell '68 Charger kit?

Um, yea, I'm not gonna bother reading all that, Mike. I was just trying to state that I was just asking about the hood because Steve mentioned the wheels and tires but not the hood in his post. Simple as that. If I had seen that you had asked the same question right before I did I wouldn't have bothered making a post at all as you are obviously much better versed in these cars and know more about them then I've ever wanted to know.

" However, if we keep accepting these mistakes, they will never improve." Yea, I've been hearing that like for , what, 40 or 50 years now. 🤨😁

"the stock ‘80-‘81 style hood will be the most difficult part to duplicate" Not for me. I have an old '80 rebuilder in the stash and a fully built '81. I also have almost full supply of resin and latex to make a mold and cast as many as I need from either hood I have so I'm good. Just wondering as he didn't mention the hood but did mention the stock wheels and tires.

How about the '80/'81 hood, Steve? The hood in the "Pro Street" box art version of the kit is the '78/'79 style.

Maybe we should do a build-off with this kit. , , , But it should be open for more then 2 days. 😉 This was one of the first "adult" car kits I "built" when I was 7 or 8. , , some others were ,, IMC Mustang Mach II loads of early '70s MPC annuals some Monogram show rods and MPC Zingers, A little bit of everything , you get the idea. I bet a lot of you [most?]could put up a very similar list. Not many of them ever actually got finished and a lot not even painted. But you know what? I never even cared. I was happy, it kept me entertained and I never gave up with the hobby. None of us would be here on this board if it wasn't for those old "unbuildable" kits of our youth that never got finished and/or ended up in the trash of against the wall.

The outer side of each tail light is slightly longer on the outside then it is on the inside towards the tail gate. Maybe he got them mixed up side to side, didn't know the difference and tried to get them to line up, which they never would being reversed.

That ,I do believe is an original AMT '66 Mustang annual hardtop/convertible. https://public.fotki.com/drasticplasticsmcc/mkiba-build-under-c/amt-instructions/automotive-cars--pi/ford/1961-1970/amt-1966-mustang-co/

Bill, let me take a look, I may have a set of used ones but I'm not sure I still have them. If I do, no problem with shipping. I'm in Fredericton N.B. so it shouldn't ne too bad. Sorry Bill. Just checked, no joy.

LOL, I was kinda wondering why you were having 4 Javelin front bumpers plated. 😉

Not the same Steve, but, Spotlight Hobbies now offers a plating service. IIRC, a rack like in Steve's pic above would be $35 plus shipping. That is about what I paid the last few times I sent racks to LMKC for plating. IIRC, Steve uses Kustom Khrome. Not sure if they're still in business but I'd imagine Steve will fill us in about that.

Taken in 2009

Super job, Tom. Nice to see one with the windshield pillars foiled correctly.😉 I owned a '76 coupe with the Landau trim when I was 19. Great drive-in movie car. 😈

Yup, the AMT '34 Ford street rod kit.

Chassis is ready to go except for the shocks. I know it looks severely low with the bodywork on but rest assured the ride height and wheel travel would be more than adequate for a few quick laps around a track or a spirited drive on a winding road. Here's a look at my scratch made rack and steering linkage.

It's a '69. The front bumper and fenders are quite a bit different then a '70.

Built this one from an old Junker right around the time Lindberg reissued it. It wasn't so easy to find back then as it was out of circulation for over 20 years. That was almost 20 years ago, now have 3 more unbuilt in the stash.

I've never really been a fan of the '56s but yours looks great. Love the colors and the Cragars. 👍

Yea, I forgot about the parts count. Too bad as the could easily just put the grille and suspension from the upcoming Jimmy in there and market it as Jethro Gibb's GMC 4X4 truck from the new NCIS spinoff. 😁