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OK Dann, the Hase Miura P400 SV kit showed up -red plastic and all. Great kit and the engine detail looks like it could be done up quite well - but the rear cover doesn't open (?) At least on the kit I have ,what about yours?

Thanks for the link. I will look at sketchup and see what they offer.

Learning how to use and eventually create 3D print files is definitely something I want to do. Any good resources you have would be welcome. I did find this file of a Grifo on TurboSquid. It looks really good, but how do I know if its printable?

I definitely have one (or two) if you're still looking. Send a PM The premise of the OP is definitely a good one - a way to get wanted subjects out and then have the 'serious' modeler do it a a full detail if they so desire. The concept works best with vehicles from the Detroit era of shared chassis/drivelines. Revell kinda just did this with the new '69 Boss.

The production version has long been on my list of holy grail, especially the early twin-headlamp version. I had the matchbox car as a kid and have lusted after it ever since.

I cant agree more on the wonky front end on the variations of the '70. Every show I'm at I take more and more pics to see if I can figure out how to fix it. There are two things that I also noticed. One is the size and shape of the false inlets on either side of the headlamps. The other is looking from overhead it appears the 'face' of that area curves, where it should be more flat. Take a look and see what you think. I'm definitely glad they finally fixed the front of the '69, so one or two more Mustangs are coming to the stash.

A designer from Sweden, Bo Zolland, was the source of the design for the resurrected TransAm name. This is his take on the front and rear.

Excellent body lines ! Where did the wire rims come from???? I need at least two sets of those.

The closest thing I have ever seen to this is a 1/24 scale slot car body (yes really) of the SEL 6.8 AMG racing car complete with fender flares. I seem to recall it running in rally back in the early 70's. Not cheap at near 90E, but check out Area71 Slotcars on Facebook.

Dann, post away with the pics when you get a chance. I would love to see what 'cha get with that one. It might save me from having to convert a Silhouette like I planned. btw - I'm stealing your blue over gray scheme for a highly modified Dodge Magnum I have been working on.

I seem to recall when the EM series really got going, the Miura was on the list of planned releases, but they never got past the (mostly) Porsches and Ferrari's. That is the only Urraco kit I know of, but they dont show up much and LS quality can be spotty. How's it look?

Dann, you certainly have my interest with this one (along with the DB5). The Miura has been one of my all time favorite cars - the styling is still great after 50 years. I hoped that Fujimi would release it in their EM series, but I guess it wasnt to be. So the Hasegawa kit is now on its way. I will be interested to see how the engine bay detail compares to the 'Tilt' kit of the Jota, which I thought was pretty good. (so why did I trade to Kennyboy???) Now if I could just find that Urraco.....

Those honeycomb grilles are fantastic! I am definitely interested in at least one of each. The M1 and Tii sets also have a need for. How can I order these?

Agreed also. Discussions I've had with other interested modelers also brought up the idea that this could be a business for the LHS take on. I remember when (decades ago) R/C was becoming popular. The local shop was one of the places you went to to get up and running (flying) and keep things working. They had the people that had the knowledge and they had the parts needed. Perhaps now the LHS could get in the business of printing for people that cant or dont want to take on 3D printing themselves. Obviously it requires investment in quality equipment and having the people capable of doing it, but it could be a good source of revenue.

My opinion has been 3D printing will be/can be a huge plus for the hobby. Parts that cant be produced accurately in regular IM kits can be obtained through specialist suppliers. Specific trim items that were never kitted, and likely never will be, can be produced. Entire car bodies can be done for almost any subject. The capability of offering the same item in almost any scale is also a big plus. But..there is already a fly in the ointment. Apparently Shapeways - the biggest current producer - is not happy with handling all the tiny little pieces that modelers want. They (supposedly) have big price increases or limits coming on how small a single item can be. 3D Model Specialties, one of the biggest vendors there with over 1100 pieces, had plans to shut down or cut back his site as it exists. Negotiations are on going so we'll see what happens.

It is looking good for sure! My dad had one of these - '77 in the dark brown with pumpkin orange interior. Drove it to my first high school prom. oh the fond memories.

Man...no nearby RiteAid OR Ollies...I'm sure missing the chance at some good stuff. Those do look really good. Did you check to see what they scaled out to? I'm always curious now that they have that 1/27-1/24 listing, and if I can swap parts with other kits.

Absolutely fantastic stuff Bill! This is where I think 3D printing can do some great things for the hobby. Thanks also for listing the diameter and width. It matters to me more that they fit the tires I plan to use. And x2 on the Ford Thunderbird wire wheels - I've got a custom '62 project that can use a set. Another project suggestion is the Michelin XWX tires. They were the thing to have starting in the late 60's and other than the Fujimi EM kits, good ones don't exist in kits of cars from that era.

I would love to know Russian also, to get the details on all the work he did. It looks like he even had new (more detailed) wheels 3D printed.

Did those wheels come with the kit, or was that a parts box item?

Don't think I've ever seen this diecast, but they seem to get some interesting stuff. I am a bit curious about the scale "1/24-1/27" Does that mean some parts are once scale and some are the other, or they just couldn't decide? It would be nice if they just made them in 24th scale like (most of) the boxes say. I do recall seeing the series 1 Capri as a kit, but not the Otaki onw shown. I wonder if they did a street version also?

Will do ( I have to find them first). They're both the 1/24 Airfix release.

Excellent ! The brown is a great color also, very suited to the design. I have been a long-time fan of Giugiaro, whether its straight lines or curves, his designs have been some of my favorites. Its too bad some of his best work has never been kitted properly. Now that I think about it I might, I might have one or two in the stash and should do something with them.

Definitely....gotta love topless Italians

The style in the top picture is available from Pegasus (try your local hobby shop first) or their site pegaushobbies.net. The bottom style is available on Shapeways.com through Maple Leaf Modelworks.