Radretireddad

I too, eagerly await collecting all three, however, I wonder if we’re entering a phase where it is no longer profitable for kit manufacturers to tool up complete, fully detailed kits of subjects that have not yet been kitted or versions of existing subjects that would require a substantial redesign of the tooling.

That’s obviously not a Mach 1 and the test shots at the top of the thread match it so if they don’t have the licensing rights to use the movie in their product line they could still offer it as a simple ‘73 sports roof and let us modelers make the choice. Since the optional 351 CJ was a Cleveland variant, that’s most likely what’s going to be in this kit. A ‘73 Mach 1 version would only require the ram air hood and taillight panel from the 71 Mach 1 kit with a correct decal sheet. I have a shotgun powered road race/land speed version in mind using parts from all the old 90’s nascar kits I still have.

I have one of my ‘67 kits mocked up OTB with some pretty wide Eagle GSC’s on the front and I don’t really have any issues with the fit. I also noticed the headlight diameter issue and I’ll probably address it by enlarging the headlight openings using the reflectors and lenses from a ‘67 Shelby GT 350 kit I’m using on another bash.

Very nice builds! The problem with the front wheels being out to far is because the front half of the body on the ‘66 is considerably narrower than on the ‘67. This is still only the mock-up stage so I’ll correct it when I finally finish the build which may not be until I can afford to buy two of the current ‘66 GT fastback and another ‘67 kit. One to bash and another for the GT parts for this one.

Sweet! Still no mention of which version but the parts in the test shots definitely indicate a standard sports roof non Mach or boss.

Where do you see the ‘73 Mustang?

The reason I post things like this here is to inspire my fellow hobbyists and share in the enjoyment. Thanks for looking and post pics when you get to it.👊🤠

Thanks Gregory. I’m not in the habit of mixing modern wheels with classic bodies but in this application I think they look quite nice together. I haven’t decided on a final color combination yet but for the final build I’m probably going to paint the wheel centers gloss black and leave the rims polished.

I think the body and interior of the ancient AMT 1966 mustang notchback kit still look good but the hopelessly outdated chassis and engine clearly need to go. I fixed just that on mine by swapping in the most logical modern alternative parts from the AMT 1967 mustang. Mods to the 1966 body involve removing the mounting tabs from both the front and rear lower valances and from the front bumper. I did not remove the tabs from the rear bumper because I found they served to perfectly set the depth of the ‘67 chassis in the ‘66 body. Mods to the 67 chassis require carefully cutting out the inner fenders in one piece from the donor ‘67 body, gluing them onto the ‘67 chassis then notching the upper mounting flanges in the four places shown. Next I cut out the trans and driveshaft tunnel. To accommodate the differences in the front overhangs, I shortened the front of the chassis by sawing off everything forward of the strut rod mounts. To do the same on the rear I sawed off everything aft of the fuel tank and leaf spring mounts and that’s pretty much it. As you can see the body and new chassis fit together amazingly well. The only out of place detail I can detect for a ‘66 is the distance between the inner front spring towers is wider on the ‘67 to accommodate the optional 390. I assembled the ‘67 kit suspension OTB and added a set of old MPC solid Polyglas GT’s mounted on the American Racing 5 spokes from IIRC the old 1957 Chevy stepside kit. The same swap should work on the current AMT ‘66 fastback as well seeing as how it uses the same crappy chassis and engine but includes all the correct GT package parts along with a really good decal sheet and tires which I would just love to add to this build. Thanks for checking in.

Hey gang, I am in need of one stock steel outer wheel from the original factory stock AMT Starliner kit not the street machine kit. I’d like the rear but a front will do. Thanks, Brian

That’s absolutely exquisite!

The most wonderful aspect of our hobby is we each get to determine what that is for ourselves and still enjoy each others efforts. If it were any other way, it wouldn’t be a hobby.

Thats great news. I have an extra ‘53 kit that I’ve been using for parts and now I can build another version with what’s left.

Tamiya clear acrylic colors work well.

That’s how I’m doing mine. The fenders openings are ridiculously large on those kits. Yours looks just right.

I’m a fan of the HPI guys channel for his kit unboxings. Chris gets all the newly released kits first and does a better job of presenting the kit contents in an entertaining and informative way than anyone else I’ve seen. Like many of you however, I don’t watch his builds because I can’t stand seeing sloppy, rushed work but I completely understand why Chris builds that way. I know I wouldn’t want to have to do as many builds as he does on that tight of a timeframe so I won’t fault him for it. On the other hand I don’t watch guys like A4 garage either because he’s way over the top for someone like me. His work is top tier stunning, but he puts the same amount of time and effort into one build that most of us put into three. It’s not that I couldn’t build to that level if I strived to, it’s just that it’s way, way more time than I want to spend on a single build. I’ve watched a few YouTube modelers since getting back into the hobby two years ago mainly to relearn techniques and to get up to speed on current hobby products. In the two years I’ve been back, I’ve happily perfected the skills and techniques that work perfectly for the level of building I’ve determined I want to build to and I’d be quite happy to pass along what I’ve learned to anyone who is looking to share in our enjoyment of the hobby. I’ll never submit any of my builds to contest judges because in the end, the only one my builds have to impress is me. Happy modeling everyone.

Now there’s an interesting theme I wasn’t expecting to see when I clicked on this topic! Very, very imaginative.

Your build brings back memories of the 6 cylinder 70’s D100 flight line trucks I drove when I was in the Air Force. Great job as always.

That’s a very impressive paint job you did. The createx gold base looks great. I have some I haven’t tried yet so I’m happy to see you got such great results with it. Thanks for sharing.

I’m in the process of collecting all the specialized tune up tools for my lovely lady. When the weather breaks, I’ll be tuning, adjusting and tweaking everything on her to a perfect pitch. I still have a few perplexing electrical gremlins that need exorcising and after that I plan on tackling as many seal and gasket replacements as I can. My goal is to get her drive-me-anywhere bulletproof.

Classic V12 Jags get an undeserved bad rap and I’d love to own one. Check out Adam at living with a classic on YouTube for a wealth of knowledge and experience on keeping classic Jags on the road.

My family truckster is a 2015 Ford Flex SEL with 150,000 miles on it that I just paid off. My fair weather only cruiser is this lovely lady.

The turn signal lenses for the ‘73 are included on the clear sprue in both ‘71 kits so I imagine it’s only a matter of time. Hopefully this year! 🤞🤞🤞

Thanks Gary. Think what you will about them but I think they remain a legitimate chapter in American hot rodding that deserves to be chronicled in scale. I’m really glad I grabbed all of them when they were out.

Yeah, I needed a break from the usual subjects. Thanks Keith!