Radretireddad

Can’t wait to see the finished product. Post pics soon!

That’s a perfect base. Are you going to remove the window frames and make it a hardtop?

Great idea! Unless it’s the electric version.?

Those are truly amazing. What an incredible job you did with the accuracy. Are those all based on the craftsman kits?

One of my favorites is the Comet being raced in the UK in the pre ‘66 touring class at Goodwood.

Absolutely! This is another great historical idea!

No wonder you're so knowledgeable about these cars. That’s a fantastic job duplicating the rally car.

Just as cool. Thanks for posting the cool pic.

This looks like a road race version of that rally car.

I’ve got a feeling the future sales outlook for the Round2 craftsman ‘64 Comet is about to dim significantly.

An upcoming 1964 Comet kit is great news! The possible versions are numerous. Everything from an AFX cammer to a rally Monte Carlo stormer. Mavericks and same era Comets as well! We can now look forward to no longer being stuck with the scarce, outdated, non-stock, never to be reissued Johan tools! Even better! Other new pieces in the works! I’m a kid at Christmas again! Thanks so much to the crew at Moebius for all your hard work and dedication. You make this a fantastic time to be in the hobby.

Since I decided to save and OTB build the old MPC ‘72 lwb stepside kit I had originally planned to use for this camper, and since the test shots of the 4wd version of the new wrecker kit reveal all the 2wd suspension components and front wheels are included, I’m thinking the hopefully eventual release of a 2wd version of this kit would make a far better camper basis than any of the current and outdated 1/2 ton Round 2 Chevy offerings. If I’m patient, perhaps Moebius will also release a 2wd 1 ton version of their eagerly anticipated ‘67 thru ‘72 Chevy lineup.

That Starliner kit has an accurate FE dual quad setup including the lines and filters. Much better than the one in the ‘66 Fairlane kit.

Once I have this one, I’ll only need Round2 to repop the old ‘73/‘74 MPC annual to complete the Charger lineage in my collection.

Hitting the local cruise nights in my E-type.

This is Ozzie. Or more affectionately known as the Oz man. He became ours two years ago when the neighborhood cat distribution system selected us.

Yep!

I missed this one on the last go ‘round but I won’t this time.

This is my real life 1963 series 1 Jaguar E-type fixed head coupe that my father just handed on to me. He bought it in 1968 when I was only eight years old. It has a series 2 4.2 liter engine, trans and rear end in it that have only 5000 miles on them and it’s fed by the original series 1 triple SU carbs. For those who are unfamiliar with the Jaguar XK engines, it is an aluminum DOHC hemi head, iron block inline 6 cylinder with tri-power. Yes, it’s got a true hemi in it. My father disassembled it shortly after buying it and after transferring over the entire drivetrain out of a wrecked 1969 E-type, it sat as a collection of parts through the seventies, eighties and early nineties. My dad hung on to it through three moves and finally handed it over to a local Jag expert in the mid nineties to get it mechanically completed. He took it down to Mississippi with him when he retired in 1996 and finally completed the rest of the restoration himself. I got to spend time working on it with him and driving it during our twice yearly family visits. It started to sit after he became unable to drive it because of his age. My plans for it are to keep it clean and tuned and to keep enjoying the driving experience only an E-type can deliver. My dad, the most generous man who has ever lived, is still with us at 92 years young and looks forward to regular progress reports from me. Thanks for looking.

I love to see all the time and money put into restoring and preserving antique trucks. There’s a story behind every one of them and keeping these antique treasures around ensures that story will continue to be shared with well into the future.

The Revell kits are quite good and don’t look all that difficult to assemble. From what I’ve seen online, the rear window and band on the Revell targa certainly looks far better than the ill fitting Fujimi parts. Prices for early Fujimi kits are also getting pretty steep.

It looks like your paint skills are well tuned. The paint looks exquisite.

That’s my favorite sixties American road sofa. The first thing I remembered when I saw your build was the scent of the red leather interior we had in ours. Great build.

The Tamiya primer is the best anywhere but it dries in an egg shell finish and the paint you’re using is conforming itself to whatever is under it. I’ve found that’s a sign that your paint is properly thinned. A simple wet sand of the primer coat before you apply the color coat works well to eliminate most of the orange peel. If you want an absolute mirror finish, further wet sanding and compounding of the finished color and clear coats will be required.

I have the coupe and plan to get the targa. A U.S. cabrio would be the perfect completion to the series. Even though these kits are way better than the ancient Fujimi 911’s, the sheer variety of the Fujimi series is unmatched.