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I received a message from Thatz4U, he had a 69 Scrambler kit that he thought would be helpful with my build. While we were trying to work out a trade, I started searching through my stash of kits to find something to trade and I found, I already had one. Turns out Thatz4U was right, the wheelbase is good, the width is dead on, I can transfer the engine bay, the engine block doesn’t have the axle hole in the block, and it comes with a Dana 60 rear axle. The interior is to narrow, but the door panels are very close to the Hornets.

So excited to get this in the mail today!!!!

I love this, so cool. Can’t wait to see the progress.

I’m curious, I like where this is headed. I’m fallowing.

Very nice build.

Very cool and very well done!

Very nice work!

Wow that’s beautiful!

I’m finally getting back to this build, interior is done. Most of the chrome trim is done, the chassis, and body are screwed together. I have to finish some of the details.

Welcome to the club Jeff, I to used to not even start projects because my skills wouldn’t do the kit justice. I kept thinking when my skills got better I would build them. What I ended up with is 700 unbuilt kits, collected over the last 40 years, and only 28 built kits in my display case. I hurt my hand a year ago and loss some use of my right pointer finger( I’m right handed) and realized then that if I didn’t start building them, I may never get to. This year I have built 8 models, their not perfect, but I really am enjoying looking at them in the display case! I enjoyed doing the builds much more, it’s no longer stressful, but stress releasing. My goal is to finish two more this year, but if it doesn’t happen, it’s still the best year I’ve had in a long time.

Paint is beautiful! It really pops!

Excellent work, my kind of build, a lot of plastic modifications!

I love this! What kit/ kits did you use to build this? Can I get some details?

Very well done, great detail!

Wow Joe, your really close on this one, any updates? It’s looking great !

I don’t see many of these finished, let alone looking as real as yours, very well done,

I would get in the floor and play with that for hours, very cool!

Thanks everyone

That looks very nice, I personally like these Polar Light kits. They build up nicely even if they don’t fall together. Great work!

Very nice

Those are looking great, at least one of these are on my build list !

They both look great

Wow small world! I went to Kennard, and yes I remember the Ford in Sinclair’s front window. Thanks for the compliment, I’m just a plastic hack, hobbling stuff together.

Small update as I’m still in the parts gathering mode. I searched through my stash of kits for a suitable donor kit. I tried the AMT 67 Mustang, too narrow. I tried AMTs 66 Fairlane, the Revell 64 T bolt kit, and the Revell Mustang Boss 302 kit, The mid size Fords rear over hang and fuel tanks needed too muck work. I looked at the Mobius Comet A/FX kit but the front suspension is too raised. I think I’m going to try The Revell 1/24 Shelby Mustang kit. The wheelbase is very close, it has a short rear overhang and the width is dead on. I took the Hornet hood and placed it on the Mustang and the fender aprons and firewall look like a good fit. I’ll be using Slixx decals, their Shahan’s Dodge Dart, and maybe some from the Wally Booth decal sheet.

Too funny, the older we get, the less inhibition we have, what was once embarrassing is somehow now a right of passage.