Maindrian Pace

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I've seen just the center scoop used from the roof overlay, and that looks nice, kinda '59 Impala-ish. I think that tip may have even been in the original 1961 Styline instruction sheet under "Advanced custom tips from the pros", or some such.

I thought that Tamiya was synthetic lacquer. In any case, it's formulated for styrene, not as hot as standard lacquers.

Really nice job, I like how the exhaust snakes in and out of the floor pans. Looks like a design feature from a high-dollar shop built hot rod.

Looks fantastic, I bet nobody else ever thought about building a '67 LTD but they were great looking cars.

Acrylic lacquer - might work well over a good primer, but otherwise likely will craze styrene.

Paper?! That truck? There are no words...

Yes, the AAM is based on the Monogram 1:24 kits, this body is a Greg Wann Master Caster based on the 1:25 2013 issue Revell LX.

The resin body corrects a number of areas on the Revell body, the roof height being the biggest. The rear bumper also sticks out too far, the trunk lid is too boxy and doesn't have the subtle rounded down corners or the lip on the trailing edge, the rocker moldings are incorrect as the real car didn't have them, and the rear wheel wells were stretched for slicks. The lock cylinders were also relocated, among other smaller things. I built mine as a replica of my 1:1 car. Another builder here built both the kit and the resin body, showing the main differences. Apologies, but I don't remember who it is:

I just now found this thread, and was going to comment on the grille shell height, since you asked for comments or criticisms. But it has been brought up and fixed, and now that car is just about perfect. I'd love to have one just like it in 1:1.

The CV looks better than ever, great job on the wheel opening size and shape, and the slope of the C pillar. Already super-accurate.

Wow. Totally geeking out on all the details on this, I'll come back later and will certainly notice a whole other model's worth.

Interior looks terrific, a great preview for how the rest of the car will turn out.

Interior looks terrific, a great preview for how the rest of the car will turn out.

Near mint, said V6 on the fenders.

A(nother) great trade with vintagedragcrazy, thanks Vince! -Mike

Great weathering, love the oil stain at the bottom of the rear end cover - I've never seen a 1:1 that didn't have that.

The body already looks loads better than what comes out of the box. Nice work on the filler panels too.

Very nice build, this one attends our Saturday car show regularly:

Happy SCJ day.

Beautiful job, I especially like your brush painted burled walnut dash. My only criticism of the kit is that it is a curbside with no engine, which would have been nice to have.

Exceptional! Just the type of build I was hoping to see with the new Moebius Cyclone. 10.5/10.

Mike's right on. The AMT bodies are better, not absolutely perfect, but those guys back in the '60s sure knew how to capture the feel of the cars in a way that seems less common today. The headlight rings on the AMT grille are too deep and need to be trimmed down a bit, but almost nobody does that. The tulip panel (between the trunk and rear window) on the Trumpeter is not right; the panel curves up at the front to meet the rear window opening on the 1:1, while the Trumpeter just forms a sharp angle in that area, making the panel to window transition a bit clunky looking. Looks like an easy fix to me. The Trumpeter has the advantage of being reasonably cheap and available, and the slightly bigger/wider size works to your advantage with the 1:24 Monogram Mustang chassis as the Trumpeter claims a 1:25 size, but is really a little bigger - though not as big as a true 1:24. Call it 1:24.5. One thing you may find is that the wheel tubs on the Monogram chassis are a bit shallow, and you may elect to minitub them and narrow the rear end a bit so you can fit wider tires, the T/A Falcons ran some pretty big meats back there.

The Ranchero body is about the same, too blocky down low and the roof appears to be a little too low in the front, as though it's been angle chopped - so some massaging will have to take place there as well. It's got other problems, like a concave grill where the '65 is more convex, gas filler caps on both sides of the bed, and taillights a little too far inboard, nothing really major. I own a 1:1 Ranchero, as well as a '64 Sprint HT, so I've got some decent reference material on hand.

Very nice, the Mustang chassis is a great fit. I'll keep this in mind for my eventual Trumpeter Ranchero build. Ironically, I did this same chassis swap from a Shelby GT350R into a '64 Falcon - in 1:18 scale. A few filler panels here and there, a slight wheelbase adjustment...