Fat Brian

That's better than that kit has any right to look, amazing work.

I slapped this together from leftover parts from an upcoming 67 Shelby GT500 build. Its built in "day 2" style, maybe somebody pulled some strings or was buddies with the local Ford dealer and got a 65 K-code engine installed in an early production 66 Fairlane. I filled the GT hood vents and added wheel lip moldings and ones behind the rear wheels to complete the 500XL trim. I also added a wood rim steering wheel. The 67 Shelby donated its 289 and Magstar wheels. I also raised the upper edge of the roof to look more correct. I cut 2.5mm out of the front edge of the roof the added a 1mm strip back and shaped it into the top window trim. It looks better but the windshield is pretty distorted in that area.

I second the white primer.

If you don't have any particular attachment to the AMT kit the Revell kit is superior in just about every way. There was an SS 396 version out very recently and should be relatively easy to find. That kit, the Yenko, COPO, and Baldwin Motion versions all have big blocks. Most of the difference is in the wheels and hoods though there are a few other things. Most if not every version of this comes with both grilles. Here is pic of the SS 396 box art.

You shouldn't even have to remove it, the stock grille just sits in front of it.

Can you try to heat that lower portion and use the stock grille insert to open the hole to where it needs to be? As long as the body isn't twisted lengthwise the grille area looks fixable.

This thread has what the distributor expects to have in the next few months for AMT/MPC. There should be something similar for Revell soon. https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/203358-round-2-announcements-as-of-91225-from-stevens-intl/

I'm looking for the front and rear spoilers from the Revell 71 Boss Mustang kit. I've got plenty to trade.

I understand not wanting to lose control of your designs. Charles would be a great custodian of you're work until you find something permanent, everything I've gotten from him is of the highest quality.

Based on the 69 Cougar it will have all the normal parts plus some big wheels and maybe some Hotwheels style engine dress up parts. It probably won't have any stock decals though.

That's a good kit to learn on, plenty of foil work and odd shapes. If you can make that one look good there aren't many others that will give you trouble.

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I noticed that too, along with the Stranger Things Camaro not having chrome. I hope this isn't cost cutting from Revell.

I might be mistaken but don't those kits have the V903 in them?

I would go with the lighter shade of yellow, Camel Yellow is almost orange. There's another color, I want to say TS16 maybe, thats closer. This is the lighter color.