Fat Brian

My plan for one of these is to use he front suspension piece for a Monogram 64 GTO or 70 GSX. You could even add a set of spare upper A arms from something. Its not 100% correct but will look pretty factory and since it's one piece it should be easy to get to sit level.

The worst part about the Orange Crate chassis is that it's chrome. You can't fix the mold lines, of which there are many, without ruining the chrome. You also have to clean up all the mounting points on the very fragile parts. When I attempt this kit again I'm going to strip all the chrome and once it's complete hit it with a "chrome" spray or pen.

I think sometimes flat clear on the inside of the windshield could do he job, especially if you can airbrush it. I would put it on the inside since when that happens on a real car the glass is still shiny because the cloudiness is between the layers, not on the surface.

That's cool, I might have to try this.

This is correct, every outlet downstream of a GFCI outlet will be protected by it.

I was going to say, that's not a factory color but the Boss gets what he wants.

Member here Camaro69 had a lot of Dodge stuff on Shapeways, I don't know if he has come up with a solution since they closed down but he may respond to a message.

I would love to know more details of the 73 Mustang. I could use a full set of silver Mach 1 stripes.

Huh, I saw the length as 197 and change, BMW out then.

The Galaxie and an 80s Caprice are both too long but the 733 would be closer. I wonder if it's a car fom the new season we haven't sent yet.

"Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them."

I wonder if wet sanding would help? That should keep he dust to about zero.

The transmission might be an even more baffling choice than the engine. The Cobra could be had with a four speed and nothing changed in areas related to the transmission. Everything about the Talladega screams "we're only building enough of these to get them sanctioned" and with only 750 built the about did.

The venerable 34 Ford pickup has a set of wire wheels, not exactly correct but possibly good enough.

Yes, the kit is very nice other than the one issue with the axle I mentioned. I honestly wish they had made a kit of a different car his nice. The Talladega is an odd duck without many opportunities for customizing, another Ford would have been welcome. Even a Torino Cobra this year would have been much better.

That's the reason that makes the most sense to me, the Mustang is supposed to be the top dog performance wise so they didn't want another platform to get the hot new engine.

Yes, preferably on something super smooth like a large piece of glass.

You can use a metal ruler as a straight edge, turn it over or remove the little cork grippy pad so it lays flat on the decal sheet. A French curve will help with curved areas.

The front inner fenders are made on to the body on the Revell kits so you would have to remove them to use the chassis in the Coronet.

Yeah, I don't understand the logic there. It's not like the 429 fit easily and cheaply in the Mustang over the Torino. It seems like selling the Talladega with the 429 would have been an attractive package for the race teams too, getting the new body and engine together.

I had some extra parts laying around and decided to do something Ford didn't. For whatever reason Ford decided to homologate their 1969 NASCAR car and engine separately, with the Boss 429 only available in Mustangs and the Talladega using the 428 CJ. The 429 actually fits pretty good in the Torino, I had to take little out of the rear side on the oil sump bit that was about it to the motor. The biggest modification was to the body, the way the battery tray and washer fluid bottle are molded there wasn't enough room for the fan belt. I under cut the battery and washer bottle and extended to inner fenders more like the actual car would be and everything is happy now. I added the bucket seats and console from the Mustang since the Boss engine has a 4 speed and also the spoiler. The Boss hood scoop doesn't work with the Torino hood so I used the scoop from the 70 Mach 1 kit that was also available on Torinos. This is a great kit but there is one issue I found. When installed the way its molded the center section of the rear axle is upside down once you attach it to the springs. You need to cut the mounting pins off and flip it over then it will be oriented correctly. I built this as a "day 2" car with aftermarket wheels and an open element in cleaner.

The Revell or AMT K100 kits would be another good choice, they wouldn't be brand new by the late 80s but would still be within their expected work life. Same with the International 4300, especially if you swapped the engine for something that lasted a bit longer.

The transformation of the Hasegawa kit into the Revell kit is pretty much done. The bottom half of the engine is installed and about as much of an exhaust system as I can fit. A quick rinse and it will be ready for primer.

Bullnose Fords have to be my favorite. I grew up in an 84, it was the first new vehicle my dad ever bought. Another personal favorite is squarebody Chevys. I've had an 85 GMC pickup and an 88 GMC Suburban over the years.

I got the van up on its wheels, kind of a proof of concept and making sure it wasn't secretly a tripod. Next is to get the bottom part of the Porsche engine installed. The rear chassis mount is on the access door the engine compartment so this one will probably stay curbside but I will add as much detail as I can to the bottom side of the engine.