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Ive seen the restored car a few years ago and even in my own pics it looks red. But thought it was more of an orange. Ive got hundreds of pics and in every one the car looks red. except the 73 Duster it most definitely looks orange I did a spray out with a couple rattle cans today and none looked right.( far to red ) I'll keep looking for a better color match via rattle can

Well ? In some pictures it looks red ,,others it has an orange tint to it.

Dude, that is one fine looking model.

Thats a dang nice looking car. Love the body style / shape

With exception to one lone kit in my stash...ALL are fair game to glue and paint. I have a mint Barry Setzer Vega AA/ FC funnycar. That will remain mint in box as long as I'm breathing. (Its one of the kits i had back when new and wanted one for nostalgia reasons ) But. I have one already done. In my case. Plus a few builders should i feel the need to build another.

I did the future dip on an old annual glass. And was amazed at how well it looked once dry

I feel the same way. we all know they are planning an AFX car , just a matter of when . And its not like I need more shelf stock to keep me busy

MPC 1970 and 71 were shaker hood only. 1972 thru 1974 were flat hood only ( with optional glue on scoop ) like mentioned the more recent snap kit is flat ,,,but molded in

Pulled them out again this afternoon. The Commandos car has a very,, VERY light twist to it ( nothing some warm water will not fix ) The Leal car is near perfect.

just a few days ago. i got both the Commandos and Leal cars. the body on both is pretty nice , door seams are really nice.

Not sure if its just in the picture. or not. But it looks like the head light area should be deeper / recessed farther looks to flush with the outer grille mldg compared to a 1/1

NOW, we're talking. Once its done via print or resin. I,m very interested in seeing more

Thats not a GTX grille

Just as an FYI, Testors hemi orange is for exterior body color. NOT engine color ( and yes they are very different )

Thanks for bringing this up. I started a 1968 GTX conversion years ago. But every attempt at the grill ended up as trash fodder. I want to revisit this one someday and this post / link has renewed my interest to get back to it someday soon.

Sweeeeeeet

Planned? Yes, As to when ? No idea

Nice. Not much into show cars.......BUT.. I keep thinking i want to build one of these

Nice, I have one on my to do list. Hopefully sooner than later

Oh man that sucks. You hap[pen to know if the car was repaired or wrote off as a total loss ? I saw a picture just a couple years ago. Where a Superbird was involved in a front end collision. It hurt the nose cone pretty bad ( never did hear what happened to it afterwards if it got repaired or not )

On the 1/1 . the underhood box is all fiberglass. Only the air cleaner is metal The hood scoops were also fiberglass with exception to the chrome front edge mldg.,,,,, those were potmetal

Nice, Like how you actually did the black weatherstrip on the leading edge of the fenders like on the 1/1

The only clear pic I have of his Comet with the body up is the 1966 car ,,which is obviously a different chassis

I seem to remember reading from numerous sites. these Cougar kits are REALLY tough to build and will require quite a bit of patience on the builders part to get them done without hitting a wall . I have several ,,,, But NONE are beyond much more than simply opened the box Which brings up the question,,,,what chassis is in the kit. I have a Kenz/Leslie car handy and it sure looks like this

Merry Christmas to me. A few days ago the mail man dropped off a few goodies. For the builders that go well beyond the box contents. you NEED to get some of these carbs from Fireball Model works . Simple pictures do NOT do them justice. I picked up a couple sets as well as a few sets of the normal AVS carbs as well Original issue 1964 Dodge Polara convertible body. I have enough parts stashed away to make it 100% complete. This one now gives me 2 of them . I may try to use one as trade material to get a 1964 Fury convertible ,,,,, maybe