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After purchasing the New 1965 Mercury Comet from Moebius, I discovered a number of small but annoying mistakes in the tooling that I wanted to address. First off, I am Not knocking Moebius or the Kit. It is very well done, all said... and I do appreciate that they released this well needed Mercury kit to fill that missing link from the Older AMT Annuals. My intention is to suggest some options to making a better looking model. First, the Brake, Clutch and Gas pedals, Part 55 need some improvement. The gas pedal is way too long and the Brake/Clutch pedals too small and stubby. " I used the Revell 1968 Mustang pedals and cemented them to the back of the Moebius pedal mount part. They have the correct look and angle of the factory pedals. For the Gas pedal, I cut off approx. 1/8 inch from the top and kept the angle at the top of the pedal. I mounted it on the Floor pan next to the transmission tunnel. Most all US auto's had Floor Mounted Gas Pedals until the Late 1960's - Early 1970's. A second issue is the 289 Engine. The Exhaust Manifolds do not look correct, part's 130/131, very Tubular, Not Stock looking. I replaced them with 289 Manifolds from the AMT (Ohio George)1960 Falcon kit. You may also consider the AMT1966 Mustang or AMT1967 Shelby/Mustang kits for these parts. The Moebius Air cleaner is way too thin. I used the AMT 1966 Mustang Chrome Air Cleaner as well as the Stock Chrome Valve Covers from the AMT 1967 Shelby Kit. Moebius provides the Smooth 289 CU Valve Covers, But they are Not Plated. Only the Finned ones are. (See Photo of a 1965 Comet 289 with Chrome Air Cleaner and Stock Chrome Valve Covers) Next, I corrected the Fan by Bending the Blades slightly to get an angle like 40 degrees or so, the Kit Blades are Flat, (No Air moving here) ! Finally, I replaced the Distributor from the AMT 1960 Falcon V8. I cut down between the base and cap and sanded about 1/16th in. off the cap part, then re joined the parts. This way it will clear the Air Cleaner with no problems. I also used the Carburetor from the 67 Mustang/Shelby kit. Last, I sanded off about 1/16 In from the Alternator Shaft cover on the Alternator part. This is over exaggerated and needs to be just a stub. Well that's it so far, I will post additional Info as I make progress on the kit. I have picked MCW 1965 Ford " Silver Smoke Gray", Mercury Pearl Gray Poly) with Testor's " Italian Red" interior with a Darker Red Carpet color, " Testor's Flame Red" for my Model. Please post your Progress, ideas for detailing this kit or any issues you may have encountered. Happy Modeling ! Jan 21, More progress today, I added a Blower motor from an old AMT Ford Starter, cut the front off and cemented to the Firewall Heater Box. Also I carefully Cut slots out in the edges of the Firewall so that the Hood can open, using the Kit Hood Hinges. Also Added a spacer to the top of the Four Barrel Carb so that the AMT 66 Mustang Air Cleaner would clear the Distributor slightly and Test fitted the Air Cleaner to confirm that the Hood would Close completely when added.