kevin Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Kevin The question is; do people need a complete body copy of the original MPC '70 Cougar (hardtop or convertible) or do they just want a '70 Cougar. There are millions (or it seems like it) of AMT '69 Cougar kits to be had. Some from Round2 this year and more from the secondary seller market. So, the basic '69/'70 Cougar is easily available. Wouldn't it satisfy the need by making just hood, hood chrome, front and rear bumpers plus the red tail lights. The basic AMT kit has everything else. Just a thought. An interesting thought, i think the hood fits...i dont know about the bumpers...amt & mpc are different maybe when i get a chance i can see what fits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfhess Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 The MPC Cougar rear bumper fits the AMT body well enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 I have just looked at many pictures of 1969 and 1970 Cougars. It appears that only the front bumper and hood are different. Even the fenders look the same. If there are differences, I can't see them. I use to have the MPC 69 and 70 kits. It didn't look like they changed more than the hood and bumpers. Even the big Mercs had hardly any differences between a 69 and 70; grille and tail lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfhess Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 (edited) The front fenders on the 69 and 70 Cougars were pretty much alike, aside from the side marker hole being larger on the 70. The main difference in front appearance aside from the hood, bumper (+gravel panel) and grillework, was in the fender extensions. On the 69 the extension comes to a point with the bumper, while the 70 extension is more blunt. Also the taillight grilles were different, 69 were evenly spaced while the 70s were not. This was not changed for the MPC 70 kits. I would post pictures but for some reason I am unable to. BTW I have one of Kevin's AMT 69 Mustang repop bodies I recently acquired. It's a really nice piece. Edited March 20, 2015 by sfhess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share Posted March 23, 2015 (edited) Looking at a couple of revell body shells has spawned another 'hmmmmm'...   ...especially if the new front end on order is as good as it looks   mike Edited August 22, 2017 by mk11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Good info. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 Looking at a couple of revell body shells has spawned another 'hmmmmm'... ...especially if the new front end on order is as good as it looks mike The 69/70 Shelby fenders are different from the "stock" 69 and 70 Mustang so I'm not sure where you' going with this. I had contemplated doing a stock 69 or 70 convertible but that idea was discussed in detail in another post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted March 24, 2015 Author Share Posted March 24, 2015 (edited) Does anyone have a link to that post about the convertibles ? Anyways, with the saws, glue, putty, files and imagination that most of us possess, those fenders aren't much of an obstacle mike Edited April 1, 2015 by mk11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) I would have to say the AMT body looks the best. I agree. No matter whether it's accurate or not, it's the best looking of the bunch. When was it last released? Edited April 1, 2015 by Junkman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I'm still surprised by the MPC version. It's no where near as bad as everybody says it is. The front end on the Revell kit.... That's another story. Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 (edited) Does anyone have a link to that post about the convertibles ? Anyways, with the saws, glue, putty, files and imagination that most of us possess, those fenders aren't much of an obstacle mike Sorry - that was on a thread on that other Car model magazine website. I think the conclusion was it was too much work to make a stock ragtop. Too bad this 69 Revell kit was never reissued. Edited April 1, 2015 by vamach1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I agree. No matter whether it's accurate or not, it's the best looking of the bunch. When was it last released? 1969. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 That Revell 1969 Mustang was converted into a 1970. After that, it became a funny car. Any body know if the tool is still around? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monty Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 That Revell 1969 Mustang was converted into a 1970. After that, it became a funny car. Any body know if the tool is still around? I thought that was what happened to the original AMT '69 Mustang. Converted to a '70, then the body was used for the Mach Won kit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Monty, I believe you are correct about the AMT Mustang too. After Mach Won, never seen again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 (edited) Here's some box art... Â Â Â ...so where does this fit the narrative ? Â mike Edited September 25, 2018 by mk11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Is the Russ Davis the same as the Mach Won kit? One is a '70 and the other appears to be a '69 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 (edited) The Mach Won body appears to be near stock length but the other one... Â Â Â Â mike Edited August 20, 2017 by mk11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted April 3, 2015 Share Posted April 3, 2015 Think they made a new tool, or ruined the '70? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk11 Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 (edited) No doubt the answer is somewhere in Mr Coulter's new book...    mike Edited September 5, 2017 by mk11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unclescott58 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 (edited) No doubt the answer is somewhere in Mr Coulter's new book... (pic credit to Mr Redmond) mike I'd love to see this book! Scott Edited April 11, 2015 by unclescott58 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I ordered the book through Amazon today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim boyd Posted April 11, 2015 Share Posted April 11, 2015 Bill and Harry's new book is incredibly well done and highly recommeded. Over 200 full color pages of models and kits? Amazing! TB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 1969. So all AMT '69 Mustang re-releases are in fact the MPC tool? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Ellis Posted April 12, 2015 Share Posted April 12, 2015 I think after the Mach Won issue, the AMT body disappeared. Yes, the recent AMT issues are really the MPC version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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