Boss 351 Mustang

[Renegade]

Old MPC  1971 Boss 351 Mustang. Had this one put away and when I pulled it out I noticed I only needed to add the spoiler and a couple of decals. Not happy with the hood decal but it will have to do. Built straight out of the box. As this kit was missing one of the stock tires I used the wider rear tires on the kit. My first post after looking at all the great builds on the forum. Not happy with the pictures but it was the best I could do. All comments welcome.

 

 

 

Edited November 27, 2015 by Renegade
Better pictures.

[Platerpants]

pictures are a tad bit blurry but what i can see i like

[Greg K]

need better pics. try backing away from the subject a little more. or set your camera on "macro" mode if applicable.  i do like the choice of tires on the rear. is it missing the front spoiler?

Edited November 21, 2015 by Greg K

[Cardz]

I like the color.  For every picture I use I took 6 others that didn't make the cut. 

[Renegade]

Thanks everybody. Greg, after your comment I rechecked the kit and it didn't come with the spoiler.

[vamach1]

One of my gripes about this kit is they did not redo the front bumper.  On the Boss and regular Mustangs in 71 they had a narrow chrome front bumper.  Only the Mach1's had the urethane front bumper.  Of course a rear spoiler looks like it belongs on a Boss (and the front too).  The louvers were not offered by Ford (only for 69/70) and there is one minor flaw in the kit ( no BOSS 351 engine) or anything close to it much less a ram air setup.  I guess that is all to be expected when they use a 71 Fastback kit that was updated to a 73 and give you some decals and the proclaim it to be a Boss,  At least they did get the grill correct for a Boss/Mach1/Sprint but that's about it.

Edited November 27, 2015 by vamach1
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[Dann Tier]

One of my favorite looks for this car...........well done!!

[Hubert Rollins]

That's a great looking model!! All I would say is " Wash me please!"

[Bob Ellis]

The reason for the big bumper on this Boss 351 is that  ERTL reissued the MPC 1973 Mustang that had a 5 mph front bumper. Even the grille was a '73 which they warmed up with a '71 insert. So, this kit is really a 1973, not a 1971. Missing Link has the chrome Boss 351 and standard mustang front bumper. It's like $15 and well worth the money..

There are some decal solutions that help decals snuggle to the surface. Paint must be super smooth and you must BLAH_BLAH_BLAH_BLAH hole in the decal to get the air bubbles out. But, I think that is a massive hood decal.

[DumpyDan]

MMMMMM that looks nice