Missing Link 70-71 cyclones

[kevin l]

Howdy Folks

been workin away & here is the latest! 1970 &n 71 mercury Cyclones! The are made from the original MPC bodies, hoods, chrome, taillights, rear valance, dash (corrected) & front seats, 3d mastered door panels, a correct front spoiler & out photo etch set! Enjoy & contact me with any questions

thanks

[CometMan]

Looks like a really nice kit, Kevin! Those Cyclones were really unique looking cars with that nose! Will be watching for progress.

[kevin l]

thanks for the kind words..what progress are you looking for?

[Bobdude]

Kevin,what kit did you have in mind for the chassis?

[CometMan]

thanks for the kind words..what progress are you looking for?

Was hoping to see some WIP shots, if that's not what you had in mind, my mistake!

[kevin l]

Was hoping to see some WIP shots, if that's not what you had in mind, my mistake!

While i would love to build anything ( i havent had time to since i started missing link) maybe i can get someone to build 1 & take pictures.

[charlie8575]

Kevin,what kit did you have in mind for the chassis?

I've seen elsewhere the intended transkit is the Revell 1970 Torino.

Charlie Larkin

[kevin l]

I've seen elsewhere the intended transkit is the Revell 1970 Torino.

Charlie Larkin

you are correct sir, you can probably also use the nascar kit for the chassis, the revell will take more work but the interior goes it the revell

[Fat Brian]

How much is one of these going to hurt my wallet? I need a Grabber Blue one in my life.

[Bill J]

Really look good. I'll be glad to get the chance to build one of them. A nice piece of semi-forgotten muscle car history. Thank you for making them Kevin.

[kevin l]

thanks Bill

[john sharisky]

 

 

 

...and Keith Marks offers VERY nice decal sets for both 1970 and 1971 Mercury Cyclones:

 

Keith Marks Mercury Cyclone Fotki page.

 

John

 

 

[Bill J]

Oh yeah! Thanks for reminding us about Keith's Cyclone decals! I have got to build one of these street Cyclones soon

I made a race version of Benny Parsons' Merc a few months ago using a reissue MPC race kit and a Polar Lights Talladega chassis.

Edited April 28, 2016 by Bill J

[rickcaps55]

 This is a awesome kit by Missing link I have one and I have the org by MPC it is a perfect copy of the MPC for anyone that loves these 70 and 71 Merk's this is a must get kit.!!!

[kevin l]

 This is a awesome kit by Missing link I have one and I have the org by MPC it is a perfect copy of the MPC for anyone that loves these 70 and 71 Merk's this is a must get kit.!!!

Thanks Rick!

[Mr mopar]

Thank you Kevin the front  spoiler fits like a glove and the dashboard  is Awesome .can we get a close up of the photo etch please.

[bytownshaker]

Looks awesome Kevin..my deceased brother had one and I've always wanted to build replica  of it. I looked on the website and I didn't see it listed.

Edgar

[kevin l]

Edgar

they are so fresh i have not put them on the website, send me a message here & you can order one

thanks

[oldcarfan]

I'm going to have to start saving my pennies. The Cyclone was a much better looking car than the Torino, IMO.

[kevin l]

I was wrong look what i found in my computer today!

[Bill J]

I have that 71 Cyclone on order, looking forward to making a rare muscle car. I noticed that the Model King racing Cyclone kit was issued a few years ago, it came with 2 full sheets of decals to give the builder a selection of options. One of the sheets has the factory stock Cyclone Spoiler striping and logos for both the 70 and the 71 Cyclones. They are black, both years. Saves some time for me!

I have looked at the 71 Mercury paint chips and have not decided on a color yet. Some of the Cyclones were a pretty loud color, not sure which way I will go with mine. Probably not the toxic green or competition orange, I may consider plain white. Having black stripes and logos limits me a little on the color. Considering the competition blue also. We shall see...

[unclescott58]

As noted else where, I got my '65 Wildcat from you today. And I am very please with what I got. So, your Cyclone is now high on my list of must haves.

I would just like a little more info on the Cyclone kit. What regular model kit does one use with this conversion? Are all the parts in MPC's Cyclone NASCAR model there, other than the parts you provide? I remember the original MPC '70 and '71 Cyclones were set up to be built stock or NASCAR using the same chassis. From my understanding, in the later NASCAR version, MPC omitted the the stock parts, and modified the body to be more like a real NASCAR racer. So, using that recently reissued MPC kit, and your resin kit, can I build a stock Cyclone? Or is there other stuff I will need? Or do I need to modify a Revell Torino to make it work?

[unclescott58]

By the way, my only real worry using the MPC kit is the engine and lack of a floor console. And when I get one, I building mine to represent a Cyclone GT. I like the GT much better than the Spoiler.

[kevin l]

Scott

the revell torino has the console & good looking engine parts if you ask me....however there seems to be a decent amount of work to get the chassis to fit there needs to be some grinding where the interior tub meets the floor at the rear & the leaf springs need to be moved forward some....maybe use the nascar chassis instead? the body is from the mpc kit & so is almost everything else except the door panels & front spoiler, you you could use the whole nascar kit if you wanted but i dont know how well the door panels go with the mpc tub.

[Bill J]

The MPC Cyclone NASCAR kit has a really plain chassis with almost no detail and what detail there is doesn't look right. The ride height is too high in the NASCAR kit, even for the street car, which is why I used a Polar Lights Torino chassis on my NASCAR Cyclone.

I have a Revell 70 Torino kit and plan to use it for the stock Cyclone. I am sure that whatever work is involved is worth it. The engine is very well done as well as the overall chassis parts, I'll see how it goes. No way I would use the MPC NASCAR chassis.

Some other options would be the 66 Fairlane but the engine would be wrong.