Billschneider64 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Inspired by the fine work of Adam Rehorn, I completed my own addition to the “Lovable Loser” pantheon. This is the 1971 Mercury Comet, constructed from an unpainted MotoMax Fresh Cherries kit. I used Dupli Color paint, foiled the trim, and added white walls, wire antenna, aluminum tube exhaust, and various other details. Chassis is typical die cast primitive, but engine compartment is more detailed than many die cast engine plates. I don’t know how big a market MotoMax was serving when they produced models of 1970s economy cars, but it sure won’t be available any other way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter31a Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Very cool little Comet. I think they were nice looking cars. Kudos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DumpyDan Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Cool build, as a matter a fact I just pulled one out I started rebuilding years back. Great looking Comet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Bartrop Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 I thought the Maverick and Comet were handsome little machines. Ford's styling department was definitely on a roll in the late '60s and early '70s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYLIBUD Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Nice job,good little cars too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classicgas Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Very cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1930fordpickup Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Nice work on the Comet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geno Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 (edited) I like it, I've been debating on picking one up to convert into a muscle car. I wish they would have done the Maverick of this vintage instead of doing the ones with the ugly 5 MPH bumpers. Edited November 28, 2018 by Geno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donb Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Great looking car. Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snake45 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Nice diecast! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peekay Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 I like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewetwo Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mustang1989 Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Looks great. I always had an eye for the Comet/ Maverick cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldTrucker Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 19 hours ago, Richard Bartrop said: I thought the Maverick and Comet were handsome little machines. Ford's styling department was definitely on a roll in the late '60s and early '70s There were! Had a Yellow with black stripes Grabber with 302 4 speed! Quick little car if you could get it to hook up but they had a terribly weak rear end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted November 28, 2018 Share Posted November 28, 2018 Great looking model! These things were everywhere back in the day, now rare as hen's teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robberbaron Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 (edited) Very nice! Most of those Motor Max diecasts have at least some of the proportions incorrect, but this one looks spot on. Might need to get one or two of these to play with. I have one of the Johan Pro Stockers, but I'd be less guilty modifying one of these. Edited November 30, 2018 by Robberbaron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vintagercr Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Nice looking Comet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom99 Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 Looking good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
<profile removed> Posted November 29, 2018 Share Posted November 29, 2018 That is neat! Motor Max did/does have some interesting subjects. As Robberbaron noted, most were a bit off, which is a shame since a lot of their products were never available in any other form (seriously? Who else did a Chrysler Le Baron wagon?? ?). This Comet looks to be the best of the bunch and you did a great job with it! Wish they'd do it as a 4-door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Macleod Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 This just makes me smile. Very nice model of a worthy topic. Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldcarfan Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 That looks great! I have the Maverick version, I wonder if the bumpers from the Comet would be usable on the Maverick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billschneider64 Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 I don’t have the Maverick to verify, but based on pictures the bumpers on the Comet model look identical to those on the Maverick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robberbaron Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Comet front bumper is different - center section extends forward to match the protruding grille. Maverick bumpers/grilles/hoods are flat front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aurfalien Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 Hi, Wow, looks great and very real. My mom had one, biggest piece of sh$t ever. Well almost ever, I'm sure there were bigger POS's, but still. It's a miracle domestic car companies survived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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