Mustang II Cobra MPC

[vamach1]

This build was interesting to say the least.  The MPC kit I used was not a Cobra II so after sourcing a V6 engine, the Cobra II parts (resin), decals and some photo-etch here it is.  Aside from doing some kit bashing and making the exhaust from the twin mufflers to the single one, the kit was okay but the decals were would not stick and every attempt to get them to adhere did not work and once I realized trying to cover the hood scoop with a decal was not going to work out very well I ended up painting over the decals with a brush with a darker blue color.  I do not know if using another decal source (Rays or Marks) would have resulted in a better outcome but I had spent too much already and just wanted to put this one on the shelf and move on to another project.

[cobraman]

I like it !  Looks like one that was on Charlies Angels I think.

[michelle]

nice work the cobra versions are the only second gen mustangs i like it it helps change the overal look from pinto stang to mustang 

[PappyD340]

Looks great, a high school buddy of mine had a 75 that looked just like that!

[charger74]

It looks very good 

where did you gent the v6 engine ?

Edited February 21, 2021 by charger74

[vamach1]

9 hours ago, charger74 said:

It looks very good 

where did you gent the v6 engine ?

Thanks.  It came from the AMT version which is why I had to do some creative building to make this all work.

[Gramps46]

Way to go Rex.  It really came out well.

[afx]

Nice work Rex.

[baycolony]

I did one of these in black and gold years ago.  You did a nice job here although I thought these came with very low powered 302 v8's?

[vamach1]

47 minutes ago, baycolony said:

I did one of these in black and gold years ago.  You did a nice job here although I thought these came with very low powered 302 v8's?

Most probably did.  From what I read Ford outsourced the work to Motortown to add the spoilers etc.  I had an extra V6 engine and instead of trying to make a period correct looking V8 from that era I went with what I had.  I will go back and paint the stripes on the cowl area and see if I can find a Cobra II decal for the trunk.  If I thought ahead I would have sanded off the F O R D on the hood and used phone etch letters instead.  In those days Ford was selling visual pizazz and mpg more than performance. ?

Edited February 21, 2021 by vamach1

[Rob Hall]

Speaking of Mustang IIs, watched an old movie yesterday I hadn't seen in at least 30 years-- 'Starman'...there was a '77 Mustang II in that, orange w/ a tan interior and oddly the front and rear bumpers were painted black. 

[BeakDoc]

Holy smokes, that turned out beautifully. 

[slusher]

Beautiful Mustang!

[ewetwo]

Really sharp.

 

[Bob Ellis]

On 2/20/2021 at 1:44 PM, vamach1 said:

This build was interesting to say the least.  The MPC kit I used was not a Cobra II so after sourcing a V6 engine, the Cobra II parts (resin), decals and some photo-etch here it is.  Aside from doing some kit bashing and making the exhaust from the twin mufflers to the single one, the kit was okay but the decals were would not stick and every attempt to get them to adhere did not work and once I realized trying to cover the hood scoop with a decal was not going to work out very well I ended up painting over the decals with a brush with a darker blue color.  I do not know if using another decal source (Rays or Marks) would have resulted in a better outcome but I had spent too much already and just wanted to put this one on the shelf and move on to another project.

 

Is this part AMT and part MPC model kit? The MPC kit had clear red tail light versus AMT Chrome tail lights.

[vamach1]

On 2/22/2021 at 6:18 PM, Bob Ellis said:

Is this part AMT and part MPC model kit? The MPC kit had clear red tail light versus AMT Chrome tail lights.

Yes it if a mix of parts from whatever I could find from various sources.   A complete vintage kit is pretty pricey so I used what I had.  The blue stripe between the cowl and the windshield was bugging me that I left that out so I went back and painted it by hand.  Pictures of the Charlie’s Angels Cobra show the stripe did not go over the cowl vents.

I added a picture of the Kemp racing version I built many years ago.  I think it was the Testor’s kit.

Edited February 24, 2021 by vamach1
Kemp Cobra II

[Bob Ellis]

My Mustang II with stripes not over the cowl louvers. April 1979 Ft Belvoir , VA

[Bob Ellis]

Two MPC Cobra IIs. The one on the right was bought by me back in the 1970s. The one on the left with the incorrect cowl stripping was bought built on eBay about 10 years ago. I am a sucker for these models.

[vamach1]

1 hour ago, Bob Ellis said:

Two MPC Cobra IIs. The one on the right was bought by me back in the 1970s. The one on the left with the incorrect cowl stripping was bought built on eBay about 10 years ago. I am a sucker for these models.

Cool.  It would have been nice to start with a complete correct kit but it was close enough for me.  I made a Mach1 about a year ago.  I took this picture before I did the stripes to the windshield.

Edited February 23, 2021 by vamach1

[Bob Ellis]

The people who dislike the Mustang II probably never owned one. 

[vamach1]

Thanks to Steve Butler I now have a Farrah to go with the Cobra II. ?

[doorsovdoon]

Cool build, such an underappreciated car. I really like the Mustang II.