vamach1 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 I started this project back in the 1990’s as I wanted to build this car and at the time all there was available was the Boss 429 kit and Fred Cady decals. The body mods and paint was the easy part. After looking at nooks and magazines I realized the stock interior would be completely worthless and of course there wasn’t a good Boss 302 at that times so I put it away for a very long time. At some point I bought a diecast of a 69 Boss 302 TA and wondered if the interior would fit. With some creativity I go it to fit and i had a pretty good engine so I used the block and headers and other parts to replicate the 70 engine compartment which had a different air box. The wheels and tires are from Historic Racing Miniatures and decals are Fred Cady and my spares. Paint is Model Car World when they sold some colors in spray cans. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phildaupho Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Good looking Trans-Am Mustang. You got it build. Mine's still on the plan to build someday list 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Van Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 One of my favorite Pony cars! Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim B Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Great looking Mustang. Really well-done racer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Very well done, looks great ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slusher Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Great looking Mustang! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyK Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Nice looking model of a historic Trans-Am car. Congratulations on getting this done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramps46 Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Very well done and realistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smilesperhour Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 That looks great!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted January 20, 2023 Author Share Posted January 20, 2023 I plucked the 1/43 kit I built man years ago out of the display case but I must have painted them at different times as the colors are quite different. The 1/43 is by Performance Detail products and was a very nice kit and it’s a shame that more 1/24 or 1/25 domestic kits do not come with photoetch parts. Thanks for all the nice comments everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave B Posted January 20, 2023 Share Posted January 20, 2023 Looks great Rex, just started my '69 Boss TA. Hope it turns out as nice. Dave B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gustavo Reis Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 Nice model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Chernosky Posted January 22, 2023 Share Posted January 22, 2023 Very nice job Rex, Some works of art just take a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echo Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 Nice Rex, it's good that you persevered, finding and creating many parts to make it more authentic. Looks great, now to build a T/A Camaro to go along side it on your shelf ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stavanzer Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Neat Build, Rex! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belugawrx Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 Nice conversion !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vamach1 Posted February 9, 2023 Author Share Posted February 9, 2023 Thanks everyone. I’m glad I was able to complete this project after shelving it for a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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