Moebius 1/25 1964 Mercury Comet K-code

[Phildaupho]

Very cool to see the renderings. Over the weekend I actually saw 5 '64 Comets with 4 of them at one show. Here is one of them.

 

[Rob Hall]

My neighbor across the street has a sweet '64 Comet convertible, pale yellow w/ black interior.  Also has a '53 Ford pickup and a '32 3 window coupe rod. 

[Chris V]

On 7/8/2025 at 7:47 AM, Radretireddad said:

I’m not sure if anyone has pointed it out yet but the missing side trim, front fender emblem and wheel style shown in the CAD and box art images means the kit is a Comet Cyclone and not a Caliente which is what the old AMT craftsman kit is of.

Good catch! Looks like the old AMT kit still has some relevance for those of us wanting to build the Jack Chrisman Comet.

[Ragtop Man]

On 7/8/2025 at 1:47 AM, Radretireddad said:

I’m not sure if anyone has pointed it out yet but the missing side trim, front fender emblem and wheel style shown in the CAD and box art images means the kit is a Comet Cyclone and not a Caliente which is what the old AMT craftsman kit is of.

Don Holthaus used to sell a Cyclone body sans side trim, as well as a full resin kit of same. They were really good looking cars for the era, IIRC the '63-4 Mercs and Comets were the last of the George W. Walker-authored mid-century designs, before Mercury went very formal under his successor Bordinat.

[Radretireddad]

I caught these test shots at Pegasus hobbies in a recent YouTube vid. Looks really good! Sorry for the sketchy quality. Credit to Red Hill Rod & Kustom for the video. Here’s the link. There’s also shots of the B/FX ‘65 Comet and 1970 Ramp truck. 

 

Edited July 22 by Radretireddad

[niteowl7710]

Don't need tests shots of the B/FX Comet or Ramp Truck, those kits are out on the streets.

[thatz4u]

Dug into my stash, found an AMT 64 Comet, compared it to the Moebius 65 Comet stock hood, to the untrained eye there will appear little difference.

[Robberbaron]

On 8/2/2025 at 9:40 AM, thatz4u said:

Dug into my stash, found an AMT 64 Comet, compared it to the Moebius 65 Comet stock hood, to the untrained eye there will appear little difference.

Depends on how untrained the eye is.

In my view both the leading edge and the top contours are totally different.

[Brutalform]

On 8/2/2025 at 10:40 AM, thatz4u said:

Dug into my stash, found an AMT 64 Comet, compared it to the Moebius 65 Comet stock hood, to the untrained eye there will appear little difference.

Kinda like the AMT Pontiac SD. The Moebius versions floor pan and chassis are identical. And if they aren’t, I can’t see any noticeable differences. I’ve actually used parts from both in a build. 

Edited August 5 by Brutalform

[Ragtop Man]

7 hours ago, Brutalform said:

Kinda like the AMT Pontiac SD. The Moebius versions floor pan and chassis are identical. And if they aren’t, I can’t see any noticeable differences. I’ve actually used parts from both in a build. 

Agree - looking at the custom interior and chrome reverse from the AMT '62 for the Moby Catalina. Gotta love that transitive property!

[unclescott58]

Any word yet, will this model include a flat, non-scooped, “stock” hood or not? It makes a difference on whether I buy the kit or not. I love ‘64 Comets. I’m hoping I can build just a “regular” showroom stock Cyclone. No fancy “drag scoops” on the hood.

[niteowl7710]

6 hours ago, unclescott58 said:

Any word yet, will this model include a flat, non-scooped, “stock” hood or not? It makes a difference on whether I buy the kit or not. I love ‘64 Comets. I’m hoping I can build just a “regular” showroom stock Cyclone. No fancy “drag scoops” on the hood.

No it does not.  Both 1964 kits have the same hood.

[Rob Hall]

5 minutes ago, niteowl7710 said:

No it does not.  Both 1964 kits have the same hood.

I guess they did that so in a year or so they can release a stock Cyclone version with the stock hood...  

[Custom Mike]

One big mistake on this kit, which is amazing that they missed it. I picked one up at the ACME show this weekend. The Comet script on the passenger side quarter panel is backwards. A complete mirror image of the driver's side script.

[Mark]

Hopefully MCG will get a photoetch set out for the '64.  The lettering can come off for the pro touring version, but for the stock version I'll want that lettering on there.  As for the hood, it'll be some work, but a photoetch saw blade down both sides of the scoops will allow them to drop down flush with the surrounding areas.  A little epoxy putty into the (routed out) seams, add some underside detail, and you have a flat hood.  It looks like Moebius dropped a few bucks into tooling those scoop openings, so it's understandable to an extent that they'd want to get that money back by putting that hood into the first couple of issues of the kit.

BIG shout out to Moebius' customer service.  I bought one of each kit online.  Each was inspected upon arrival; the stock kit had two copies of one parts bag but was missing another.  E-mailed them, received a prompt response, needed parts were shipped quickly.   Sometimes we'll be quick to let everyone know when things go sideways, but not when things go well.  This time, things went very well, and anyone reading this needs to know about it in case they have a problem with one of their purchases in the future.

[Custom Mike]

On 10/28/2025 at 9:46 PM, Mark said:

 The lettering can come off for the pro touring version, but for the stock version I'll want that lettering on there. 

My thoughts exactly, I bought it just because it was a Pro Touring, so the scripts are going away. The scripts are very thin in the first place, so foiling or painting would be tough. Hopefully MCG will get a photo-etched set out soon. And I'm sure someone is already working on a 3D printed stock hood.

Edited yesterday at 02:05 AM by Custom Mike

[stavanzer]

On 10/28/2025 at 12:50 PM, Rob Hall said:

I guess they did that so in a year or so they can release a stock Cyclone version with the stock hood...  

That may be part of the business plan.

A third hit off the tool, with much more 'Base Model" look and feel.

[Brutalform]

I pre ordered mine ( K code) from an online hobby source. I should have ordered from eBay. I thought I’d save a few bucks, but actually what I paid is in line with the eBay prices, with shipping. And I still didn’t receive mine yet. I already bought the touring kit over a week ago from eBay, so at least I have that one. 

[Mark C.]

On 10/28/2025 at 9:35 PM, Custom Mike said:

One big mistake on this kit, which is amazing that they missed it. I picked one up at the ACME show this weekend. The Comet script on the passenger side quarter panel is backwards. A complete mirror image of the driver's side script.

Thanks for the heads up.  I’ll wait until they fix this before I get one.  It’s an important detail to me, and I’m a patient guy.  The subject matter isn’t high enough on my priorities list that I need one right now, anyhow (and with any luck, by then maybe a flat hood version will be out), nor would I be motivated enough to buy aftermarket parts to achieve what to my way of thinking should be available out of the box.  I am happy for the release, and everyone who is excited to get one, though, and honestly little detail foibles like this are to be expected on a new release - really it’s Moebius that I feel bad for, as this will cost them irretrievable money that wasn’t really necessary had someone caught this before it was committed to tooling.

Once I see some pro touring builds, though, I can see my motivations changing.  I’ve already had thoughts of swapping out the body for a mod stocker ‘65 Fairlane with all the radiused wheel arches and stock car mods, fitting it with obviously added on lights to make it street legal, and going for the race car converted to street car look, but with modern wheel/tire combo, etc.  A bit of a mash up of genres to achieve “the look”.  We’ll see if that ever materializes… 😉

[Brutalform]

16 hours ago, Custom Mike said:

My thoughts exactly, I bought it just because it was a Pro Touring, so the scripts are going away. The scripts are very thin in the first place, so foiling or painting would be tough. Hopefully MCG will get a photo-etched set out soon. And I'm sure someone is already working on a 3D printed stock hood.

The only problem there, is MCG details will add another 20 plus dollars to a new kit, that, IMO, should have the molded scripts done correctly. 

[fairlane1320]

I'm off and running with my first Moebuis '64 Comet, going with the 2-4v induction, and amazingly enough,  the hood plenum from the AMT '65 Fairlane fits just about perfect. 😎

 

 

[Mark]

Looks like a good fit, but did you notice that the Fairlane piece is a mirror image of the 1:1 hood ductwork pictured?

[gtx6970]

8 hours ago, Brutalform said:

The only problem there, is MCG details will add another 20 plus dollars to a new kit, that, IMO, should have the molded scripts done correctly. 

Agreed