Moebius 1/25 1964 Mercury Comet K-code

[Justin Porter]

On 10/30/2025 at 2:14 PM, 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. 

This is an excellent case for why domestic kit manufacturers should adopt metal transfers like those used by Tamiya, Aoshima, and Hasegawa for scripts and badges. 

[Brutalform]

4 hours ago, Justin Porter said:

This is an excellent case for why domestic kit manufacturers should adopt metal transfers like those used by Tamiya, Aoshima, and Hasegawa for scripts and badges. 

That would be a nice addition to any kit. I do believe there is a 57 Chevy kit, and a few others that do have some sort of PE detail in the box. But, a real simple solution, is to have the quality control department do their job, before giving the ok to mold the kit. 

[Luc Janssens]

9 hours ago, Justin Porter said:

This is an excellent case for why domestic kit manufacturers should adopt metal transfers like those used by Tamiya, Aoshima, and Hasegawa for scripts and badges. 

Also opens the door for more trim levels, when doing badges separately. IIRC Archer had or has a range of 3d decals for railroad or military modelers, IMHO an interesting path to look into.

[tim boyd]

They are aware of the issue and plan to correct it for future runs of the kit.  

Metal transfers is a cool idea; question is whether the market would accept the increased price (do not know the amount) for the added content.  I'm sure we would, be we are a fraction of the total consumer sales volume for a kitmaker....

....TB 

[Rob Hall]

On 10/28/2025 at 8:35 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.

Yeah, I looked at both my Pro-Touring and K-code versions and the script is so faint it just looks like a series of vertical bars.  Can't read it without a magnifying glass. 

[Justin Porter]

On 11/1/2025 at 6:34 PM, tim boyd said:

They are aware of the issue and plan to correct it for future runs of the kit.  

Metal transfers is a cool idea; question is whether the market would accept the increased price (do not know the amount) for the added content.  I'm sure we would, be we are a fraction of the total consumer sales volume for a kitmaker....

....TB 

In the case of a more premium company like Moebius, I think the market is already willing to bear it. 

More critically, the Moebius Pro Touring Comet currently sits on my shelf at $38. The K-Code at $35. On the opposing shelf, the Hasegawa Toyota 2000GT and Volkswagen Beetle sit there at $26. The kits that cost $9-$12 LESS - even granting that they are older tooling (1993 for the Toyota and 1990 for the Beetle) have metal transfers included. Heck, the $32 dollar Tamiya Lotus Seven includes photoetch and turned aluminum intakes. 

I don't think it's unreasonable to say "Maybe combining a different approach for details AND offering your customers more for their money to reinforce your position as the premium manufacturer in your genre is a good call."

[chryslerjunkandstuff]

On 10/30/2025 at 12:24 PM, Mark C. said:

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.

THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

[sak]

I am all ears for companies offering more for our money, but it appears to me, that some companies would rather not sell a product, than offer good value for the money. Opening the box and getting proper decals and nice tires might be as good as its going to get.