Phildaupho Posted July 9 Posted July 9 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 Posted July 9 Posted July 9 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 Posted July 10 Posted July 10 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 Posted July 10 Posted July 10 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 Posted July 22 Posted July 22 (edited) 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 1
niteowl7710 Posted July 23 Posted July 23 Don't need tests shots of the B/FX Comet or Ramp Truck, those kits are out on the streets.
thatz4u Posted Saturday at 02:40 PM Posted Saturday at 02:40 PM 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 Posted 7 hours ago Posted 7 hours ago 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. 1
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