1971 Blue Max Mustang Funny Car and the Summer Battle Royale...

[Coyote_6]

A battle royale?  With who??  Jungle Jim?  Connie Kalitta?  Shirley Muldowney??

Nah, just a constant battle with that durn MPC Mustang Funny Car kit!  

(MPC930/12)

Front axle - seemed a bit wide, narrowed it a quarter inch maybe.

Panel with hinge pins for opening the body - seemed to close to the rears so installed it opposite of the instructions.

Aluminum firewall panels inside body - thinned and cut back the blower covering, ground off anything below the top of the horizontal part, and extended the drivers compartment opening aft maybe 1/8 inch.

Chassis - moved front axle aft maybe 1/8 inch.  Continually messed with engine location after removing the mounting locators.

And on and on.  You get the idea.  This one fought me every step.

Hopefully the stance and proportions look about right after all that cutting and gluing. 🤣

Here ya go...

(Slixx decal sheet BMM6-7065)

I am happy with it, but what a fight!  I probably made it harder than it had to be?   Anyway, thanks for looking, and sorry for so many pics.  There's just so much to show with funny cars.

Steve

 

Edited Monday at 01:43 AM by Coyote_6

[Coyote_6]

And a few outdoors.  Love me some metal flake!

Thanks for looking.

Steve

Edited Monday at 01:30 AM by Coyote_6

[M W Elky]

It really rocks especially outside in the sun light it really makes the color pop. 

[slusher]

Fantastic looking Funny car!

[Dragline]

Brilliant!

I have the flame decal set for that kit. It's in the queue.

[Model Guy]

Cool max  !

[Wild Child]

Steve, good looking car.  As a vintage Funny Car-aholic (most of my posts), my all time favorite Fords have always been this Mustang and the '69 Gas Rhonda car.  Cool outside pics too.

[Coyote_6]

@Wild Child Thanks!

I really enjoyed the dragster evolution you just did.  Motorsports had an attainable magic back in the 60s and 70s that just seems missing in motorsports today.  Love your work!

(For example, I bought a '67 Camaro in 1985 for about what I spent on this model/paint/decals 🤣 - obviously that Camaro is long gone 😭)

Edited 19 hours ago by Coyote_6

[TonyK]

A very nice clean build after all that work. It's an MPC kit and I find they are a pain so I get what you're saying about your struggles.

[PappyD340]

Looks fantastic!

[6bblbird]

Nice job on the car! Photos are also very well done.